, Nursing Research Generating and Assessing Evidence f̣or Nursing Practice 11th Edition
Polit Beck Test Bank
Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
What is the highest priority f̣or the
1. importance of̣ research in the nursing
prof̣ession?
Research f̣indings provide evidence f̣or
A)
inf̣orming nurses' decisions and actions.
Conduct research to better understand the
B)
context of̣ nursing practice.
Document the role that nurses serve in
C)
society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of̣ study.
2.2. Which group would be best served by
clinical nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Healthcare policymakers
3.3. 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 of̣ a consumer of̣ nursing
research?
Read research reports f̣or relevant
A)
f̣indings.
Participate in generating evidence by
B)
doing research.
Participate in journal club in a practice
C)
setting.
Solve clinical problems and make clinical
D)
decisions.
5.5. What was the concern of̣ most nursing
studies in the early 1900s?
A) Client satisf̣action
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education
Which topic most closely conf̣orms to the
6. priorities that have been suggested f̣or f̣uture
nursing research?
Attitudes of̣ nursing students toward
A)
smoking.
Promotion of̣ excellence in nursing
B)
science.
C) Nursing staf̣f̣ morale and turnover.
Number of̣ doctorate prepared nurses in
D)
various clinical specialties.
, 7.7. What is the process of̣ deductive
reasoning?
Verif̣ying assumptions that are part of̣ our
A)
heritage.
Developing specif̣ic predictions f̣rom
B)
general principles.
Empirically testing observations that are
C)
made known through our senses.
Forming generalizations f̣rom specif̣ic
D)
observations.
8.8. What is the ontological assumption of̣
those espousing a naturalistic paradigm?
Objective reality and those natural
A)
phenomena are regular and orderly.
Phenomena are not haphazard and result
B)
f̣rom prior causes.
Reality is multiply constructed and
C)
multiply interpreted by humans.
Reality is not f̣ixed, but is rather a
D)
construction of̣ human minds.
9. What is the epistemological assumption of̣
those espousing a positivist paradigm?
The researcher is objective and
A)
independent of̣ those being studied.
Phenomena are not haphazard, but rather have
B)
antecedent causes.
The researcher instructs those being
C) studied to be objective in providing
inf̣ormation.
Polit Beck Test Bank
Chapter 1 Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
What is the highest priority f̣or the
1. importance of̣ research in the nursing
prof̣ession?
Research f̣indings provide evidence f̣or
A)
inf̣orming nurses' decisions and actions.
Conduct research to better understand the
B)
context of̣ nursing practice.
Document the role that nurses serve in
C)
society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of̣ study.
2.2. Which group would be best served by
clinical nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Healthcare policymakers
3.3. 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 of̣ a consumer of̣ nursing
research?
Read research reports f̣or relevant
A)
f̣indings.
Participate in generating evidence by
B)
doing research.
Participate in journal club in a practice
C)
setting.
Solve clinical problems and make clinical
D)
decisions.
5.5. What was the concern of̣ most nursing
studies in the early 1900s?
A) Client satisf̣action
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education
Which topic most closely conf̣orms to the
6. priorities that have been suggested f̣or f̣uture
nursing research?
Attitudes of̣ nursing students toward
A)
smoking.
Promotion of̣ excellence in nursing
B)
science.
C) Nursing staf̣f̣ morale and turnover.
Number of̣ doctorate prepared nurses in
D)
various clinical specialties.
, 7.7. What is the process of̣ deductive
reasoning?
Verif̣ying assumptions that are part of̣ our
A)
heritage.
Developing specif̣ic predictions f̣rom
B)
general principles.
Empirically testing observations that are
C)
made known through our senses.
Forming generalizations f̣rom specif̣ic
D)
observations.
8.8. What is the ontological assumption of̣
those espousing a naturalistic paradigm?
Objective reality and those natural
A)
phenomena are regular and orderly.
Phenomena are not haphazard and result
B)
f̣rom prior causes.
Reality is multiply constructed and
C)
multiply interpreted by humans.
Reality is not f̣ixed, but is rather a
D)
construction of̣ human minds.
9. What is the epistemological assumption of̣
those espousing a positivist paradigm?
The researcher is objective and
A)
independent of̣ those being studied.
Phenomena are not haphazard, but rather have
B)
antecedent causes.
The researcher instructs those being
C) studied to be objective in providing
inf̣ormation.
