NURSING RESEARCH 11TH EDITION BY DENISE POLIT
(AUTHOR), CHERYL BECK (AUTHOR)- TEST BANK WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (ANSWER KEY PROVIDED)
CHAPTERS 1- 33| 2026 A+
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ....................... 3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH IN AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING: TRANSLATING RESEARCH EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE
................................................................................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER 3 KEY CONCEPTS AND STEPS IN QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH........ 19
PART 2 CONCEPTUALIZING AND PLANNING A STUDY TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING .. 27
CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH PROBLEMS, RESEARCH QUESTIONS, AND HYPOTHESES ...................... 27
CHAPTER 5 LITERATURE REVIEWS: FINDING AND CRITICALLY APPRAISING EVIDENCE ............ 36
CHAPTER 6 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS ................................................................................. 44
CHAPTER 7 ETHICS IN NURSING RESEARCH .............................................................................. 52
CHAPTER 8 PLANNING A NURSING STUDY ............................................................................... 60
PART 3 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUANTITATIVE STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR
NURSING ....................................................................................................................................... 68
CHAPTER 9 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN ......................................................................... 68
CHAPTER 10 RIGOR AND VALIDITY IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ............................................ 76
CHAPTER 11 SPECIFIC TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ..................................................... 84
CHAPTER 12 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE .................................... 92
CHAPTER 13 SAMPLING IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ........................................................... 111
CHAPTER 14 DATA COLLECTION IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ............................................... 119
CHAPTER 15 MEASUREMENT AND DATA QUALITY ................................................................. 127
CHAPTER 16 DEVELOPING AND TESTING SELF-REPORT SCALES............................................. 135
CHAPTER 17 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS ..................................................................................... 143
CHAPTER 18 INFERENTIAL STATISTICS..................................................................................... 151
CHAPTER 19 MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS .................................................................................. 158
CHAPTER 20 PROCESSES OF QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS .................................................. 167
CHAPTER 21 CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND INTERPRETATION OF QUANTITATIVE RESULTS .... 175
PART 4 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR
NURSING ..................................................................................................................................... 199
, CHAPTER 22 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN AND APPROACHES......................................... 199
CHAPTER 23 SAMPLING IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH .............................................................. 206
CHAPTER 24 DATA COLLECTION IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH .................................................. 215
CHAPTER 25 QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS ............................................................................. 236
CHAPTER 26 TRUSTWORTHINESS AND RIGOR IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ........................... 243
PART 5 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR
NURSING ..................................................................................................................................... 252
CHAPTER 27 BASICS OF MIXED METHODS RESEARCH ............................................................ 252
CHAPTER 28 DEVELOPING COMPLEX NURSING INTERVENTIONS USING MIXED METHODS
RESEARCH................................................................................................................................ 261
CHAPTER 29 FEASIBILITY AND PILOT STUDIES OF INTERVENTIONS USING MIXED METHODS
................................................................................................................................................. 270
PART 6 BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASE FOR NURSING PRACTICE ................................................ 278
CHAPTER 30 SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE................................................ 278
CHAPTER 31 APPLICABILITY, GENERALIZABILITY, AND RELEVANCE: TOWARD PRACTICE-BASED
EVIDENCE ................................................................................................................................ 286
CHAPTER 32 DISSEMINATING EVIDENCE: REPORTING RESEARCH FINDINGS ......................... 298
CHAPTER 33 WRITING PROPOSALS TO GENERATE EVIDENCE ................................................ 306
PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH AND
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH IN AN EVIDENCE-
BASED PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT
1. WHAT IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN THE NURSING
PROFESSION?
A) RESEARCH FINDINGS PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR INFORMING NURSES' DECISIONS AND
ACTIONS.
, B) CONDUCT RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF NURSING PRACTICE.
C) DOCUMENT THE ROLE THAT NURSES SERVE IN SOCIETY.
D) ESTABLISH NURSING RESEARCH AREAS OF STUDY.
2. WHICH GROUP WOULD BE BEST SERVED BY CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH?
A) NURSING ADMINISTRATORS
B) PRACTICING NURSES
C) NURSES' CLIENTS
D) HEALTHCARE POLICYMAKERS
3. IN THE UNITED STATES, IN WHAT AREA DOES RESEARCH PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
NURSING?
A) CHRONIC ILLNESS
B) CREDENTIALING AND STATUS
C) NURSES' PERSONALITIES
D) NURSES' EDUCATION
4. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A CONSUMER OF NURSING RESEARCH?
A) READ RESEARCH REPORTS FOR RELEVANT FINDINGS.
B) PARTICIPATE IN GENERATING EVIDENCE BY DOING RESEARCH.
C) PARTICIPATE IN JOURNAL CLUB IN A PRACTICE SETTING.
D) SOLVE CLINICAL PROBLEMS AND MAKE CLINICAL DECISIONS.
(AUTHOR), CHERYL BECK (AUTHOR)- TEST BANK WITH
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (ANSWER KEY PROVIDED)
CHAPTERS 1- 33| 2026 A+
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ....................... 3
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH IN AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING: TRANSLATING RESEARCH EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE
................................................................................................................................................... 11
CHAPTER 3 KEY CONCEPTS AND STEPS IN QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH........ 19
PART 2 CONCEPTUALIZING AND PLANNING A STUDY TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR NURSING .. 27
CHAPTER 4 RESEARCH PROBLEMS, RESEARCH QUESTIONS, AND HYPOTHESES ...................... 27
CHAPTER 5 LITERATURE REVIEWS: FINDING AND CRITICALLY APPRAISING EVIDENCE ............ 36
CHAPTER 6 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS ................................................................................. 44
CHAPTER 7 ETHICS IN NURSING RESEARCH .............................................................................. 52
CHAPTER 8 PLANNING A NURSING STUDY ............................................................................... 60
PART 3 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUANTITATIVE STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR
NURSING ....................................................................................................................................... 68
CHAPTER 9 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN ......................................................................... 68
CHAPTER 10 RIGOR AND VALIDITY IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ............................................ 76
CHAPTER 11 SPECIFIC TYPES OF QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ..................................................... 84
CHAPTER 12 QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT SCIENCE .................................... 92
CHAPTER 13 SAMPLING IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ........................................................... 111
CHAPTER 14 DATA COLLECTION IN QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ............................................... 119
CHAPTER 15 MEASUREMENT AND DATA QUALITY ................................................................. 127
CHAPTER 16 DEVELOPING AND TESTING SELF-REPORT SCALES............................................. 135
CHAPTER 17 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS ..................................................................................... 143
CHAPTER 18 INFERENTIAL STATISTICS..................................................................................... 151
CHAPTER 19 MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS .................................................................................. 158
CHAPTER 20 PROCESSES OF QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS .................................................. 167
CHAPTER 21 CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND INTERPRETATION OF QUANTITATIVE RESULTS .... 175
PART 4 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING QUALITATIVE STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR
NURSING ..................................................................................................................................... 199
, CHAPTER 22 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN AND APPROACHES......................................... 199
CHAPTER 23 SAMPLING IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH .............................................................. 206
CHAPTER 24 DATA COLLECTION IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH .................................................. 215
CHAPTER 25 QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS ............................................................................. 236
CHAPTER 26 TRUSTWORTHINESS AND RIGOR IN QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ........................... 243
PART 5 DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING MIXED METHODS STUDIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE FOR
NURSING ..................................................................................................................................... 252
CHAPTER 27 BASICS OF MIXED METHODS RESEARCH ............................................................ 252
CHAPTER 28 DEVELOPING COMPLEX NURSING INTERVENTIONS USING MIXED METHODS
RESEARCH................................................................................................................................ 261
CHAPTER 29 FEASIBILITY AND PILOT STUDIES OF INTERVENTIONS USING MIXED METHODS
................................................................................................................................................. 270
PART 6 BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASE FOR NURSING PRACTICE ................................................ 278
CHAPTER 30 SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS OF RESEARCH EVIDENCE................................................ 278
CHAPTER 31 APPLICABILITY, GENERALIZABILITY, AND RELEVANCE: TOWARD PRACTICE-BASED
EVIDENCE ................................................................................................................................ 286
CHAPTER 32 DISSEMINATING EVIDENCE: REPORTING RESEARCH FINDINGS ......................... 298
CHAPTER 33 WRITING PROPOSALS TO GENERATE EVIDENCE ................................................ 306
PART 1 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING RESEARCH AND
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH IN AN EVIDENCE-
BASED PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT
1. WHAT IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN THE NURSING
PROFESSION?
A) RESEARCH FINDINGS PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR INFORMING NURSES' DECISIONS AND
ACTIONS.
, B) CONDUCT RESEARCH TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT OF NURSING PRACTICE.
C) DOCUMENT THE ROLE THAT NURSES SERVE IN SOCIETY.
D) ESTABLISH NURSING RESEARCH AREAS OF STUDY.
2. WHICH GROUP WOULD BE BEST SERVED BY CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH?
A) NURSING ADMINISTRATORS
B) PRACTICING NURSES
C) NURSES' CLIENTS
D) HEALTHCARE POLICYMAKERS
3. IN THE UNITED STATES, IN WHAT AREA DOES RESEARCH PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN
NURSING?
A) CHRONIC ILLNESS
B) CREDENTIALING AND STATUS
C) NURSES' PERSONALITIES
D) NURSES' EDUCATION
4. WHAT IS THE ROLE OF A CONSUMER OF NURSING RESEARCH?
A) READ RESEARCH REPORTS FOR RELEVANT FINDINGS.
B) PARTICIPATE IN GENERATING EVIDENCE BY DOING RESEARCH.
C) PARTICIPATE IN JOURNAL CLUB IN A PRACTICE SETTING.
D) SOLVE CLINICAL PROBLEMS AND MAKE CLINICAL DECISIONS.
