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1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of
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evidence- based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse
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d. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings
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e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development
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ANS: D m
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and critically appraising studies. They assist with the implementation of evidence-based
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guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses provide
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their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are being put into
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practice, and continue to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects of
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those protocols.
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2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major
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hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’
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level of orientation will not be a focus of the research.) This type of study can do which
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of the following?
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a. Control
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Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome.
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and,
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sometimes, the relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the
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probability of a specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as
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prediction. The researcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
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3. A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a
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pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the
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parents or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
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Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome.
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and,
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sometimes, the relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the
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probability of a specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as
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prediction. The researcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
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4. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-effect relationship between
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requiring that all children under the age of 8 will ride in special care harnesses and the
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subsequent rate of children’s spinal cord injury will consequently utilize which form of
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nursing research?
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a. Descriptive research m
b. Outcomes research m
c. Qualitative research m
d. Quantitative research m
ANS: D m
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methodology to describe variables, test relationships, and examine cause-and-effect
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interactions. Quantitative research includes experimental research, which is the method for
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testing cause-and-effect relationships between and among specific variables. Qualitative
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research methods are used for explaining meanings and describing experiences in context.
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Descriptive research involves identifying and understanding the nature of phenomena and,
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sometimes, the relationships among them. Outcomes research examines the end result of
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care in huge populations, most often retrospectively, using a database.
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5. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of an ICU neuro
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patient remains increased. The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the monitor is
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on the same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who
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comes to the unit and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning prompts the nurse to
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recalibrate, ensure proper placement, and check connections?
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a. Abstract reasoning m
b. Concrete thinking m
c. Logistic reasoning m
d. Reality testing m
ANS: C m
Logistic reasoning is used to break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined.
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observed and experienced in reality. Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development
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is used to validate what is observed in the empirical world.
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6. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated
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mpatients in the emergency department. The resultant policy emanates from
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, a. Abstract reasoning m
b. Concrete thinking m
c. Logistic reasoning m
d. Reality testing m
ANS: A m
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association with, a particular instance. Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by
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tangible things or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Logistic reasoning
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is used to break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined. Reality testing is used
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7. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated
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mpatients in the emergency department. The type of reasoning the nurse uses to do this is
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a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
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8. What is the best explanation of intuition that forms a legitimate source of knowledge
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in nursing?
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a. It is based on knowledge thoroughly incorporated into thought but
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b. It is based on a gift from the universe and should be honored when it arrives.
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c. It is never inaccurate.
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d. It is a revisiting of old knowledge, accompanied by deep reflection.
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Intuition is the revisiting of old knowledge accompanied by deep reflection.
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9. Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
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b. Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning.
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c. It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied.
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d. It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families.
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of Nursing Research 9th Edition by Gray.
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,Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of
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evidence- based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse
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a. Develops evidence-based guidelines m m
b. Designs research studies, on which protocols may be based
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c. Evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols m m m m
d. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings
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e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development
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ANS: D m
Nurses with a BSN degree have knowledge of the research process and skills in reading
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and critically appraising studies. They assist with the implementation of evidence-based
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guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses provide
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their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are being put into
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practice, and continue to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects of
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those protocols.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis m m REF: Page 4 m m
2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major
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hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’
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level of orientation will not be a focus of the research.) This type of study can do which
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of the following?
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a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: A m
Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome.
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and,
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sometimes, the relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the
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probability of a specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as
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prediction. The researcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application m m REF: Page 13 m m
3. A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a
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pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the
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parents or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
, ANS: D m
Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome.
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and,
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sometimes, the relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the
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probability of a specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as
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prediction. The researcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application m m REF: Page 16 m m
4. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-effect relationship between
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requiring that all children under the age of 8 will ride in special care harnesses and the
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subsequent rate of children’s spinal cord injury will consequently utilize which form of
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nursing research?
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a. Descriptive research m
b. Outcomes research m
c. Qualitative research m
d. Quantitative research m
ANS: D m
Quantitative research, the most frequently used method, is a formal, objective, systematic
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methodology to describe variables, test relationships, and examine cause-and-effect
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interactions. Quantitative research includes experimental research, which is the method for
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testing cause-and-effect relationships between and among specific variables. Qualitative
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research methods are used for explaining meanings and describing experiences in context.
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Descriptive research involves identifying and understanding the nature of phenomena and,
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sometimes, the relationships among them. Outcomes research examines the end result of
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care in huge populations, most often retrospectively, using a database.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application m m REF: Page 3 m m
5. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of an ICU neuro
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patient remains increased. The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the monitor is
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on the same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who
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comes to the unit and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning prompts the nurse to
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recalibrate, ensure proper placement, and check connections?
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a. Abstract reasoning m
b. Concrete thinking m
c. Logistic reasoning m
d. Reality testing m
ANS: C m
Logistic reasoning is used to break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined.
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mConcrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that are
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observed and experienced in reality. Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development
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of an idea without application to, or association with, a particular instance. Reality testing
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is used to validate what is observed in the empirical world.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application m m REF: Page 6 m m
6. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated
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mpatients in the emergency department. The resultant policy emanates from
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, a. Abstract reasoning m
b. Concrete thinking m
c. Logistic reasoning m
d. Reality testing m
ANS: A m
Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an idea without application to, or
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association with, a particular instance. Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by
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tangible things or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Logistic reasoning
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is used to break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined. Reality testing is used
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to validate what is observed in the empirical world.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application m m REF: Page 7 m m
7. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated
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mpatients in the emergency department. The type of reasoning the nurse uses to do this is
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mreasoning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesis m m REF: Page 7 m m
8. What is the best explanation of intuition that forms a legitimate source of knowledge
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in nursing?
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a. It is based on knowledge thoroughly incorporated into thought but
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seldom articulated.
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b. It is based on a gift from the universe and should be honored when it arrives.
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c. It is never inaccurate.
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d. It is a revisiting of old knowledge, accompanied by deep reflection.
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ANS: A m
Intuition is the revisiting of old knowledge accompanied by deep reflection.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application m m REF: Page 5 m m
9. Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
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a. Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing. m m m m m m m
b. Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning.
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c. It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied.
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d. It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families.
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