Test Bank For Nursing Research In
Canada, 5th Edition by Mina Singh
Chapters 1-21
, TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA, 5TH EDITION
by Mina Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN MEd, PhD, I-FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN,
PhD,Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
TABLE OF CONTENT
Part 1: Research Overview
Research Vignette: Nursing research to improve immunization in Canada
Chapter 1 The Role of Research in Nursing
Chapter 2 Theoretical Frameworks
Chapter 3 Critical Appraisal Strategies: Reading Research
Chapter 4 Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
Chapter 5 Finding and Appraising the Literature
Chapter 6 Legal and Ethical Issues
Part 2: Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
Research Vignette: An Interview with Dr. Evelyn Voyageur
Chapter 7 Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
Part 3: Qualitative Research
Research Vignette: Public Health Nursing and the Social Construction of Mothering
Chapter 8 Introduction to Qualitative Research
Chapter 9 Qualitative Approaches to Research
Part 4: Quantitative Research
Research Vignette: Why I Focus on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Chapter 10 Introduction to Quantitative Research
Chapter 11 Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
Chapter 12 Nonexperimental Designs
Part 5: Processes Related to Research
Research Vignette: Nursing Workforce
Chapter 13 Sampling
Chapter 14 Data-Collection Methods
Chapter 15 Rigour in Research
Chapter 16 Qualitative Data Analysis
Chapter 17 Quantitative Data Analysis
Chapter 18 Presenting the Findings
Part 6: Critiquing Research
Research Vignette: Rural and Remote Nursing Research
Chapter 19 Critiquing Qualitative Research
Chapter 20 Critiquing Quantitative Research
Part 7: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice
Research Vignette: The influence of NP Program students in my current research portfolio: Exploring
medical cannabis and applying it to clinical practice
Chapter 21 Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice
, Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
a. the endowm ent of nursing research chairs.
b. universiti es offering baccal aureate nursing program s.
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
d. the Canadi an Nurses Associati on developi ng a research mandate.
ANS: B
Feedback
A Endowm ent of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses
with PhD degrees increased.
B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction to
research within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the
MSN and PhD levels.
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until the
twenty-first century.
D The Canadian Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the
end of the twentieth century.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotionand
Maintenance
2. How is nursing research significant to the professi on of nursing?
a. Responsi bility is more specifi cally 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
otherdisciplines.
ANS: C
Feedback
A Research aids in docum enti ng accountabili ty of nurses, but professi o nal
guidelines regarding responsibility already exist.
B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not prom ote liability.
C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence-informed
nursing care.
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing
practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehe nsion
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotionand
Maintenance
, 3. Why are nursing practi ce–ori ented scientifi c investigati ons valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consum ers to questi on the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform.
ANS: A
Feedback
A Practi ce-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventi o ns and
reinforces quality of nursing care.
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehe nsion
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotionand
Maintenance
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional
factormust be considered before general implementation of this change?
a. Ensuri ng com pliance of the change by nurses with diverse educati o nal
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. Disseminati ng the change beyond the discipli ne of nursing
ANS: B
Feedback
A Not all nurses are responsi ble for supervi si ng compli ance with new measures.
B Nurses are accountable to maintain quality patient care despite cost-cutting
measures.
C Nurses should encourage patient participation in care despite cost-cutting
measures.
D Nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotionand
Maintenance
5. Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process?
a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
b. To assist in collecti ng accurate data for clinical research studies
c. To teach patients and families about the usefulness of participation in research
d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical
practice
ANS: D
Canada, 5th Edition by Mina Singh
Chapters 1-21
, TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA, 5TH EDITION
by Mina Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN MEd, PhD, I-FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN,
PhD,Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
TABLE OF CONTENT
Part 1: Research Overview
Research Vignette: Nursing research to improve immunization in Canada
Chapter 1 The Role of Research in Nursing
Chapter 2 Theoretical Frameworks
Chapter 3 Critical Appraisal Strategies: Reading Research
Chapter 4 Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
Chapter 5 Finding and Appraising the Literature
Chapter 6 Legal and Ethical Issues
Part 2: Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
Research Vignette: An Interview with Dr. Evelyn Voyageur
Chapter 7 Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
Part 3: Qualitative Research
Research Vignette: Public Health Nursing and the Social Construction of Mothering
Chapter 8 Introduction to Qualitative Research
Chapter 9 Qualitative Approaches to Research
Part 4: Quantitative Research
Research Vignette: Why I Focus on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)
Chapter 10 Introduction to Quantitative Research
Chapter 11 Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
Chapter 12 Nonexperimental Designs
Part 5: Processes Related to Research
Research Vignette: Nursing Workforce
Chapter 13 Sampling
Chapter 14 Data-Collection Methods
Chapter 15 Rigour in Research
Chapter 16 Qualitative Data Analysis
Chapter 17 Quantitative Data Analysis
Chapter 18 Presenting the Findings
Part 6: Critiquing Research
Research Vignette: Rural and Remote Nursing Research
Chapter 19 Critiquing Qualitative Research
Chapter 20 Critiquing Quantitative Research
Part 7: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice
Research Vignette: The influence of NP Program students in my current research portfolio: Exploring
medical cannabis and applying it to clinical practice
Chapter 21 Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice
, Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
a. the endowm ent of nursing research chairs.
b. universiti es offering baccal aureate nursing program s.
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
d. the Canadi an Nurses Associati on developi ng a research mandate.
ANS: B
Feedback
A Endowm ent of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses
with PhD degrees increased.
B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction to
research within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the
MSN and PhD levels.
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until the
twenty-first century.
D The Canadian Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the
end of the twentieth century.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotionand
Maintenance
2. How is nursing research significant to the professi on of nursing?
a. Responsi bility is more specifi cally 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
otherdisciplines.
ANS: C
Feedback
A Research aids in docum enti ng accountabili ty of nurses, but professi o nal
guidelines regarding responsibility already exist.
B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not prom ote liability.
C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence-informed
nursing care.
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing
practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehe nsion
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotionand
Maintenance
, 3. Why are nursing practi ce–ori ented scientifi c investigati ons valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consum ers to questi on the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform.
ANS: A
Feedback
A Practi ce-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventi o ns and
reinforces quality of nursing care.
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehe nsion
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotionand
Maintenance
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional
factormust be considered before general implementation of this change?
a. Ensuri ng com pliance of the change by nurses with diverse educati o nal
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. Disseminati ng the change beyond the discipli ne of nursing
ANS: B
Feedback
A Not all nurses are responsi ble for supervi si ng compli ance with new measures.
B Nurses are accountable to maintain quality patient care despite cost-cutting
measures.
C Nurses should encourage patient participation in care despite cost-cutting
measures.
D Nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotionand
Maintenance
5. Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process?
a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
b. To assist in collecti ng accurate data for clinical research studies
c. To teach patients and families about the usefulness of participation in research
d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical
practice
ANS: D
