BSNC 5060 QUALITATIVE MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is research? -
correct answer ✅Systematic and rigorous investigation to answer
questions about the nursing phenomenon
What is evidence informed practice? -
correct answer ✅Research evidence that is applied in conjunction
with patient preferences, context, available resources and
practitioner expertise
What is evidence based practice? -
correct answer ✅Evidence-based practice evolves from the
integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and
patients' needs and values
What is a scholarship? -
correct answer ✅Formal study and learning
What does a scholarship do for nursing? -
correct answer ✅Enhances nursing practice and education by
advancing knowledge, generating new knowledge through existing
knowledge, and creating knowledge to be applied in nursing
practice
,BSNC 5060 QUALITATIVE MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How does the history of research relate to nursing practice? -
correct answer ✅Florence Nightingale's observation of nursing
actions demonstrated the importance of systematic observational
research to nursing practice, which led to research funding.
Universities offered baccalaureate nursing programs which started
nursing research.
What is the purpose of research in nursing practice? -
correct answer ✅Develop standards of practice, improve quality of
care, reduce harm and cost, better allocate resources, increase
public trust, improve patient safety, generate new knowledge
What are the current nursing research priorities? -
correct answer ✅Indigenous communities, chronic disease
management, home care/primary healthcare nursing, care of older
adults, roles/scopes of practice of RNs and NPs, quality
improvement/patient safety, nursing education
What ae the 3 ethical principles in research? -
correct answer ✅Respect for persons, beneficence, justice
,BSNC 5060 QUALITATIVE MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the importance of informed consent in research? -
correct answer ✅All participants need to know all information,
comprehend it, and have a free choice at all times
What are the 5 human rights of research participants? -
correct answer ✅Self determination, confidentiality,
privacy/dignity, fair treatment, protection from discomfort/harm
How do nurses gain research literacy? -
correct answer ✅Education and practical experience
What do nurses require to do for research? -
correct answer ✅Have a basic understanding of the research
process and demonstrate critical appraisal skills to evaluate
strengths and weaknesses of research before applying it to clinical
practice
What is phenomenon? -
correct answer ✅Broad issue being researched
What is critical appraisal? -
correct answer ✅Process of carefully and systematically examining
, BSNC 5060 QUALITATIVE MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
research to judge its trustworthiness, and its value and relevance in
a particular context
What is dissemination? -
correct answer ✅Getting the research information out to those
who need to know it
Before nursing research can be undertaken in a serious manner,
one vital step needs to be taken. Research became possible when:
a. Research chairs were endowed
b. Universities offered baccalaureate nursing programs
c. A baccalaureate degree became the entry into practice
d. Canadian Nurses Association developed a research mandate -
correct answer ✅b. Universities offered baccalaureate nursing
programs
How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased
c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the
delivery of healthcare
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is research? -
correct answer ✅Systematic and rigorous investigation to answer
questions about the nursing phenomenon
What is evidence informed practice? -
correct answer ✅Research evidence that is applied in conjunction
with patient preferences, context, available resources and
practitioner expertise
What is evidence based practice? -
correct answer ✅Evidence-based practice evolves from the
integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and
patients' needs and values
What is a scholarship? -
correct answer ✅Formal study and learning
What does a scholarship do for nursing? -
correct answer ✅Enhances nursing practice and education by
advancing knowledge, generating new knowledge through existing
knowledge, and creating knowledge to be applied in nursing
practice
,BSNC 5060 QUALITATIVE MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How does the history of research relate to nursing practice? -
correct answer ✅Florence Nightingale's observation of nursing
actions demonstrated the importance of systematic observational
research to nursing practice, which led to research funding.
Universities offered baccalaureate nursing programs which started
nursing research.
What is the purpose of research in nursing practice? -
correct answer ✅Develop standards of practice, improve quality of
care, reduce harm and cost, better allocate resources, increase
public trust, improve patient safety, generate new knowledge
What are the current nursing research priorities? -
correct answer ✅Indigenous communities, chronic disease
management, home care/primary healthcare nursing, care of older
adults, roles/scopes of practice of RNs and NPs, quality
improvement/patient safety, nursing education
What ae the 3 ethical principles in research? -
correct answer ✅Respect for persons, beneficence, justice
,BSNC 5060 QUALITATIVE MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the importance of informed consent in research? -
correct answer ✅All participants need to know all information,
comprehend it, and have a free choice at all times
What are the 5 human rights of research participants? -
correct answer ✅Self determination, confidentiality,
privacy/dignity, fair treatment, protection from discomfort/harm
How do nurses gain research literacy? -
correct answer ✅Education and practical experience
What do nurses require to do for research? -
correct answer ✅Have a basic understanding of the research
process and demonstrate critical appraisal skills to evaluate
strengths and weaknesses of research before applying it to clinical
practice
What is phenomenon? -
correct answer ✅Broad issue being researched
What is critical appraisal? -
correct answer ✅Process of carefully and systematically examining
, BSNC 5060 QUALITATIVE MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
research to judge its trustworthiness, and its value and relevance in
a particular context
What is dissemination? -
correct answer ✅Getting the research information out to those
who need to know it
Before nursing research can be undertaken in a serious manner,
one vital step needs to be taken. Research became possible when:
a. Research chairs were endowed
b. Universities offered baccalaureate nursing programs
c. A baccalaureate degree became the entry into practice
d. Canadian Nurses Association developed a research mandate -
correct answer ✅b. Universities offered baccalaureate nursing
programs
How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased
c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the
delivery of healthcare
