TEST BANK
LoBiondo-Wood and Haber's Nursing Research in Canada:
Methods, Critical Appraisal, and Utilization
MINA D. SINGH, LORRAINE THIRSK, SARAH STAHLKE, RAMESH VENKATESA
PERUMAL, GERI LOBIONDO-WOOD, JUDITH HABER
5th Edition
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs.
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
d. the Canadian Nurses Association developing a research mandate.
ANSWER: B
Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses with
PhD degrees increased.
B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction to
research within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the MSN
and PhD levels.
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until the
twenty-first century.
D The Canadian Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the end of
the twentieth century.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and
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.
ANSWER: C
Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional
guidelines regarding responsibility already exist.
B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not promote liability.
C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence-informed nursing
care.
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and
Maintenance
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,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.
ANSWER: A
Feedback
A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and
reinforces quality of nursing care.
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and
Maintenance
4. When za zchange zin znursing zpractice zresults zin zdecreased zcost zof zcare, zwhat zadditional
zfactorzmust zbe zconsidered zbefore zgeneral zimplementation zof zthis zchange?
a. Ensuring zcompliance zof zthe zchange zbyznurses zwith zdiverse
zeducationalzbackgrounds
b. Maintaining zor zimproving zthe zqualityzof zcare zresulting zfrom zthe zchange zin zpractice
c. Encouraging zpatients zto zbe zactive zpartners zin ztheir zhealth zcare zdecisions
d. Disseminating zthe zchange zbeyond zthe zdiscipline zof znursing
ANSWER: z B
Feedback
A Not zall znurses zare zresponsible zfor zsupervising zcompliance zwith znew zmeasures.
B Nurses zare zaccountable zto zmaintain zqualityzpatient zcare zdespite zcost-
cuttingzmeasures.
C Nurses zshould zencourage zpatient zparticipation zin zcare zdespite zcost- cuttingzmeasures.
D Nurses zare znot zresponsible zfor zreforming zother zdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zAnalysis
MSC: zNCLEX zClient zCare zNeeds zCategory: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment; zHealth zPromotionzand
zMaintenance
5. Whyzdo znurses zwho zdo znot zconduct zresearch zneed zto zunderstand zthe znursing zresearch
zprocess?
a. To zidentifyzpotential zparticipants zfor zclinical zresearch zstudies
b. To zassist zin zcollecting zaccurate zdata zfor zclinical zresearch zstudies
c. To zteach zpatients zand zfamilies zabout zthe zusefulness zof zparticipation zin zresearch
d. To zbe zable zto zevaluate znursing zresearch zreports zfor zrelevance zto ztheir zown
zclinicalzpractice
ANSWER: z D
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, Feedback
A Nurses zwho zdo znot zconduct zresearch zwould znot zinfluence zparticipantzidentification.
B Nurses zwho zdo znot zconduct zresearch zwould znot zinfluence zdata zcollection.
C Nurses zwho zdo znot zconduct zresearch zwould znot zinfluence zparticipant zrecruitment.
D Nurses zshould zbe zable zto zunderstand zthe zresearch zprocess zby zreading
zresearch
reports zand zdetermining zif ztheyzshould zmodifyztheir zpractice zbased zon
zresearchzevidence.
DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zComprehension
MSC: zNCLEX zClient zCare zNeeds zCategory: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment; zHealth zPromotionzand
zMaintenance
6. How zare znursing ztheory zand znursing zresearch zrelated?
a. Nursing ztheory zand znursing zresearch zare zindependent zof zeach zother zand
zhave znozdirect zrelationship.
b. Without znursing ztheory, zresearch zconducted zbyznurses zwould znot zhave zan
zimpact zonznursing zpractice.
c. Nursing zresearch zdrives zthe zdirection zand zspecific zcontent zof znursingztheory.
d. Both zadvance zthe zknowledge zbase zof znursing.
ANSWER: z D
Feedback
A Theoryzand zresearch zare zrelated zto zeach zother.
B Research zstudies zmayzbe zconducted zwithout za zclear ztheoretical zframework zandzstill
zinfluence zpractice.
C Quantitative znursing zresearch ztests znursing ztheory zbut zdoes znot zinfluence zcontent.
D Theoryzand znursing zresearch zboth zinfluence zhow znursing zpractice zis zconducted.
DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zComprehension
MSC: zNCLEX zClient zCare zNeeds zCategory: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment; zHealth zPromotionzand
zMaintenance
7. Which zaction zdemonstrates zthe zrole zof zan zintelligent zconsumer zof znursing zresearch?
a. Designing za zresearch zstudy
b. Analyzing zdata zto zdetermine zoutcomes
c. Evaluating zthe zcredibility zof zthe zresearch zfindings
d. Replicate zthe zstudyzin zanother zsetting zto zconfirm zthe zfindings
ANSWER: z C
Feedback
A
B A zconsumer zdoes znot zconduct zdata zanalysis zof za zstudy. zThe zstudy’s zprimary
investigator zanalyzes zdata.
C A zconsumer zof znursing zresearch zneeds zto zunderstand zthe zresearch zprocess
ztozdetermine zthe zmerit zand zrelevance zof zevidence zfor zresearch
zstudies.
D Azconsumer zcan zapplyzresearch zfindings zto zpractice zbut zdoes znot zhave zto
zreplicate
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LoBiondo-Wood and Haber's Nursing Research in Canada:
Methods, Critical Appraisal, and Utilization
MINA D. SINGH, LORRAINE THIRSK, SARAH STAHLKE, RAMESH VENKATESA
PERUMAL, GERI LOBIONDO-WOOD, JUDITH HABER
5th Edition
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs.
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
d. the Canadian Nurses Association developing a research mandate.
ANSWER: B
Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses with
PhD degrees increased.
B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction to
research within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the MSN
and PhD levels.
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until the
twenty-first century.
D The Canadian Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the end of
the twentieth century.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and
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.
ANSWER: C
Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional
guidelines regarding responsibility already exist.
B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not promote liability.
C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence-informed nursing
care.
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and
Maintenance
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,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.
ANSWER: A
Feedback
A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and
reinforces quality of nursing care.
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and
Maintenance
4. When za zchange zin znursing zpractice zresults zin zdecreased zcost zof zcare, zwhat zadditional
zfactorzmust zbe zconsidered zbefore zgeneral zimplementation zof zthis zchange?
a. Ensuring zcompliance zof zthe zchange zbyznurses zwith zdiverse
zeducationalzbackgrounds
b. Maintaining zor zimproving zthe zqualityzof zcare zresulting zfrom zthe zchange zin zpractice
c. Encouraging zpatients zto zbe zactive zpartners zin ztheir zhealth zcare zdecisions
d. Disseminating zthe zchange zbeyond zthe zdiscipline zof znursing
ANSWER: z B
Feedback
A Not zall znurses zare zresponsible zfor zsupervising zcompliance zwith znew zmeasures.
B Nurses zare zaccountable zto zmaintain zqualityzpatient zcare zdespite zcost-
cuttingzmeasures.
C Nurses zshould zencourage zpatient zparticipation zin zcare zdespite zcost- cuttingzmeasures.
D Nurses zare znot zresponsible zfor zreforming zother zdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zAnalysis
MSC: zNCLEX zClient zCare zNeeds zCategory: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment; zHealth zPromotionzand
zMaintenance
5. Whyzdo znurses zwho zdo znot zconduct zresearch zneed zto zunderstand zthe znursing zresearch
zprocess?
a. To zidentifyzpotential zparticipants zfor zclinical zresearch zstudies
b. To zassist zin zcollecting zaccurate zdata zfor zclinical zresearch zstudies
c. To zteach zpatients zand zfamilies zabout zthe zusefulness zof zparticipation zin zresearch
d. To zbe zable zto zevaluate znursing zresearch zreports zfor zrelevance zto ztheir zown
zclinicalzpractice
ANSWER: z D
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, Feedback
A Nurses zwho zdo znot zconduct zresearch zwould znot zinfluence zparticipantzidentification.
B Nurses zwho zdo znot zconduct zresearch zwould znot zinfluence zdata zcollection.
C Nurses zwho zdo znot zconduct zresearch zwould znot zinfluence zparticipant zrecruitment.
D Nurses zshould zbe zable zto zunderstand zthe zresearch zprocess zby zreading
zresearch
reports zand zdetermining zif ztheyzshould zmodifyztheir zpractice zbased zon
zresearchzevidence.
DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zComprehension
MSC: zNCLEX zClient zCare zNeeds zCategory: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment; zHealth zPromotionzand
zMaintenance
6. How zare znursing ztheory zand znursing zresearch zrelated?
a. Nursing ztheory zand znursing zresearch zare zindependent zof zeach zother zand
zhave znozdirect zrelationship.
b. Without znursing ztheory, zresearch zconducted zbyznurses zwould znot zhave zan
zimpact zonznursing zpractice.
c. Nursing zresearch zdrives zthe zdirection zand zspecific zcontent zof znursingztheory.
d. Both zadvance zthe zknowledge zbase zof znursing.
ANSWER: z D
Feedback
A Theoryzand zresearch zare zrelated zto zeach zother.
B Research zstudies zmayzbe zconducted zwithout za zclear ztheoretical zframework zandzstill
zinfluence zpractice.
C Quantitative znursing zresearch ztests znursing ztheory zbut zdoes znot zinfluence zcontent.
D Theoryzand znursing zresearch zboth zinfluence zhow znursing zpractice zis zconducted.
DIF: Cognitive zLevel: zComprehension
MSC: zNCLEX zClient zCare zNeeds zCategory: zSafe zand zEffective zCare zEnvironment; zHealth zPromotionzand
zMaintenance
7. Which zaction zdemonstrates zthe zrole zof zan zintelligent zconsumer zof znursing zresearch?
a. Designing za zresearch zstudy
b. Analyzing zdata zto zdetermine zoutcomes
c. Evaluating zthe zcredibility zof zthe zresearch zfindings
d. Replicate zthe zstudyzin zanother zsetting zto zconfirm zthe zfindings
ANSWER: z C
Feedback
A
B A zconsumer zdoes znot zconduct zdata zanalysis zof za zstudy. zThe zstudy’s zprimary
investigator zanalyzes zdata.
C A zconsumer zof znursing zresearch zneeds zto zunderstand zthe zresearch zprocess
ztozdetermine zthe zmerit zand zrelevance zof zevidence zfor zresearch
zstudies.
D Azconsumer zcan zapplyzresearch zfindings zto zpractice zbut zdoes znot zhave zto
zreplicate
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