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NURSING RESEARCH GENERATING AND ASSESSING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 11TH EDITION POLIT BECK [COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS]
,table of contents
chapter 1 introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment ....................... 3
chapter 2 evidence-based nursing: translating research evidence into practice ..................................... 9
chapter 3 key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research .......................................... 16
chapter 4 research problems, research questions, and hypotheses ...................................................... 23
chapter 5 literature reviews: finding and critiquing evidence ................................................................ 30
chapter 6 theoretical frameworks .......................................................................................................... 38
chapter 7 ethics in nursing research ....................................................................................................... 45
chapter 8 planning a nursing study......................................................................................................... 52
chapter 9 quantitative research design .................................................................................................. 59
chapter 10 rigor and validity in quantitative research ........................................................................... 66
chapter 11 specific types of quantitative research................................................................................. 72
chapter 12 sampling in quantitative research ........................................................................................ 79
chapter 13 data collection in quantitative research ............................................................................... 87
chapter 14 measurement and data quality ............................................................................................ 94
chapter 15 developing and testing self-report scales........................................................................... 101
chapter 16 descriptive statistics ........................................................................................................... 107
chapter 17 inferential statistics ............................................................................................................ 114
chapter 18 multivariate statistics ......................................................................................................... 121
chapter 19 processes of quantitative data analysis.............................................................................. 128
chapter 20 clinical significance and interpretation of quantitative results .......................................... 135
chapter 21 qualitative research design and approaches ...................................................................... 154
chapter 22 sampling in qualitative research......................................................................................... 160
chapter 23 data collection in qualitative research ............................................................................... 168
chapter 24 qualitative data analysis ..................................................................................................... 185
chapter 25 trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research ........................................................ 191
chapter 26 basics of mixed methods research ..................................................................................... 199
chapter 27 developing complex nursing interventions using mixed methods research ...................... 206
chapter 28 feasibility assessments and pilot tests of interventions using mixed methods ................. 214
chapter 29 systematic reviews of research .......................................................................................... 221
chapter 30 disseminating ...................................................................................................................... 228
chapter 31 writing proposals to generate evidence ............................................................................. 235
,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.
5. what was the concern of most nursing studies in the early 1900s?
a) client satisfaction
b) clinical problems
c) health promotion
d) nursing education
6. which topic most closely conforms to the priorities that have been suggested for future nursing
research?
a) attitudes of nursing students toward smoking.
b) promotion of excellence in nursing science.
c) nursing staff morale and turnover.
d) number of doctorate prepared nurses in various clinical specialties.
7. what is the process of deductive reasoning?
a) verifying assumptions that are part of our heritage.
b) developing specific predictions from general principles.
c) empirically testing observations that are made known through our senses.
d) forming generalizations from specific observations.
8. what is the ontological assumption of those espousing a naturalistic paradigm?
a) objective reality and those natural phenomena are regular and orderly.
b) phenomena are not haphazard and result from prior causes.
NURSING RESEARCH GENERATING AND ASSESSING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 11TH EDITION POLIT BECK [COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS]
,table of contents
chapter 1 introduction to nursing research in an evidence-based practice environment ....................... 3
chapter 2 evidence-based nursing: translating research evidence into practice ..................................... 9
chapter 3 key concepts and steps in qualitative and quantitative research .......................................... 16
chapter 4 research problems, research questions, and hypotheses ...................................................... 23
chapter 5 literature reviews: finding and critiquing evidence ................................................................ 30
chapter 6 theoretical frameworks .......................................................................................................... 38
chapter 7 ethics in nursing research ....................................................................................................... 45
chapter 8 planning a nursing study......................................................................................................... 52
chapter 9 quantitative research design .................................................................................................. 59
chapter 10 rigor and validity in quantitative research ........................................................................... 66
chapter 11 specific types of quantitative research................................................................................. 72
chapter 12 sampling in quantitative research ........................................................................................ 79
chapter 13 data collection in quantitative research ............................................................................... 87
chapter 14 measurement and data quality ............................................................................................ 94
chapter 15 developing and testing self-report scales........................................................................... 101
chapter 16 descriptive statistics ........................................................................................................... 107
chapter 17 inferential statistics ............................................................................................................ 114
chapter 18 multivariate statistics ......................................................................................................... 121
chapter 19 processes of quantitative data analysis.............................................................................. 128
chapter 20 clinical significance and interpretation of quantitative results .......................................... 135
chapter 21 qualitative research design and approaches ...................................................................... 154
chapter 22 sampling in qualitative research......................................................................................... 160
chapter 23 data collection in qualitative research ............................................................................... 168
chapter 24 qualitative data analysis ..................................................................................................... 185
chapter 25 trustworthiness and integrity in qualitative research ........................................................ 191
chapter 26 basics of mixed methods research ..................................................................................... 199
chapter 27 developing complex nursing interventions using mixed methods research ...................... 206
chapter 28 feasibility assessments and pilot tests of interventions using mixed methods ................. 214
chapter 29 systematic reviews of research .......................................................................................... 221
chapter 30 disseminating ...................................................................................................................... 228
chapter 31 writing proposals to generate evidence ............................................................................. 235
,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.
5. what was the concern of most nursing studies in the early 1900s?
a) client satisfaction
b) clinical problems
c) health promotion
d) nursing education
6. which topic most closely conforms to the priorities that have been suggested for future nursing
research?
a) attitudes of nursing students toward smoking.
b) promotion of excellence in nursing science.
c) nursing staff morale and turnover.
d) number of doctorate prepared nurses in various clinical specialties.
7. what is the process of deductive reasoning?
a) verifying assumptions that are part of our heritage.
b) developing specific predictions from general principles.
c) empirically testing observations that are made known through our senses.
d) forming generalizations from specific observations.
8. what is the ontological assumption of those espousing a naturalistic paradigm?
a) objective reality and those natural phenomena are regular and orderly.
b) phenomena are not haphazard and result from prior causes.
