TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA, 4TH EDITION By Mina Singh, RN, RP, Bsc, Bscn Med, Phd, I-FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN, Phd, Geri Lobiondo-Wood, Phd, RN, FAAN And Judith Haber, Phd, RN, FAAN

,TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA, 4TH
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BY MINA SINGH, RN, RP, BSC, BSCN MED, PHD, I-FCNEI,
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CHERYLYN CAMERON, RN, PHD,
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PHD, RN, FAAN AND JUDITH HABER, PHD, RN, FAAN
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TABLE l#OF l#CONTENT
Part l#I: l#Research l#Overview l#Research l#Vignette: l#A l#Program l#of l#Research l#in l#Transcultural l#Nursing

1. The l#Role l#of l#Research l#in l#Nursing

2. Theoretical l#Framework

3. Critical l#Reading l#Strategies: l#Overview l#of l#the l#Research l#Process

4. Developing l#Research l#Questions, l#Hypotheses, l#and l#Clinical l#Questions

5. Finding l#and l#Appraising l#the l#Literature

6. Legal l#and l#Ethical l#Issues

Part l#II: l#Qualitative l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#Creating l#Qualitatively l#Derived l#Knowledge l#for l#a l#Practice l#Discipline

7. Introduction l#to l#Qualitative l#Research

8. Qualitative l#Approaches l#to l#Research

Part l#III: l#Quantitative l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#Tackling l#the l#Prevention l#of l#Falls l#Among l#Older l#Adults

9. Introduction l#to l#Quantitative l#Research

10. Experimental l#and l#Quasiexperimental l#Designs

11. Non-experimental l#Designs

Part l#IV: l#Processes l#Related l#to l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#Partnering l#with l#parents l#to l#reduce l#newborn l#pain l# -
l#evidence l#and l#implementation


12. Sampling

13. Data l#Collection l#Methods

14. Rigour l#in l#Research

15. Qualitative l#Data l#Analysis

16. Quantitative l#Data l#Analysis

17. Presenting l#the l#Findings

Part l#V: l#Critiquing l#Research l#Research l#Vignette: l#A l#Program l#of l#Research

18. Critiquing l#Qualitative l#Research

19. Critiquing l#Quantitative l#Research

Part l#VI: l#Application l#of l#Research: l#Evidence-Informed l#Practice l#Research l#Vignette: l#From l#my l#Ph.D. l#to l#her l#Post-

Doctoral l#studies: l#Building l#a l # Survivorship l#Cancer l#Care l#Program

20. Developing l#an l#Evidence-Informed l#Practice l#Research l#Vignette: l#Social l#Support l#Needs l#of l#Older l#Adults

,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
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LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition
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MULTIPLE l#CHOICE

1. A l#key l#step l#to l#the l#development l#of l#nursing l#research l#was
a. the l#endowment l#of l#nursing l#research l#chairs.
b. universities l#offering l#baccalaureate l#nursing l#programs.
c. a l#baccalaureate l#degree l#becoming l#the l#entry l#to l#practice.
d. the l#Canadian l#Nurses l#Association l#developing l#a l#research l#mandate.

ANS: l# B

Feedback
A Endowment l#of l#nursing l#research l#chairs l#did l#not l#occur l#until l#the
l#number l#of l#nurses l # with l#PhD l#degrees l#increased.

B Universities l#offering l#baccalaureate l#nursing l#programs l#provided l#an
l#introduction l#to l # research l#within l#the l#BScN l#programs l#and l#led l#to

l#further l#nursing l#education l#at l#the l # MSN l#and l#PhD l#levels.
C Baccalaureate l#degrees l#becoming l#the l#entry l#to l#practice l#did l#not
l#occur l#until l#the l # twenty-first l#century.

D The l#Canadian l#Nurses l#Association l#did l#not l#develop l#a l#research
l#mandate l#until l#the l # end l#of l#the l#twentieth l#century.




DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Application
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance




2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined.
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased.
c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health care.
d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for other
disciplines.

ANS: l# C

Feedback
A Research l#aids l#in l#documenting l#accountability l#of l#nurses, l#but
l#professional l # guidelines l#regarding l#responsibility l#already
B Liability
l#exist.
l#is l#a l#legal l#concept. l#Research l#does l#not l#promote l#liability.

C Theory-based l#nursing l#research l#provides l#a l#foundation l#for
l#evidence-informed l # nursing l#care.
D Nursing l#research l#expands l#the l#discipline l#of l#nursing l#as l#it
l#pertains l#to l#nursing l # practice.




DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Comprehension
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance

, 3. Why are nursing practice–oriented scientific investigations valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform.

ANS: l# A

Feedback
A Practice-focused l#research l#supports l#the l#effectiveness l#of l#nursing
l#interventions l#and l # reinforces l#quality l#of l#nursing l#care.
B On l#the l#contrary, l#they l#help l#reassure l#consumers l#about l#the l#quality l#of
C l#health
They l#care.
l#support l#the l#development l#of l#the l#theory l#base l#for l#clinical

D l# decision
They l#making.
l#reinforce l#the l#effectiveness l#of l#current l#nursing l#practice.




DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Comprehension
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance




4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional factor
must be considered before general implementation of this change?
a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse educational
backgrounds
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing

ANS: l# B

Feedback
A Not l#all l#nurses l#are l#responsible l#for l#supervising l#compliance l#with l#new
B l#measures.
Nurses l#are l#accountable l#to l#maintain l#quality l#patient l#care
l#despite l#cost-cutting l # measures.

C Nurses l#should l#encourage l#patient l#participation l#in l#care l#despite
l#cost-cutting l # measures.

D Nurses l#are l#not l#responsible l#for l#reforming l#other l#disciplines.

DIF: Cognitive l#Level: l#Analysis
MSC: l # NCLEX l#Client l#Care l#Needs l#Category: l#Safe l#and l#Effective l#Care l#Environment;
l#Health l#Promotion l # and l#Maintenance




5. Why l#do l#nurses l#who l#do l#not l#conduct l#research l#need l#to l#understand l#the l#nursing
l# research l#process?
a. To l#identify l#potential l#participants l#for l#clinical l#research l#studies
b. To l#assist l#in l#collecting l#accurate l#data l#for l#clinical l#research l#studies
c. To l#teach l#patients l#and l#families l#about l#the l#usefulness l#of l#participation l#in
l# research
d. To l#be l#able l#to l#evaluate l#nursing l#research l#reports l#for l#relevance l#to
their l#own l#clinical
l# l # practice
ANS: l# D