,TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA, 4TH
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EDITION
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BY MINA SINGH, RN, RP, BSC, BSCN MED, PHD, I-FCNEI,
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CHERYLYN CAMERON, RN, PHD,
l# l# GERI LOBIONDO-WOOD, l# l# l # l#
PHD, RN, FAAN AND JUDITH HABER, PHD, RN, FAAN
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TABLE l#OF l#CONTENT
Part l#I: l#Research l#Overview l#Research l#Vignette: l#A l#Program l#of l#Research l#in l#Transcultural l#Nursing
1. The l#Role l#of l#Research l#in l#Nursing
2. Theoretical l#Framework
3. Critical l#Reading l#Strategies: l#Overview l#of l#the l#Research l#Process
4. Developing l#Research l#Questions, l#Hypotheses, l#and l#Clinical l#Questions
5. Finding l#and l#Appraising l#the l#Literature
6. Legal l#and l#Ethical l#Issues
Part l#II: l#Qualitative l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#Creating l#Qualitatively l#Derived l#Knowledge l#for l#a l#Practice l#Discipline
7. Introduction l#to l#Qualitative l#Research
8. Qualitative l#Approaches l#to l#Research
Part l#III: l#Quantitative l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#Tackling l#the l#Prevention l#of l#Falls l#Among l#Older l#Adults
9. Introduction l#to l#Quantitative l#Research
10. Experimental l#and l#Quasiexperimental l#Designs
11. Non-experimental l#Designs
Part l#IV: l#Processes l#Related l#to l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#Partnering l#with l#parents l#to l#reduce l#newborn l#pain l# -
l#evidence l#and l#implementation
12. Sampling
13. Data l#Collection l#Methods
14. Rigour l#in l#Research
15. Qualitative l#Data l#Analysis
16. Quantitative l#Data l#Analysis
17. Presenting l#the l#Findings
Part l#V: l#Critiquing l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#A l#Program l#of l#Research
18. Critiquing l#Qualitative l#Research
19. Critiquing l#Quantitative l#Research
Part l#VI: l#Application l#of l#Research: l#Evidence-Informed l#Practice l#Research l#Vignette: l#From l#my l#Ph.D. l#to l#her l#Post-
Doctoral l#studies: l#Building l#a l # Survivorship l#Cancer l#Care l#Program
20. Developing l#an l#Evidence-Informed l#Practice l#Research l#Vignette: l#Social l#Support l#Needs l#of l#Older l#Adults
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
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LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE l#CHOICE
1. A l#key l#step l#to l#the l#development l#of l#nursing l#research l#was
a. the l#endowment l#of l#nursing l#research l#chairs.
b. universities l#offering l#baccalaureate l#nursing l#programs.
c. a l#baccalaureate l#degree l#becoming l#the l#entry l#to l#practice.
d. the l#Canadian l#Nurses l#Association l#developing l#a l#research l#mandate.
ANS: l# B
Feedback
A Endowment l#of l#nursing l#research l#chairs l#did l#not l#occur l#until l#the
l#number l#of l#nurses l # with l#PhD l#degrees l#increased.
B Universities l#offering l#baccalaureate l#nursing l#programs l#provided l#an
l#introduction l#to l # research l#within l#the l#BScN l#programs l#and l#led l#to
l#further l#nursing l#education l#at l#the l # MSN l#and l#PhD l#levels.
C Baccalaureate l#degrees l#becoming l#the l#entry l#to l#practice l#did l#not
l#occur l#until l#the l # twenty-first l#century.
D The l#Canadian l#Nurses l#Association l#did l#not l#develop l#a l#research
l#mandate l#until l#the l # end l#of l#the l#twentieth l#century.
DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Application
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined.
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased.
c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health care.
d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for other
disciplines.
ANS: l# C
Feedback
A Research l#aids l#in l#documenting l#accountability l#of l#nurses, l#but
l#professional l # guidelines l#regarding l#responsibility l#already
B Liability
l#exist.
l#is l#a l#legal l#concept. l#Research l#does l#not l#promote l#liability.
C Theory-based l#nursing l#research l#provides l#a l#foundation l#for
l#evidence-informed l # nursing l#care.
D Nursing l#research l#expands l#the l#discipline l#of l#nursing l#as l#it
l#pertains l#to l#nursing l # practice.
DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Comprehension
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance
, 3. Why are nursing practice–oriented scientific investigations valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform.
ANS: l# A
Feedback
A Practice-focused l#research l#supports l#the l#effectiveness l#of l#nursing
l#interventions l#and l # reinforces l#quality l#of l#nursing l#care.
B On l#the l#contrary, l#they l#help l#reassure l#consumers l#about l#the l#quality l#of
C l#health
They l#care.
l#support l#the l#development l#of l#the l#theory l#base l#for l#clinical
D l# decision
They l#making.
l#reinforce l#the l#effectiveness l#of l#current l#nursing l#practice.
DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Comprehension
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional factor
must be considered before general implementation of this change?
a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse educational
backgrounds
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing
ANS: l# B
Feedback
A Not l#all l#nurses l#are l#responsible l#for l#supervising l#compliance l#with l#new
B l#measures.
Nurses l#are l#accountable l#to l#maintain l#quality l#patient l#care
l#despite l#cost-cutting l # measures.
C Nurses l#should l#encourage l#patient l#participation l#in l#care l#despite
l#cost-cutting l # measures.
D Nurses l#are l#not l#responsible l#for l#reforming l#other l#disciplines.
DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Analysis
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance
5. Why l#do l#nurses l#who l#do l#not l#conduct l#research l#need l#to l#understand l#the l#nursing
l# research l#process?
a. To l#identify l#potential l#participants l#for l#clinical l#research l#studies
b. To l#assist l#in l#collecting l#accurate l#data l#for l#clinical l#research l#studies
c. To l#teach l#patients l#and l#families l#about l#the l#usefulness l#of l#participation l#in
l# research
d. To l#be l#able l#to l#evaluate l#nursing l#research l#reports l#for l#relevance l#to
their l#own l#clinical
l# l # practice
ANS: l# D
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EDITION
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BY MINA SINGH, RN, RP, BSC, BSCN MED, PHD, I-FCNEI,
l# l# l# l# l# l# l# l# l#
CHERYLYN CAMERON, RN, PHD,
l# l# GERI LOBIONDO-WOOD, l# l# l # l#
PHD, RN, FAAN AND JUDITH HABER, PHD, RN, FAAN
l# l# l# l# l# l# l# l# l#
TABLE l#OF l#CONTENT
Part l#I: l#Research l#Overview l#Research l#Vignette: l#A l#Program l#of l#Research l#in l#Transcultural l#Nursing
1. The l#Role l#of l#Research l#in l#Nursing
2. Theoretical l#Framework
3. Critical l#Reading l#Strategies: l#Overview l#of l#the l#Research l#Process
4. Developing l#Research l#Questions, l#Hypotheses, l#and l#Clinical l#Questions
5. Finding l#and l#Appraising l#the l#Literature
6. Legal l#and l#Ethical l#Issues
Part l#II: l#Qualitative l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#Creating l#Qualitatively l#Derived l#Knowledge l#for l#a l#Practice l#Discipline
7. Introduction l#to l#Qualitative l#Research
8. Qualitative l#Approaches l#to l#Research
Part l#III: l#Quantitative l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#Tackling l#the l#Prevention l#of l#Falls l#Among l#Older l#Adults
9. Introduction l#to l#Quantitative l#Research
10. Experimental l#and l#Quasiexperimental l#Designs
11. Non-experimental l#Designs
Part l#IV: l#Processes l#Related l#to l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#Partnering l#with l#parents l#to l#reduce l#newborn l#pain l# -
l#evidence l#and l#implementation
12. Sampling
13. Data l#Collection l#Methods
14. Rigour l#in l#Research
15. Qualitative l#Data l#Analysis
16. Quantitative l#Data l#Analysis
17. Presenting l#the l#Findings
Part l#V: l#Critiquing l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#A l#Program l#of l#Research
18. Critiquing l#Qualitative l#Research
19. Critiquing l#Quantitative l#Research
Part l#VI: l#Application l#of l#Research: l#Evidence-Informed l#Practice l#Research l#Vignette: l#From l#my l#Ph.D. l#to l#her l#Post-
Doctoral l#studies: l#Building l#a l # Survivorship l#Cancer l#Care l#Program
20. Developing l#an l#Evidence-Informed l#Practice l#Research l#Vignette: l#Social l#Support l#Needs l#of l#Older l#Adults
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
l# l# l# l# l# l# l#
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition
l# l# l# l# l# l#
MULTIPLE l#CHOICE
1. A l#key l#step l#to l#the l#development l#of l#nursing l#research l#was
a. the l#endowment l#of l#nursing l#research l#chairs.
b. universities l#offering l#baccalaureate l#nursing l#programs.
c. a l#baccalaureate l#degree l#becoming l#the l#entry l#to l#practice.
d. the l#Canadian l#Nurses l#Association l#developing l#a l#research l#mandate.
ANS: l# B
Feedback
A Endowment l#of l#nursing l#research l#chairs l#did l#not l#occur l#until l#the
l#number l#of l#nurses l # with l#PhD l#degrees l#increased.
B Universities l#offering l#baccalaureate l#nursing l#programs l#provided l#an
l#introduction l#to l # research l#within l#the l#BScN l#programs l#and l#led l#to
l#further l#nursing l#education l#at l#the l # MSN l#and l#PhD l#levels.
C Baccalaureate l#degrees l#becoming l#the l#entry l#to l#practice l#did l#not
l#occur l#until l#the l # twenty-first l#century.
D The l#Canadian l#Nurses l#Association l#did l#not l#develop l#a l#research
l#mandate l#until l#the l # end l#of l#the l#twentieth l#century.
DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Application
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined.
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased.
c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health care.
d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for other
disciplines.
ANS: l# C
Feedback
A Research l#aids l#in l#documenting l#accountability l#of l#nurses, l#but
l#professional l # guidelines l#regarding l#responsibility l#already
B Liability
l#exist.
l#is l#a l#legal l#concept. l#Research l#does l#not l#promote l#liability.
C Theory-based l#nursing l#research l#provides l#a l#foundation l#for
l#evidence-informed l # nursing l#care.
D Nursing l#research l#expands l#the l#discipline l#of l#nursing l#as l#it
l#pertains l#to l#nursing l # practice.
DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Comprehension
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance
, 3. Why are nursing practice–oriented scientific investigations valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform.
ANS: l# A
Feedback
A Practice-focused l#research l#supports l#the l#effectiveness l#of l#nursing
l#interventions l#and l # reinforces l#quality l#of l#nursing l#care.
B On l#the l#contrary, l#they l#help l#reassure l#consumers l#about l#the l#quality l#of
C l#health
They l#care.
l#support l#the l#development l#of l#the l#theory l#base l#for l#clinical
D l# decision
They l#making.
l#reinforce l#the l#effectiveness l#of l#current l#nursing l#practice.
DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Comprehension
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional factor
must be considered before general implementation of this change?
a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse educational
backgrounds
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing
ANS: l# B
Feedback
A Not l#all l#nurses l#are l#responsible l#for l#supervising l#compliance l#with l#new
B l#measures.
Nurses l#are l#accountable l#to l#maintain l#quality l#patient l#care
l#despite l#cost-cutting l # measures.
C Nurses l#should l#encourage l#patient l#participation l#in l#care l#despite
l#cost-cutting l # measures.
D Nurses l#are l#not l#responsible l#for l#reforming l#other l#disciplines.
DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Analysis
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance
5. Why l#do l#nurses l#who l#do l#not l#conduct l#research l#need l#to l#understand l#the l#nursing
l# research l#process?
a. To l#identify l#potential l#participants l#for l#clinical l#research l#studies
b. To l#assist l#in l#collecting l#accurate l#data l#for l#clinical l#research l#studies
c. To l#teach l#patients l#and l#families l#about l#the l#usefulness l#of l#participation l#in
l# research
d. To l#be l#able l#to l#evaluate l#nursing l#research l#reports l#for l#relevance l#to
their l#own l#clinical
l# l # practice
ANS: l# D
