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5th Edition by Mina Singh
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,TEST tBANK tFOR tNURSING tRESEARCH tIN tCANADA, t5TH tEDITION
by tMina tSingh, tRN, tRP, tBSc, tBScN tMEd, tPhD, tI-FCNEI, tCherylyn tCameron, tRN, tPhD,tGeri
tLoBiondo-Wood, tPhD, tRN, tFAAN tand tJudith tHaber, tPhD, tRN, tFAAN
TABLE tOF tCONTENT
Part tI: tResearch tOverview tResearch tVignette: tA tProgram tof tResearch tin tTranscultural tNursing
1. The tRole tof tResearch tin tNursing
2. Theoretical tFramework
3. Critical tReading tStrategies: tOverview tof tthe tResearch tProcess
4. Developing tResearch tQuestions, tHypotheses, tand tClinical tQuestions
5. Finding tand tAppraising tthe tLiterature
6. Legal tand tEthical tIssues
Part tII: tQualitative tResearch tResearch tVignette: tCreating tQualitatively tDerived tKnowledge tfor ta tPractice tDiscipline
7. Introduction tto tQualitative tResearch
8. Qualitative tApproaches tto tResearch
Part tIII: tQuantitative tResearch tResearch tVignette: tTackling tthe tPrevention tof tFalls tAmong tOlder tAdults
9. Introduction tto tQuantitative tResearch
10. Experimental tand tQuasiexperimental tDesigns
11. Non-experimental tDesigns
Part tIV: tProcesses tRelated tto tResearch tResearch tVignette: tPartnering twith tparents tto treduce tnewborn tpain t- tevidence tand timplementation
12. Sampling
13. Data tCollection tMethods
14. Rigour tin tResearch
15. Qualitative tData tAnalysis
16. Quantitative tData tAnalysis
17. Presenting tthe tFindings
Part tV: tCritiquing tResearch tResearch tVignette: tA tProgram tof tResearch
18. Critiquing tQualitative tResearch
19. Critiquing tQuantitative tResearch
Part tVI: tApplication tof tResearch: tEvidence-Informed tPractice tResearch tVignette: tFrom tmy tPh.D. tto ther tPost-Doctoral tstudies:
tBuilding tatSurvivorship tCancer tCare tProgram
20. Developing tan tEvidence-Informed tPractice tResearch tVignette: tSocial tSupport tNeeds tof tOlder tAdults
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
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LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE tCHOICE
1. A tkey tstep tto tthe tdevelopment tof tnursing tresearch twas
a. the tendowment tof tnursing tresearch tchairs.
b. universities toffering tbaccalaureate tnursing tprograms.
c. a tbaccalaureate tdegree tbecoming tthe tentry tto tpractice.
d. the tCanadian tNurses tAssociation tdeveloping ta tresearch tmandate.
ANSWER: t B
Feedback
A Endowment tof tnursing tresearch tchairs tdid tnot toccur tuntil tthe tnumber tof
tnursestwith tPhD tdegrees tincreased.
B Universities toffering tbaccalaureate tnursing tprograms tprovided tan tintroduction
ttotresearch twithin tthe tBScN tprograms tand tled tto tfurther tnursing teducation tat
tthe
MSN tand tPhD tlevels.
C Baccalaureate tdegrees tbecoming tthe tentry tto tpractice tdid tnot toccur tuntil
tthettwenty-first tcentury.
D The tCanadian tNurses tAssociation tdid tnot tdevelop ta tresearch tmandate tuntil tthe
end tof tthe ttwentieth tcentury.
DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tApplication
MSC: tNCLEX tClient tCare tNeeds tCategory: tSafe tand tEffective tCare tEnvironment; tHealth
tPromotiontand tMaintenance
2. How tis tnursing tresearch tsignificant tto tthe tprofession tof tnursing?
a. Responsibility tis tmore tspecifically tdefined.
b. Liability twithin tthe tpractice tof tnursing tis tdecreased.
c. A tspecialized tbody tof tknowledge tis tgenerated tfor tuse tin tthe tdelivery tof thealth tcare.
d. The tscope tof tnursing tpractice tis texpanded tinto tareas tformerly treserved tfor
othertdisciplines.
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ANSWER: t C
Feedback
A Research taids tin tdocumenting taccountability tof tnurses, tbut tprofessional
guidelines tregarding tresponsibility talready texist.
B Liability tis ta tlegal tconcept. tResearch tdoes tnot tpromote tliability.
C Theory-based tnursing tresearch tprovides ta tfoundation tfor tevidence-
informedtnursing tcare.
D Nursing tresearch texpands tthe tdiscipline tof tnursing tas tit tpertains tto
tnursing tpractice.
DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tComprehension
MSC: tNCLEX tClient tCare tNeeds tCategory: tSafe tand tEffective tCare tEnvironment; tHealth
tPromotiontand tMaintenance
, 3. Why tare tnursing tpractice–oriented tscientific tinvestigations
tvaluable?
a. They tvalidate tthe teffectiveness tof tparticular tnursing tinterventions.
b. They tencourage tconsumers tto tquestion tthe tquality tof thealth tcare.
c. They tlimit tthe ttheory tbase tfor tclinical tdecision tmaking.
d. They tmandate thealth tcare treform.
ANSWER: t A
Feedback
A Practice-focused tresearch tsupports tthe teffectiveness tof tnursing tinterventions
tand
reinforces tquality tof tnursing tcare.
B On tthe tcontrary, tthey thelp treassure tconsumers tabout tthe tquality tof thealth
tcare.
C They tsupport tthe tdevelopment tof tthe ttheory tbase tfor tclinical tdecision tmaking.
D They treinforce tthe teffectiveness tof tcurrent tnursing tpractice.
DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tComprehension
MSC: tNCLEX tClient tCare tNeeds tCategory: tSafe tand tEffective tCare tEnvironment; tHealth
tPromotiontand tMaintenance
4. When ta tchange tin tnursing tpractice tresults tin tdecreased tcost tof tcare, twhat tadditional
tfactortmust tbe tconsidered tbefore tgeneral timplementation tof tthis tchange?
a. Ensuring tcompliance tof tthe tchange tby tnurses twith tdiverse
teducational tbackgrounds
b. Maintaining tor timproving tthe tquality tof tcare tresulting tfrom tthe tchange tin tpractice
c. Encouraging tpatients tto tbe tactive tpartners tin ttheir thealth tcare tdecisions
d. Disseminating tthe tchange tbeyond tthe tdiscipline tof tnursing
ANSWER: t B
Feedback
A Not tall tnurses tare tresponsible tfor tsupervising tcompliance twith tnew tmeasures.
B Nurses tare taccountable tto tmaintain tquality tpatient tcare tdespite tcost-cutting
measures.
C Nurses tshould tencourage tpatient tparticipation tin tcare tdespite tcost-
cuttingtmeasures.
D Nurses tare tnot tresponsible tfor treforming tother tdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive tLevel: tAnalysis
MSC: tNCLEX tClient tCare tNeeds tCategory: tSafe tand tEffective tCare tEnvironment; tHealth
tPromotiontand tMaintenance
5. Why tdo tnurses twho tdo tnot tconduct tresearch tneed tto tunderstand tthe tnursing tresearch
t process?
a. To tidentify tpotential tparticipants tfor tclinical tresearch tstudies
b. To tassist tin tcollecting taccurate tdata tfor tclinical tresearch tstudies
c. To tteach tpatients tand tfamilies tabout tthe tusefulness tof tparticipation tin tresearch
d. To tbe table tto tevaluate tnursing tresearch treports tfor trelevance tto ttheir town
tclinicaltpractice
ANSWER: t D