by hMina hSingh, hRN, hRP, hBSc, hBScN hMEd, hPhD, hI-FCNEI, hCherylyn hCameron, hRN, hPhD, h Geri
hLoBiondo-Wood, hPhD, hRN, hFAAN hand hJudith hHaber, hPhD, hRN, hFAAN
TABLE hOF hCONTENT
Part hI: hResearch hOverview hResearch hVignette: hA hProgram hof hResearch hin hTranscultural hNursing
1. The hRole hof hResearch hin hNursing
2. Theoretical hFramework
3. Critical hReading hStrategies: hOverview hof hthe hResearch hProcess
4. Developing hResearch hQuestions, hHypotheses, hand hClinical hQuestions
5. Finding hand hAppraising hthe hLiterature
6. Legal hand hEthical hIssues
Part hII: hQualitative hResearch hResearch hVignette: hCreating hQualitatively hDerived hKnowledge hfor ha hPractice hDiscipline
7. Introduction hto hQualitative hResearch
8. Qualitative hApproaches hto hResearch
Part hIII: hQuantitative hResearch hResearch hVignette: hTackling hthe hPrevention hof hFalls hAmong hOlder hAdults
9. Introduction hto hQuantitative hResearch
10. Experimental hand hQuasiexperimental hDesigns
11. Non-experimental hDesigns
Part hIV: hProcesses hRelated hto hResearch hResearch hVignette: hPartnering hwith hparents hto hreduce hnewborn hpain h - hevidence hand himplementation
12. Sampling
13. Data hCollection hMethods
14. Rigour hin hResearch
15. Qualitative hData hAnalysis
16. Quantitative hData hAnalysis
17. Presenting hthe hFindings
Part hV: hCritiquing hResearch hResearch hVignette: hA hProgram hof hResearch
18. Critiquing hQualitative hResearch
19. Critiquing hQuantitative hResearch
Part hVI: hApplication hof hResearch: hEvidence-Informed hPractice hResearch hVignette: hFrom hmy hPh.D. hto hher hPost-Doctoral hstudies: hBuilding ha
h Survivorship hCancer hCare hProgram
20. Developing han hEvidence-Informed hPractice hResearch hVignette: hSocial hSupport hNeeds hof hOlder hAdults
,Chapter h01: hThe hRole hof hResearch hin hNursing
LoBiondo-Wood: hNursing hResearch hin hCanada, h4th hEdition
MULTIPLE hCHOICE
1. A hkey hstep hto hthe hdevelopment hof hnursing hresearch hwas
a. the hendowment hof hnursing hresearch hchairs.
b. universities hoffering hbaccalaureate hnursing hprograms.
c. a hbaccalaureate hdegree hbecoming hthe hentry hto hpractice.
d. the hCanadian hNurses hAssociation hdeveloping ha hresearch hmandate.
ANS: h B
Feedback
A Endowment hof hnursing hresearch hchairs hdid hnot hoccur huntil hthe hnumber hof hnurses
h with hPhD hdegrees hincreased.
B Universities hoffering hbaccalaureate hnursing hprograms hprovided han hintroduction hto
h research hwithin hthe hBScN hprograms hand hled hto hfurther hnursing heducation hat hthe
h MSN hand hPhD hlevels.
C Baccalaureate hdegrees hbecoming hthe hentry hto hpractice hdid hnot hoccur huntil hthe
h twenty-first hcentury.
D The hCanadian hNurses hAssociation hdid hnot hdevelop ha hresearch hmandate huntil hthe
h end hof hthe htwentieth hcentury.
DIF: Cognitive hLevel: hApplication
MSC: h NCLEX hClient hCare hNeeds hCategory: hSafe hand hEffective hCare hEnvironment; hHealth hPromotion h and
hMaintenance
2. How his hnursing hresearch hsignificant hto hthe hprofession hof hnursing?
a. Responsibility his hmore hspecifically hdefined.
b. Liability hwithin hthe hpractice hof hnursing his hdecreased.
c. A hspecialized hbody hof hknowledge his hgenerated hfor huse hin hthe hdelivery hof hhealth
hcare.
d. The hscope hof hnursing hpractice his hexpanded hinto hareas hformerly hreserved hfor
hother h disciplines.
ANS: h C
Feedback
A Research haids hin hdocumenting haccountability hof hnurses, hbut hprofessional
h guidelines hregarding hresponsibility halready hexist.
B Liability his ha hlegal hconcept. hResearch hdoes hnot hpromote hliability.
C Theory-based hnursing hresearch hprovides ha hfoundation hfor hevidence-informed
h nursing hcare.
D Nursing hresearch hexpands hthe hdiscipline hof hnursing has hit hpertains hto hnursing
h practice.
DIF: Cognitive hLevel: hComprehension
MSC: h NCLEX hClient hCare hNeeds hCategory: hSafe hand hEffective hCare hEnvironment; hHealth hPromotion h and
hMaintenance
, 3. Why hare hnursing hpractice–oriented hscientific hinvestigations
hvaluable?
a. They hvalidate hthe heffectiveness hof hparticular hnursing
hinterventions.
b. They hencourage hconsumers hto hquestion hthe hquality hof hhealth
hcare.
ANS: h A
c. They hlimit hthe htheory hbase hfor hclinical hdecision hmaking.
d. They hmandate hhealth hcare hreform.
Feedback
A Practice-focused hresearch hsupports hthe heffectiveness hof hnursing hinterventions hand
h reinforces hquality hof hnursing hcare.
B On hthe hcontrary, hthey hhelp hreassure hconsumers habout hthe hquality hof hhealth hcare.
C They hsupport hthe hdevelopment hof hthe htheory hbase hfor hclinical hdecision hmaking.
D They hreinforce hthe heffectiveness hof hcurrent hnursing hpractice.
DIF: Cognitive hLevel: hComprehension
MSC: h NCLEX hClient hCare hNeeds hCategory: hSafe hand hEffective hCare hEnvironment; hHealth hPromotion h and
hMaintenance
4. When ha hchange hin hnursing hpractice hresults hin hdecreased hcost hof hcare, hwhat hadditional
factor h must hbe hconsidered hbefore hgeneral himplementation hof hthis hchange?
h
a. Ensuring hcompliance hof hthe hchange hby hnurses hwith hdiverse
heducational h backgrounds
b. Maintaining hor himproving hthe hquality hof hcare hresulting hfrom hthe hchange hin hpractice
c. Encouraging hpatients hto hbe hactive hpartners hin htheir hhealth hcare hdecisions
d. Disseminating hthe hchange hbeyond hthe hdiscipline hof hnursing
ANS: h B
Feedback
A Not hall hnurses hare hresponsible hfor hsupervising hcompliance hwith hnew hmeasures.
B Nurses hare haccountable hto hmaintain hquality hpatient hcare hdespite hcost-cutting
h measures.
C Nurses hshould hencourage hpatient hparticipation hin hcare hdespite hcost-cutting
h measures.
D Nurses hare hnot hresponsible hfor hreforming hother hdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive hLevel: hAnalysis
MSC: h NCLEX hClient hCare hNeeds hCategory: hSafe hand hEffective hCare hEnvironment; hHealth hPromotion h and
hMaintenance
5. Why hdo hnurses hwho hdo hnot hconduct hresearch hneed hto hunderstand hthe hnursing hresearch hprocess?
a. To hidentify hpotential hparticipants hfor hclinical hresearch hstudies
b. To hassist hin hcollecting haccurate hdata hfor hclinical hresearch hstudies
c. To hteach hpatients hand hfamilies habout hthe husefulness hof hparticipation hin hresearch
d. To hbe hable hto hevaluate hnursing hresearch hreports hfor hrelevance hto htheir hown hclinical
h practice
ANS: h D