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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Part!XI:!XResearch!XOverview!XResearch!XVignette:!XA!XProgram!Xof!XResearch!Xin!XTranscultural!XNursing
1. The!XRole!Xof!XResearch!Xin!XNursing
2. Theoretical!XFramework
3. Critical!XReading!XStrategies:!XOverview!Xof!Xthe!XResearch!XProcess
4. Developing!XResearch!XQuestions,!XHypotheses,!Xand!XClinical!XQuestions
5. Finding!Xand!XAppraising!Xthe!XLiterature
6. Legal!Xand!XEthical!XIssues
Part!XII:!XQualitative!XResearch!XResearch!XVignette:!XCreating!XQualitatively!XDerived!XKnowledge!Xfor!Xa!XPractice!XDiscipline
7. Introduction!Xto!XQualitative!XResearch
8. Qualitative!XApproaches!Xto!XResearch
Part!XIII:!XQuantitative!XResearch!XResearch!XVignette:!XTackling!Xthe!XPrevention!Xof!XFalls!XAmong!XOlder!XAdults
9. Introduction!Xto!XQuantitative!XResearch
10. Experimental!Xand!XQuasiexperimental!XDesigns
11. Non-experimental!XDesigns
Part!XIV:!XProcesses!XRelated!Xto!XResearch!XResearch!XVignette:!XPartnering!Xwith!Xparents!Xto!Xreduce!Xnewborn!Xpain!X-!Xevidence!Xand!Ximplementation
12. Sampling
13. Data!XCollection!XMethods
14. Rigour!Xin!XResearch
15. Qualitative!XData!XAnalysis
16. Quantitative!XData!XAnalysis
17. Presenting!Xthe!XFindings
Part!XV:!XCritiquing!XResearch!XResearch!XVignette:!XA!XProgram!Xof!XResearch
18. Critiquing!XQualitative!XResearch
19. Critiquing!XQuantitative!XResearch
Part!XVI:!XApplication!Xof!XResearch:!XEvidence-Informed!XPractice!XResearch!XVignette:!XFrom!Xmy!XPh.D.!Xto!Xher!XPost-
Doctoral!Xstudies:!XBuilding!Xa! X Survivorship!XCancer!XCare!XProgram
20. Developing!Xan!XEvidence-Informed!XPractice!XResearch!XVignette:!XSocial!XSupport!XNeeds!Xof!XOlder!XAdults
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
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LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition !X !X !X !X !X !X
MULTIPLE CHOICE!X
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. !X !X !X !X
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 !X
Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses with P
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hD degrees increased.
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B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction to resear
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ch within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the MSN and PhD
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Xlevels.
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until the twent
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y-first century. !X
D The Canadian Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the end o
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f the twentieth century.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application !X !X
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Mainte
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nance
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
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a. Responsibility is more specifically defined. !X !X !X !X
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased. !X !X !X !X !X !X !X
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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Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional guide
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lines 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- !X !X !X !X !X !X !X
informed nursing care. ! X !X
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing practi
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ce.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension !X !X
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Mainte
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nance
, 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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s.
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 qu
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B On
alitythe contrary,care.
of nursing
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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 !X !X
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Maint
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enance
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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d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing !X !X !X !X !X !X !X
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. ! X
C Nurses should encourage patient participation in care despite cost-
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cutting measures. ! X
D Nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis !X !X
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Maint
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enance
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 practic
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e
ANS: D
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