TEST BANK
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada,
5th Edition by Mina Singh Chapters 1-21
,TEST66BANK66FOR66NURSING66RESEARCH66IN66CANADA,665TH66EDITION
by66Mina66Singh,66RN,66RP,66BSc,66BScN66MEd,66PhD,66I-
FCNEI,66Cherylyn66Cameron,66RN,66PhD,66Geri66LoBiondo-
Wood,66PhD,66RN,66FAAN66and66Judith66Haber,66PhD,66RN,66FAAN
TABLE66OF66CONTENT
Part66I:66Research66Overview66Research66Vignette:66A66Program66of66Research66in66Transcultural66Nursing
1. The66Role66of66Research66in66Nursing
2. Theoretical66Framework
3. Critical66Reading66Strategies:66Overview66of66the66Research66 Process
4. Developing66Research66Questions,66Hypotheses,66and66Clinical66Questions
5. Finding66and66Appraising66the66Literature
6. Legal66and66Ethical66Issues
Part66II:66Qualitative66Research66Research66Vignette:66Creating66Qualitatively66Derived66Knowledge66for66a66Practice66Discipline
7. Introduction66to66Qualitative66Research
8. Qualitative66Approaches66to66Research
Part66III:66Quantitative66Research66Research66Vignette:66Tackling66the66Prevention66of66Falls66Among66Older66Adults
9. Introduction66to66Quantitative66Research
10. Experimental66and66Quasiexperimental66Designs
11. Non-experimental66Designs
Part66IV:66Processes66Related66to66Research66Research66Vignette:66Partnering66with66parents66to66reduce66newborn66pain66-
66evidence66and66implementation
12. Sampling
13. Data66Collection66Methods
14. Rigour66in66Research
15. Qualitative66Data66Analysis
16. Quantitative66Data66Analysis
17. Presenting66the66Findings
Part66V:66Critiquing66Research66Research66Vignette:66A66Program66of66Research
18. Critiquing66Qualitative66Research
19. Critiquing66Quantitative66Research
Part66VI:66Application66of66Research:66Evidence-Informed66Practice66Research66Vignette:66From66my66Ph.D.66to66her66Post-
Doctoral66studies:66Building66a6 6 Survivorship66Cancer66Care66Program
20. Developing66an66Evidence-Informed66Practice66Research66Vignette:66Social66Support66Needs66of66Older66Adults
,Chapter6601:66The66Role66of66Research66in66Nursing
LoBiondo-Wood:66Nursing66Research66in66Canada,665th66Edition
MULTIPLE66CHOICE
1. A66key66step66to66the66development66of66nursing66research66was
a. the66endowment66of66nursing66research66chairs.
b. universities66offering66baccalaureate66nursing66programs.
c. a66baccalaureate66degree66becoming66the66entry66to66practice.
d. the66Canadian66Nurses66Association66developing66a66research66mandate.
ANS:66 B
Feedback
A Endowment66of66nursing66research66chairs66did66not66occur66until66the66number6
6of66nurses66with66PhD66degrees66increased.
B Universities66offering66baccalaureate66nursing66programs66provided66an66introductio
n66to66research66within66the66BScN66programs66and66led66to66further66nursing66edu
cation66at66the66MSN66and66PhD66levels.
C Baccalaureate66degrees66becoming66the66entry66to66practice66did66not66occur
66until66the66twenty-first66century.
D The66Canadian66Nurses66Association66did66not66develop66a66research66mandate66
until66the66end66of66the66twentieth66century.
DIF: Cognitive66 Level:66Application
MSC:66NCLEX66Client66Care66Needs66Category:66Safe66and66Effective66Care66Environment;66Health
66Promotion66and66Maintenance
2. How66is66nursing66research66significant66to66the66profession66of66nursing?
a. Responsibility66 is6 6 more6 6 specifically66 defined.
b. Liability66within66the66practice66of66nursing66is66decreased.
c. A66specialized66body66of66knowledge66is66generated66for66use66in66the66delivery66of66health66care.
d. The66scope66of66nursing66practice66is66expanded66into66areas66formerly66reserved
66for66other66disciplines.
ANS:66 C
Feedback
A Research66aids66in66documenting66accountability66of66nurses,66but66professional66
guidelines66regarding66responsibility66already66exist.
B Liability66is66a66legal66concept.66Research66does66not66promote66liability.
C Theory-based66nursing66research66provides66a66foundation66for66evidence-
informed66nursing66care.
D Nursing66research66expands66the66discipline66of66nursing66as66it66pertains66t
o66nursing66practice.
DIF: Cognitive66 Level:66 Comprehension
MSC:66NCLEX66Client66Care66Needs66Category:66Safe66and66Effective66Care66Environment;66Health
66Promotion66and66Maintenance
, 3. Why66are66nursing66practice–
oriented66 scientific66investigations66valuable?
a. They66validate66the66effectiveness66of66particular66nursing66interventions.
b. They66encourage66consumers66to66question66the66quality66of66health66care.
c. They66limit66the66theory66base66for66clinical66decision66making.
d. They66mandate66health66care66reform.
ANS:66 A
Feedback
A Practice-
focused66research66supports66the66effectiveness66of66nursing66interventions66and66rei
nforces66quality66of66nursing66care.
B On66the66contrary,66they66help66reassure66consumers66about66the66quality66of66health
66care.
C They66support66the66development66of66the66theory66base66for66clinical66decision66ma
king.
D They66reinforce66the66effectiveness66of66current66nursing66practice.
DIF: Cognitive66 Level:66 Comprehension
MSC:66NCLEX66Client66Care66Needs66Category:66Safe66and66Effective66Care66Environment;66Health
66Promotion66and66Maintenance
4. When66a66change66in66nursing66practice66results66in66decreased66cost66of66care,66what66add
itional66factor66must66be66considered66before66general66implementation66of66this66chang
e?
a. Ensuring66compliance66of66the66change66by66nurses66with66diverse66ed
ucational66backgrounds
b. Maintaining66or66improving66the66quality66of66care66resulting66from66the66change66in66practice
c. Encouraging66patients66to66be66active66partners66in66their66health66care66decisions
d. Disseminating66the66change66beyond66the66discipline66of66nursing
ANS:66 B
Feedback
A Not66all66nurses66are66responsible66for66supervising66compliance66with66new66measur
es.
B Nurses66are66accountable66to66maintain66quality66patient66care66despite66cost-
cutting66measures.
C Nurses66should66encourage66patient66participation66in66care66despite66cost-
cutting66measures.
D Nurses66are66not66responsible66for66reforming66other66disciplines.
DIF: Cognitive66 Level:66Analysis
MSC:66NCLEX66Client66Care66Needs66Category:66Safe66and66Effective66Care66Environment;66Health
66Promotion66and66Maintenance
5. Why66do66nurses66who66do66not66conduct66research66need66to66understand66the66nursing66research66pr
ocess?
a. To66identify66potential66participants66for66clinical66research66studies
b. To66assist66in66collecting66accurate66data66for66clinical66research66studies
c. To66teach66patients66and66families66about66the66usefulness66of66participation66in66research
d. To66be66able66to66evaluate66nursing66research66reports66for66relevance66to66their66
own66clinical66practice
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada,
5th Edition by Mina Singh Chapters 1-21
,TEST66BANK66FOR66NURSING66RESEARCH66IN66CANADA,665TH66EDITION
by66Mina66Singh,66RN,66RP,66BSc,66BScN66MEd,66PhD,66I-
FCNEI,66Cherylyn66Cameron,66RN,66PhD,66Geri66LoBiondo-
Wood,66PhD,66RN,66FAAN66and66Judith66Haber,66PhD,66RN,66FAAN
TABLE66OF66CONTENT
Part66I:66Research66Overview66Research66Vignette:66A66Program66of66Research66in66Transcultural66Nursing
1. The66Role66of66Research66in66Nursing
2. Theoretical66Framework
3. Critical66Reading66Strategies:66Overview66of66the66Research66 Process
4. Developing66Research66Questions,66Hypotheses,66and66Clinical66Questions
5. Finding66and66Appraising66the66Literature
6. Legal66and66Ethical66Issues
Part66II:66Qualitative66Research66Research66Vignette:66Creating66Qualitatively66Derived66Knowledge66for66a66Practice66Discipline
7. Introduction66to66Qualitative66Research
8. Qualitative66Approaches66to66Research
Part66III:66Quantitative66Research66Research66Vignette:66Tackling66the66Prevention66of66Falls66Among66Older66Adults
9. Introduction66to66Quantitative66Research
10. Experimental66and66Quasiexperimental66Designs
11. Non-experimental66Designs
Part66IV:66Processes66Related66to66Research66Research66Vignette:66Partnering66with66parents66to66reduce66newborn66pain66-
66evidence66and66implementation
12. Sampling
13. Data66Collection66Methods
14. Rigour66in66Research
15. Qualitative66Data66Analysis
16. Quantitative66Data66Analysis
17. Presenting66the66Findings
Part66V:66Critiquing66Research66Research66Vignette:66A66Program66of66Research
18. Critiquing66Qualitative66Research
19. Critiquing66Quantitative66Research
Part66VI:66Application66of66Research:66Evidence-Informed66Practice66Research66Vignette:66From66my66Ph.D.66to66her66Post-
Doctoral66studies:66Building66a6 6 Survivorship66Cancer66Care66Program
20. Developing66an66Evidence-Informed66Practice66Research66Vignette:66Social66Support66Needs66of66Older66Adults
,Chapter6601:66The66Role66of66Research66in66Nursing
LoBiondo-Wood:66Nursing66Research66in66Canada,665th66Edition
MULTIPLE66CHOICE
1. A66key66step66to66the66development66of66nursing66research66was
a. the66endowment66of66nursing66research66chairs.
b. universities66offering66baccalaureate66nursing66programs.
c. a66baccalaureate66degree66becoming66the66entry66to66practice.
d. the66Canadian66Nurses66Association66developing66a66research66mandate.
ANS:66 B
Feedback
A Endowment66of66nursing66research66chairs66did66not66occur66until66the66number6
6of66nurses66with66PhD66degrees66increased.
B Universities66offering66baccalaureate66nursing66programs66provided66an66introductio
n66to66research66within66the66BScN66programs66and66led66to66further66nursing66edu
cation66at66the66MSN66and66PhD66levels.
C Baccalaureate66degrees66becoming66the66entry66to66practice66did66not66occur
66until66the66twenty-first66century.
D The66Canadian66Nurses66Association66did66not66develop66a66research66mandate66
until66the66end66of66the66twentieth66century.
DIF: Cognitive66 Level:66Application
MSC:66NCLEX66Client66Care66Needs66Category:66Safe66and66Effective66Care66Environment;66Health
66Promotion66and66Maintenance
2. How66is66nursing66research66significant66to66the66profession66of66nursing?
a. Responsibility66 is6 6 more6 6 specifically66 defined.
b. Liability66within66the66practice66of66nursing66is66decreased.
c. A66specialized66body66of66knowledge66is66generated66for66use66in66the66delivery66of66health66care.
d. The66scope66of66nursing66practice66is66expanded66into66areas66formerly66reserved
66for66other66disciplines.
ANS:66 C
Feedback
A Research66aids66in66documenting66accountability66of66nurses,66but66professional66
guidelines66regarding66responsibility66already66exist.
B Liability66is66a66legal66concept.66Research66does66not66promote66liability.
C Theory-based66nursing66research66provides66a66foundation66for66evidence-
informed66nursing66care.
D Nursing66research66expands66the66discipline66of66nursing66as66it66pertains66t
o66nursing66practice.
DIF: Cognitive66 Level:66 Comprehension
MSC:66NCLEX66Client66Care66Needs66Category:66Safe66and66Effective66Care66Environment;66Health
66Promotion66and66Maintenance
, 3. Why66are66nursing66practice–
oriented66 scientific66investigations66valuable?
a. They66validate66the66effectiveness66of66particular66nursing66interventions.
b. They66encourage66consumers66to66question66the66quality66of66health66care.
c. They66limit66the66theory66base66for66clinical66decision66making.
d. They66mandate66health66care66reform.
ANS:66 A
Feedback
A Practice-
focused66research66supports66the66effectiveness66of66nursing66interventions66and66rei
nforces66quality66of66nursing66care.
B On66the66contrary,66they66help66reassure66consumers66about66the66quality66of66health
66care.
C They66support66the66development66of66the66theory66base66for66clinical66decision66ma
king.
D They66reinforce66the66effectiveness66of66current66nursing66practice.
DIF: Cognitive66 Level:66 Comprehension
MSC:66NCLEX66Client66Care66Needs66Category:66Safe66and66Effective66Care66Environment;66Health
66Promotion66and66Maintenance
4. When66a66change66in66nursing66practice66results66in66decreased66cost66of66care,66what66add
itional66factor66must66be66considered66before66general66implementation66of66this66chang
e?
a. Ensuring66compliance66of66the66change66by66nurses66with66diverse66ed
ucational66backgrounds
b. Maintaining66or66improving66the66quality66of66care66resulting66from66the66change66in66practice
c. Encouraging66patients66to66be66active66partners66in66their66health66care66decisions
d. Disseminating66the66change66beyond66the66discipline66of66nursing
ANS:66 B
Feedback
A Not66all66nurses66are66responsible66for66supervising66compliance66with66new66measur
es.
B Nurses66are66accountable66to66maintain66quality66patient66care66despite66cost-
cutting66measures.
C Nurses66should66encourage66patient66participation66in66care66despite66cost-
cutting66measures.
D Nurses66are66not66responsible66for66reforming66other66disciplines.
DIF: Cognitive66 Level:66Analysis
MSC:66NCLEX66Client66Care66Needs66Category:66Safe66and66Effective66Care66Environment;66Health
66Promotion66and66Maintenance
5. Why66do66nurses66who66do66not66conduct66research66need66to66understand66the66nursing66research66pr
ocess?
a. To66identify66potential66participants66for66clinical66research66studies
b. To66assist66in66collecting66accurate66data66for66clinical66research66studies
c. To66teach66patients66and66families66about66the66usefulness66of66participation66in66research
d. To66be66able66to66evaluate66nursing66research66reports66for66relevance66to66their66
own66clinical66practice