,TEST ssBANK ssFOR ssNURSING ssRESEARCH ssIN ssCANADA, ss4TH ssEDITION
by ssMina ssSingh, ssRN, ssRP, ssBSc, ssBScN ssMEd, ssPhD, ssI-FCNEI, ssCherylyn ssCameron, ssRN, ssPhD,
ssGeri ssLoBiondo-Wood, ssPhD, ssRN, ssFAAN ssand ssJudith ssHaber, ssPhD, ssRN, ssFAAN
TABLE ssOF ssCONTENT
Part ssI: ssResearch ssOverview ssResearch ssVignette: ssA ssProgram ssof ssResearch ssin ssTranscultural ssNursing
1. The ssRole ssof ssResearch ssin ssNursing
2. Theoretical ss Framework
3. Critical ssReading ssStrategies: ssOverview ssof ssthe ssResearch ssProcess
4. Developing ssResearch ss Questions, ssHypotheses, s s and ssClinical ssQuestions
5. Finding ssand ss Appraising ssthe ssLiterature
6. Legal ssand ssEthical ssIssues
Part ssII: ssQualitative ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssCreating ssQualitatively ssDerived ssKnowledge ssfor ssa ssPractice ssDiscipline
7. Introduction ssto ssQualitative ssResearch
8. Qualitative ssApproaches ssto ssResearch
Part ssIII: ssQuantitative ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssTackling ssthe ssPrevention ssof ssFalls ssAmong ssOlder ssAdults
9. Introduction ssto ssQuantitative ssResearch
10. Experimental ssand ss Quasiexperimental ss Designs
11. Non-experimental s s Designs
Part ssIV: ssProcesses ssRelated ssto ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssPartnering sswith ssparents ssto ssreduce ssnewborn sspain ss- ssevidence ssand ssimplementation
12. Sampling
13. Data ssCollection ss Methods
14. Rigour ssin ssResearch
15. Qualitative ssData ss Analysis
16. Quantitative ssData ss Analysis
17. Presenting ssthe ssFindings
Part ssV: ssCritiquing ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssA ssProgram ssof ssResearch
18. Critiquing ssQualitative ssResearch
19. Critiquing ssQuantitative ssResearch
Part ssVI: ssApplication ssof ssResearch: ssEvidence-Informed ssPractice ssResearch ssVignette: ssFrom ssmy ssPh.D. ssto ssher ssPost-Doctoral ssstudies:
ssBuilding ssa s s Survivorship ssCancer ssCare ssProgram
20. Developing ssan ssEvidence-Informed ss Practice ssResearch ssVignette: ssSocial ssSupport ss Needs ss of ssOlder ss Adults
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition
ss ss ss ss ss ss
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. A sskey ssstep ssto ssthe ssdevelopment ssof ssnursing ssresearch sswas
a. the ssendowment ssof ssnursing ssresearch sschairs.
b. universities ssoffering ssbaccalaureate ssnursing ssprograms.
c. a ssbaccalaureate ssdegree ssbecoming ssthe ssentry ssto sspractice.
d. the ssCanadian ssNurses ssAssociation ssdeveloping ssa ssresearch ssmandate.
ANS: s s B
Feedback
A Endowment ssof ssnursing ssresearch sschairs ssdid ssnot ssoccur ssuntil ssthe ssnumber ssof
ssnurses sswith ssPhD ssdegrees ssincreased.
B Universities ssoffering ssbaccalaureate ssnursing ssprograms ssprovided ssan ssintroduction
ssto ssresearch sswithin ssthe ssBScN ssprograms ssand ssled ssto ssfurther ssnursing sseducation
ssat ssthe
MSN ssand ssPhD sslevels.
C Baccalaureate ssdegrees ssbecoming ssthe ssentry ssto sspractice ssdid ssnot ssoccur ssuntil
ssthe sstwenty-first sscentury.
D The ssCanadian ssNurses ssAssociation ssdid ssnot ssdevelop ssa ssresearch ssmandate ssuntil
ssthe
end ssof ssthe sstwentieth sscentury.
DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssApplication
MSC: s s NCLEX ssClient ssCare ssNeeds ssCategory: ssSafe ssand ssEffective ssCare ssEnvironment; ssHealth
ssPromotion ssand ssMaintenance
2. How ssis ssnursing ssresearch sssignificant ssto ssthe ssprofession ssof ssnursing?
a. Responsibility ssis ssmore ssspecifically ssdefined.
b. Liability sswithin ssthe sspractice ssof ssnursing ssis ssdecreased.
c. A ssspecialized ssbody ssof ssknowledge ssis ssgenerated ssfor ssuse ssin ssthe ssdelivery ssof sshealth sscare.
d. The ssscope ssof ssnursing sspractice ssis ssexpanded ssinto ssareas ssformerly ssreserved ssfor
ss other ssdisciplines.
ANS: s s C
Feedback
A Research ssaids ssin ssdocumenting ssaccountability ssof ssnurses, ssbut ssprofessional
guidelines ssregarding ssresponsibility ssalready ssexist.
B Liability ssis ssa sslegal ssconcept. ssResearch ssdoes ssnot sspromote ssliability.
C Theory-based ssnursing ssresearch ssprovides ssa ssfoundation ssfor ssevidence-informed
ssnursing sscare.
D Nursing ssresearch ssexpands ssthe ssdiscipline ssof ssnursing ssas ssit sspertains ssto ssnursing
sspractice.
DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension
MSC: s s NCLEX ssClient ssCare ssNeeds ssCategory: ssSafe ssand ssEffective ssCare ssEnvironment; ssHealth
ssPromotion ssand ssMaintenance
, 3. Why ssare ssnursing sspractice–oriented ssscientific ssinvestigations
ssvaluable?
a. They ssvalidate ssthe sseffectiveness ssof ssparticular ssnursing ssinterventions.
b. They ssencourage ssconsumers ssto ssquestion ssthe ssquality ssof sshealth sscare.
c. They sslimit ssthe sstheory ssbase ssfor ssclinical ssdecision ssmaking.
d. They ssmandate sshealth sscare ssreform.
ANS: s s A
Feedback
A Practice-focused ssresearch sssupports ssthe sseffectiveness ssof ssnursing ssinterventions
ssand
reinforces ssquality ssof ssnursing sscare.
B On ssthe sscontrary, ssthey sshelp ssreassure ssconsumers ssabout ssthe ssquality ssof sshealth
sscare.
C They sssupport ssthe ssdevelopment ssof ssthe sstheory ssbase ssfor ssclinical ssdecision
ssmaking.
D They ssreinforce ssthe sseffectiveness ssof sscurrent ssnursing sspractice.
DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension
MSC: s s NCLEX ssClient ssCare ssNeeds ssCategory: ssSafe ssand ssEffective ssCare ssEnvironment; ssHealth
ssPromotion ssand ssMaintenance
4. When ssa sschange ssin ssnursing sspractice ssresults ssin ssdecreased sscost ssof sscare, sswhat ssadditional
ss factor ssmust ssbe ssconsidered ssbefore ssgeneral ssimplementation ssof ssthis sschange?
a. Ensuring sscompliance ssof ssthe sschange ssby ssnurses sswith ssdiverse
educational ssbackgrounds
ss
b. Maintaining ssor ssimproving ssthe ssquality ssof sscare ssresulting ssfrom ssthe sschange ssin sspractice
c. Encouraging sspatients ssto ssbe ssactive sspartners ssin sstheir sshealth sscare ssdecisions
d. Disseminating ssthe sschange ssbeyond ssthe ssdiscipline ssof ssnursing
ANS: s s B
Feedback
A Not ssall ssnurses ssare ssresponsible ssfor sssupervising sscompliance sswith ssnew ssmeasures.
B Nurses ssare ssaccountable ssto ssmaintain ssquality sspatient sscare ssdespite sscost-cutting
measures.
C Nurses ssshould ssencourage sspatient ssparticipation ssin sscare ssdespite sscost-cutting
ssmeasures.
D Nurses ssare ssnot ssresponsible ssfor ssreforming ssother ssdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssAnalysis
MSC: s s NCLEX ssClient ssCare ssNeeds ssCategory: ssSafe ssand ssEffective ssCare ssEnvironment; ssHealth
ssPromotion ssand ssMaintenance
5. Why ssdo ssnurses sswho ssdo ssnot ssconduct ssresearch ssneed ssto ssunderstand ssthe ssnursing ssresearch
ss process?
a. To ssidentify sspotential ssparticipants ssfor ssclinical ssresearch ssstudies
b. To ssassist ssin sscollecting ssaccurate ssdata ssfor ssclinical ssresearch ssstudies
c. To ssteach sspatients ssand ssfamilies ssabout ssthe ssusefulness ssof ssparticipation ssin ssresearch
d. To ssbe ssable ssto ssevaluate ssnursing ssresearch ssreports ssfor ssrelevance ssto sstheir ssown
ssclinical sspractice
ANS: s s D
by ssMina ssSingh, ssRN, ssRP, ssBSc, ssBScN ssMEd, ssPhD, ssI-FCNEI, ssCherylyn ssCameron, ssRN, ssPhD,
ssGeri ssLoBiondo-Wood, ssPhD, ssRN, ssFAAN ssand ssJudith ssHaber, ssPhD, ssRN, ssFAAN
TABLE ssOF ssCONTENT
Part ssI: ssResearch ssOverview ssResearch ssVignette: ssA ssProgram ssof ssResearch ssin ssTranscultural ssNursing
1. The ssRole ssof ssResearch ssin ssNursing
2. Theoretical ss Framework
3. Critical ssReading ssStrategies: ssOverview ssof ssthe ssResearch ssProcess
4. Developing ssResearch ss Questions, ssHypotheses, s s and ssClinical ssQuestions
5. Finding ssand ss Appraising ssthe ssLiterature
6. Legal ssand ssEthical ssIssues
Part ssII: ssQualitative ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssCreating ssQualitatively ssDerived ssKnowledge ssfor ssa ssPractice ssDiscipline
7. Introduction ssto ssQualitative ssResearch
8. Qualitative ssApproaches ssto ssResearch
Part ssIII: ssQuantitative ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssTackling ssthe ssPrevention ssof ssFalls ssAmong ssOlder ssAdults
9. Introduction ssto ssQuantitative ssResearch
10. Experimental ssand ss Quasiexperimental ss Designs
11. Non-experimental s s Designs
Part ssIV: ssProcesses ssRelated ssto ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssPartnering sswith ssparents ssto ssreduce ssnewborn sspain ss- ssevidence ssand ssimplementation
12. Sampling
13. Data ssCollection ss Methods
14. Rigour ssin ssResearch
15. Qualitative ssData ss Analysis
16. Quantitative ssData ss Analysis
17. Presenting ssthe ssFindings
Part ssV: ssCritiquing ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssA ssProgram ssof ssResearch
18. Critiquing ssQualitative ssResearch
19. Critiquing ssQuantitative ssResearch
Part ssVI: ssApplication ssof ssResearch: ssEvidence-Informed ssPractice ssResearch ssVignette: ssFrom ssmy ssPh.D. ssto ssher ssPost-Doctoral ssstudies:
ssBuilding ssa s s Survivorship ssCancer ssCare ssProgram
20. Developing ssan ssEvidence-Informed ss Practice ssResearch ssVignette: ssSocial ssSupport ss Needs ss of ssOlder ss Adults
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition
ss ss ss ss ss ss
MULTIPLE ssCHOICE
1. A sskey ssstep ssto ssthe ssdevelopment ssof ssnursing ssresearch sswas
a. the ssendowment ssof ssnursing ssresearch sschairs.
b. universities ssoffering ssbaccalaureate ssnursing ssprograms.
c. a ssbaccalaureate ssdegree ssbecoming ssthe ssentry ssto sspractice.
d. the ssCanadian ssNurses ssAssociation ssdeveloping ssa ssresearch ssmandate.
ANS: s s B
Feedback
A Endowment ssof ssnursing ssresearch sschairs ssdid ssnot ssoccur ssuntil ssthe ssnumber ssof
ssnurses sswith ssPhD ssdegrees ssincreased.
B Universities ssoffering ssbaccalaureate ssnursing ssprograms ssprovided ssan ssintroduction
ssto ssresearch sswithin ssthe ssBScN ssprograms ssand ssled ssto ssfurther ssnursing sseducation
ssat ssthe
MSN ssand ssPhD sslevels.
C Baccalaureate ssdegrees ssbecoming ssthe ssentry ssto sspractice ssdid ssnot ssoccur ssuntil
ssthe sstwenty-first sscentury.
D The ssCanadian ssNurses ssAssociation ssdid ssnot ssdevelop ssa ssresearch ssmandate ssuntil
ssthe
end ssof ssthe sstwentieth sscentury.
DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssApplication
MSC: s s NCLEX ssClient ssCare ssNeeds ssCategory: ssSafe ssand ssEffective ssCare ssEnvironment; ssHealth
ssPromotion ssand ssMaintenance
2. How ssis ssnursing ssresearch sssignificant ssto ssthe ssprofession ssof ssnursing?
a. Responsibility ssis ssmore ssspecifically ssdefined.
b. Liability sswithin ssthe sspractice ssof ssnursing ssis ssdecreased.
c. A ssspecialized ssbody ssof ssknowledge ssis ssgenerated ssfor ssuse ssin ssthe ssdelivery ssof sshealth sscare.
d. The ssscope ssof ssnursing sspractice ssis ssexpanded ssinto ssareas ssformerly ssreserved ssfor
ss other ssdisciplines.
ANS: s s C
Feedback
A Research ssaids ssin ssdocumenting ssaccountability ssof ssnurses, ssbut ssprofessional
guidelines ssregarding ssresponsibility ssalready ssexist.
B Liability ssis ssa sslegal ssconcept. ssResearch ssdoes ssnot sspromote ssliability.
C Theory-based ssnursing ssresearch ssprovides ssa ssfoundation ssfor ssevidence-informed
ssnursing sscare.
D Nursing ssresearch ssexpands ssthe ssdiscipline ssof ssnursing ssas ssit sspertains ssto ssnursing
sspractice.
DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension
MSC: s s NCLEX ssClient ssCare ssNeeds ssCategory: ssSafe ssand ssEffective ssCare ssEnvironment; ssHealth
ssPromotion ssand ssMaintenance
, 3. Why ssare ssnursing sspractice–oriented ssscientific ssinvestigations
ssvaluable?
a. They ssvalidate ssthe sseffectiveness ssof ssparticular ssnursing ssinterventions.
b. They ssencourage ssconsumers ssto ssquestion ssthe ssquality ssof sshealth sscare.
c. They sslimit ssthe sstheory ssbase ssfor ssclinical ssdecision ssmaking.
d. They ssmandate sshealth sscare ssreform.
ANS: s s A
Feedback
A Practice-focused ssresearch sssupports ssthe sseffectiveness ssof ssnursing ssinterventions
ssand
reinforces ssquality ssof ssnursing sscare.
B On ssthe sscontrary, ssthey sshelp ssreassure ssconsumers ssabout ssthe ssquality ssof sshealth
sscare.
C They sssupport ssthe ssdevelopment ssof ssthe sstheory ssbase ssfor ssclinical ssdecision
ssmaking.
D They ssreinforce ssthe sseffectiveness ssof sscurrent ssnursing sspractice.
DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssComprehension
MSC: s s NCLEX ssClient ssCare ssNeeds ssCategory: ssSafe ssand ssEffective ssCare ssEnvironment; ssHealth
ssPromotion ssand ssMaintenance
4. When ssa sschange ssin ssnursing sspractice ssresults ssin ssdecreased sscost ssof sscare, sswhat ssadditional
ss factor ssmust ssbe ssconsidered ssbefore ssgeneral ssimplementation ssof ssthis sschange?
a. Ensuring sscompliance ssof ssthe sschange ssby ssnurses sswith ssdiverse
educational ssbackgrounds
ss
b. Maintaining ssor ssimproving ssthe ssquality ssof sscare ssresulting ssfrom ssthe sschange ssin sspractice
c. Encouraging sspatients ssto ssbe ssactive sspartners ssin sstheir sshealth sscare ssdecisions
d. Disseminating ssthe sschange ssbeyond ssthe ssdiscipline ssof ssnursing
ANS: s s B
Feedback
A Not ssall ssnurses ssare ssresponsible ssfor sssupervising sscompliance sswith ssnew ssmeasures.
B Nurses ssare ssaccountable ssto ssmaintain ssquality sspatient sscare ssdespite sscost-cutting
measures.
C Nurses ssshould ssencourage sspatient ssparticipation ssin sscare ssdespite sscost-cutting
ssmeasures.
D Nurses ssare ssnot ssresponsible ssfor ssreforming ssother ssdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive ssLevel: ssAnalysis
MSC: s s NCLEX ssClient ssCare ssNeeds ssCategory: ssSafe ssand ssEffective ssCare ssEnvironment; ssHealth
ssPromotion ssand ssMaintenance
5. Why ssdo ssnurses sswho ssdo ssnot ssconduct ssresearch ssneed ssto ssunderstand ssthe ssnursing ssresearch
ss process?
a. To ssidentify sspotential ssparticipants ssfor ssclinical ssresearch ssstudies
b. To ssassist ssin sscollecting ssaccurate ssdata ssfor ssclinical ssresearch ssstudies
c. To ssteach sspatients ssand ssfamilies ssabout ssthe ssusefulness ssof ssparticipation ssin ssresearch
d. To ssbe ssable ssto ssevaluate ssnursing ssresearch ssreports ssfor ssrelevance ssto sstheir ssown
ssclinical sspractice
ANS: s s D
