bylMinalSingh,lRN,lRP,lBSc,lBScNlMEd,lPhD,lI-
FCNEI,lCherylynlCameron,lRN,lPhD,lGerilLoBiondo-
Wood,lPhD,lRN,lFAANlandlJudithlHaber,lPhD,lRN,lFAAN
TABLElOFlCONTENT
PartlI:lResearchlOverviewlResearchlVignette:lAlProgramloflResearchlinlTransculturallNursing
1. ThelRoleloflResearchlinlNursing
2. TheoreticallFramework
3. CriticallReadinglStrategies:lOverviewloflthelResearchlProcess
4. DevelopinglResearchlQuestions,lHypotheses,landlClinicallQuestions
5. FindinglandlAppraisinglthelLiterature
6. LegallandlEthicallIssues
PartlII:lQualitativelResearchlResearchlVignette:lCreatinglQualitativelylDerivedlKnowledgelforlalPracticelDiscipline
7. IntroductionltolQualitativelResearch
8. QualitativelApproachesltolResearch
PartlIII:lQuantitativelResearchlResearchlVignette:lTacklinglthelPreventionloflFallslAmonglOlderlAdults
9. IntroductionltolQuantitativelResearch
10. ExperimentallandlQuasiexperimentallDesigns
11. Non-experimentallDesigns
PartlIV:lProcesseslRelatedltolResearchlResearchlVignette:lPartneringlwithlparentsltolreducelnewbornlpainl-levidencelandlimplementation
12. Sampling
13. DatalCollectionlMethods
14. RigourlinlResearch
15. QualitativelDatalAnalysis
16. QuantitativelDatalAnalysis
17. PresentinglthelFindings
PartlV:lCritiquinglResearchlResearchlVignette:lAlProgramloflResearch
18. CritiquinglQualitativelResearch
19. CritiquinglQuantitativelResearch
PartlVI:lApplicationloflResearch:lEvidence-InformedlPracticelResearchlVignette:lFromlmylPh.D.ltolherlPost-
Doctorallstudies:lBuildinglalSurvivorshiplCancerlCarelProgram
20. DevelopinglanlEvidence-InformedlPracticelResearchlVignette:lSociallSupportlNeedsloflOlderlAdults
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
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MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Alkeylstepltoltheldevelopmentloflnursinglresearchlwas
a. thelendowmentloflnursinglresearchlchairs.
b. universitieslofferinglbaccalaureatelnursinglprograms.
c. albaccalaureateldegreelbecominglthelentryltolpractice.
d. thelCanadianlNurseslAssociationldevelopinglalresearchlmandate.
ANS:l B
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A Endowmentloflnursinglresearchlchairsldidlnotloccurluntillthelnumberloflnurseslwit
hlPhDldegreeslincreased.
B Universitieslofferinglbaccalaureatelnursinglprogramslprovidedlanlintroductionltolre
searchlwithinlthelBScNlprogramslandlledltolfurtherlnursingleducationlatlthe
MSNlandlPhDllevels.
C Baccalaureateldegreeslbecominglthelentryltolpracticeldidlnotloccurluntilltheltwe
nty-firstlcentury.
D ThelCanadianlNurseslAssociationldidlnotldeveloplalresearchlmandateluntillthe
endlofltheltwentiethlcentury.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lApplication
MSC:lNCLEXlClientlCarelNeedslCategory:lSafelandlEffectivelCarelEnvironment;lHealthlPromotionlandl
Maintenance
2. Howlislnursinglresearchlsignificantltolthelprofessionloflnursing?
a. Responsibilitylislmorelspecificallyldefined.
b. Liabilitylwithinlthelpracticeloflnursinglisldecreased.
c. Alspecializedlbodyloflknowledgelislgeneratedlforluselinltheldeliveryloflhealthlcare.
d. Thelscopeloflnursinglpracticelislexpandedlintolareaslformerlylreservedlforlotherldisc
iplines.
ANS:l C
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A Researchlaidslinldocumentinglaccountabilityloflnurses,lbutlprofessional
guidelineslregardinglresponsibilitylalreadylexist.
B Liabilitylislallegallconcept.lResearchldoeslnotlpromotelliability.
C Theory-basedlnursinglresearchlprovideslalfoundationlforlevidence-
informedlnursinglcare.
D Nursinglresearchlexpandsltheldisciplineloflnursinglaslitlpertainsltolnursinglpra
ctice.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lComprehension
MSC:lNCLEXlClientlCarelNeedslCategory:lSafelandlEffectivelCarelEnvironment;lHealthlPromotionlandl
Maintenance
, 3. Whylarelnursinglpractice–orientedlscientificlinvestigationslvaluable?
a. Theylvalidateltheleffectivenessloflparticularlnursinglinterventions.
b. Theylencouragelconsumersltolquestionlthelqualityloflhealthlcare.
c. Theyllimitltheltheorylbaselforlclinicalldecisionlmaking.
d. Theylmandatelhealthlcarelreform.
ANS:l A
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A Practice-focusedlresearchlsupportsltheleffectivenessloflnursinglinterventionsland
reinforceslqualityloflnursinglcare.
B Onlthelcontrary,ltheylhelplreassurelconsumerslaboutlthelqualityloflhealthlcare.
C Theylsupportltheldevelopmentlofltheltheorylbaselforlclinicalldecisionlmaking.
D Theylreinforceltheleffectivenessloflcurrentlnursinglpractice.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lComprehension
MSC:lNCLEXlClientlCarelNeedslCategory:lSafelandlEffectivelCarelEnvironment;lHealthlPromotionlandl
Maintenance
4. Whenlalchangelinlnursinglpracticelresultslinldecreasedlcostloflcare,lwhatladditionallfactorlmus
tlbelconsideredlbeforelgenerallimplementationloflthislchange?
a. Ensuringlcomplianceloflthelchangelbylnurseslwithldiverseleducationallba
ckgrounds
b. Maintaininglorlimprovinglthelqualityloflcarelresultinglfromlthelchangelinlpractice
c. Encouraginglpatientsltolbelactivelpartnerslinltheirlhealthlcareldecisions
d. Disseminatinglthelchangelbeyondltheldisciplineloflnursing
ANS:l B
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A Notlalllnurseslarelresponsiblelforlsupervisinglcompliancelwithlnewlmeasures.
B Nurseslarelaccountableltolmaintainlqualitylpatientlcareldespitelcost-cutting
measures.
C Nurseslshouldlencouragelpatientlparticipationlinlcareldespitelcost-
cuttinglmeasures.
D Nurseslarelnotlresponsiblelforlreforminglotherldisciplines.
DIF: CognitivelLevel:lAnalysis
MSC:lNCLEXlClientlCarelNeedslCategory:lSafelandlEffectivelCarelEnvironment;lHealthlPromotionlandl
Maintenance
5. Whyldolnurseslwholdolnotlconductlresearchlneedltolunderstandlthelnursinglresearchlprocess?
a. Tolidentifylpotentiallparticipantslforlclinicallresearchlstudies
b. Tolassistlinlcollectinglaccurateldatalforlclinicallresearchlstudies
c. Tolteachlpatientslandlfamilieslaboutlthelusefulnessloflparticipationlinlresearch
d. Tolbelableltolevaluatelnursinglresearchlreportslforlrelevanceltoltheirlownlclinicallprac
tice
ANS:l D