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Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLEvCHOICE
1. Nursesvwithvavbachelor’svdegreevinvnursingvcanvparticipatevinvthevimplementationvofvevidence-
basedvprotocolsvinvpractice.vThisvmeansvthatvthevBSNvnurse
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a. Developsvevidence-basedvguidelines
b. Designsvresearchvstudies,vonvwhichvprotocolsvmayvbevbased
c. Evaluatesvandvrevisesvevidence-basedvprotocols
d. Contributesvpracticevwisdomvwhenvapplyingvprotocolsvinvpatientvsettings
e. MentorsvPhDvresearchersvinvthevclinicalvsettingvduringvprotocolvdevelopment
ANS:v D
NursesvwithvavBSNvdegreevhavevknowledgevofvthevresearchvprocessvandvskillsvinvreadingvandvc
riticallyvappraisingvstudies.vTheyvassistvwithvthevimplementationvofvevidence-
basedvguidelines,vprotocols,valgorithms,vandvpoliciesvinvpractice.vThisvimpliesvthatvnursesvpro
videvtheirvpointvofvview,vfromvthevclinician’svvantage,vwhenvnewvprotocolsvarevbeingvputvintov
practice,vandvcontinuevtovprovidevfeedback,vregardingvthevpositivevandvnegativevaspectsvofvtho
sevprotocols.
DIF: CognitivevLevel:vAnalysis REF:v Pagev4
2. Researchvisvdesignedvtovtestvthevideavofvprovidingvcompanionvdogsvtoveldersvinvavmajorvhospital,v
invordervtovdeterminevtheveffectvuponvthevelders’vlevelvofvorientation.v(Thevdogs’vlevelvofvorientat
ionvwillvnotvbevavfocusvofvthevresearch.)vThisvtypevofvstudyvcanvdovwhichvofvthevfollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:v A
Controlvisvthevabilityvtovmanipulatevthevsituationvtovproducevthevdesiredvoutcome.vDescriptionvi
nvolvesvidentifyingvandvunderstandingvthevnaturevofvnursingvphenomenavand,vsometimes,vthevre
lationshipsvamongvthem.vExplanationvclarifiesvthevrelationshipsvamongvphenomenavandvidentif
iesvthevreasonsvwhyvcertainveventsvoccur.vThevabilityvtovestimatevthevprobabilityvofvavspecificvo
utcomevinvavgivenvsituationvinvnursingvpracticevisvknownvasvprediction.vThevresearcher’svfocusvi
svonvpredictingvwhatvisvlikely.
DIF: CognitivevLevel:vApplication REF:v Pagev13
3. Avresearchervwantsvtovfindvoutvwhethervchildrenvwithvautismvwhovarevhospitalizedvonvavpediatri
cvwardvwillvrequirevmorevhoursvofvnursingvcarevthanvaveragevchildrenvwhenvthevparentsvorvcaregi
versvarevnotvpresent.vWhatvtypevofvresearchvoutcomevdoesvthisvprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
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ANS:v D
Controlvisvthevabilityvtovmanipulatevthevsituationvtovproducevthevdesiredvoutcome.vDescriptionvi
nvolvesvidentifyingvandvunderstandingvthevnaturevofvnursingvphenomenavand,vsometimes,vthevre
lationshipsvamongvthem.vExplanationvclarifiesvthevrelationshipsvamongvphenomenavandvidentif
iesvthevreasonsvwhyvcertainveventsvoccur.vThevabilityvtovestimatevthevprobabilityvofvavspecificvo
utcomevinvavgivenvsituationvinvnursingvpracticevisvknownvasvprediction.vThevresearcher’svfocusvi
svonvpredictingvwhatvisvlikely.
DIF: CognitivevLevel:vApplication REF:v Pagev16
4. Avresearchervwhovdesiresvtovdeterminevthevcause-and-
effectvrelationshipvbetweenvrequiringvthatvallvchildrenvundervthevagevofv8vwillvridevinvspecialvca
revharnessesvandvthevsubsequentvratevofvchildren’svspinalvcordvinjuryvwillvconsequentlyvutilizev
whichvformvofvnursingvresearch?
a. Descriptivevresearch
b. Outcomesvresearch
c. Qualitativevresearch
d. Quantitativevresearch
ANS:v D
Quantitativevresearch,vthevmostvfrequentlyvusedvmethod,visvavformal,vobjective,vsystematicvmet
hodologyvtovdescribevvariables,vtestvrelationships,vandvexaminevcause-and-
effectvinteractions.vQuantitativevresearchvincludesvexperimentalvresearch,vwhichvisvthevmethodv
forvtestingvcause-and-
effectvrelationshipsvbetweenvandvamongvspecificvvariables.vQualitativevresearchvmethodsvarevus
edvforvexplainingvmeaningsvandvdescribingvexperiencesvinvcontext.vDescriptivevresearchvinvolv
esvidentifyingvandvunderstandingvthevnaturevofvphenomenavand,vsometimes,vthevrelationshipsva
mongvthem.vOutcomesvresearchvexaminesvthevendvresultvofvcarevinvhugevpopulations,vmostvoften
vretrospectively, vusingvavdatabase.
DIF: CognitivevLevel:vApplication REF:v Pagev3
5. Despitevthevpresencevofvanvintraventricularvdrain,vthevintracranialvpressurevofvanvICUvneurovpatie
ntvremainsvincreased.vThevnursevrecalibratesvthevmachine,vmakesvsurevthevmonitorvisvonvthevsame
vlevelvasvthevdrain,vchecksvall vconnections,vandvthenvnotifiesvthevphysician, vwhovcomesvtovthevunit
vandvinserts vavnewvdrain.vWhatvtypevofvreasoningvpromptsvthevnursevtovrecalibrate,vensurevproperv
placement,vandvcheckvconnections?
a. Abstractvreasoning
b. Concretevthinking
c. Logisticvreasoning
d. Realityvtesting
ANS:v C
Logisticvreasoningvisvusedvtovbreakvavwholevintovpartsvthatvcanvbevcarefullyvexamined.vConcretev
thinkingvisvorientedvtowardvandvlimitedvbyvtangiblevthingsvorvbyveventsvthatvarevobservedvandvex
periencedvinvreality.vAbstractvreasoningvisvorientedvtowardvthevdevelopmentvofvanvideavwithoutva
pplicationvto,vorvassociationvwith,vavparticularvinstance.vRealityvtestingvisvusedvtovvalidatevwhatvis
vobservedvinvthevempirical vworld.
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6. Avnursevwithvconsiderablevclinicalvexpertisevdevelopsvavpolicyvforvmanagingvagitatedvpatientsvi
nvthevemergencyvdepartment.vThevresultantvpolicyvemanatesvfrom
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a. Abstractvreasoning
b. Concretevthinking
c. Logisticvreasoning
d. Realityvtesting
ANS:v A
Abstractvreasoningvisvorientedvtowardvthevdevelopmentvofvanvideavwithoutvapplicationvto,vorvass
ociationvwith,vavparticularvinstance.vConcretevthinkingvisvorientedvtowardvandvlimitedvbyvtangibl
evthingsvorvbyveventsvthatvarevobservedvandvexperiencedvinvreality.vLogisticvreasoningvisvusedvtov
breakvavwholevintovpartsvthatvcanvbevcarefullyvexamined.vRealityvtestingvisvusedvtovvalidatevwhatv
isvobservedvinvthevempiricalvworld.
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7. Avnursevwithvconsiderablevclinicalvexpertisevdevelopsvavpolicyvforvmanagingvagitatedvpatientsvi
nvthevemergencyvdepartment.vThevtypevofvreasoningvthevnursevusesvtovdovthisvisvv
reaso
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ning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS:v D
Inductivevreasoningvinvolvesvreasoningvthatvmovesvfromvthevspecificvtovthevgeneral,vwherebyvp
articularvinstancesvarevobservedvandvthenvcombinedvintovavlargervwholevorvgeneralvstatement.vPr
oblematicvreasoningvinvolvesv(1)videntifyingvavproblemvandvfactorsvinfluencingvit,v(2)vselecting
vsolutionsvtovthevproblem,vandv(3)vresolvingvthevproblem.vOperational vreasoningvinvolvesvthevid
entificationvofvandvdiscriminationvamongvmanyvalternativesvandvviewpoints.
Logisticvreasoningvisvusedvtovbreakvthevwholevintovpartsvthatvcanvbevcarefullyvexamined,vasvthevr
elationshipsvamongvthevpartsvcanvalsovbe.
DIF: CognitivevLevel:vSynthesis REF:v Pagev7
8. Whatvisvthevbestvexplanationvofvintuitionvthatvformsvavlegitimatevsourcevofvknowledgevinvn
ursing?
a. Itvisvbasedvonvknowledgevthoroughlyvincorporatedvintovthoughtvbutvseldomva
rticulated.
b. Itvisvbasedvonvavgiftvfromvthevuniversevandvshouldvbevhonoredvwhenvitvarrives.
c. Itvisvnevervinaccurate.
d. Itvisvavrevisitingvofvoldvknowledge,vaccompaniedvbyvdeepvreflection.
ANS:v A
Intuitionvisvthevrevisitingvofvoldvknowledgevaccompaniedvbyvdeepvreflection.
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9. Whyvisvoperationalvreasoningvnecessaryvforvresearch?
a. Abstractvconceptsvarevofvnovusevtovnursing.
b. Standardvinterventionsvarevobtainedvfromvoperationalvreasoning.
c. Itvallowsvthevresearchervtovmeasurevthevconceptsvstudied.
d. Itvfacilitatesvthevresearcher’svrapportvwithvfamilies.
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