TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA, 4TH
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, questions and
answers.
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 Programof 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, 4th 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. ANS: 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 Promotion and Maintenance
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
, a. Responsibility k is k more k specifically k defined.
b. Liability k within k the k practice k of k nursing k is k decreased.
c. A k specialized k body k of k knowledge k is k generated kfor k use k in kthe k
deliverykof k health kcare.
d. The k scope k of k nursing k practice k is kexpanded k into kareas k formerly
kreserved k forkother k disciplines.
ANS: k C
Feedback
A Research k aids k in kdocumenting kaccountability k of k nurses, k but
kprofessionalkguidelines kregarding k responsibility k already kexist.
B Liability k is k a k legal k concept. k Research k does k not k promote k liability.
C Theory-based k nursing kresearch k provides k a k foundation k for k
evidence-informedknursing k care.
D Nursing k research k expands k the k discipline k ofknursing k as k it k pertains
kto knursing kpractice.
DIF: Cognitive k Level: k Comprehension
MSC: k NCLEX kClient kCare k Needs k Category: k Safe k and k Effective k Care k Environment;
kHealth k Promotion k and k Maintenance
3. Why k are k nursing k practice–oriented k scientific k investigations k valuable?
a. They k validate k the k effectiveness k of k particular k nursing k interventions.
b. They k encourage k consumers k to k question k the k quality k of k health k care.
c. They k limit k the k theory k base k for k clinical k decision k making.
d. They kmandate k health k
care k reform. kANS: k A
Feedback
A Practice-focused k research k supports k the k effectiveness k of
k nursing kinterventions k and k reinforces k quality kof k nursing k care.
B On k the k contrary, kthey khelp kreassure k consumers k about k the
kqualitykof khealth kcare.
C They k support k the k development k of k the k theory k base k for k clinical k decision
k making.
D They k reinforce k the k effectiveness k of k current k nursing k practice.
DIF: Cognitive k Level: k Comprehension
MSC: k NCLEX kClient kCare k Needs k Category: k Safe k and k Effective k Care k Environment;
kHealth k Promotion k and kMaintenance
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, questions and
answers.
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 Programof 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, 4th 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. ANS: 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 Promotion and Maintenance
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
, a. Responsibility k is k more k specifically k defined.
b. Liability k within k the k practice k of k nursing k is k decreased.
c. A k specialized k body k of k knowledge k is k generated kfor k use k in kthe k
deliverykof k health kcare.
d. The k scope k of k nursing k practice k is kexpanded k into kareas k formerly
kreserved k forkother k disciplines.
ANS: k C
Feedback
A Research k aids k in kdocumenting kaccountability k of k nurses, k but
kprofessionalkguidelines kregarding k responsibility k already kexist.
B Liability k is k a k legal k concept. k Research k does k not k promote k liability.
C Theory-based k nursing kresearch k provides k a k foundation k for k
evidence-informedknursing k care.
D Nursing k research k expands k the k discipline k ofknursing k as k it k pertains
kto knursing kpractice.
DIF: Cognitive k Level: k Comprehension
MSC: k NCLEX kClient kCare k Needs k Category: k Safe k and k Effective k Care k Environment;
kHealth k Promotion k and k Maintenance
3. Why k are k nursing k practice–oriented k scientific k investigations k valuable?
a. They k validate k the k effectiveness k of k particular k nursing k interventions.
b. They k encourage k consumers k to k question k the k quality k of k health k care.
c. They k limit k the k theory k base k for k clinical k decision k making.
d. They kmandate k health k
care k reform. kANS: k A
Feedback
A Practice-focused k research k supports k the k effectiveness k of
k nursing kinterventions k and k reinforces k quality kof k nursing k care.
B On k the k contrary, kthey khelp kreassure k consumers k about k the
kqualitykof khealth kcare.
C They k support k the k development k of k the k theory k base k for k clinical k decision
k making.
D They k reinforce k the k effectiveness k of k current k nursing k practice.
DIF: Cognitive k Level: k Comprehension
MSC: k NCLEX kClient kCare k Needs k Category: k Safe k and k Effective k Care k Environment;
kHealth k Promotion k and kMaintenance
