,Foundations fof fNursing fResearch, f7e
f(Nieswiadomy)fChapter f1 f Development fof fNursing
fResearch
1) What fis fthe fbest freason fthat fscholars fconsider fFlorence fNightingale fto fbe fthe ffirst
fnursefresearcher?
A) She fchanged fnursing fby fbasing fher fpractice fon fher fresearch ffindings.
B) She fidentified fa fbody fof fknowledge funique fto fnursing.
C) She fcollected fdata fin fa fsystematic ffashion.
D) She fcommunicated fthe fdata fcollected fto fother
fnurses.fAnswer: f A
Explanation: fA) fFlorence fNightingale fused fthe fresearch fprocess fas fan fentity fand fdid fnot fmerely
fuse fsome faspects fof fthe fresearch fprocess. fShe fused fthis fsystematic fapproach fand fits fresultant
ffindings fto fchange fnursing fpractice.
B) Only fin frecent fyears fhave fnurses fconcentrated fon festablishing fa funique fbody fof
fnursingfknowledge. fThis fhas foccurred fin fthe f years fsince fNightingale.
C) Although fNightingale fdid fbegin fsystematically fmaking fand frecording fdata, fit fwas
fherfadmonishment fthat fall fnurses fdo fthe fsame fthat fbegan fto fchange fnursing.
D) Whereas fNightingale fused fobservations fto finfluence fpractice fin fher fsphere fof fcontrol, fit
fisfunclear fhow fwidely fshe fwas fable fto fdisseminate fthe finformation.
Cognitive fLevel: f Applying
Client fNeed: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment fClient
fNeed fSub: f fManagement fof fCare
Nurs./Integ. fConcepts: f Nursing fProcess: fImplementation
Learning fOutcome: fLO f05. fSummarize fthe fdevelopment fof fnursing fresearch fand ffuture
fpriorities.
2) Research fis fimportant fto fthe fnursing fprofession ffor fmany freasons. fWhat fis fthe fultimate fgoal
foffnursing fresearch?
A) Document fthe fcost-effectiveness fof fnursing fcare.
B) Ensure fcredibility fof fthe fnursing fprofession.
C) Promote fevidence-based fpractice fin fnursing.
D) Provide faccountability ffor fthe fnursing
fprofession.fAnswer: f C
Explanation: fA) fWhereas fcost-effective fnursing fcare fis fimportant, fit fis fnot fas fimportant fas
fproviding foptimum fcare. fMany fwould fargue fthat fcost-effectiveness fis fa fpart fof foptimum fcare.
fB)fWhereas fnursing fresearch fwill f help fto f establish fcredibility fof fthe fnursing fprofession, f this
fresult fis fnot fas fimportant fas fproviding foptimum fcare fto fthe fclient.
C) The fmajor freason ffor fconducting fresearch fis fto ffoster foptimum fcare ffor fclients.
fEvidence-fbased fpractice fis fnurses fmaking fclinical fdecisions fbased fon fthe fbest fresearch
fevidence, fthe fnurse's fclinical fexpertise, fand fthe fhealth fpreferences fof fthe fclient.
D) Whereas fnursing fresearch fdoes fprovide frationale ffor fnursing factions, fthereby
fpromotingfaccountability, fthis fis fnot fas fimportant fas fproviding foptimal fcare fto fthe fclient.
Cognitive fLevel: f Applying
,Client fNeed: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment fClient
fNeed fSub: f fManagement fof fCare
Nurs./Integ. fConcepts: f Nursing fProcess: fPlanning
Learning fOutcome: f LO f02. fDescribe ffour fgoals ffor fconducting fnursing fresearch.
3) The fNational fInstitute ffor fNursing fResearch f(NINR) festablishes fresearch fpriorities.
fWhichfoption freflects fa fstudy fthat fmeets fthe fcurrent fmission fof fthe fNINR?
A) The feffect fof fnurse-led fcommunity feducation fon fthe fprevalence fof fheart fdisease
B) The fnumber fof fstudents fentering fnursing fprograms
C) The fefficacy fof fa fspecific fmedication ftherapy ffor fcongestive fheart ffailure
D) The fjob fsatisfaction flevel fof fcurrently femployed
fnursesfAnswer: f A
Explanation: fA) fPromoting fhealth fand fpreventing fdisease fis fan farea fof fresearch femphasis ffor
fthefNINR. fEvaluating fthe feffects fof fnurse-led fcommunity feducation fabout fhealth fmatches fthis
farea fof femphasis.
B) Nursing fworkforce fnumbers fis fnot fan farea fof fthe fNINR's fcurrent fresearch femphasis.
fThefareas fare fpromoting fhealth fand fpreventing fdisease fand fdisability, fmanaging fsymptoms,
fand fimproving fpalliative fand fend-of-life fcare.
C) Research finto fmedication fefficacy fis fnot fan farea fof fthe fNINR's fcurrent fresearch
femphasis.fThe fareas fare fpromoting fhealth fand fpreventing fdisease fand fdisability, fmanaging
fsymptoms, fand fimproving fpalliative fand fend-of-life fcare.
D) Job fsatisfaction famong fnurses fis fnot fan farea fof fthe fNINR's fcurrent fresearch femphasis.
fThe fareas fare fpromoting fhealth fand fpreventing fdisease fand fdisability, fmanaging fsymptoms,
fandfimproving fpalliative fand fend-of-life fcare.
Cognitive fLevel: f Applying
Client fNeed: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment fClient
fNeed fSub: f fManagement fof fCare
Nurs./Integ. fConcepts: f Nursing fProcess: fAssessment
Learning fOutcome: fLO f05. fSummarize fthe fdevelopment fof fnursing fresearch fand ffuture
fpriorities.
4) Nurses finvolved fin fresearch fassume fdifferent froles, fbased fon ftheir flevel fof feducation.
fWhichfbest fdescribes fthe frole fof fthe fBSN-prepared fnurse fin fresearch?
A) Collaborates fwith fother fnurses fto fdesign fresearch fstudies
B) Critiques fresearch fstudies fand fapplies fresearch fto fclinical fpractice
C) Develops fpolicy fbased fon fnursing fresearch ffindings
D) Assumes fthe frole fof fprimary finvestigator fin fan findependent fresearch
fstudyfAnswer: fB
Explanation: f A) fThis fis fthe frole fof fthe fmaster's-prepared fnurse.
B) BSN-prepared fnurses fshould fread fresearch fcritically fand fdetermine fif fresults fare fready fto
fbefused fin fpractice.
C) This fis fthe frole fof fthe fnurse fwho fholds fa fpractice-focused fdoctorate.
D) This fis fthe frole fof fthe fnurse fwho fholds fa fresearch-focused
fdoctorate.fCognitive fLevel: f fApplying
, Client fNeed: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment fClient
fNeed fSub: f fManagement fof fCare
Nurs./Integ. fConcepts: f Nursing fProcess: fImplementation
Learning fOutcome: f LO f04. fDescribe fthe fvarious froles fof fnurses fin fresearch.
5) Which foption freflects fthe f"authority" fapproach fto fknowledge fdevelopment?
A) The fnurses fon fthe funit fhave fused fa fvariety fof fapproaches fto fa fclient fcare fproblem, ftrying
ftoffind fone fthat fis feffective.
B) A fnurse fapproaches fa fclient fcare fsituation fin fa fspecific fmanner fbecause f"that fis fwhat fseems
ftofbe fthe fbest fthing fto fdo."
C) When fasked fwhy fclient fcare fis forganized fin fthe fcurrent fmanner, fthe fnurse fmanager
fstates,f"We've falways fdone fit fthat fway."
D) When ffaced fwith fa fquestion fregarding fprovision fof fnursing fcare, fthe fnurse fconsults fa
fnursingftextbook ffor finstruction.
Answer: f D
Explanation: fA) fA fseries fof fattempts fto fsolve fa fproblem funtil fa fsolution fis freached fis fcalled
ftrialfand ferror.
B) This fapproach fis fthe fuse fof fnursing fintuition.
C) This fstatement freflects fthe fuse fof f"tradition" fin fthe fuse fof fnursing fknowledge.
D) This fnurse fis fgaining fnursing fknowledge fby fusing fan fauthority fsource, fthe fnursing
ftextbook.fCognitive fLevel: f fApplying
Client fNeed: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment fClient
fNeed fSub: f fManagement fof fCare
Nurs./Integ. fConcepts: f Nursing fProcess: fEvaluation
Learning fOutcome: fLO f05. fSummarize fthe fdevelopment fof fnursing fresearch fand ffuture
fpriorities.
6) The fnurse fresearcher fis fconducting fa fstudy fto fhelp fa fnursing funit fsolve fthe fproblem fof
fincreased fpostprocedure finfections fin fclients fwho fhave fundergone ftransurethral
fprostatectomy.fWhich ftype fof fnursing fresearch fis fthis fresearcher fconducting?
A) Basic fresearch
B) Applied fresearch
C) Quantitative fresearch
D) Qualitative fresearch
fAnswer: fB
Explanation: f A) fBasic fresearch fis fconducted fto fdevelop, ftest, fand frefine ftheories fand fgenerate
fnew fknowledge.
B) Applied fresearch fis fdirected ftoward fgenerating fknowledge fthat fcan fbe fused fin
fseekingfsolutions fto fcurrent fclinical fproblems, fwhereas fbasic fresearch fis fconducted fto
fgenerate fnew fknowledge.
C) Quantitative fresearch fis fconcerned fwith fobjectivity, ftight fcontrols fover fthe fresearch
fsituation, fand fthe fability fto fgeneralize ffindings. fThere fis fnot fenough finformation fin fthis
fquestionfto fdetermine fif fthis fis fa fquantitative fstudy.
f(Nieswiadomy)fChapter f1 f Development fof fNursing
fResearch
1) What fis fthe fbest freason fthat fscholars fconsider fFlorence fNightingale fto fbe fthe ffirst
fnursefresearcher?
A) She fchanged fnursing fby fbasing fher fpractice fon fher fresearch ffindings.
B) She fidentified fa fbody fof fknowledge funique fto fnursing.
C) She fcollected fdata fin fa fsystematic ffashion.
D) She fcommunicated fthe fdata fcollected fto fother
fnurses.fAnswer: f A
Explanation: fA) fFlorence fNightingale fused fthe fresearch fprocess fas fan fentity fand fdid fnot fmerely
fuse fsome faspects fof fthe fresearch fprocess. fShe fused fthis fsystematic fapproach fand fits fresultant
ffindings fto fchange fnursing fpractice.
B) Only fin frecent fyears fhave fnurses fconcentrated fon festablishing fa funique fbody fof
fnursingfknowledge. fThis fhas foccurred fin fthe f years fsince fNightingale.
C) Although fNightingale fdid fbegin fsystematically fmaking fand frecording fdata, fit fwas
fherfadmonishment fthat fall fnurses fdo fthe fsame fthat fbegan fto fchange fnursing.
D) Whereas fNightingale fused fobservations fto finfluence fpractice fin fher fsphere fof fcontrol, fit
fisfunclear fhow fwidely fshe fwas fable fto fdisseminate fthe finformation.
Cognitive fLevel: f Applying
Client fNeed: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment fClient
fNeed fSub: f fManagement fof fCare
Nurs./Integ. fConcepts: f Nursing fProcess: fImplementation
Learning fOutcome: fLO f05. fSummarize fthe fdevelopment fof fnursing fresearch fand ffuture
fpriorities.
2) Research fis fimportant fto fthe fnursing fprofession ffor fmany freasons. fWhat fis fthe fultimate fgoal
foffnursing fresearch?
A) Document fthe fcost-effectiveness fof fnursing fcare.
B) Ensure fcredibility fof fthe fnursing fprofession.
C) Promote fevidence-based fpractice fin fnursing.
D) Provide faccountability ffor fthe fnursing
fprofession.fAnswer: f C
Explanation: fA) fWhereas fcost-effective fnursing fcare fis fimportant, fit fis fnot fas fimportant fas
fproviding foptimum fcare. fMany fwould fargue fthat fcost-effectiveness fis fa fpart fof foptimum fcare.
fB)fWhereas fnursing fresearch fwill f help fto f establish fcredibility fof fthe fnursing fprofession, f this
fresult fis fnot fas fimportant fas fproviding foptimum fcare fto fthe fclient.
C) The fmajor freason ffor fconducting fresearch fis fto ffoster foptimum fcare ffor fclients.
fEvidence-fbased fpractice fis fnurses fmaking fclinical fdecisions fbased fon fthe fbest fresearch
fevidence, fthe fnurse's fclinical fexpertise, fand fthe fhealth fpreferences fof fthe fclient.
D) Whereas fnursing fresearch fdoes fprovide frationale ffor fnursing factions, fthereby
fpromotingfaccountability, fthis fis fnot fas fimportant fas fproviding foptimal fcare fto fthe fclient.
Cognitive fLevel: f Applying
,Client fNeed: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment fClient
fNeed fSub: f fManagement fof fCare
Nurs./Integ. fConcepts: f Nursing fProcess: fPlanning
Learning fOutcome: f LO f02. fDescribe ffour fgoals ffor fconducting fnursing fresearch.
3) The fNational fInstitute ffor fNursing fResearch f(NINR) festablishes fresearch fpriorities.
fWhichfoption freflects fa fstudy fthat fmeets fthe fcurrent fmission fof fthe fNINR?
A) The feffect fof fnurse-led fcommunity feducation fon fthe fprevalence fof fheart fdisease
B) The fnumber fof fstudents fentering fnursing fprograms
C) The fefficacy fof fa fspecific fmedication ftherapy ffor fcongestive fheart ffailure
D) The fjob fsatisfaction flevel fof fcurrently femployed
fnursesfAnswer: f A
Explanation: fA) fPromoting fhealth fand fpreventing fdisease fis fan farea fof fresearch femphasis ffor
fthefNINR. fEvaluating fthe feffects fof fnurse-led fcommunity feducation fabout fhealth fmatches fthis
farea fof femphasis.
B) Nursing fworkforce fnumbers fis fnot fan farea fof fthe fNINR's fcurrent fresearch femphasis.
fThefareas fare fpromoting fhealth fand fpreventing fdisease fand fdisability, fmanaging fsymptoms,
fand fimproving fpalliative fand fend-of-life fcare.
C) Research finto fmedication fefficacy fis fnot fan farea fof fthe fNINR's fcurrent fresearch
femphasis.fThe fareas fare fpromoting fhealth fand fpreventing fdisease fand fdisability, fmanaging
fsymptoms, fand fimproving fpalliative fand fend-of-life fcare.
D) Job fsatisfaction famong fnurses fis fnot fan farea fof fthe fNINR's fcurrent fresearch femphasis.
fThe fareas fare fpromoting fhealth fand fpreventing fdisease fand fdisability, fmanaging fsymptoms,
fandfimproving fpalliative fand fend-of-life fcare.
Cognitive fLevel: f Applying
Client fNeed: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment fClient
fNeed fSub: f fManagement fof fCare
Nurs./Integ. fConcepts: f Nursing fProcess: fAssessment
Learning fOutcome: fLO f05. fSummarize fthe fdevelopment fof fnursing fresearch fand ffuture
fpriorities.
4) Nurses finvolved fin fresearch fassume fdifferent froles, fbased fon ftheir flevel fof feducation.
fWhichfbest fdescribes fthe frole fof fthe fBSN-prepared fnurse fin fresearch?
A) Collaborates fwith fother fnurses fto fdesign fresearch fstudies
B) Critiques fresearch fstudies fand fapplies fresearch fto fclinical fpractice
C) Develops fpolicy fbased fon fnursing fresearch ffindings
D) Assumes fthe frole fof fprimary finvestigator fin fan findependent fresearch
fstudyfAnswer: fB
Explanation: f A) fThis fis fthe frole fof fthe fmaster's-prepared fnurse.
B) BSN-prepared fnurses fshould fread fresearch fcritically fand fdetermine fif fresults fare fready fto
fbefused fin fpractice.
C) This fis fthe frole fof fthe fnurse fwho fholds fa fpractice-focused fdoctorate.
D) This fis fthe frole fof fthe fnurse fwho fholds fa fresearch-focused
fdoctorate.fCognitive fLevel: f fApplying
, Client fNeed: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment fClient
fNeed fSub: f fManagement fof fCare
Nurs./Integ. fConcepts: f Nursing fProcess: fImplementation
Learning fOutcome: f LO f04. fDescribe fthe fvarious froles fof fnurses fin fresearch.
5) Which foption freflects fthe f"authority" fapproach fto fknowledge fdevelopment?
A) The fnurses fon fthe funit fhave fused fa fvariety fof fapproaches fto fa fclient fcare fproblem, ftrying
ftoffind fone fthat fis feffective.
B) A fnurse fapproaches fa fclient fcare fsituation fin fa fspecific fmanner fbecause f"that fis fwhat fseems
ftofbe fthe fbest fthing fto fdo."
C) When fasked fwhy fclient fcare fis forganized fin fthe fcurrent fmanner, fthe fnurse fmanager
fstates,f"We've falways fdone fit fthat fway."
D) When ffaced fwith fa fquestion fregarding fprovision fof fnursing fcare, fthe fnurse fconsults fa
fnursingftextbook ffor finstruction.
Answer: f D
Explanation: fA) fA fseries fof fattempts fto fsolve fa fproblem funtil fa fsolution fis freached fis fcalled
ftrialfand ferror.
B) This fapproach fis fthe fuse fof fnursing fintuition.
C) This fstatement freflects fthe fuse fof f"tradition" fin fthe fuse fof fnursing fknowledge.
D) This fnurse fis fgaining fnursing fknowledge fby fusing fan fauthority fsource, fthe fnursing
ftextbook.fCognitive fLevel: f fApplying
Client fNeed: fSafe fand fEffective fCare fEnvironment fClient
fNeed fSub: f fManagement fof fCare
Nurs./Integ. fConcepts: f Nursing fProcess: fEvaluation
Learning fOutcome: fLO f05. fSummarize fthe fdevelopment fof fnursing fresearch fand ffuture
fpriorities.
6) The fnurse fresearcher fis fconducting fa fstudy fto fhelp fa fnursing funit fsolve fthe fproblem fof
fincreased fpostprocedure finfections fin fclients fwho fhave fundergone ftransurethral
fprostatectomy.fWhich ftype fof fnursing fresearch fis fthis fresearcher fconducting?
A) Basic fresearch
B) Applied fresearch
C) Quantitative fresearch
D) Qualitative fresearch
fAnswer: fB
Explanation: f A) fBasic fresearch fis fconducted fto fdevelop, ftest, fand frefine ftheories fand fgenerate
fnew fknowledge.
B) Applied fresearch fis fdirected ftoward fgenerating fknowledge fthat fcan fbe fused fin
fseekingfsolutions fto fcurrent fclinical fproblems, fwhereas fbasic fresearch fis fconducted fto
fgenerate fnew fknowledge.
C) Quantitative fresearch fis fconcerned fwith fobjectivity, ftight fcontrols fover fthe fresearch
fsituation, fand fthe fability fto fgeneralize ffindings. fThere fis fnot fenough finformation fin fthis
fquestionfto fdetermine fif fthis fis fa fquantitative fstudy.
