Test Bank for Reading, Understanding & Applying Nursing Research 6th Edition By Fain | All Chapters (1-15) | Q&As Verified| Grade A+ Assured | ISBN 9781719645300

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Test Bank for Reading, Understanding & Applying Nursing Research
6th
By Fain
All Chapters (1-15) Q&As Verified| Grade A+ Assured
ISBN 9781719645300




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research ............................................................... 3
Chapter 2: Differentiating Types of Scholarship: Quality Improvement, Evidence-
Based Practice, and Research ..................................................................................... 13
Chapter 3: Understanding the Research Process and Ethical Issues in Nursing
Research...................................................................................................................... 20
Chapter 4: Understanding Evidenced-Based Practice ................................................ 32
Chapter 5: Selecting and Defining a Problem ............................................................. 43
Chapter 6: Applying Appropriate Theories and Conceptual Models .......................... 54
Chapter 7: Formulating Hypotheses and Research Questions .................................... 65
Chapter 8: Selecting the Sample and Setting .............................................................. 75
Chapter 9: Selecting a Quantitative Research Design ................................................. 86
Chapter 10: Selecting a Qualitative Research Design.................................................. 97
Chapter 11: Data Collection Methods........................................................................ 108
Chapter 12: Principles of Measurement ................................................................... 118
Chapter 13: Analyzing Data....................................................................................... 129
Chapter 14: Interpreting and Reporting Research Findings..................................... 140
Chapter 15: Critiquing Research Reports ................................................................. 151




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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Quantitative research uses the following methods of data collection except:
1. Surveys
2. Questionnaires
3. Participant observation
4. Psychosocial instruments


2. Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to
acquire this knowledge are referred to as:
1. Scientific integrity
2. Scientific rigor
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing


3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is
referred to as:


1. Scientific integrity
2. Scientific rigor
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing


4. A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:


1. Qualitative
2. Quantitative
3. Scientific integrity
4. Scientific method


5. A group of individuals who collaborate on a research project from beginning to
dissemination of findings are referred to as a:

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1. Research consumer
2. Research team
3. Principal investigator
4. Consultant




6. An example of a specialty journal is:
1. Nursing Research
2. Research in Nursing and Health
3. Oncology Nursing Forum
4. Western Journal of Nursing Research


7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same
variables but different subjects
is referred to as:
1. Exploration
2. Replication
3. Empiricism
4. Rigor


8. Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?
1. Dr. Rebecca Patton
2. Dr. Julie Gerberding
3. Dr. Shannon Zenk
4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni


9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates
those findings into clinical thinking and
decision making is called:
1. Nursing science
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Scientific inquiry



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