Test Bank For Nursing Research Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice 11th Edition by Denise Polit; Cheryl Beck 9781975110642 Chapter 1-33 Complete Guide.pdf

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Chapterm1mIntroductionmtomNursingmResearchminmanmEvidence-
BasedmPracticemEnvironment




1. What mismthemhighest mprioritymformthemimportancemof mresearchminmthemnursing mprofession?
A) Researchmfindingsmprovidemevidencemforminformingmnurses'mdecisionsmand mactions.
B) Conduct mresearchmtombettermunderstand mthemcontext mof mnursingmpractice.
C) Document mthemrolemthat mnursesmserveminmsociety.
D) Establishmnursingmresearchmareasmof mstudy.




2. Whichmgroupmwould mbembest mserved mbymclinicalmnursingmresearch?
A) Nursingmadministrators
B) Practicingmnurses
C) Nurses'mclients
D) Healthcarempolicymakers




3. InmthemUnited mStates,minmwhat mareamdoesmresearchmplaymanmimportant mroleminmnursing?
A) Chronicmillness
B) Credentialingmand mstatus
C) Nurses'mpersonalities
D) Nurses'meducation

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4. What mismthemrolemof mamconsumermof mnursingmresearch?
A) Read mresearchmreportsmformrelevant mfindings.
B) Participateminmgeneratingmevidencembymdoingmresearch.
C) Participateminmjournalmclubminmampracticem setting.
D) Solvemclinicalmproblemsmand mmakemclinicalmdecisions.




5. What mwasmthemconcernmof mmost mnursingmstudiesminmthemearlym1900s?
A) Client msatisfaction
B) Clinicalmproblems
C) Healthmpromotion
D) Nursingmeducation




6.
Whichmtopicmmost mcloselymconformsmtomthemprioritiesmthat mhavembeenmsuggested mformfuture
nursingmresearch?
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A) Attitudesmof mnursingmstudentsmtoward msmoking.
B) Promotionmof mexcellenceminmnursingmscience.
C) Nursingmstaff mmoralemand mturnover.
D) Numbermof mdoctoratemprepared mnursesminmvariousmclinicalmspecialties.
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7. What mismthemprocessmof mdeductivemreasoning?
A) Verifyingmassumptionsmthat marempart mof mourmheritage.
B) Developingmspecificmpredictionsmfrommgeneralmprinciples.
C) Empiricallymtestingmobservationsmthat maremmademknownmthroughmourmsenses.
D) Formingmgeneralizationsmfrommspecificmobservations.




8. What mismthemontologicalmassumptionmof mthosemespousingmamnaturalisticmparadigm?


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A) Objectivemrealitymand mthosemnaturalmphenomenamaremregularmand morderly.
B) Phenomenamaremnot mhaphazard mand mresult mfrommpriormcauses.
C) Realitymismmultiplymconstructed mand mmultiplyminterpreted mbymhumans.
D) Realitymismnot mfixed,mbut mismrathermamconstructionmof mhumanmminds.




9. What mismthemepistemologicalmassumptionmof mthosemespousingmampositivist mparadigm?
A) Themresearchermismobjectivemand mindependent mof mthosembeingmstudied.
B) Phenomenamaremnot mhaphazard,mbut mrathermhavemantecedent mcauses.


C) Themresearcherminstructsmthosembeingmstudied mtombemobjectiveminmprovidingminformation.
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D) Realitymismnot mfixed,mbut mismrathermamconstructionmof mhumanmminds.




10. Whichmismnot mamcharacteristicmof mtraditionalmscientificmmethod?
A) Controlmovermexternalmfactors.
B) Systematicmmeasurement mand mobservationmof mnaturalmphenomena.
C) Deductivemreasoning.
D) Emphasismonmamholisticmview mof mamphenomenon,mstudied minmamrichmcontext.




11. What mismempiricism?
A) Makingmgeneralizationsmfrommspecificmobservations.
B) Deducingmspecificmpredictionsmfrommgeneralizations.
C) Gatheringmevidencemrooted minmreality.
D) Verifyingmthemassumptionsmonmwhichmthemstudymwasmbased.




12. What mismamhallmarkmof mthemscientificmmethod?
A) Infallible
B) Holistic

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C) Systematic
D) Flexible
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13.
Whichmof mthemfollowingmlimitsmthempowermof mthemscientificmmethod mtomanswermquestionsma
bout mhumanmlife?
A) Themnecessitymof mdepartingmfrommtraditionalmbeliefs.
B) Themdifficultymof maccuratelymmeasuringmcomplexmhumanmtraits.
C) Theminabilitymtomcontrolmpotentialmbiases.
D) Themshortagemof mtheoriesmabout mhumanmbehavior.




14. What mismamcriticismmof mthemscientificmmethod?
A) Deductive
B) Deterministic
C) Empirical
D) Reductionist




15. What misminvolved minmnaturalisticmqualitativemresearch?
A) Involvesmdeductivemprocesses
B) Takesmplacesminmthemfield.
C) Focusesmonmthemidiosyncrasiesmof mthosembeingmstudied.


D)
Attemptsmtomcontrolmthemresearchmcontext mtombettermunderstand mthemphenomenonmbeingmstu
died.




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