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by Mina Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN MEd, PhD, I-FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN, PhD,
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wGeri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Part wI: w Research w Overview w Research w Vignette: w A w Program w of w Research w in w Transcultural w Nursing
1. The w Role w of w Research w in w Nursing
2. Theoretical w Framework
3. Critical w Reading w Strategies: w Overview w of w the w Research w Process
4. Developing w Research w Questions, w Hypotheses, w and w Clinical w Questions
5. Finding w and w Appraising w the w Literature
6. Legal w and w Ethical w Issues
Part wII: w Qualitative w Research w Research w Vignette: w Creating w Qualitatively w Derived w Knowledge w for w a w Practice w Discipline
7. Introduction w to w Qualitative w Research
8. Qualitative w Approaches w to w Research
Part wIII: w Quantitative w Research w Research w Vignette: w Tackling w the w Prevention w of w Falls w Among w Older w Adults
9. Introduction w to w Quantitative w Research
10. Experimental w and w Quasiexperimental w Designs
11. Non-experimental w Designs
Part wIV: w Processes w Related w to w Research w Research w Vignette: w Partnering w with w parents w to w reduce w newborn w pain w - w evidence w and
w implementation
12. Sampling
13. Data w Collection w Methods
14. Rigour w in w Research
15. Qualitative w Data w Analysis
16. Quantitative w Data w Analysis
17. Presenting w the w Findings
Part wV: w Critiquing w Research w Research w Vignette: w A w Program w of w Research
18. Critiquing w Qualitative w Research
19. Critiquing w Quantitative w Research
Part w VI: w Application w of w Research: w Evidence-Informed w Practice w Research w Vignette: w From w my w Ph.D. w to w her w Post-Doctoral w studies:
w Building w a w Survivorship w Cancer w Care w Program
20. Developing w an w Evidence-Informed w Practice w Research w Vignette: w Social w Support w Needs w of w Older w Adults
,Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
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LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition w w w w w w
MULTIPLE CHOICE w
1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
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a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
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b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs. w w w w
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
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d. the Canadian Nurses Association developing a research mandate.
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ANS: B w
Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses
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with PhD degrees increased.
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B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction
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to
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research within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the
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MSN and PhD levels.
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C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until
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the twenty-first century.
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D The Canadian Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the
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end of the twentieth century.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application w w
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
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Promotion and Maintenance
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2. Howxisxnursingxresearchxsignificantxtoxthexprofessionxofxnursing?
a. Responsibilityxisxmorexspecificallyxdefined.
b. Liabilityxwithinxthexpracticexofxnursingxisxdecreased.
c. Axspecializedxbodyxofxknowledgexisxgeneratedxforxusexinxthexdeliveryxofxhealthxcare.
d. Thexscopexofxnursingxpracticexisxexpandedxintoxareasxformerlyxreservedxfor
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C
Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional
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guidelines regarding responsibility already exist.
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B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not promote liability.
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C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence-informed
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nursing care. w
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing
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practice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension w w
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
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Promotion and Maintenance
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, 3. Whyxarexnursingxpractice–orientedxscientificxinvestigationsxvaluable?
a. Theyxvalidatexthexeffectivenessxofxparticularxnursingxinterventions.
b. Theyxencouragexconsumersxtoxquestionxthexqualityxofxhealthxcare.
c. Theyxlimitxthextheoryxbasexforxclinicalxdecisionxmaking.
d. Theyxmandatexhealthxcarexreform.
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A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions
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and reinforces quality of nursing care.
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B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health
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C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision
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D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
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MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
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Promotion and Maintenance
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4. Whenxaxchangexinxnursingxpracticexresultsxinxdecreasedxcostxofxcare, xwhatxadditional w
x factor x mustxbexconsideredxbeforexgeneralximplementationxofxthisxchange?
a. Ensuringxcompliancexofxthexchangexbyxnursesxwithxdiverse
educationalxbackgrounds
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b. Maintainingxorximprovingxthexqualityxofxcarexresultingxfromxthexchangexinxpractice
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c. Encouragingxpatientsxtoxbexactivexpartnersxinxtheirxhealthxcarexdecisions
w . Disseminatingxthexchangexbeyondxthexdisciplinexofxnursing
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B
Feedback
A Not all nurses are responsible for supervising compliance with new measures.
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B Nurses are accountable to maintain quality patient care despite cost-cutting
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measures.
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C Nurses should encourage patient participation in care despite cost-cutting
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D Nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines.
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MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
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Promotion and Maintenance
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5. Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing
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w research process? w
a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
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b. To assist in collecting accurate data for clinical research studies
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c. To teach patients and families about the usefulness of participation in research
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d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their
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wown clinical practice
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ANS: D w