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Practice 10th Edition by Polit, Beck
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 2 Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative
Research
Chapter 3 Reading and Critically Appraising Research Articles
Chapter 4 Attending to Ethics in Research
Chapter 5 Identifying Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 6 Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Chapter 7 Understanding Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 8 Appraising Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 9 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
Chapter 10 Appraising Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 11 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Chapter 12 Understanding Mixed Methods Research, Quality Improvement, and Other
Special Types of Research
Chapter 13 Understanding Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 14 Interpreting Quantitative Findings and Evaluating Clinical Significance
Chapter 15 Understanding the Analysis of Qualitative Data
Chapter 16 Appraising Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Chapter 17 Learning From Systematic Reviews
Chapter 18 Putting Research Evidence Into Practice: Evidence-Based Practice and
Practice-Based Evidence
,CHAPTER 1: Introducing Nursing Research For Evidence-Based Practice
Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice 10th Edition by Polit, Beck
1. Which of the following groups would be best served by the development of a scientific
base for nursing practice?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Health care policymakers
Ans: C Fe
edback:
Nursing research is systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence aboutyis
sues of importance to nurses and their clients. Nurse leaders recognize the need to base sp
ecific nursing decisions on evidence indicating that the decisions are clinically appropriat
e, cost-
effective, and result in positive clientyoutcomes. Although all of the people listed would b
enefit yfrom the development of a scientific base for nursing practice, ultimately it is the cl
ients themselves who would most benefit, as they would then receive the most appropriat
e and most effective care.
2. An especially important goal for the nursing profession is to do which of the following?
A) Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice
B) Establish a solid base of evidence for practice through disciplined research
C) Document ythe role nursing serves in society
D) Establish research priorities
Ans: B Fe
edback:
Nurses are increasingly expected to understand andyundertake research and to base their p
ractice on evidence from research. Evidence-
based practice is the use of the best yevidence in making patient care decisions and typicall
y comes from research conducted by nurses and other health-
care professionals. All of the other answers are possible goals for the nursing profession,
butynone is as important yas establishing evidence for practice.
3. Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the constructivist
paradigm?
A) A fixed reality exists in nature for humans to understand
B) The nature of reality has changed over time
C) Reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans
D) Reality cannot be studied empirically
Ans: C Fe
edback:
In the constructivist paradigm, it is assumed that reality is not a fixedyentity but is rather a
construction of human minds, and thus “truth” is a composite of multiple constructions of
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, reality. However, constructivists do believe that reality can be studied empirically.
Belief in a fixed reality that exists in nature for humans to understand would be anexample of a positivist
belief, notya constructivist one. The constructivist belief does notyhold so much that the nature of reality h
as changed over time as that it has always been constructed by human minds.
4. Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the positivist
paradigm?
A) The researcher is objective and independent of those being studied
B) The researcher cannotyinteract withythose beingystudied
C) The researcher instructs those being studied to be objective in providing
information
D) The distance between the researcher and those being researched is minimized to
enhance the interactive process
Ans: A Fe
edback:
In the positivist paradigm, it is assumed that there is an objective reality and that natural p
henomena are regular and orderly. In the constructivist paradigm, it is assumed thatyrealit
y is notya fixed entity but is rather a construction of human minds, and thus “truth” is a co
mposite of multiple constructions of reality.
5. Which of the following attributes is least characteristic of the traditional scientific
method?
A) Control over external factors
B) Systematic measurementyand observation of natural phenomena
C) Testing of hunches deduced from theory or prior research
D) Emphasis on a holistic view of a phenomenon, studied in a rich context
Ans: D F
eedback:
Quantitative research (associated with positivism) involves the collection and analysis o
f numeric information. Quantitative research is typically conducted within the traditiona
l scientific method, which is systematic and controlled. Quantitative researchers base the
ir findings on empirical evidence (evidence collected by way of the human senses) and s
trive for generalizability beyond a single setting or situation.
Constructivist researchers emphasize understandingyhuman experience asyit is lived
through the collection and analysis of subjective, narrative materials using flexible
procedures; this paradigm is associated with qualitative research.
6. Empiricism refers to which of the following?
A) Making generalizations from specific observations
B) Articulating a study purpose in terms of an appropriate classification system
C) Gathering evidence about real-world phenomena through the senses
D) Verifying the assumptions onywhich the study was based
Ans: CFeedback:
Empiricism is gathering and analyzing evidence through their senses. Quantitative resear
ch involves the collection and analysis of numeric information. Quantitative research is ty
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Practice 10th Edition by Polit, Beck
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 2 Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative
Research
Chapter 3 Reading and Critically Appraising Research Articles
Chapter 4 Attending to Ethics in Research
Chapter 5 Identifying Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 6 Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Chapter 7 Understanding Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 8 Appraising Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 9 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
Chapter 10 Appraising Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 11 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Chapter 12 Understanding Mixed Methods Research, Quality Improvement, and Other
Special Types of Research
Chapter 13 Understanding Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 14 Interpreting Quantitative Findings and Evaluating Clinical Significance
Chapter 15 Understanding the Analysis of Qualitative Data
Chapter 16 Appraising Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Chapter 17 Learning From Systematic Reviews
Chapter 18 Putting Research Evidence Into Practice: Evidence-Based Practice and
Practice-Based Evidence
,CHAPTER 1: Introducing Nursing Research For Evidence-Based Practice
Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice 10th Edition by Polit, Beck
1. Which of the following groups would be best served by the development of a scientific
base for nursing practice?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Health care policymakers
Ans: C Fe
edback:
Nursing research is systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence aboutyis
sues of importance to nurses and their clients. Nurse leaders recognize the need to base sp
ecific nursing decisions on evidence indicating that the decisions are clinically appropriat
e, cost-
effective, and result in positive clientyoutcomes. Although all of the people listed would b
enefit yfrom the development of a scientific base for nursing practice, ultimately it is the cl
ients themselves who would most benefit, as they would then receive the most appropriat
e and most effective care.
2. An especially important goal for the nursing profession is to do which of the following?
A) Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice
B) Establish a solid base of evidence for practice through disciplined research
C) Document ythe role nursing serves in society
D) Establish research priorities
Ans: B Fe
edback:
Nurses are increasingly expected to understand andyundertake research and to base their p
ractice on evidence from research. Evidence-
based practice is the use of the best yevidence in making patient care decisions and typicall
y comes from research conducted by nurses and other health-
care professionals. All of the other answers are possible goals for the nursing profession,
butynone is as important yas establishing evidence for practice.
3. Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the constructivist
paradigm?
A) A fixed reality exists in nature for humans to understand
B) The nature of reality has changed over time
C) Reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans
D) Reality cannot be studied empirically
Ans: C Fe
edback:
In the constructivist paradigm, it is assumed that reality is not a fixedyentity but is rather a
construction of human minds, and thus “truth” is a composite of multiple constructions of
Page 1
, reality. However, constructivists do believe that reality can be studied empirically.
Belief in a fixed reality that exists in nature for humans to understand would be anexample of a positivist
belief, notya constructivist one. The constructivist belief does notyhold so much that the nature of reality h
as changed over time as that it has always been constructed by human minds.
4. Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the positivist
paradigm?
A) The researcher is objective and independent of those being studied
B) The researcher cannotyinteract withythose beingystudied
C) The researcher instructs those being studied to be objective in providing
information
D) The distance between the researcher and those being researched is minimized to
enhance the interactive process
Ans: A Fe
edback:
In the positivist paradigm, it is assumed that there is an objective reality and that natural p
henomena are regular and orderly. In the constructivist paradigm, it is assumed thatyrealit
y is notya fixed entity but is rather a construction of human minds, and thus “truth” is a co
mposite of multiple constructions of reality.
5. Which of the following attributes is least characteristic of the traditional scientific
method?
A) Control over external factors
B) Systematic measurementyand observation of natural phenomena
C) Testing of hunches deduced from theory or prior research
D) Emphasis on a holistic view of a phenomenon, studied in a rich context
Ans: D F
eedback:
Quantitative research (associated with positivism) involves the collection and analysis o
f numeric information. Quantitative research is typically conducted within the traditiona
l scientific method, which is systematic and controlled. Quantitative researchers base the
ir findings on empirical evidence (evidence collected by way of the human senses) and s
trive for generalizability beyond a single setting or situation.
Constructivist researchers emphasize understandingyhuman experience asyit is lived
through the collection and analysis of subjective, narrative materials using flexible
procedures; this paradigm is associated with qualitative research.
6. Empiricism refers to which of the following?
A) Making generalizations from specific observations
B) Articulating a study purpose in terms of an appropriate classification system
C) Gathering evidence about real-world phenomena through the senses
D) Verifying the assumptions onywhich the study was based
Ans: CFeedback:
Empiricism is gathering and analyzing evidence through their senses. Quantitative resear
ch involves the collection and analysis of numeric information. Quantitative research is ty
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