TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA: Methods, Critical Appraisal, and Utilization, 4TH EDITION LoBiondo-Wood ISBN: 9781771720984

,TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA, 4TH EDITION
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by Mina Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN MEd, PhD, I-FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN, PhD,
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Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
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TABLE OF CONTENT ss ss



Part ssI: ssResearch ssOverview ssResearch ssVignette: ssA ssProgram ssof ssResearch ssin ssTranscultural ssNursing

1. The ssRole ssof ssResearch ssin ssNursing

2. Theoretical ss Framework

3. Critical ssReading ssStrategies: ssOverview ssof ssthe ssResearch ssProcess

4. Developing ssResearch ss Questions, ssHypotheses, s s and ssClinical ss Questions

5. Finding ssand ss Appraising ssthe ssLiterature

6. Legal ssand ssEthical ssIssues

Part ssII: ssQualitative ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssCreating ssQualitatively ssDerived ssKnowledge ssfor ssa ssPractice ssDiscipline

7. Introduction ssto ssQualitative ssResearch

8. Qualitative ssApproaches ssto ssResearch

Part ssIII: ssQuantitative ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssTackling ssthe ssPrevention ssof ssFalls ssAmong ssOlder ssAdults

9. Introduction ssto ssQuantitative ssResearch

10. Experimental ssand s s Quasiexperimental ss Designs

11. Non-experimental s s Designs

Part ssIV: ssProcesses ssRelated ssto ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssPartnering sswith ssparents ssto ssreduce ssnewborn sspain ss- ssevidence ssand ssimplementation

12. Sampling

13. Data ssCollection ss Methods

14. Rigour ssin ssResearch

15. Qualitative ssData ss Analysis

16. Quantitative ssData ss Analysis

17. Presenting ssthe ssFindings

Part ssV: ssCritiquing ssResearch ssResearch ssVignette: ssA ssProgram ssof ssResearch

18. Critiquing ss Qualitative ssResearch

19. Critiquing ss Quantitative ssResearch

Part ssVI: ssApplication ssof ssResearch: ssEvidence-Informed ssPractice ssResearch ssVignette: ssFrom ssmy ssPh.D. ssto ssher ssPost-Doctoral ssstudies: ssBuilding ssa

s s Survivorship ssCancer ssCare ssProgram

20. Developing ssan ssEvidence-Informed ss Practice ssResearch ss Vignette: ssSocial ssSupport ss Needs ss of ssOlder ss Adults

,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ss




1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
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a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
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b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs. ss ss ss ss


c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
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d. the Canadian Nurses Association developing a research mandate.
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ANS: B ss




Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses
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with PhD degrees increased.
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B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction to
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research within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the
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MSN and PhD levels. ss ss ss


C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss


the twenty-first century.
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D The Canadian Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the
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end of the twentieth century.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application ss ss


MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
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and Maintenance
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2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
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a. Responsibility is more specifically defined. ss ss ss ss


b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased. ss ss ss ss ss ss ss


c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health care.
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d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for
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ss other disciplines. ss




ANS: C ss




Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional
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guidelines regarding responsibility already exist. ss ss ss ss


B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not promote liability.
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C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence-informed ss ss ss ss ss ss ss


nursing care.
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D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing
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practice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ss ss


MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
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and Maintenance
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, 3. Why are nursing practice–oriented scientific investigations valuable?
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a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
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b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
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c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
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d. They mandate health care reform. ss ss ss ss




ANS: A ss




Feedback
A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss


reinforces quality of nursing care. ss ss ss ss


B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
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C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
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D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ss ss


MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
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and Maintenance
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4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional
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factor must be considered before general implementation of this change?
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a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse
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educational backgrounds
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b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
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c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions
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d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing ss ss ss ss ss ss ss




ANS: B ss




Feedback
A Not all nurses are responsible for supervising compliance with new measures.
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B Nurses are accountable to maintain quality patient care despite cost-cutting
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measures.
C Nurses should encourage patient participation in care despite cost-cutting
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measures.
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D Nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis ss ss


MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
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and Maintenance
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5. Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research
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process?
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a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
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b. To assist in collecting accurate data for clinical research studies
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c. To teach patients and families about the usefulness of participation in research
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d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own
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clinical practice
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ANS: D ss