Nursing Research Generating and Assessing Evidence for
Nursing Practice 11th Edition by Denise Polit; Cheryl Beck
,Chapter`1`Introduction`to`Nursing`Research`in`an`Evidence-Based`Practice`Environment
What`is`the`highest`priority`for`the`importan
1. ce`of`research`in`the`nursing`profession?
Research`findings`provide`evidence`for`info
A)
rming`nurses'`decisions`and`actions.
Conduct`research`to`better`understand`the`co
B)
ntext`of`nursing`practice.
Document`the`role`that`nurses`serve`in`societ
C)
y.
D) Establish`nursing`research`areas`of`study.
Which`group`would`be`best`served`by`clinic
2.
al`nursing`research?
A) Nursing`administrators
B) Practicing`nurses
C) Nurses'`clients
D) Healthcare`policymakers
In`the`United`States,`in`what`area`does`resea
3.
rch`play`an`important`role`in`nursing?
A) Chronic`illness
B) Credentialing`and`status
C) Nurses'`personalities
D) Nurses'`education
What`is`the`role`of`a`consumer`of`nursing`re
4.
search?
Read`research`reports`for`relevant`findings
A)
.
Participate`in`generating`evidence`by`doin
B)
g`research.
, Participate`in`journal`club`in`a`practice`settin
C)
g.
Solve`clinical`problems`and`make`clinical`d
D)
ecisions.
What`was`the`concern`of`most`nursing`studi
5.
es`in`the`early`1900s?
A) Client`satisfaction
B) Clinical`problems
C) Health`promotion
D) Nursing`education
Which`topic`most`closely`conforms`to`the`pr
6. iorities`that`have`been`suggested`for`future`
nursing`research?
Attitudes`of`nursing`students`toward`smokin
A)
g.
Promotion`of`excellence`in`nursing`scienc
B)
e.
C) Nursing`staff`morale`and`turnover.
Number`of`doctorate`prepared`nurses`in`vari
D)
ous`clinical`specialties.
, What`is`the`process`of`deductive`reasonin
7.
g?
Verifying`assumptions`that`are`part`of`our`he
A)
ritage.
Developing`specific`predictions`from`genera
B)
l`principles.
Empirically`testing`observations`that`are`ma
C)
de`known`through`our`senses.
Forming`generalizations`from`specific`obser
D)
vations.
What`is`the`ontological`assumption`of`tho
8.
se`espousing`a`naturalistic`paradigm?
Objective`reality`and`those`natural`phenom
A)
ena`are`regular`and`orderly.
Phenomena`are`not`haphazard`and`result`fro
B)
m`prior`causes.
Reality`is`multiply`constructed`and`multip
C)
ly`interpreted`by`humans.
Reality`is`not`fixed,`but`is`rather`a`constructi
D)
on`of`human`minds.
What`is`the`epistemological`assumption`of`t
9.
hose`espousing`a`positivist`paradigm?
The`researcher`is`objective`and`independe
A)
nt`of`those`being`studied.
Phenomena`are`not`haphazard,`but`rather`ha
B)
ve`antecedent`causes.
The`researcher`instructs`those`being`
C) studied`to`be`objective`in`providing`
information.