Burns: Understanding Nursing Research, 5th Edition
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The primary purpose of nursing research is to:
a. bring prestige to the discipline.
b. fund nursing education.
c. generate scientific knowledge to guide nursing practice.
d. promote the importance of nursing in society.
ANS: C
The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation of an empirical knowledge base to
guide practice.
Although high-quality research would bring prestige to nursing, that is not the reason for
conducting the research. The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation of an
empirical knowledge base to guide practice.
Although high-quality research could promote the importance of nursing, that is not the
reason for conducting the research. The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation
of an empirical knowledge base to guide practice.
A research grant may provide assistance with educational expenses for persons connected
with it. The research itself does not fund education, nor is funding education the purpose of
the research. The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation of an empirical
knowledge base to guide practice.
DIF: Cognitive level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
,2. A research study investigating the benefits of ambulation after cesarean section would be
an example of which type of research evidence?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
the relationships among these phenomena.
Control can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired
outcome.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation.
DIF: Cognitive level: Application REF: p. 7
3. A research study validates the positive effect that a nursing intervention, patient journaling,
has on decreasing spiritual distress during cancer recovery. This would be an example of
which type of research evidence?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: A
, Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
the relationships among these phenomena.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
Through prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation.
DIF: Cognitive level: Application REF: p. 9
4. A nurse who reads research articles and incorporates research findings into nursing
practice would demonstrate which of the following research roles?
a. Collaborator
b. Consumer
c. Primary investigator
d. Producer
ANS: B
A research consumer reads research reports, critiques the reports, and makes decisions
about incorporating research into practice.
A collaborator is someone who works closely with the primary investigator in conducting a
research study.
A primary investigator leads a research team in the completion of a study.
Producers of research conduct studies to generate and refine the knowledge needed for
nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive level: Application REF: p. 27
, 5. Florence Nightingale is most noted for which of the following contributions to nursing
research?
a. Case study approach to research
b. Data collection and analysis
c. Framework and model development
d. Quasi-experimental study design
ANS: B
Nightingale is known for her data collection and analysis of the plight of injured soldiers
during the Crimean War. Her research led to interventions that reduced the mortality rate
from 43% to 2%.
DIF: Cognitive level: Knowledge REF: p. 10
6. A major focus of nursing science during the 1970s was:
a. communication of research findings.
b. health care delivery.
c. illness prevention.
d. nursing education.
ANS: A
Communication of research findings was a major issue for nursing in the 1970s. National
and international research conferences were held, and several new research journals were
published during this decade.
Health care delivery became a focus in the 1980s and 1990s.
Illness prevention has become the focus of current research in nursing.
Nursing education was focused on more in the 1950s.
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The primary purpose of nursing research is to:
a. bring prestige to the discipline.
b. fund nursing education.
c. generate scientific knowledge to guide nursing practice.
d. promote the importance of nursing in society.
ANS: C
The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation of an empirical knowledge base to
guide practice.
Although high-quality research would bring prestige to nursing, that is not the reason for
conducting the research. The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation of an
empirical knowledge base to guide practice.
Although high-quality research could promote the importance of nursing, that is not the
reason for conducting the research. The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation
of an empirical knowledge base to guide practice.
A research grant may provide assistance with educational expenses for persons connected
with it. The research itself does not fund education, nor is funding education the purpose of
the research. The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation of an empirical
knowledge base to guide practice.
DIF: Cognitive level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
,2. A research study investigating the benefits of ambulation after cesarean section would be
an example of which type of research evidence?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
the relationships among these phenomena.
Control can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired
outcome.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation.
DIF: Cognitive level: Application REF: p. 7
3. A research study validates the positive effect that a nursing intervention, patient journaling,
has on decreasing spiritual distress during cancer recovery. This would be an example of
which type of research evidence?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: A
, Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
the relationships among these phenomena.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
Through prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation.
DIF: Cognitive level: Application REF: p. 9
4. A nurse who reads research articles and incorporates research findings into nursing
practice would demonstrate which of the following research roles?
a. Collaborator
b. Consumer
c. Primary investigator
d. Producer
ANS: B
A research consumer reads research reports, critiques the reports, and makes decisions
about incorporating research into practice.
A collaborator is someone who works closely with the primary investigator in conducting a
research study.
A primary investigator leads a research team in the completion of a study.
Producers of research conduct studies to generate and refine the knowledge needed for
nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive level: Application REF: p. 27
, 5. Florence Nightingale is most noted for which of the following contributions to nursing
research?
a. Case study approach to research
b. Data collection and analysis
c. Framework and model development
d. Quasi-experimental study design
ANS: B
Nightingale is known for her data collection and analysis of the plight of injured soldiers
during the Crimean War. Her research led to interventions that reduced the mortality rate
from 43% to 2%.
DIF: Cognitive level: Knowledge REF: p. 10
6. A major focus of nursing science during the 1970s was:
a. communication of research findings.
b. health care delivery.
c. illness prevention.
d. nursing education.
ANS: A
Communication of research findings was a major issue for nursing in the 1970s. National
and international research conferences were held, and several new research journals were
published during this decade.
Health care delivery became a focus in the 1980s and 1990s.
Illness prevention has become the focus of current research in nursing.
Nursing education was focused on more in the 1950s.
