Questions and CORRECT Answers
Potential areas of nursing research identified by the National Institute of Nursing Research
include:
A. stem cell research
B. application of pharmaceuticals in clinical practice
C. chronic illness, health promotion, disease prevention, and end-of-life care
D. health care literacy - CORRECT ANSWER -C
The research role of the BSN nurse includes:
A. Identifying clinical problems that require investigation, assisting experienced investigators to
gain access to clinical sites, and collecting data
B. Creating a climate in the practice setting that promotes scholarly inquiry, scientific integrity,
and scientific investigation of clinical nursing problems
C. Collaborating with experienced investigators in proposal development, data collection, data
analysis, and interpretation of results
D. Providing leadership in integrating research into practice - CORRECT ANSWER -D
What year was the first issue of Nursing Research published?
A. 1858
B. 1952
C. 1985
D. 1992 - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The Nursing Studies Index, the first annotated index of nursing research, was the work of
A. Florence Nightingale
B. Virginia Henderson
C. Marita Titler
, D. Dorothea Orem - CORRECT ANSWER -B
The ANA position statement acknowledges that
A. researchers identify clinical problems and study them
B. faculty members identify clinical problems and study them
C. clinicians identify clinical problems and researchers design them
D. faculty members and researchers identify clinical problems and study them - CORRECT
ANSWER -C
Clinical pathways are developed by:
A. nursing teams
B. physician teams
C. educator teams
D. multidisciplinary teams - CORRECT ANSWER -D
A bundle is a group of interventions related to a disease or care process that:
A. results in better outcomes than when the interventions are implemented together
B. results in diverse outcomes when the interventions are implemented individually
C. results in confusing information about a single disease or care process
D. provides insufficient evidence to alter clinical practice related to individualized interventions -
CORRECT ANSWER -B
Professional care models give nurses:
A. accountability
B. authority
C. responsibility
D. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER -D