TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH
GENERATING AND ASSESSING
EVIDENCE FOR NURSING PRACTICE
11TH EDITION:ISBN-10; 1975110641 /
ISBN-13; 978 1975110642 ALL
CHAPTERS COVERED
TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH: GENERATING AND ASSESSING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 11TH EDITION
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY WITH RATIONALES
CHAPTER 1: Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research Evidence into Practice
1. What is the highest priority for the importance of research in the nursing profession?
A) Research findings provide evidence for informing nurses' decisions and actions.
B) Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice.
C) Document the role that nurses serve in society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of study.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The highest priority for research in nursing is that research findings provide evidence for
informing nurses' decisions and actions. This is the foundational purpose of nursing research—to
generate evidence that guides clinical practice and improves patient outcomes. While understanding the
context of practice (B), documenting nursing roles (C), and establishing research areas (D) are important,
they serve the broader goal of evidence-based decision-making in practice.
2. Which group would be best served by clinical nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Healthcare policymakers
,Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nurses' clients (patients) are the ultimate beneficiaries of clinical nursing research. While
nursing administrators (A), practicing nurses (B), and healthcare policymakers (D) all benefit from
research findings, the primary purpose of clinical nursing research is to improve patient care and
outcomes. The end recipients of evidence-based practice are the clients/patients receiving nursing care.
3. In the United States, in what area does research play an important role in nursing?
A) Chronic illness
B) Credentialing and status
C) Nurses' personalities
D) Nurses' education
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Research plays an important role in credentialing and status in nursing in the United States.
Nursing research has been instrumental in establishing nursing as a profession, developing evidence-
based standards of practice, and advancing the credibility and status of the nursing profession. While
research also addresses chronic illness (A) and nursing education (D), the question specifically asks
about the area where research plays an important role in U.S. nursing—credentialing and professional
status.
4. What is the role of a consumer of nursing research?
A) Read research reports for relevant findings.
B) Participate in generating evidence by doing research.
C) Participate in journal club in a practice setting.
D) Solve clinical problems and make clinical decisions.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A consumer of nursing research reads research reports for relevant findings to apply to
practice. Consumers are users of research evidence rather than producers. While participating in journal
clubs (C) and making clinical decisions (D) are activities consumers may engage in, the fundamental role
is reading and interpreting research reports to find applicable evidence. Generating evidence (B) is the
role of a producer/researcher.
5. What was the concern of most nursing studies in the early 1900s?
,A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nursing education was the primary concern of most nursing studies in the early 1900s. Early
nursing research focused on educational issues such as curriculum development, teaching methods, and
the professional preparation of nurses. Clinical problems (B), client satisfaction (A), and health
promotion (C) became more prominent areas of research later in the 20th century as nursing research
evolved.
6. Which topic most closely conforms to the priorities that have been suggested for future nursing
research?
A) Attitudes of nursing students toward smoking.
B) Promotion of excellence in nursing science.
C) Nursing staff morale and turnover.
D) Number of doctorate prepared nurses in various clinical specialties.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Promotion of excellence in nursing science most closely conforms to priorities suggested for
future nursing research. This reflects the ongoing need to advance nursing knowledge, develop research
capacity, and strengthen the scientific basis for nursing practice. While attitudes toward smoking (A),
staff morale and turnover (C), and educational preparation (D) are legitimate research topics, they are
more specific and less central to the overarching priority of advancing nursing science.
7. What is the process of deductive reasoning?
A) Verifying assumptions that are part of our heritage.
B) Developing specific predictions from general principles.
C) Empirically testing observations that are made known through our senses.
D) Forming generalizations from specific observations.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Deductive reasoning involves developing specific predictions from general principles. It is a
top-down approach where conclusions follow logically from premises or general principles to specific
applications. Inductive reasoning (D) is the opposite—forming generalizations from specific
observations. Option A describes confirmation of assumptions, and option C describes empirical testing.
, 8. What is the ontological assumption of those espousing a naturalistic paradigm?
A) Objective reality and those natural phenomena are regular and orderly.
B) Phenomena are not haphazard and result from prior causes.
C) Reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans.
D) Reality is not fixed, but is rather a construction of human minds.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The ontological assumption of those espousing a naturalistic (constructivist) paradigm is that
reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans. This means there are multiple
realities based on individual perceptions and experiences. Option A and B reflect positivist assumptions
about objective reality. Option D is close but option C more accurately captures the naturalistic view
that reality is constructed through human interpretation.
9. What is the epistemological assumption of those espousing a positivist paradigm?
A) The researcher is objective and independent of those being studied.
B) Phenomena are not haphazard, but rather have antecedent causes.
C) The researcher instructs those being studied to be objective in providing information.
D) Reality is not fixed, but is rather a construction of human minds.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The epistemological assumption of the positivist paradigm is that the researcher is objective
and independent of those being studied. This assumes that knowledge can be obtained through
objective observation and measurement, and that the researcher can remain detached from the
research subjects. Option B is an ontological assumption, and option D reflects naturalistic assumptions.
10. Which is not a characteristic of traditional scientific method?
A) Control over external factors.
B) Systematic measurement and observation of natural phenomena.
C) Deductive reasoning.
D) Emphasis on a holistic view of a phenomenon, studied in a rich context.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Emphasis on a holistic view of a phenomenon studied in a rich context is NOT a characteristic
of the traditional scientific method. This describes qualitative/naturalistic approaches. Traditional
GENERATING AND ASSESSING
EVIDENCE FOR NURSING PRACTICE
11TH EDITION:ISBN-10; 1975110641 /
ISBN-13; 978 1975110642 ALL
CHAPTERS COVERED
TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH: GENERATING AND ASSESSING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 11TH EDITION
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY WITH RATIONALES
CHAPTER 1: Evidence-Based Nursing: Translating Research Evidence into Practice
1. What is the highest priority for the importance of research in the nursing profession?
A) Research findings provide evidence for informing nurses' decisions and actions.
B) Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice.
C) Document the role that nurses serve in society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of study.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The highest priority for research in nursing is that research findings provide evidence for
informing nurses' decisions and actions. This is the foundational purpose of nursing research—to
generate evidence that guides clinical practice and improves patient outcomes. While understanding the
context of practice (B), documenting nursing roles (C), and establishing research areas (D) are important,
they serve the broader goal of evidence-based decision-making in practice.
2. Which group would be best served by clinical nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Healthcare policymakers
,Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Nurses' clients (patients) are the ultimate beneficiaries of clinical nursing research. While
nursing administrators (A), practicing nurses (B), and healthcare policymakers (D) all benefit from
research findings, the primary purpose of clinical nursing research is to improve patient care and
outcomes. The end recipients of evidence-based practice are the clients/patients receiving nursing care.
3. In the United States, in what area does research play an important role in nursing?
A) Chronic illness
B) Credentialing and status
C) Nurses' personalities
D) Nurses' education
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Research plays an important role in credentialing and status in nursing in the United States.
Nursing research has been instrumental in establishing nursing as a profession, developing evidence-
based standards of practice, and advancing the credibility and status of the nursing profession. While
research also addresses chronic illness (A) and nursing education (D), the question specifically asks
about the area where research plays an important role in U.S. nursing—credentialing and professional
status.
4. What is the role of a consumer of nursing research?
A) Read research reports for relevant findings.
B) Participate in generating evidence by doing research.
C) Participate in journal club in a practice setting.
D) Solve clinical problems and make clinical decisions.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A consumer of nursing research reads research reports for relevant findings to apply to
practice. Consumers are users of research evidence rather than producers. While participating in journal
clubs (C) and making clinical decisions (D) are activities consumers may engage in, the fundamental role
is reading and interpreting research reports to find applicable evidence. Generating evidence (B) is the
role of a producer/researcher.
5. What was the concern of most nursing studies in the early 1900s?
,A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nursing education was the primary concern of most nursing studies in the early 1900s. Early
nursing research focused on educational issues such as curriculum development, teaching methods, and
the professional preparation of nurses. Clinical problems (B), client satisfaction (A), and health
promotion (C) became more prominent areas of research later in the 20th century as nursing research
evolved.
6. Which topic most closely conforms to the priorities that have been suggested for future nursing
research?
A) Attitudes of nursing students toward smoking.
B) Promotion of excellence in nursing science.
C) Nursing staff morale and turnover.
D) Number of doctorate prepared nurses in various clinical specialties.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Promotion of excellence in nursing science most closely conforms to priorities suggested for
future nursing research. This reflects the ongoing need to advance nursing knowledge, develop research
capacity, and strengthen the scientific basis for nursing practice. While attitudes toward smoking (A),
staff morale and turnover (C), and educational preparation (D) are legitimate research topics, they are
more specific and less central to the overarching priority of advancing nursing science.
7. What is the process of deductive reasoning?
A) Verifying assumptions that are part of our heritage.
B) Developing specific predictions from general principles.
C) Empirically testing observations that are made known through our senses.
D) Forming generalizations from specific observations.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Deductive reasoning involves developing specific predictions from general principles. It is a
top-down approach where conclusions follow logically from premises or general principles to specific
applications. Inductive reasoning (D) is the opposite—forming generalizations from specific
observations. Option A describes confirmation of assumptions, and option C describes empirical testing.
, 8. What is the ontological assumption of those espousing a naturalistic paradigm?
A) Objective reality and those natural phenomena are regular and orderly.
B) Phenomena are not haphazard and result from prior causes.
C) Reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans.
D) Reality is not fixed, but is rather a construction of human minds.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The ontological assumption of those espousing a naturalistic (constructivist) paradigm is that
reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans. This means there are multiple
realities based on individual perceptions and experiences. Option A and B reflect positivist assumptions
about objective reality. Option D is close but option C more accurately captures the naturalistic view
that reality is constructed through human interpretation.
9. What is the epistemological assumption of those espousing a positivist paradigm?
A) The researcher is objective and independent of those being studied.
B) Phenomena are not haphazard, but rather have antecedent causes.
C) The researcher instructs those being studied to be objective in providing information.
D) Reality is not fixed, but is rather a construction of human minds.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The epistemological assumption of the positivist paradigm is that the researcher is objective
and independent of those being studied. This assumes that knowledge can be obtained through
objective observation and measurement, and that the researcher can remain detached from the
research subjects. Option B is an ontological assumption, and option D reflects naturalistic assumptions.
10. Which is not a characteristic of traditional scientific method?
A) Control over external factors.
B) Systematic measurement and observation of natural phenomena.
C) Deductive reasoning.
D) Emphasis on a holistic view of a phenomenon, studied in a rich context.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Emphasis on a holistic view of a phenomenon studied in a rich context is NOT a characteristic
of the traditional scientific method. This describes qualitative/naturalistic approaches. Traditional
