## PART 1 of 5 — Concept Review Questions (Not a Test Bank, Not a
Substitute for Publisher Materials)
### Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for
Nursing Practice, 12th Edition — Polit & Beck
**Textbook:** *Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing
Evidence for Nursing Practice*, 12th Edition
**Authors:** Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck
**Publisher:** Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
**Target Audience:** Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students —
research and inquiry foundation
**Certification Alignment:** AACN DNP Essentials (Essential I:
Scientific Underpinnings; Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and
Analytical Methods for EBP)
**Part Coverage:** Part 1: Foundations of Nursing Research
(Chapters 1–6)
**Questions:** 1–70
---
## CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH — Questions 1–14
**1. A DNP student is analyzing the role of research in nursing. Which statement best describes
the purpose of nursing research?**
A. To generate revenue for healthcare organizations
B. To generate knowledge that informs nursing practice, education, and policy
C. To replace clinical judgment
D. To validate existing rituals in practice
,**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Nursing research generates knowledge that informs nursing practice,
education, and policy. Option A is an administrative goal. Option C is incorrect — research
informs, but does not replace, clinical judgment. Option D is inconsistent with research's purpose.
Understanding the purpose of nursing research is foundational.
---
**2. Which term best describes the systematic investigation of phenomena to answer questions
and generate knowledge?**
A. Quality improvement
B. Research
C. Evidence-based practice
D. Clinical audit
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Research is the systematic investigation of phenomena. Option A uses data to
improve care. Option C integrates evidence into decisions. Option D reviews care against
standards.
---
**3. Which term best describes the integration of the best available evidence with clinical
expertise and patient preferences?**
A. Research
B. Evidence-based practice
C. Quality improvement
,D. Clinical audit
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** EBP integrates the best available evidence, clinical expertise, and patient
preferences. Option A generates knowledge. Option C improves care processes. Option D reviews
standards.
---
**4. Which statement best describes the relationship between research, EBP, and QI?**
A. Research, EBP, and QI are identical
B. Research generates evidence; EBP integrates evidence into decisions; QI improves care
processes using data
C. Research replaces EBP and QI
D. QI replaces research and EBP
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Research, EBP, and QI are related but distinct. Options A, C, and D are
inaccurate.
---
**5. Which paradigm assumes that reality is objective and can be measured?**
A. Positivist paradigm
B. Constructivist (naturalistic) paradigm
C. Critical paradigm
D. Participatory paradigm
, **Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** The positivist paradigm assumes reality is objective and measurable. Option B
assumes reality is constructed. Options C and D are other paradigms.
---
**6. Which paradigm assumes that reality is constructed and interpreted by individuals?**
A. Positivist paradigm
B. Constructivist (naturalistic) paradigm
C. Postpositivist paradigm
D. Experimental paradigm
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** The constructivist paradigm assumes reality is constructed and interpreted.
Option A assumes objectivity. Options C and D are inaccurate.
---
**7. Which term best describes reasoning from general principles to specific predictions?**
A. Inductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
C. Abductive reasoning
D. Analogical reasoning
**Correct Answer: B**
Substitute for Publisher Materials)
### Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for
Nursing Practice, 12th Edition — Polit & Beck
**Textbook:** *Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing
Evidence for Nursing Practice*, 12th Edition
**Authors:** Denise F. Polit, Cheryl Tatano Beck
**Publisher:** Wolters Kluwer / Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
**Target Audience:** Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students —
research and inquiry foundation
**Certification Alignment:** AACN DNP Essentials (Essential I:
Scientific Underpinnings; Essential III: Clinical Scholarship and
Analytical Methods for EBP)
**Part Coverage:** Part 1: Foundations of Nursing Research
(Chapters 1–6)
**Questions:** 1–70
---
## CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH — Questions 1–14
**1. A DNP student is analyzing the role of research in nursing. Which statement best describes
the purpose of nursing research?**
A. To generate revenue for healthcare organizations
B. To generate knowledge that informs nursing practice, education, and policy
C. To replace clinical judgment
D. To validate existing rituals in practice
,**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Nursing research generates knowledge that informs nursing practice,
education, and policy. Option A is an administrative goal. Option C is incorrect — research
informs, but does not replace, clinical judgment. Option D is inconsistent with research's purpose.
Understanding the purpose of nursing research is foundational.
---
**2. Which term best describes the systematic investigation of phenomena to answer questions
and generate knowledge?**
A. Quality improvement
B. Research
C. Evidence-based practice
D. Clinical audit
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Research is the systematic investigation of phenomena. Option A uses data to
improve care. Option C integrates evidence into decisions. Option D reviews care against
standards.
---
**3. Which term best describes the integration of the best available evidence with clinical
expertise and patient preferences?**
A. Research
B. Evidence-based practice
C. Quality improvement
,D. Clinical audit
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** EBP integrates the best available evidence, clinical expertise, and patient
preferences. Option A generates knowledge. Option C improves care processes. Option D reviews
standards.
---
**4. Which statement best describes the relationship between research, EBP, and QI?**
A. Research, EBP, and QI are identical
B. Research generates evidence; EBP integrates evidence into decisions; QI improves care
processes using data
C. Research replaces EBP and QI
D. QI replaces research and EBP
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** Research, EBP, and QI are related but distinct. Options A, C, and D are
inaccurate.
---
**5. Which paradigm assumes that reality is objective and can be measured?**
A. Positivist paradigm
B. Constructivist (naturalistic) paradigm
C. Critical paradigm
D. Participatory paradigm
, **Correct Answer: A**
**Rationale:** The positivist paradigm assumes reality is objective and measurable. Option B
assumes reality is constructed. Options C and D are other paradigms.
---
**6. Which paradigm assumes that reality is constructed and interpreted by individuals?**
A. Positivist paradigm
B. Constructivist (naturalistic) paradigm
C. Postpositivist paradigm
D. Experimental paradigm
**Correct Answer: B**
**Rationale:** The constructivist paradigm assumes reality is constructed and interpreted.
Option A assumes objectivity. Options C and D are inaccurate.
---
**7. Which term best describes reasoning from general principles to specific predictions?**
A. Inductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
C. Abductive reasoning
D. Analogical reasoning
**Correct Answer: B**
