TEST BANK Essentials of Nursing Research Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice (9TH) by Denise Polit Complete Guide All Chapters

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ESSENTIALS OF NURSING RESEARCH:
APPRAISING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 9TH EDITION BY DENISE POLIT,
CHERYL BECK




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,Test Bank For Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing
Practice 9th Edition by Polit, Beck
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 2 Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative
Research
Chapter 3 Reading and Critically Appraising Research Articles
Chapter 4 Attending to Ethics in Research
Chapter 5 Identifying Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 6 Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Chapter 7 Understanding Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 8 Appraising Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 9 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
Chapter 10 Appraising Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 11 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Chapter 12 Understanding Mixed Methods Research, Quality Improvement, and Other
Special Types of Research
Chapter 13 Understanding Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 14 Interpreting Quantitative Findings and Evaluating Clinical Significance
Chapter 15 Understanding the Analysis of Qualitative Data
Chapter 16 Appraising Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Chapter 17 Learning From Systematic Reviews
Chapter 18 Putting Research Evidence Into Practice: Evidence-Based Practice and
Practice-Based Evidence

,CHAPTER 1: Introducing Nursing Research For Evidence-Based Practice
Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice 9th Edition by Polit, Beck

1. Which of the following groups would be best served by the development of a scientific
base for nursing practice?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Health care policymakers

Ans: C
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Nursing research is systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about
issues of importance to nurses and their clients. Nurse leaders recognize the need to base
specific nursing decisions on evidence indicating that the decisions are clinically
appropriate, cost-effective, and result in positive client outcomes. Although all of the
people listed would benefit from the development of a scientific base for nursing
practice, ultimately it is the clients themselves who would most benefit, as they would
then receive the most appropriate and most effective care.


2. An especially important goal for the nursing profession is to do which of the following?
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A) Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice 3i 3i 3i 3i 3i 3i 3i 3i 3i


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Nurses are increasingly expected to understand and undertake research and to base their
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practice on evidence from research. Evidence-
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based practice is the use of the best evidence in making patient care decisions and typic
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ally comes from research conducted by nurses and other health-
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care professionals. All of the other answers are possible goals for the nursing profession,
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but none is as important as establishing evidence for practice.
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3. Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the constructivist
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paradigm?
A) A fixed reality exists in nature for humans to understand
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B) The nature of reality has changed over time 3i 3i 3i 3i 3i 3i 3i


C) Reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans
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D) Reality cannot be studied empirically 3i 3i 3i 3i




Ans: C Fe 3i 3i


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In the constructivist paradigm, it is assumed that reality is not a fixed entity but is rather
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a construction of human minds, and thus “truth” is a composite of multiple constructions
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of reality. However, constructivists do believe that reality can be studied empirically.
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, Belief in a fixed reality that exists in nature for humans to understand would be an
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