,TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA, 4TH EDITION
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
by Mina Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN MEd, PhD, I-FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN,
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
PhD,Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
ll l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
TABLE OF CONTENT ll ll
Part I: Research Overview Research Vignette: A Program of Research in Transcultural Nursing
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
1. The Role of Research in Nursing
l ll ll ll ll
2. Theoretical Framework ll
3. Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
4. Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions ll ll ll ll ll ll
5. Finding and Appraising the Literature ll ll l ll
6. Legal and Ethical Issues ll ll ll
Part II: Qualitative Research Research Vignette: Creating Qualitatively Derived Knowledge for a Practice Discipline
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
7. Introduction to Qualitative Research l ll ll
8. Qualitative Approaches to Research ll ll ll
Part III: Quantitative Research Research Vignette: Tackling the Prevention of Falls Among Older Adults
l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
9. Introduction to Quantitative Research ll ll ll
10. Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs ll ll ll
11. Non-experimental Designs ll
Part IV: Processes Related to Research Research Vignette: Partnering with parents to reduce newborn pain - evidence and implementation
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
12. Sampling
13. Data Collection Methods ll ll
14. Rigour in Research ll ll
15. Qualitative Data Analysis ll ll
16. Quantitative Data Analysis ll ll
17. Presenting the Findings ll ll
Part V: Critiquing Research Research Vignette: A Program of Research
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
18. Critiquing Qualitative Research ll ll
19. Critiquing Quantitative Research ll ll
Part VI: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: From my Ph.D. to her Post-Doctoral studies:
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
Building aSurvivorship Cancer Care Program
ll ll l ll ll ll
20. Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: Social Support Needs of Older Adults
l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition ll ll ll ll ll ll
MULTIPLE CHOICE l
1. Akey step to the development of nursing research was
l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
ll ll ll ll ll
b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs. ll ll ll ll
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
d. the Canadian Nurses Association developing a research mandate.
ll ll l ll ll ll ll
ANS: B ll
Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
nurseswith PhD degrees increased.
ll l ll ll ll
B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
toresearch within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the
ll l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
MSN and PhD levels. ll ll ll
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
thetwenty-first century.
ll l l
D The Canadian Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the
ll ll l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
end of the twentieth century. ll ll ll ll
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application ll l
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
Promotionand Maintenance
ll l ll
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined. l ll ll ll
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased. ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
c. Aspecialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health care.
l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
ll otherdisciplines. l
ANS: C ll
Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
guidelines regarding responsibility already exist. ll ll ll ll
B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not promote liability. ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence- ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
informednursing care. l ll
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
nursingpractice.
ll l
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ll ll
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
Promotionand Maintenance
ll l ll
, 3. Why are nursing practice–oriented scientific investigations valuable?
ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
d. They mandate health care reform. ll ll ll ll
ANS: A ll
Feedback
A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
reinforces quality of nursing care. ll ll ll ll
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ll ll
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
Promotionand Maintenance
ll l ll
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
factormust be considered before general implementation of this change?
ll l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
educationalbackgrounds
ll l
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
ANS: B ll
Feedback
A Not all nurses are responsible for supervising compliance with new measures.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
B Nurses are accountable to maintain quality patient care despite cost-cutting
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
measures.
C Nurses should encourage patient participation in care despite cost-
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
cuttingmeasures. l
D Nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines. ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis ll l
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
Promotionand Maintenance
ll l ll
5. Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process?
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
ll l ll ll ll ll ll
b. To assist in collecting accurate data for clinical research studies
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
c. To teach patients and families about the usefulness of participation in research
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
clinicalpractice
ll l
ANS: D ll
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
by Mina Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN MEd, PhD, I-FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN,
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
PhD,Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
ll l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
TABLE OF CONTENT ll ll
Part I: Research Overview Research Vignette: A Program of Research in Transcultural Nursing
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
1. The Role of Research in Nursing
l ll ll ll ll
2. Theoretical Framework ll
3. Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
4. Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions ll ll ll ll ll ll
5. Finding and Appraising the Literature ll ll l ll
6. Legal and Ethical Issues ll ll ll
Part II: Qualitative Research Research Vignette: Creating Qualitatively Derived Knowledge for a Practice Discipline
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
7. Introduction to Qualitative Research l ll ll
8. Qualitative Approaches to Research ll ll ll
Part III: Quantitative Research Research Vignette: Tackling the Prevention of Falls Among Older Adults
l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
9. Introduction to Quantitative Research ll ll ll
10. Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs ll ll ll
11. Non-experimental Designs ll
Part IV: Processes Related to Research Research Vignette: Partnering with parents to reduce newborn pain - evidence and implementation
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
12. Sampling
13. Data Collection Methods ll ll
14. Rigour in Research ll ll
15. Qualitative Data Analysis ll ll
16. Quantitative Data Analysis ll ll
17. Presenting the Findings ll ll
Part V: Critiquing Research Research Vignette: A Program of Research
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
18. Critiquing Qualitative Research ll ll
19. Critiquing Quantitative Research ll ll
Part VI: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: From my Ph.D. to her Post-Doctoral studies:
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
Building aSurvivorship Cancer Care Program
ll ll l ll ll ll
20. Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: Social Support Needs of Older Adults
l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition ll ll ll ll ll ll
MULTIPLE CHOICE l
1. Akey step to the development of nursing research was
l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
ll ll ll ll ll
b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs. ll ll ll ll
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
d. the Canadian Nurses Association developing a research mandate.
ll ll l ll ll ll ll
ANS: B ll
Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
nurseswith PhD degrees increased.
ll l ll ll ll
B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
toresearch within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the
ll l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
MSN and PhD levels. ll ll ll
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
thetwenty-first century.
ll l l
D The Canadian Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the
ll ll l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
end of the twentieth century. ll ll ll ll
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application ll l
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
Promotionand Maintenance
ll l ll
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined. l ll ll ll
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased. ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
c. Aspecialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health care.
l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
ll otherdisciplines. l
ANS: C ll
Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
guidelines regarding responsibility already exist. ll ll ll ll
B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not promote liability. ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence- ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
informednursing care. l ll
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
nursingpractice.
ll l
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ll ll
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
Promotionand Maintenance
ll l ll
, 3. Why are nursing practice–oriented scientific investigations valuable?
ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
d. They mandate health care reform. ll ll ll ll
ANS: A ll
Feedback
A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
reinforces quality of nursing care. ll ll ll ll
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ll ll
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
Promotionand Maintenance
ll l ll
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
factormust be considered before general implementation of this change?
ll l ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
educationalbackgrounds
ll l
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
ANS: B ll
Feedback
A Not all nurses are responsible for supervising compliance with new measures.
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
B Nurses are accountable to maintain quality patient care despite cost-cutting
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
measures.
C Nurses should encourage patient participation in care despite cost-
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
cuttingmeasures. l
D Nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines. ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis ll l
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
Promotionand Maintenance
ll l ll
5. Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process?
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
ll l ll ll ll ll ll
b. To assist in collecting accurate data for clinical research studies
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
c. To teach patients and families about the usefulness of participation in research
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own
ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll ll
clinicalpractice
ll l
ANS: D ll
