NURS 5366 MODULE 1 PRINCIPLES OF RESEARCH IN NURSING
2026/2027 | NURS 5366 MODULE 1 QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE &
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
evidence-based practice - Correct answer ✔✔ clinical decision making that integrates the best
available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
critically appraise - Correct answer ✔✔ EBP in nursing requires the ability to _________
____________ available studies and synthesize credible findings.
science - Correct answer ✔✔ The body of nursing knowledge is based on _________, and
includes theory and research.
Research - Correct answer ✔✔ "Search again" or "examine carefully"
research - Correct answer ✔✔ diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation to generate new
knowledge, validate existing knowledge, and refine knowledge by incorporating new research
findings.
nursing research - Correct answer ✔✔ *Uniquely addresses questions relevant to the largest
healthcare profession* defined as the scientific process that validates and refines existing
knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences the delivery of
evidence-based nursing
nursing - Correct answer ✔✔ the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations
, applied research - Correct answer ✔✔ nursing research that focuses on generating knowledge
that can be directly implemented in clinical practice.
Basic/bench research - Correct answer ✔✔ not immediately applicable to practice- needed to
build and strengthen the scientific foundation of practice
concrete - Correct answer ✔✔ a descriptor of thinking that is oriented toward and limited by
tangible things or by events that we experience objectively through our senses. (immediated
events limited by time and space)
abstract - Correct answer ✔✔ a concept oriented toward the development of an idea without
application to or association with a particular instance. (Consider the broader situation or
system and look for meaning, patterns, and relationships). *independent of time and space*
abstract - Correct answer ✔✔ concepts like: competence, quality, social support, hope
introspection, intuition, reasoning - Correct answer ✔✔ 3 main categories of abstract thought
processes
introspection - Correct answer ✔✔ process of turning your attention inward toward your own
thoughts
intuition - Correct answer ✔✔ understanding without rationale
reasoning - Correct answer ✔✔ used when reaching conclusions, and making sense of your
thoughts and experiences.
logical reasoning - Correct answer ✔✔ used to dissect components of a situation or conclusion,
examine each carefully, and analyze relationships among the parts.
2026/2027 | NURS 5366 MODULE 1 QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE &
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
evidence-based practice - Correct answer ✔✔ clinical decision making that integrates the best
available research with clinical expertise and patient characteristics and preferences
critically appraise - Correct answer ✔✔ EBP in nursing requires the ability to _________
____________ available studies and synthesize credible findings.
science - Correct answer ✔✔ The body of nursing knowledge is based on _________, and
includes theory and research.
Research - Correct answer ✔✔ "Search again" or "examine carefully"
research - Correct answer ✔✔ diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation to generate new
knowledge, validate existing knowledge, and refine knowledge by incorporating new research
findings.
nursing research - Correct answer ✔✔ *Uniquely addresses questions relevant to the largest
healthcare profession* defined as the scientific process that validates and refines existing
knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences the delivery of
evidence-based nursing
nursing - Correct answer ✔✔ the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and
abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and
treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities,
and populations
, applied research - Correct answer ✔✔ nursing research that focuses on generating knowledge
that can be directly implemented in clinical practice.
Basic/bench research - Correct answer ✔✔ not immediately applicable to practice- needed to
build and strengthen the scientific foundation of practice
concrete - Correct answer ✔✔ a descriptor of thinking that is oriented toward and limited by
tangible things or by events that we experience objectively through our senses. (immediated
events limited by time and space)
abstract - Correct answer ✔✔ a concept oriented toward the development of an idea without
application to or association with a particular instance. (Consider the broader situation or
system and look for meaning, patterns, and relationships). *independent of time and space*
abstract - Correct answer ✔✔ concepts like: competence, quality, social support, hope
introspection, intuition, reasoning - Correct answer ✔✔ 3 main categories of abstract thought
processes
introspection - Correct answer ✔✔ process of turning your attention inward toward your own
thoughts
intuition - Correct answer ✔✔ understanding without rationale
reasoning - Correct answer ✔✔ used when reaching conclusions, and making sense of your
thoughts and experiences.
logical reasoning - Correct answer ✔✔ used to dissect components of a situation or conclusion,
examine each carefully, and analyze relationships among the parts.
