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 I: Research Overview Research Vignette: A Program of Research in Transcultural Nursing
1. The Role of Research in Nursing
2. Theoretical Framework
3. Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process
4. Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
5. Finding and Appraising the Literature
6. Legal and Ethical Issues
Part II: Qualitative Research Research Vignette: Creating Qualitatively Derived Knowledge for a Practice Discipline
7. Introduction to Qualitative Research
8. Qualitative Approaches to Research
Part III: Quantitative Research Research Vignette: Tackling the Prevention of Falls Among Older Adults
9. Introduction to Quantitative Research
10. Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
11. Non-experimental Designs
Part IV: Processes Related to Research Research Vignette: Partnering with parents to reduce newborn pain - evidence and implementation
12. Sampling
13. Data Collection Methods
14. Rigour in Research
15. Qualitative Data Analysis
16. Quantitative Data Analysis
17. Presenting the Findings
Part V: Critiquing Research Research Vignette: A Program of Research
18. Critiquing Qualitative Research
19. Critiquing Quantitative Research
Part VI: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: From my Ph.D. to her Post-Doctoral studies: Building a
Survivorship Cancer Care Program
20. Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: Social Support Needs of Older Adults
,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\ endowment\ of\ nursing\ research\ chairs.
b. universities\ offering\ baccalaureate\ nursing\ programs.
c. a\ baccalaureate\ degree\ becoming\ the\ entry\ to\ practice.
d. the\ Canadian\ Nurses\ Association\ developing\ a\ research\ mandate.
ANSWER:\ B
Feedback
A Endowment\ 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\ profession\ of\ nursing?
a. Responsibility\ is\ more\ specifically\ 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.
ANSWER:\ C
Feedback
A Research \ aids\ in\ documenting\ accountability\ of\ nurses,\ but\ professional\
guidelines\ regarding\ responsibility\ already\ exist.
B Liability\ is\ a\ legal\ concept.\ Research\ does\ not\ promote\ 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:\ Comprehension
MSC:\ NCLEX\ Client\ Care\ Needs\ Category:\ Safe\ and\ Effective\ Care\ Environment;\ Health\ Promotionand\
Maintenance
, 3. Why\ are\ nursing\ practice–oriented\ scientific\ investigations\ valuable?
a. They\ validate\ the\ effectiveness\ of\ particular\ nursing\interventions.
b. They\ encourage\ consumers\ to\ question \ the\ quality\ of\ health\ care.
c. They\limit\ the\ theory\ base\ for\ clinical\ decision\ making.
d. They\ mandate\ health\ care\ reform.
ANSWER:\ A
Feedback
A Practice-focused \ research \ supports\ the\ effectiveness\ of\ nursing\ interventions\ 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:\ Comprehension
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. Ensuring \ compliance \ of\ the\ change \ by\ nurses\ with \ diverse \ educational \
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. Disseminating\ the\ change\ beyond\ the\ discipline\ of\ nursing
ANSWER:\ B
Feedback
A Not\ all\ nurses\ are\ responsible\ for\ supervising\ compliance\ 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\ collecting\ 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
ANSWER:\ D
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 I: Research Overview Research Vignette: A Program of Research in Transcultural Nursing
1. The Role of Research in Nursing
2. Theoretical Framework
3. Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process
4. Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
5. Finding and Appraising the Literature
6. Legal and Ethical Issues
Part II: Qualitative Research Research Vignette: Creating Qualitatively Derived Knowledge for a Practice Discipline
7. Introduction to Qualitative Research
8. Qualitative Approaches to Research
Part III: Quantitative Research Research Vignette: Tackling the Prevention of Falls Among Older Adults
9. Introduction to Quantitative Research
10. Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
11. Non-experimental Designs
Part IV: Processes Related to Research Research Vignette: Partnering with parents to reduce newborn pain - evidence and implementation
12. Sampling
13. Data Collection Methods
14. Rigour in Research
15. Qualitative Data Analysis
16. Quantitative Data Analysis
17. Presenting the Findings
Part V: Critiquing Research Research Vignette: A Program of Research
18. Critiquing Qualitative Research
19. Critiquing Quantitative Research
Part VI: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: From my Ph.D. to her Post-Doctoral studies: Building a
Survivorship Cancer Care Program
20. Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: Social Support Needs of Older Adults
,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\ endowment\ of\ nursing\ research\ chairs.
b. universities\ offering\ baccalaureate\ nursing\ programs.
c. a\ baccalaureate\ degree\ becoming\ the\ entry\ to\ practice.
d. the\ Canadian\ Nurses\ Association\ developing\ a\ research\ mandate.
ANSWER:\ B
Feedback
A Endowment\ 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\ profession\ of\ nursing?
a. Responsibility\ is\ more\ specifically\ 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.
ANSWER:\ C
Feedback
A Research \ aids\ in\ documenting\ accountability\ of\ nurses,\ but\ professional\
guidelines\ regarding\ responsibility\ already\ exist.
B Liability\ is\ a\ legal\ concept.\ Research\ does\ not\ promote\ 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:\ Comprehension
MSC:\ NCLEX\ Client\ Care\ Needs\ Category:\ Safe\ and\ Effective\ Care\ Environment;\ Health\ Promotionand\
Maintenance
, 3. Why\ are\ nursing\ practice–oriented\ scientific\ investigations\ valuable?
a. They\ validate\ the\ effectiveness\ of\ particular\ nursing\interventions.
b. They\ encourage\ consumers\ to\ question \ the\ quality\ of\ health\ care.
c. They\limit\ the\ theory\ base\ for\ clinical\ decision\ making.
d. They\ mandate\ health\ care\ reform.
ANSWER:\ A
Feedback
A Practice-focused \ research \ supports\ the\ effectiveness\ of\ nursing\ interventions\ 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:\ Comprehension
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. Ensuring \ compliance \ of\ the\ change \ by\ nurses\ with \ diverse \ educational \
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. Disseminating\ the\ change\ beyond\ the\ discipline\ of\ nursing
ANSWER:\ B
Feedback
A Not\ all\ nurses\ are\ responsible\ for\ supervising\ compliance\ 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\ collecting\ 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
ANSWER:\ D
