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,Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evi dence-Based Practice Environment
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 3. Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Chapter 4. Reading and Critiquing Research Articles
Chapter 5. Ethics in Research
Chapter 6. Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Chapter 8. Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 9. Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 10. Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
Chapter 11. Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 12. Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Chapter 13. Mixed Methods and Other Special Types of Research
Chapter 14. Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 15. Interpretation and Clinical Significance in Quantitative Research
Chapter 16. Analysis of Qualitative Data
Chapter 17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Chapter 18. Systematic Reviews: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
What is the highest priority for the importance
1.
of research in the nursing profession?
Research findings provide evidence for
A)
informing nurses' decisions and actions.
Conduct research to better understand the
B)
context of nursing practice.
Document the role that nurses serve in
C)
society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of study.
Which group would be best served by clinical
2.
nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Healthcare policymakers
In the United States, in what area does
3.
research play an important role in nursing?
A) Chronic illness
B) Credentialing and status
C) Nurses' personalities
D) Nurses' education
What is the role of a consumer of nursing
4.
research?
A) Read research reports for relevant findings.
Participate in generating evidence by doing
B)
research.
Participate in journal club in a practice
C)
setting.
Solve clinical problems and make clinical
D)
decisions.
What was the concern of most nursing studies
5.
in the early 1900s?
, A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing deducation
Which dtopic d most dclosely dconforms d to dthe
6. priorities dthat dhave dbeen dsuggested dfor
dfuture dnursing dresearch?
A) Attitudes d of dnursing dstudents d toward
d smoking.
B) Promotion d of dexcellence d in d nursing dscience.
C) Nursing dstaff dmorale dand d turnover.
Number d of ddoctorate d prepared d nurses d in
D)
various d clinical dspecialties.
7. What d is d the d process d of d deductive
d reasoning?
Verifying dassumptions d that dare dpart d of dour
A)
heritage.
Developing dspecific d predictions d from
B)
d general
principles.
Empirically d testing d observations d that d are
C)
d made
known d through d our d senses.
Forming dgeneralizations d from dspecific
D)
observations.
What d is d the d ontological dassumption d of
8.
d those
espousing d a d naturalistic d paradigm?
Objective d reality dand d those d natural
A)
phenomena dare dregular d and d orderly.
Phenomena dare d not d haphazard d and d result
B)
d from
prior dcauses.
Reality d is d multiply d constructed d and
C)
d multiply
interpreted d by d humans.
Reality dis d not dfixed, dbut dis drather da
D)
construction d of d human d minds.
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evi dence-Based Practice Environment
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 3. Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Chapter 4. Reading and Critiquing Research Articles
Chapter 5. Ethics in Research
Chapter 6. Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Chapter 8. Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 9. Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 10. Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
Chapter 11. Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 12. Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Chapter 13. Mixed Methods and Other Special Types of Research
Chapter 14. Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 15. Interpretation and Clinical Significance in Quantitative Research
Chapter 16. Analysis of Qualitative Data
Chapter 17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Chapter 18. Systematic Reviews: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis
, Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research 4th Edition Woo Test
Bank
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
What is the highest priority for the importance
1.
of research in the nursing profession?
Research findings provide evidence for
A)
informing nurses' decisions and actions.
Conduct research to better understand the
B)
context of nursing practice.
Document the role that nurses serve in
C)
society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of study.
Which group would be best served by clinical
2.
nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Healthcare policymakers
In the United States, in what area does
3.
research play an important role in nursing?
A) Chronic illness
B) Credentialing and status
C) Nurses' personalities
D) Nurses' education
What is the role of a consumer of nursing
4.
research?
A) Read research reports for relevant findings.
Participate in generating evidence by doing
B)
research.
Participate in journal club in a practice
C)
setting.
Solve clinical problems and make clinical
D)
decisions.
What was the concern of most nursing studies
5.
in the early 1900s?
, A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing deducation
Which dtopic d most dclosely dconforms d to dthe
6. priorities dthat dhave dbeen dsuggested dfor
dfuture dnursing dresearch?
A) Attitudes d of dnursing dstudents d toward
d smoking.
B) Promotion d of dexcellence d in d nursing dscience.
C) Nursing dstaff dmorale dand d turnover.
Number d of ddoctorate d prepared d nurses d in
D)
various d clinical dspecialties.
7. What d is d the d process d of d deductive
d reasoning?
Verifying dassumptions d that dare dpart d of dour
A)
heritage.
Developing dspecific d predictions d from
B)
d general
principles.
Empirically d testing d observations d that d are
C)
d made
known d through d our d senses.
Forming dgeneralizations d from dspecific
D)
observations.
What d is d the d ontological dassumption d of
8.
d those
espousing d a d naturalistic d paradigm?
Objective d reality dand d those d natural
A)
phenomena dare dregular d and d orderly.
Phenomena dare d not d haphazard d and d result
B)
d from
prior dcauses.
Reality d is d multiply d constructed d and
C)
d multiply
interpreted d by d humans.
Reality dis d not dfixed, dbut dis drather da
D)
construction d of d human d minds.
