ESSENTIALS OF NURSING
RESEARCH 10TH EDITION
TEST BANK – APPRAISING
EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
PRACTICE, STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
EXAM REVIEW
Chapter 1: Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-
Based Practice
1. Which group is best served by the development of a rigorous base of evidence
for nursing practice?
A. Nursing administrators
B. Practicing nurses
C. Nurses' clients
D. Nurse researchers
Rationale: Although all of these groups benefit from the development of a scientific
base for nursing practice, ultimately it is the clients themselves who benefit most
,because research-based evidence can improve their health and health-related quality of
life .
2. Which is an example of a clinical nursing research question?
A. What percentage of nurses have a master's or doctorate degree?
B. What factors contribute to clients' risk of falling during a hospitalization?
C. In what ways do nursing students benefit from a course on evidence-based practice?
D. What course of action do nursing students pursue when faced with a moral dilemma?
Rationale: Clinical nursing research questions focus directly on clients' needs,
experiences, and health behaviors. The answers to such questions have the potential to
improve the health and well-being of nurses' clients .
3. Which goal is the highest priority for research in the nursing profession?
A. To generate evidence to inform nurses' decisions and actions
B. To conduct research focused on the context of nursing practice
C. To document the role that nurses serve in society
D. To establish priorities for areas of study by nurse researchers
Rationale: Nurses are increasingly expected to understand and undertake research and
to base their practice on evidence from research. Evidence-based practice involves the
use of the best evidence in making patient care decisions .
4. In several countries, research in health care settings has come to play an
important role in the nursing profession with respect to:
A. Providing opportunities to serve on important government policy-making boards
B. Credentialing and improving nurses' status
C. Strengthening nurses' bargaining power
D. Supporting better avenues for advanced degrees
Rationale: Research plays an important role in nurses' credentialing and status.
Research and efforts to promote evidence-based practice are key elements of the
Magnet recognition program, and these efforts enhance the status of the profession .
5. What is the role of consumers of nursing research?
A. Generating evidence by undertaking studies
B. Gathering information from clients that can be used in research
C. Coming up with ideas for studies
D. Reading research reports to find evidence that is relevant to nursing practice
,Rationale: Knowledge of nursing research enhances the professional practice of both
consumers of research (who read and appraise studies) and producers of research (who
design and undertake studies) .
6. What is the definition of "nursing research"?
A. A systematic inquiry into nursing education
B. A scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and generates
new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences nursing practice
C. A method for improving hospital administration
D. A technique for reducing healthcare costs
Rationale: Nursing research is defined as a scientific process that validates and refines
existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences
nursing practice .
7. What is the definition of "research"?
A. A method of proving hypotheses
B. To search again or examine carefully
C. A statistical analysis technique
D. A way to collect data
Rationale: The word "research" means "to search again" or "to examine carefully." This
etymology reflects the systematic and rigorous nature of research inquiry .
Chapter 2: Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in
Quantitative and Qualitative Research
8. What is quantitative research?
A. A subjective approach to describe life experiences
B. A formal, objective, systematic process in which numerical data are used to
obtain information about the world
C. A method focused on understanding meanings
D. A flexible approach to data collection
Rationale: Quantitative research is a formal, objective, systematic process in which
numerical data are used to obtain information about the world .
9. What is qualitative research?
, A. A process using numerical data
B. A systematic, subjective approach to research that is used to describe life
experiences and situations and give them meaning
C. A method for testing hypotheses
D. A statistical technique
Rationale: Qualitative research is a systematic, subjective approach used to describe life
experiences and situations and give them meaning .
10. What are the four major categories of quantitative research?
A. Phenomenological, grounded theory, ethnographic, and historical
B. Descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental
C. Meta-synthesis, mixed-methods, systematic review, and meta-analysis
D. Exploratory, descriptive, explanatory, and predictive
Rationale: The four major categories of quantitative research are descriptive,
correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental .
11. What are the major categories of qualitative research?
A. Descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental
B. Phenomenological, grounded theory, ethnographic, exploratory-descriptive,
and historical research
C. Meta-analysis, systematic review, and mixed methods
D. Survey, longitudinal, and cross-sectional
Rationale: The major categories of qualitative research include phenomenological,
grounded theory, ethnographic, exploratory-descriptive, and historical research .
12. The positivist paradigm assumes that:
A. Reality is subjective and multiple
B. There is an objective reality that can be measured and studied
C. Research should focus on understanding meanings
D. The researcher should be subjective
Rationale: The positivist paradigm (also called the scientific method) assumes that there
is an objective reality that can be measured and studied .
13. The constructivist/interpretive paradigm assumes that:
RESEARCH 10TH EDITION
TEST BANK – APPRAISING
EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
PRACTICE, STUDY GUIDE,
PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
EXAM REVIEW
Chapter 1: Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-
Based Practice
1. Which group is best served by the development of a rigorous base of evidence
for nursing practice?
A. Nursing administrators
B. Practicing nurses
C. Nurses' clients
D. Nurse researchers
Rationale: Although all of these groups benefit from the development of a scientific
base for nursing practice, ultimately it is the clients themselves who benefit most
,because research-based evidence can improve their health and health-related quality of
life .
2. Which is an example of a clinical nursing research question?
A. What percentage of nurses have a master's or doctorate degree?
B. What factors contribute to clients' risk of falling during a hospitalization?
C. In what ways do nursing students benefit from a course on evidence-based practice?
D. What course of action do nursing students pursue when faced with a moral dilemma?
Rationale: Clinical nursing research questions focus directly on clients' needs,
experiences, and health behaviors. The answers to such questions have the potential to
improve the health and well-being of nurses' clients .
3. Which goal is the highest priority for research in the nursing profession?
A. To generate evidence to inform nurses' decisions and actions
B. To conduct research focused on the context of nursing practice
C. To document the role that nurses serve in society
D. To establish priorities for areas of study by nurse researchers
Rationale: Nurses are increasingly expected to understand and undertake research and
to base their practice on evidence from research. Evidence-based practice involves the
use of the best evidence in making patient care decisions .
4. In several countries, research in health care settings has come to play an
important role in the nursing profession with respect to:
A. Providing opportunities to serve on important government policy-making boards
B. Credentialing and improving nurses' status
C. Strengthening nurses' bargaining power
D. Supporting better avenues for advanced degrees
Rationale: Research plays an important role in nurses' credentialing and status.
Research and efforts to promote evidence-based practice are key elements of the
Magnet recognition program, and these efforts enhance the status of the profession .
5. What is the role of consumers of nursing research?
A. Generating evidence by undertaking studies
B. Gathering information from clients that can be used in research
C. Coming up with ideas for studies
D. Reading research reports to find evidence that is relevant to nursing practice
,Rationale: Knowledge of nursing research enhances the professional practice of both
consumers of research (who read and appraise studies) and producers of research (who
design and undertake studies) .
6. What is the definition of "nursing research"?
A. A systematic inquiry into nursing education
B. A scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and generates
new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences nursing practice
C. A method for improving hospital administration
D. A technique for reducing healthcare costs
Rationale: Nursing research is defined as a scientific process that validates and refines
existing knowledge and generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences
nursing practice .
7. What is the definition of "research"?
A. A method of proving hypotheses
B. To search again or examine carefully
C. A statistical analysis technique
D. A way to collect data
Rationale: The word "research" means "to search again" or "to examine carefully." This
etymology reflects the systematic and rigorous nature of research inquiry .
Chapter 2: Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in
Quantitative and Qualitative Research
8. What is quantitative research?
A. A subjective approach to describe life experiences
B. A formal, objective, systematic process in which numerical data are used to
obtain information about the world
C. A method focused on understanding meanings
D. A flexible approach to data collection
Rationale: Quantitative research is a formal, objective, systematic process in which
numerical data are used to obtain information about the world .
9. What is qualitative research?
, A. A process using numerical data
B. A systematic, subjective approach to research that is used to describe life
experiences and situations and give them meaning
C. A method for testing hypotheses
D. A statistical technique
Rationale: Qualitative research is a systematic, subjective approach used to describe life
experiences and situations and give them meaning .
10. What are the four major categories of quantitative research?
A. Phenomenological, grounded theory, ethnographic, and historical
B. Descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental
C. Meta-synthesis, mixed-methods, systematic review, and meta-analysis
D. Exploratory, descriptive, explanatory, and predictive
Rationale: The four major categories of quantitative research are descriptive,
correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental .
11. What are the major categories of qualitative research?
A. Descriptive, correlational, quasi-experimental, and experimental
B. Phenomenological, grounded theory, ethnographic, exploratory-descriptive,
and historical research
C. Meta-analysis, systematic review, and mixed methods
D. Survey, longitudinal, and cross-sectional
Rationale: The major categories of qualitative research include phenomenological,
grounded theory, ethnographic, exploratory-descriptive, and historical research .
12. The positivist paradigm assumes that:
A. Reality is subjective and multiple
B. There is an objective reality that can be measured and studied
C. Research should focus on understanding meanings
D. The researcher should be subjective
Rationale: The positivist paradigm (also called the scientific method) assumes that there
is an objective reality that can be measured and studied .
13. The constructivist/interpretive paradigm assumes that:
