ESSENTIALS FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 9TH EDITION QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
LATEST PREP GUIDE VERIFIED A+
◉ Cause-probing research.
Answer: studies designed to illuminate the underlying causes of
phenomena
◉ Clinical nursing research.
Answer: research designed to guide nursing practice
◉ Constructivist paradigm.
Answer: an alternative paradigm (also called naturalistic paradigm) to
the positivist paradigm that holds that there are multiple interpretations
of reality, and that the goal of research is to understand how individuals
construct reality within their context; associated with qualitative
research
◉ Empirical evidence.
Answer: evidence rooted in objective reality and gathered one's senses
as the basis for generating knowledge
◉ Evidence-based practice.
, Answer: a practice that involves making clinical decisions on the best
available evidence, with an emphasis on evidence from disciplined
research
◉ Generalizability.
Answer: the degree to which the research methods justify the inference
that the findings are true for a broader group than study participants
◉ Paradigm.
Answer: a way of looking at natural phenomena that encompasses a set
of philosophical assumptions and that guides one's approach to inquiry;
a world view
◉ Positivist paradigm.
Answer: the paradigm underlying the traditional scientific approach,
which assumes that there is an orderly reality that can be objectively
studied
◉ Qualitative research.
Answer: the investigation of the phenomena, typically in an in depth and
holistic fashion, through the collection of rich narrative materials using a
flexible research design
◉ Quantitative research.
PRACTICE 9TH EDITION QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
LATEST PREP GUIDE VERIFIED A+
◉ Cause-probing research.
Answer: studies designed to illuminate the underlying causes of
phenomena
◉ Clinical nursing research.
Answer: research designed to guide nursing practice
◉ Constructivist paradigm.
Answer: an alternative paradigm (also called naturalistic paradigm) to
the positivist paradigm that holds that there are multiple interpretations
of reality, and that the goal of research is to understand how individuals
construct reality within their context; associated with qualitative
research
◉ Empirical evidence.
Answer: evidence rooted in objective reality and gathered one's senses
as the basis for generating knowledge
◉ Evidence-based practice.
, Answer: a practice that involves making clinical decisions on the best
available evidence, with an emphasis on evidence from disciplined
research
◉ Generalizability.
Answer: the degree to which the research methods justify the inference
that the findings are true for a broader group than study participants
◉ Paradigm.
Answer: a way of looking at natural phenomena that encompasses a set
of philosophical assumptions and that guides one's approach to inquiry;
a world view
◉ Positivist paradigm.
Answer: the paradigm underlying the traditional scientific approach,
which assumes that there is an orderly reality that can be objectively
studied
◉ Qualitative research.
Answer: the investigation of the phenomena, typically in an in depth and
holistic fashion, through the collection of rich narrative materials using a
flexible research design
◉ Quantitative research.
