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Chaptern1nIntroductionntonNursingnResearchninnannEvidence-BasednPracticenEnvironment
1. Whatnisnthenhighestnprioritynfornthenimportancenofnresearchninnthennursingnprofession?
A) Researchnfindingsnprovidenevidencenforninformingnnurses'ndecisionsnandnactions.
B) Conductnresearchntonbetternunderstandnthencontextnofnnursingnpractice.
C) Documentnthenrolenthatnnursesnserveninnsociety.
D) Establishnnursingnresearchnareasnofnstudy.
2. Whichngroupnwouldnbenbestnservednbynclinicalnnursingnresearch?
A) Nursingnadministrators
B) Practicingnnurses
C) Nurses'nclients
D) Healthcarenpolicymakers
3. InnthenUnitednStates,ninnwhatnareandoesnresearchnplaynannimportantnroleninnnursing?
A) Chronicnillness
B) Credentialingnandnstatus
C) Nurses'npersonalities
D) Nurses'neducation
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4. Whatnisnthenrolenofnanconsumernofnnursingnresearch?
A) Readnresearchnreportsnfornrelevantnfindings.
B) Participateninngeneratingnevidencenbyndoingnresearch.
C) Participateninnjournalnclubninnanpracticensetting.
D) Solvenclinicalnproblemsnandnmakenclinicalndecisions.
5. Whatnwasnthenconcernnofnmostnnursingnstudiesninnthenearlyn1900s?
A) Clientnsatisfaction
B) Clinicalnproblems
C) Healthnpromotion
D) Nursingneducation
6.
Whichntopicnmostncloselynconformsntonthenprioritiesnthatnhavenbeennsuggestednfornfuturennur
singnresearch?
A) Attitudesnofnnursingnstudentsntowardnsmoking.
B) Promotionnofnexcellenceninnnursingnscience.
C) Nursingnstaffnmoralenandnturnover.
D) Numbernofndoctoratenpreparednnursesninnvariousnclinicalnspecialties.
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7. Whatnisnthenprocessnofndeductivenreasoning?
A) Verifyingnassumptionsnthatnarenpartnofnournheritage.
B) Developingnspecificnpredictionsnfromngeneralnprinciples.
C) Empiricallyntestingnobservationsnthatnarenmadenknownnthroughnournsenses.
D) Formingngeneralizationsnfromnspecificnobservations.
8. Whatnisnthenontologicalnassumptionnofnthosenespousingnannaturalisticnparadigm?
A) Objectivenrealitynandnthosennaturalnphenomenanarenregularnandnorderly.
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B) Phenomenanarennotnhaphazardnandnresultnfromnpriorncauses.
C) Realitynisnmultiplynconstructednandnmultiplyninterpretednbynhumans.
D) Realitynisnnotnfixed,nbutnisnrathernanconstructionnofnhumannminds.
9. Whatnisnthenepistemologicalnassumptionnofnthosenespousingnanpositivistnparadigm?
A) Thenresearchernisnobjectivenandnindependentnofnthosenbeingnstudied.
B) Phenomenanarennotnhaphazard,nbutnrathernhavenantecedentncauses.
C) Thenresearcherninstructsnthosenbeingnstudiedntonbenobjectiveninnprovidingninformation.
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D) Realitynisnnotnfixed,nbutnisnrathernanconstructionnofnhumannminds.
10. Whichnisnnotnancharacteristicnofntraditionalnscientificnmethod?
A) Controlnovernexternalnfactors.
B) Systematicnmeasurementnandnobservationnofnnaturalnphenomena.
C) Deductivenreasoning.
D) Emphasisnonnanholisticnviewnofnanphenomenon,nstudiedninnanrichncontext.
11. Whatnisnempiricism?
A) Makingngeneralizationsnfromnspecificnobservations.
B) Deducingnspecificnpredictionsnfromngeneralizations.
C) Gatheringnevidencenrootedninnreality.
D) Verifyingnthenassumptionsnonnwhichnthenstudynwasnbased.
12. Whatnisnanhallmarknofnthenscientificnmethod?
A) Infallible
B) Holistic
C) Systematic
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D) Flexible
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13.
Whichnofnthenfollowingnlimitsnthenpowernofnthenscientificnmethodntonanswernquestionsnabout
n humannlife?
A) Thennecessitynofndepartingnfromntraditionalnbeliefs.
B) Thendifficultynofnaccuratelynmeasuringncomplexnhumanntraits.
C) Theninabilityntoncontrolnpotentialnbiases.
D) Thenshortagenofntheoriesnaboutnhumannbehavior.
14. Whatnisnancriticismnofnthenscientificnmethod?
A) Deductive
B) Deterministic
C) Empirical
D) Reductionist
15. Whatnisninvolvedninnnaturalisticnqualitativenresearch?
A) Involvesndeductivenprocesses
B) Takesnplacesninnthenfield.
C) Focusesnonnthenidiosyncrasiesnofnthosenbeingnstudied.
D)
Attemptsntoncontrolnthenresearchncontextntonbetternunderstandnthenphenomenonnbeingnstudie
d.
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Chaptern1nIntroductionntonNursingnResearchninnannEvidence-BasednPracticenEnvironment
1. Whatnisnthenhighestnprioritynfornthenimportancenofnresearchninnthennursingnprofession?
A) Researchnfindingsnprovidenevidencenforninformingnnurses'ndecisionsnandnactions.
B) Conductnresearchntonbetternunderstandnthencontextnofnnursingnpractice.
C) Documentnthenrolenthatnnursesnserveninnsociety.
D) Establishnnursingnresearchnareasnofnstudy.
2. Whichngroupnwouldnbenbestnservednbynclinicalnnursingnresearch?
A) Nursingnadministrators
B) Practicingnnurses
C) Nurses'nclients
D) Healthcarenpolicymakers
3. InnthenUnitednStates,ninnwhatnareandoesnresearchnplaynannimportantnroleninnnursing?
A) Chronicnillness
B) Credentialingnandnstatus
C) Nurses'npersonalities
D) Nurses'neducation
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4. Whatnisnthenrolenofnanconsumernofnnursingnresearch?
A) Readnresearchnreportsnfornrelevantnfindings.
B) Participateninngeneratingnevidencenbyndoingnresearch.
C) Participateninnjournalnclubninnanpracticensetting.
D) Solvenclinicalnproblemsnandnmakenclinicalndecisions.
5. Whatnwasnthenconcernnofnmostnnursingnstudiesninnthenearlyn1900s?
A) Clientnsatisfaction
B) Clinicalnproblems
C) Healthnpromotion
D) Nursingneducation
6.
Whichntopicnmostncloselynconformsntonthenprioritiesnthatnhavenbeennsuggestednfornfuturennur
singnresearch?
A) Attitudesnofnnursingnstudentsntowardnsmoking.
B) Promotionnofnexcellenceninnnursingnscience.
C) Nursingnstaffnmoralenandnturnover.
D) Numbernofndoctoratenpreparednnursesninnvariousnclinicalnspecialties.
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7. Whatnisnthenprocessnofndeductivenreasoning?
A) Verifyingnassumptionsnthatnarenpartnofnournheritage.
B) Developingnspecificnpredictionsnfromngeneralnprinciples.
C) Empiricallyntestingnobservationsnthatnarenmadenknownnthroughnournsenses.
D) Formingngeneralizationsnfromnspecificnobservations.
8. Whatnisnthenontologicalnassumptionnofnthosenespousingnannaturalisticnparadigm?
A) Objectivenrealitynandnthosennaturalnphenomenanarenregularnandnorderly.
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B) Phenomenanarennotnhaphazardnandnresultnfromnpriorncauses.
C) Realitynisnmultiplynconstructednandnmultiplyninterpretednbynhumans.
D) Realitynisnnotnfixed,nbutnisnrathernanconstructionnofnhumannminds.
9. Whatnisnthenepistemologicalnassumptionnofnthosenespousingnanpositivistnparadigm?
A) Thenresearchernisnobjectivenandnindependentnofnthosenbeingnstudied.
B) Phenomenanarennotnhaphazard,nbutnrathernhavenantecedentncauses.
C) Thenresearcherninstructsnthosenbeingnstudiedntonbenobjectiveninnprovidingninformation.
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D) Realitynisnnotnfixed,nbutnisnrathernanconstructionnofnhumannminds.
10. Whichnisnnotnancharacteristicnofntraditionalnscientificnmethod?
A) Controlnovernexternalnfactors.
B) Systematicnmeasurementnandnobservationnofnnaturalnphenomena.
C) Deductivenreasoning.
D) Emphasisnonnanholisticnviewnofnanphenomenon,nstudiedninnanrichncontext.
11. Whatnisnempiricism?
A) Makingngeneralizationsnfromnspecificnobservations.
B) Deducingnspecificnpredictionsnfromngeneralizations.
C) Gatheringnevidencenrootedninnreality.
D) Verifyingnthenassumptionsnonnwhichnthenstudynwasnbased.
12. Whatnisnanhallmarknofnthenscientificnmethod?
A) Infallible
B) Holistic
C) Systematic
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D) Flexible
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13.
Whichnofnthenfollowingnlimitsnthenpowernofnthenscientificnmethodntonanswernquestionsnabout
n humannlife?
A) Thennecessitynofndepartingnfromntraditionalnbeliefs.
B) Thendifficultynofnaccuratelynmeasuringncomplexnhumanntraits.
C) Theninabilityntoncontrolnpotentialnbiases.
D) Thenshortagenofntheoriesnaboutnhumannbehavior.
14. Whatnisnancriticismnofnthenscientificnmethod?
A) Deductive
B) Deterministic
C) Empirical
D) Reductionist
15. Whatnisninvolvedninnnaturalisticnqualitativenresearch?
A) Involvesndeductivenprocesses
B) Takesnplacesninnthenfield.
C) Focusesnonnthenidiosyncrasiesnofnthosenbeingnstudied.
D)
Attemptsntoncontrolnthenresearchncontextntonbetternunderstandnthenphenomenonnbeingnstudie
d.
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