COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR
ESSENTIALS OF NURSING
RESEARCH APPRAISING EVIDENCE
FOR NURSING PRACTICE, 10TH
EDITION
BY POLIT COVERED CHAPTER 1-18(WITH
ANSWER KEY)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH FOR EVIDENCE-
BASE PRACTICE........................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER 2: UNDERSTANDING KEY CONCEPTS AND STEPS IN
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ...................................... 16
CHAPTER 3: READING AND CRITICALLY APPRAISING RESEARCH ARTICLES
.............................................................................................................. 23
CHAPTER 4: ATTENDING TO ETHICS IN RESEARCH ................................ 33
CHAPTER 5: IDENTIFYING RESEARCH PROBLEM, RESEARCH QUESTIONS
AND HYPOTHESIS .................................................................................. 40
CHAPTER 6: FINDING AND REVISING RESEARCH EVIDENCE IN THE
LITERATURE........................................................................................... 47
CHAPTER 7: UNDERSTANDING THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORKS ...................................................................................... 54
CHAPTER 8: APPRAISING QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGNS .............. 61
CHAPTER 9: APPRAISING SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION IN
QUANTITATIVE STUDIES ........................................................................ 69
CHAPTER 10: APPRAISING QUANTITATIVE DESIGNS AND APPROACHES
.............................................................................................................. 83
CHAPTER 11: APPRAISING SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION IN
QUALITATIVE STUDIES .......................................................................... 92
CHAPTER 12: UNDERSTANDING MIXED METHOD RESEARCH, QUALITY,
IMPROVEMENT AND OTHER SPECIAL TYPES OF RESEARCH ................ 101
CHAPTER 13: UNDERSTANDING STATISTICS ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE
DATA ................................................................................................... 109
CHAPTER 14: INTERPRETING QUANTITATIVE FINDING AND EVALUATING
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE ...................................................................... 117
,CHAPTER 15: UNDERSTANDING THE ANALYSIS OF QUALITATIVE DATA
............................................................................................................ 130
CHAPTER 16: APPRAISING TRUSTWORTHINESS AND INTEGRITY IN
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ..................................................................... 135
CHAPTER 17: LEARNING FROM SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS ....................... 143
CHAPTER 18: PUTTING RESEARCH EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE :
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE ........... 150
, Chapter 1: Introduction To Nursing Research For Evidence-Base Practice
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
2. An Especially Important Goal For The Nursing Profession Is To:
A) Conduct Research To Better Understand The Context Of Nursing Practice
B) Establish A Base Of Evidence For Practice Through Disciplined Research
C) Document The Role Nursing Serves In Society
D) Establish Research Priorities
3. Which Of The Following Would Not Be A Current Priority For Clinical Nursing
Research?
A) Pain Management
B) Health Promotion
C) Nurses' Personalities
D) Prevention Of Illness
ESSENTIALS OF NURSING
RESEARCH APPRAISING EVIDENCE
FOR NURSING PRACTICE, 10TH
EDITION
BY POLIT COVERED CHAPTER 1-18(WITH
ANSWER KEY)
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH FOR EVIDENCE-
BASE PRACTICE........................................................................................ 4
CHAPTER 2: UNDERSTANDING KEY CONCEPTS AND STEPS IN
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ...................................... 16
CHAPTER 3: READING AND CRITICALLY APPRAISING RESEARCH ARTICLES
.............................................................................................................. 23
CHAPTER 4: ATTENDING TO ETHICS IN RESEARCH ................................ 33
CHAPTER 5: IDENTIFYING RESEARCH PROBLEM, RESEARCH QUESTIONS
AND HYPOTHESIS .................................................................................. 40
CHAPTER 6: FINDING AND REVISING RESEARCH EVIDENCE IN THE
LITERATURE........................................................................................... 47
CHAPTER 7: UNDERSTANDING THEORETICAL AND CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORKS ...................................................................................... 54
CHAPTER 8: APPRAISING QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGNS .............. 61
CHAPTER 9: APPRAISING SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION IN
QUANTITATIVE STUDIES ........................................................................ 69
CHAPTER 10: APPRAISING QUANTITATIVE DESIGNS AND APPROACHES
.............................................................................................................. 83
CHAPTER 11: APPRAISING SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION IN
QUALITATIVE STUDIES .......................................................................... 92
CHAPTER 12: UNDERSTANDING MIXED METHOD RESEARCH, QUALITY,
IMPROVEMENT AND OTHER SPECIAL TYPES OF RESEARCH ................ 101
CHAPTER 13: UNDERSTANDING STATISTICS ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE
DATA ................................................................................................... 109
CHAPTER 14: INTERPRETING QUANTITATIVE FINDING AND EVALUATING
CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE ...................................................................... 117
,CHAPTER 15: UNDERSTANDING THE ANALYSIS OF QUALITATIVE DATA
............................................................................................................ 130
CHAPTER 16: APPRAISING TRUSTWORTHINESS AND INTEGRITY IN
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ..................................................................... 135
CHAPTER 17: LEARNING FROM SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS ....................... 143
CHAPTER 18: PUTTING RESEARCH EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE :
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE ........... 150
, Chapter 1: Introduction To Nursing Research For Evidence-Base Practice
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
2. An Especially Important Goal For The Nursing Profession Is To:
A) Conduct Research To Better Understand The Context Of Nursing Practice
B) Establish A Base Of Evidence For Practice Through Disciplined Research
C) Document The Role Nursing Serves In Society
D) Establish Research Priorities
3. Which Of The Following Would Not Be A Current Priority For Clinical Nursing
Research?
A) Pain Management
B) Health Promotion
C) Nurses' Personalities
D) Prevention Of Illness
