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,TableofContents
Chapter3f1.Introductionto3fNursingResearch3finanEvidence-
.z .z
Based3fPracticeEnvironmentChapter3f2.3fFundamentals3fofEvidence-Based3fNursing3fPractice
Chapter3.3fKeyConcepts3fand3fStepsinQuantitative3fand3fQualitativeResearchChapter
.z
4.3fReading3fand3fCritiquing3fResearch3fArticlesCha
pter3f5.Ethics3fin Research
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Chapter3f6.3fResearch3fProblems,3fResearch3fQuestions,3fand3fHypothe
sesChapter3f7.3fFinding3fand3fReviewing3fResearch3fEvidence3fin3fthe3fLi
teratureChapter3f8.3fTheoretical3fand3fConceptual3fFrameworks3fChap
ter3f9.3fQuantitative3fResearch Design
.z
Chapter3f10.3fSampling3fand3fData3fCollection3fin3fQuantitative3fSt
udiesChapter3f11.3 f Qualitative3fDesigns3fand3 f Approaches3 f Cha
pter3f12.3fSampling3fand3fData3fCollection3fin3fQualitative3fStudie
sChapter3f13.3fMixed3fMethods3fand3fOther3fSpecial3fTypes3fof3fRe
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searchChapter3f14.3fStatisticalAnalysis3fofQuantitative3fData3fCha
pter15.InterpretationandClinicalSignificance3finQuantitativeResea
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rchChapter3f16.3fAnalysis3fofQualitative3fData3fChapter3f17.3fTrust
worthiness3fand3fIntegrity3fin3fQualitative3fResearch3fChapter18.3fS
ystematicReviews:Meta-AnalysisandMetasynthesis
,Polit3f&3fBeck3fCanadian3fEssentials3fof3fNursing3fResearch3f4th3fEdition3fWo
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Chapter3 f 1.3 f Introduction3 f to3fNursing3 f Research3 f in3fan3fEvidence-
Based3 f Practice3fEnvironment
What3 f is3 f the3 f highest3 f priority3ffor3fthe3fim
1.
portance
of3fresearch3 f in3 f the3 f nursing3 f profession?
Research3ffindings3fprovide3 f evidence3 f for3fi
A)
nforming3 f nurses'3fdecisions3 f and3 f actions.
Conduct3 f research3fto3fbetter3 f understand3 f t
B)
he3fcontext3fof3 f nursing3 f practice.
Document3fthe3frole3fthat3 f nurses3fserve3 f in3f
C)
society.
D) Establish3fnursing3 f research3fareas3 f of3fstudy.
2. Which3fgroup3fwould3 f be3 f best3fserved3 f by3fcli
nical3fnursing3 f research?
A) Nursing3 f administrators
B) Practicing3fnurses
C) Nurses'3fclients
D) Healthcare3 f policymakers
3. In3fthe3fUnited3fStates,3fin3fwhat3farea3fdoes3fr
esearch3fplay3fan3 f important3frole3 f in3 f nursi
ng?
A) Chronic3 f illness
B) Credentialing3 f and3 f status
C) Nurses'3f personalities
D) Nurses'3 f education
What3 f is3 f the3 f role3 f of3fa3 f consumer3 f of3fnu
4.
rsingresearch?
.z
A) Read3f research3freports3 f for3 f relevant3 f findings
.
Participate3 f in3fgenerating3 f evidence3 f by3fdo
B)
ing3fresearch.
C) Participate3 f in3fjournal3fclub3 f in3fa3 f practice3f
setting.
D) Solve3 f clinical3fproblems3 f and3 f make3 f clini
cal3fdecisions.
, What3fwas3 f the3fconcern3fof3fmost3 f nur
5.
sing3fstudiesin3fthe3 f early3f1900s?
A) Client3fsatisfaction
B) Clinical3 f problems
C) Health3 f promotion
D) Nursing3 f education
Which3ftopic3fmost3fclosely3fconforms3f
6. to3fthepriorities3fthat3fhave3fbeen3fsugge
.z
sted3ffor
futurenursing3 f research?
A) Attitudes3 f of3 f nursing3fstudents3 f toward3 f smo
king.
B) Promotion3 f of3 f excellence3 f in3 f nursing3 f scien
ce.
C) Nursing3fstaff3fmorale3 f and3 f turnover.
Number3fof3fdoctorate3 f prepared3 f nurses3 f in
D)
3fvarious3 f clinical3fspecialties.
7. What3 f is3 f the3 f process3 f of3 f deductive3 f reaso
ning?
Verifying3fassumptions3 f that3fare3fpart3 f of3fou
A)
r3fheritage.
Developing3fspecific3 f predictions3 f from3 f gener
B)
al3fprinciples.
Empirically3ftesting3 f observations3 f that3 f are
C)
3fmade
known3 f through3 f our3 f senses.
Forming3fgeneralizations3 f from3fspecifi
D)
c3fobservations.
What3 f is3 f the3 f ontological3fassumption3 f of3f
8.
those3fespousing3 f a3 f naturalistic3 f paradigm?
A) Objective3 f reality3fand3 f those3 f natural
3fphenomena3fare3fregular3 f and3 f orderl
y.
Phenomena3fare3 f not3 f haphazard3fand3 f result
B)
3ffrom
prior3 f causes.
Reality3 f is3 f multiply3fconstructed3 f and3 f multi
C)
ply3finterpreted3 f by3fhumans.
D) Reality3fis3 f not3 f fixed,3fbut3fis3frather3fa3fconst
ruction3 f of3 f human3 f minds.
,TableofContents
Chapter3f1.Introductionto3fNursingResearch3finanEvidence-
.z .z
Based3fPracticeEnvironmentChapter3f2.3fFundamentals3fofEvidence-Based3fNursing3fPractice
Chapter3.3fKeyConcepts3fand3fStepsinQuantitative3fand3fQualitativeResearchChapter
.z
4.3fReading3fand3fCritiquing3fResearch3fArticlesCha
pter3f5.Ethics3fin Research
.z
Chapter3f6.3fResearch3fProblems,3fResearch3fQuestions,3fand3fHypothe
sesChapter3f7.3fFinding3fand3fReviewing3fResearch3fEvidence3fin3fthe3fLi
teratureChapter3f8.3fTheoretical3fand3fConceptual3fFrameworks3fChap
ter3f9.3fQuantitative3fResearch Design
.z
Chapter3f10.3fSampling3fand3fData3fCollection3fin3fQuantitative3fSt
udiesChapter3f11.3 f Qualitative3fDesigns3fand3 f Approaches3 f Cha
pter3f12.3fSampling3fand3fData3fCollection3fin3fQualitative3fStudie
sChapter3f13.3fMixed3fMethods3fand3fOther3fSpecial3fTypes3fof3fRe
.z
searchChapter3f14.3fStatisticalAnalysis3fofQuantitative3fData3fCha
pter15.InterpretationandClinicalSignificance3finQuantitativeResea
.z .z
rchChapter3f16.3fAnalysis3fofQualitative3fData3fChapter3f17.3fTrust
worthiness3fand3fIntegrity3fin3fQualitative3fResearch3fChapter18.3fS
ystematicReviews:Meta-AnalysisandMetasynthesis
,Polit3f&3fBeck3fCanadian3fEssentials3fof3fNursing3fResearch3f4th3fEdition3fWo
o
TestBank
Chapter3 f 1.3 f Introduction3 f to3fNursing3 f Research3 f in3fan3fEvidence-
Based3 f Practice3fEnvironment
What3 f is3 f the3 f highest3 f priority3ffor3fthe3fim
1.
portance
of3fresearch3 f in3 f the3 f nursing3 f profession?
Research3ffindings3fprovide3 f evidence3 f for3fi
A)
nforming3 f nurses'3fdecisions3 f and3 f actions.
Conduct3 f research3fto3fbetter3 f understand3 f t
B)
he3fcontext3fof3 f nursing3 f practice.
Document3fthe3frole3fthat3 f nurses3fserve3 f in3f
C)
society.
D) Establish3fnursing3 f research3fareas3 f of3fstudy.
2. Which3fgroup3fwould3 f be3 f best3fserved3 f by3fcli
nical3fnursing3 f research?
A) Nursing3 f administrators
B) Practicing3fnurses
C) Nurses'3fclients
D) Healthcare3 f policymakers
3. In3fthe3fUnited3fStates,3fin3fwhat3farea3fdoes3fr
esearch3fplay3fan3 f important3frole3 f in3 f nursi
ng?
A) Chronic3 f illness
B) Credentialing3 f and3 f status
C) Nurses'3f personalities
D) Nurses'3 f education
What3 f is3 f the3 f role3 f of3fa3 f consumer3 f of3fnu
4.
rsingresearch?
.z
A) Read3f research3freports3 f for3 f relevant3 f findings
.
Participate3 f in3fgenerating3 f evidence3 f by3fdo
B)
ing3fresearch.
C) Participate3 f in3fjournal3fclub3 f in3fa3 f practice3f
setting.
D) Solve3 f clinical3fproblems3 f and3 f make3 f clini
cal3fdecisions.
, What3fwas3 f the3fconcern3fof3fmost3 f nur
5.
sing3fstudiesin3fthe3 f early3f1900s?
A) Client3fsatisfaction
B) Clinical3 f problems
C) Health3 f promotion
D) Nursing3 f education
Which3ftopic3fmost3fclosely3fconforms3f
6. to3fthepriorities3fthat3fhave3fbeen3fsugge
.z
sted3ffor
futurenursing3 f research?
A) Attitudes3 f of3 f nursing3fstudents3 f toward3 f smo
king.
B) Promotion3 f of3 f excellence3 f in3 f nursing3 f scien
ce.
C) Nursing3fstaff3fmorale3 f and3 f turnover.
Number3fof3fdoctorate3 f prepared3 f nurses3 f in
D)
3fvarious3 f clinical3fspecialties.
7. What3 f is3 f the3 f process3 f of3 f deductive3 f reaso
ning?
Verifying3fassumptions3 f that3fare3fpart3 f of3fou
A)
r3fheritage.
Developing3fspecific3 f predictions3 f from3 f gener
B)
al3fprinciples.
Empirically3ftesting3 f observations3 f that3 f are
C)
3fmade
known3 f through3 f our3 f senses.
Forming3fgeneralizations3 f from3fspecifi
D)
c3fobservations.
What3 f is3 f the3 f ontological3fassumption3 f of3f
8.
those3fespousing3 f a3 f naturalistic3 f paradigm?
A) Objective3 f reality3fand3 f those3 f natural
3fphenomena3fare3fregular3 f and3 f orderl
y.
Phenomena3fare3 f not3 f haphazard3fand3 f result
B)
3ffrom
prior3 f causes.
Reality3 f is3 f multiply3fconstructed3 f and3 f multi
C)
ply3finterpreted3 f by3fhumans.
D) Reality3fis3 f not3 f fixed,3fbut3fis3frather3fa3fconst
ruction3 f of3 f human3 f minds.
