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by Mina Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN MEd, PhD, I-
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FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN, PhD, Geri LoBiondo-
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Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Part+qI:+qResearch+qOverview+qResearch+qVignette:+qA+qProgram+qof+qResearch+qin+qTranscultural+qNursing
1. The+qRole+qof+qResearch+qin+qNursing
2. Theoretical+qFramework
3. Critical+qReading+qStrategies:+qOverview+qof+qthe+qResearch+qProcess
4. Developing+qResearch+qQuestions,+qHypotheses,+qand+qClinical+qQuestions
5. Finding+qand+qAppraising+qthe+qLiterature
6. Legal+qand+qEthical+qIssues
Part+qII:+qQualitative+qResearch+qResearch+qVignette:+qCreating+qQualitatively+qDerived+qKnowledge+qfor+qa+qPractice+qDiscipline
7. Introduction+qto+qQualitative+qResearch
8. Qualitative+qApproaches+qto+qResearch
Part+qIII:+qQuantitative+qResearch+qResearch+qVignette:+qTackling+qthe+qPrevention+qof+qFalls+qAmong+qOlder+qAdults
9. Introduction+qto+qQuantitative+qResearch
10. Experimental+qand+qQuasiexperimental+qDesigns
11. Non-experimental+qDesigns
Part+qIV:+qProcesses+qRelated+qto+qResearch+qResearch+qVignette:+qPartnering+qwith+qparents+qto+qreduce+qnewborn+qpain+q-+qevidence+qand+qimplementation
12. Sampling
13. Data+qCollection+qMethods
14. Rigour+qin+qResearch
15. Qualitative+qData+qAnalysis
16. Quantitative+qData+qAnalysis
17. Presenting+qthe+qFindings
Part+qV:+qCritiquing+qResearch+qResearch+qVignette:+qA+qProgram+qof+qResearch
18. Critiquing+qQualitative+qResearch
19. Critiquing+qQuantitative+qResearch
Part+qVI:+qApplication+qof+qResearch:+qEvidence-Informed+qPractice+qResearch+qVignette:+qFrom+qmy+qPh.D.+qto+qher+qPost-
Doctoral+qstudies:+qBuilding+qa+ q Survivorship+qCancer+qCare+qProgram
20. Developing+qan+qEvidence-Informed+qPractice+qResearch+qVignette:+qSocial+qSupport+qNeeds+qof+qOlder+qAdults
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
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LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition +q +q +q +q +q +q
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
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a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
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b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs. +q +q +q +q
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
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d. the Canadian Nurses Association developing a research mandate.
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ANS: B +q
Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses with
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PhD degrees increased.
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B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction to rese
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arch within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the MSN and
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PhD levels. +q
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until the twe
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nty-first century. +q
D The Canadian Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the end
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of the twentieth century.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application +q +q
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Main
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tenance
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
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a. Responsibility is more specifically defined. +q +q +q +q
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased. +q +q +q +q +q +q +q
c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health c
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are.
d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for ot
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her disciplines.
ANS: C
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A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional guid
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elines regarding responsibility already exist.
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B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not promote liability.
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C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence- +q +q +q +q +q +q +q
informed nursing care. + q +q
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing pra
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ctice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension +q +q
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Main
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tenance
, 3. Why are nursing practice–
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oriented scientific investigations valuable?
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a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing intervention
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b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care
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ANS: A
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c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
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d. They mandate health care reform.
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A Practice-
focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and reinforces q
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B On theofcontrary,
uality they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
nursing care.
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C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
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D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension +q +q
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Mai
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ntenance
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional fa
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ctor must be considered before general implementation of this change?
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a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse education
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al backgrounds
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b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
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c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions
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ANS: B
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Feedback
A Not all nurses are responsible for supervising compliance with new measures.
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B Nurses are accountable to maintain quality patient care despite cost-
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cutting measures. + q
C Nurses should encourage patient participation in care despite cost-
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cutting measures. + q
D Nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis +q +q
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Mai
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5. Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process?
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a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
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b. To assist in collecting accurate data for clinical research studies
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c. To teach patients and families about the usefulness of participation in research
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d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical prac
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tice
ANS: D
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