BSNC 5060 - Qualitative Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Research -
correct answer ✅- a systemic, rigorous, local investigation with the
aim of answering questions
- guides evidence-informed practice
- empowers nurses to anticipate and resolve complex challenges in
health care and maintain up-to-date practices
Uses:
- establish evidence
- support existing theory
- link theories
- develop new theory
Evidence-informed practice -
correct answer ✅- acknowledging and considering the myriad
factors beyond such evidence as local indigenous knowledge,
cultural and religious norms, and clinical judgement
Scholarship -
correct answer ✅-a full range of intellectual and creative activities
that include the generation, validation, synthesis, and/or
application of knowledge to advance science, teaching, and practice
,BSNC 5060 - Qualitative Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
- enhances nursing practice and education by advancing knowledge
in nursing, generates new knowledge through the integration and
synthesis of existing knowledge, and creates knowledge to be
applied in nursing practice and education.
Evidence -
correct answer ✅- information given to establish fact
- scrutinized by comparing it with other information and thus is
more credible than raw data
Lifelong learning -
correct answer ✅- the continuous development of new
knowledge, skills and attitudes throughout a nurse's career
Ethics -
correct answer ✅- a moral philosophy that encompasses the study
or examination of morality and moral behaviour
Principles of Health Care Ethics -
correct answer ✅
,BSNC 5060 - Qualitative Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
History of research in nursing -
correct answer ✅
Nursing Informatics -
correct answer ✅
Levels of evidence pyramid -
correct answer ✅- highest/strongest levels of evidence are near
the top, and the weaker levels of evidence at the bottom
- e.g., evidence-based summaries of topics and clinical practice
guidelines are considered the strongest types of evidence; opinions
are considered the weakest form of evidence
- provide a further framework for judging the strength of a study's
design
Level 1 (strongest) -
correct answer ✅- systemic review or meta-analysis of randomized
controlled trials (RTCs)
- evidence-informed clinical practice guidelines based on systematic
reviews
, BSNC 5060 - Qualitative Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Level 2 -
correct answer ✅- a well-designed randomized control trial
Level 3 -
correct answer ✅- controlled trail without randomization
(quasiexperimental study)
Level 4 -
correct answer ✅- single nonexperimental study
Examples:
- case controls
- correlational
- cohort studies
Level 5 -
correct answer ✅- systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative
studies
Level 6 -
correct answer ✅- single descriptive or qualitative study
& Answers (Grade A+)
Research -
correct answer ✅- a systemic, rigorous, local investigation with the
aim of answering questions
- guides evidence-informed practice
- empowers nurses to anticipate and resolve complex challenges in
health care and maintain up-to-date practices
Uses:
- establish evidence
- support existing theory
- link theories
- develop new theory
Evidence-informed practice -
correct answer ✅- acknowledging and considering the myriad
factors beyond such evidence as local indigenous knowledge,
cultural and religious norms, and clinical judgement
Scholarship -
correct answer ✅-a full range of intellectual and creative activities
that include the generation, validation, synthesis, and/or
application of knowledge to advance science, teaching, and practice
,BSNC 5060 - Qualitative Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
- enhances nursing practice and education by advancing knowledge
in nursing, generates new knowledge through the integration and
synthesis of existing knowledge, and creates knowledge to be
applied in nursing practice and education.
Evidence -
correct answer ✅- information given to establish fact
- scrutinized by comparing it with other information and thus is
more credible than raw data
Lifelong learning -
correct answer ✅- the continuous development of new
knowledge, skills and attitudes throughout a nurse's career
Ethics -
correct answer ✅- a moral philosophy that encompasses the study
or examination of morality and moral behaviour
Principles of Health Care Ethics -
correct answer ✅
,BSNC 5060 - Qualitative Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
History of research in nursing -
correct answer ✅
Nursing Informatics -
correct answer ✅
Levels of evidence pyramid -
correct answer ✅- highest/strongest levels of evidence are near
the top, and the weaker levels of evidence at the bottom
- e.g., evidence-based summaries of topics and clinical practice
guidelines are considered the strongest types of evidence; opinions
are considered the weakest form of evidence
- provide a further framework for judging the strength of a study's
design
Level 1 (strongest) -
correct answer ✅- systemic review or meta-analysis of randomized
controlled trials (RTCs)
- evidence-informed clinical practice guidelines based on systematic
reviews
, BSNC 5060 - Qualitative Exam Questions
& Answers (Grade A+)
Level 2 -
correct answer ✅- a well-designed randomized control trial
Level 3 -
correct answer ✅- controlled trail without randomization
(quasiexperimental study)
Level 4 -
correct answer ✅- single nonexperimental study
Examples:
- case controls
- correlational
- cohort studies
Level 5 -
correct answer ✅- systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative
studies
Level 6 -
correct answer ✅- single descriptive or qualitative study
