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1. Whatgisgtheghighestgprioritygforgthegimportancegofgresearchgingthegnursinggprofession?
A) Researchgfindingsgprovidegevidencegforginforminggnurses'gdecisionsgandgactions.
B) Conductgresearchgtogbettergunderstandgthegcontextgofgnursinggpractice.
C) Documentgthegrolegthatgnursesgservegingsociety.
D) Establishgnursinggresearchgareasgofgstudy.
2. Whichggroupgwouldgbegbestgservedgbygclinicalgnursinggresearch?
A) Nursinggadministrators
B) Practicinggnurses
C) Nurses'gclients
D) Healthcaregpolicymakers
3. IngthegUnitedgStates,gingwhatgareagdoesgresearchgplaygangimportantgrolegingnursing?
A) Chronicgillness
B) Credentialinggandgstatus
C) Nurses'gpersonalities
D) Nurses'geducation
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4. Whatgisgthegrolegofgagconsumergofgnursinggresearch?
A) Readgresearchgreportsgforgrelevantgfindings.
B) Participateginggeneratinggevidencegbygdoinggresearch.
C) Participategingjournalgclubgingagpracticegsetting.
D) Solvegclinicalgproblemsgandgmakegclinicalgdecisions.
5. Whatgwasgthegconcerngofgmostgnursinggstudiesgingthegearlyg1900s?
A) Clientgsatisfaction
B) Clinicalgproblems
C) Healthgpromotion
D) Nursinggeducation
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Whichgtopicgmostgcloselygconformsgtogthegprioritiesgthatghavegbeengsuggestedgforgfuturegnur
singgresearch?
A) Attitudesgofgnursinggstudentsgtowardgsmoking.
B) Promotiongofgexcellencegingnursinggscience.
C) Nursinggstaffgmoralegandgturnover.
D) Numbergofgdoctorategpreparedgnursesgingvariousgclinicalgspecialties.
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7. Whatgisgthegprocessgofgdeductivegreasoning?
A) Verifyinggassumptionsgthatgaregpartgofgourgheritage.
B) Developinggspecificgpredictionsgfromggeneralgprinciples.
C) Empiricallygtestinggobservationsgthatgaregmadegknowngthroughgourgsenses.
D) Formingggeneralizationsgfromgspecificgobservations.
8. Whatgisgthegontologicalgassumptiongofgthosegespousinggagnaturalisticgparadigm?
A) Objectivegrealitygandgthosegnaturalgphenomenagaregregulargandgorderly.
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B) Phenomenagaregnotghaphazardgandgresultgfromgpriorgcauses.
C) Realitygisgmultiplygconstructedgandgmultiplyginterpretedgbyghumans.
D) Realitygisgnotgfixed,gbutgisgrathergagconstructiongofghumangminds.
9. Whatgisgthegepistemologicalgassumptiongofgthosegespousinggagpositivistgparadigm?
A) Thegresearchergisgobjectivegandgindependentgofgthosegbeinggstudied.
B) Phenomenagaregnotghaphazard,gbutgratherghavegantecedentgcauses.
C) Thegresearcherginstructsgthosegbeinggstudiedgtogbegobjectivegingprovidingginformation.
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D) Realitygisgnotgfixed,gbutgisgrathergagconstructiongofghumangminds.
10. Whichgisgnotgagcharacteristicgofgtraditionalgscientificgmethod?
A) Controlgovergexternalgfactors.
B) Systematicgmeasurementgandgobservationgofgnaturalgphenomena.
C) Deductivegreasoning.
D) Emphasisgongagholisticgviewgofgagphenomenon,gstudiedgingagrichgcontext.
11. Whatgisgempiricism?
A) Makingggeneralizationsgfromgspecificgobservations.
B) Deducinggspecificgpredictionsgfromggeneralizations.
C) Gatheringgevidencegrootedgingreality.
D) Verifyinggthegassumptionsgongwhichgthegstudygwasgbased.
12. Whatgisgaghallmarkgofgthegscientificgmethod?
A) Infallible
B) Holistic
C) Systematic
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Whichgofgthegfollowingglimitsgthegpowergofgthegscientificgmethodgtoganswergquestionsgabout
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A) Thegnecessitygofgdepartinggfromgtraditionalgbeliefs.
B) Thegdifficultygofgaccuratelygmeasuringgcomplexghumangtraits.
C) Theginabilitygtogcontrolgpotentialgbiases.
D) Thegshortagegofgtheoriesgaboutghumangbehavior.
14. Whatgisgagcriticismgofgthegscientificgmethod?
A) Deductive
B) Deterministic
C) Empirical
D) Reductionist
15. Whatgisginvolvedgingnaturalisticgqualitativegresearch?
A) Involvesgdeductivegprocesses
B) Takesgplacesgingthegfield.
C) Focusesgongthegidiosyncrasiesgofgthosegbeinggstudied.
D)
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Chapterg1gIntroductiongtogNursinggResearchgingangEvidence-BasedgPracticegEnvironment
1. Whatgisgtheghighestgprioritygforgthegimportancegofgresearchgingthegnursinggprofession?
A) Researchgfindingsgprovidegevidencegforginforminggnurses'gdecisionsgandgactions.
B) Conductgresearchgtogbettergunderstandgthegcontextgofgnursinggpractice.
C) Documentgthegrolegthatgnursesgservegingsociety.
D) Establishgnursinggresearchgareasgofgstudy.
2. Whichggroupgwouldgbegbestgservedgbygclinicalgnursinggresearch?
A) Nursinggadministrators
B) Practicinggnurses
C) Nurses'gclients
D) Healthcaregpolicymakers
3. IngthegUnitedgStates,gingwhatgareagdoesgresearchgplaygangimportantgrolegingnursing?
A) Chronicgillness
B) Credentialinggandgstatus
C) Nurses'gpersonalities
D) Nurses'geducation
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4. Whatgisgthegrolegofgagconsumergofgnursinggresearch?
A) Readgresearchgreportsgforgrelevantgfindings.
B) Participateginggeneratinggevidencegbygdoinggresearch.
C) Participategingjournalgclubgingagpracticegsetting.
D) Solvegclinicalgproblemsgandgmakegclinicalgdecisions.
5. Whatgwasgthegconcerngofgmostgnursinggstudiesgingthegearlyg1900s?
A) Clientgsatisfaction
B) Clinicalgproblems
C) Healthgpromotion
D) Nursinggeducation
6.
Whichgtopicgmostgcloselygconformsgtogthegprioritiesgthatghavegbeengsuggestedgforgfuturegnur
singgresearch?
A) Attitudesgofgnursinggstudentsgtowardgsmoking.
B) Promotiongofgexcellencegingnursinggscience.
C) Nursinggstaffgmoralegandgturnover.
D) Numbergofgdoctorategpreparedgnursesgingvariousgclinicalgspecialties.
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7. Whatgisgthegprocessgofgdeductivegreasoning?
A) Verifyinggassumptionsgthatgaregpartgofgourgheritage.
B) Developinggspecificgpredictionsgfromggeneralgprinciples.
C) Empiricallygtestinggobservationsgthatgaregmadegknowngthroughgourgsenses.
D) Formingggeneralizationsgfromgspecificgobservations.
8. Whatgisgthegontologicalgassumptiongofgthosegespousinggagnaturalisticgparadigm?
A) Objectivegrealitygandgthosegnaturalgphenomenagaregregulargandgorderly.
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B) Phenomenagaregnotghaphazardgandgresultgfromgpriorgcauses.
C) Realitygisgmultiplygconstructedgandgmultiplyginterpretedgbyghumans.
D) Realitygisgnotgfixed,gbutgisgrathergagconstructiongofghumangminds.
9. Whatgisgthegepistemologicalgassumptiongofgthosegespousinggagpositivistgparadigm?
A) Thegresearchergisgobjectivegandgindependentgofgthosegbeinggstudied.
B) Phenomenagaregnotghaphazard,gbutgratherghavegantecedentgcauses.
C) Thegresearcherginstructsgthosegbeinggstudiedgtogbegobjectivegingprovidingginformation.
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D) Realitygisgnotgfixed,gbutgisgrathergagconstructiongofghumangminds.
10. Whichgisgnotgagcharacteristicgofgtraditionalgscientificgmethod?
A) Controlgovergexternalgfactors.
B) Systematicgmeasurementgandgobservationgofgnaturalgphenomena.
C) Deductivegreasoning.
D) Emphasisgongagholisticgviewgofgagphenomenon,gstudiedgingagrichgcontext.
11. Whatgisgempiricism?
A) Makingggeneralizationsgfromgspecificgobservations.
B) Deducinggspecificgpredictionsgfromggeneralizations.
C) Gatheringgevidencegrootedgingreality.
D) Verifyinggthegassumptionsgongwhichgthegstudygwasgbased.
12. Whatgisgaghallmarkgofgthegscientificgmethod?
A) Infallible
B) Holistic
C) Systematic
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Whichgofgthegfollowingglimitsgthegpowergofgthegscientificgmethodgtoganswergquestionsgabout
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A) Thegnecessitygofgdepartinggfromgtraditionalgbeliefs.
B) Thegdifficultygofgaccuratelygmeasuringgcomplexghumangtraits.
C) Theginabilitygtogcontrolgpotentialgbiases.
D) Thegshortagegofgtheoriesgaboutghumangbehavior.
14. Whatgisgagcriticismgofgthegscientificgmethod?
A) Deductive
B) Deterministic
C) Empirical
D) Reductionist
15. Whatgisginvolvedgingnaturalisticgqualitativegresearch?
A) Involvesgdeductivegprocesses
B) Takesgplacesgingthegfield.
C) Focusesgongthegidiosyncrasiesgofgthosegbeinggstudied.
D)
Attemptsgtogcontrolgthegresearchgcontextgtogbettergunderstandgthegphenomenongbeinggstudie
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