,Foundations rof rNursing rResearch, r7e
r(Nieswiadomy)fChapter r1 r Development rof rNursing
rResearch
1) What ris rthe rbest rreason rthat rscholars rconsider rFlorence rNightingale rto rbe rthe rfirst
rnurseresearcher?
A) She rchanged r nursing rby rbasing rher rpractice ron r her rresearch r findings.
B) She ridentified r a r body rof rknowledge r unique rto r nursing.
C) She rcollected r data rin ra rsystematic rfashion.
D) She rcommunicated rthe rdata rcollected rto rother
rnurses.Answer: r A
Explanation: rA) rFlorence rNightingale rused rthe rresearch rprocess ras ran rentity rand rdid rnot rmerely
ruse rsome raspects rof rthe rresearch rprocess. rShe rused rthis rsystematic rapproach rand rits rresultant
rfindings rto rchange rnursing rpractice.
B) Only rin rrecent ryears rhave rnurses rconcentrated ron restablishing ra runique rbody rof
rnursingfknowledge. rThis rhas roccurred rin rthe ryears rsince rNightingale.
C) Although rNightingale rdid rbegin rsystematically rmaking rand rrecording rdata, rit rwas
rheradmonishment rthat rall rnurses rdo rthe rsame rthat rbegan rto rchange rnursing.
D) Whereas rNightingale rused robservations rto rinfluence rpractice rin rher rsphere rof rcontrol, rit
risfunclear rhow rwidely rshe rwas rable rto rdisseminate rthe rinformation.
Cognitive r Level: r r Applying
Client rNeed: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment rClient
rNeed rSub: r Management rof rCare
Nurs./Integ. rConcepts: r r Nursing rProcess: r Implementation
Learning rOutcome: rLO r05. rSummarize rthe rdevelopment rof rnursing rresearch rand rfuture
rpriorities.
2) Research r is r important r to r the r nursing r profession r for r many r reasons. r What r is r the r ultimate rgoal
ofnursing rresearch?
A) Document rthe rcost-effectiveness r of rnursing rcare.
B) Ensure rcredibility rof rthe r nursing rprofession.
C) Promote revidence-based rpractice rin rnursing.
D) Provide raccountability rfor rthe rnursing
rprofession.Answer: r C
Explanation: rA) rWhereas rcost-effective rnursing rcare ris rimportant, rit ris rnot ras rimportant ras
rproviding roptimum rcare. rMany rwould rargue rthat rcost-effectiveness ris ra rpart rof roptimum rcare.
B) Whereas rnursing rresearch rwill rhelp rto restablish rcredibility rof rthe rnursing rprofession, rthis
rresult ris rnot ras rimportant ras rproviding roptimum rcare rto rthe rclient.
C) The rmajor rreason rfor rconducting rresearch ris rto rfoster roptimum rcare rfor rclients.
rEvidence-based rpractice ris rnurses rmaking rclinical rdecisions rbased ron rthe rbest rresearch
revidence, rthe rnurse's rclinical rexpertise, rand rthe rhealth rpreferences rof rthe rclient.
D) Whereas rnursing rresearch rdoes rprovide rrationale rfor rnursing ractions, rthereby
rpromotingfaccountability, rthis ris rnot ras rimportant ras rproviding roptimal rcare rto rthe rclient.
rCognitive rLevel: r Applying
,Client rNeed: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment rClient
rNeed rSub: r Management rof rCare
Nurs./Integ. rConcepts: r r Nursing rProcess: rPlanning
Learning rOutcome: r r LO r 02. r Describe r four rgoals rfor rconducting rnursing rresearch.
3) The rNational rInstitute rfor rNursing rResearch r(NINR) restablishes rresearch rpriorities.
rWhichoption rreflects ra rstudy rthat rmeets rthe rcurrent rmission rof rthe rNINR?
A) The reffect r of rnurse-led r community reducation ron r the rprevalence rof rheart r disease
B) The rnumber rof rstudents rentering rnursing rprograms
C) The refficacy rof ra rspecific r medication r therapy rfor rcongestive rheart r failure
D) The rjob rsatisfaction rlevel rof rcurrently remployed
rnursesAnswer: r A
Explanation: rA) rPromoting rhealth rand rpreventing rdisease ris ran rarea rof rresearch remphasis rfor
rthefNINR. rEvaluating rthe reffects rof rnurse-led rcommunity reducation rabout rhealth rmatches rthis
rarea rof remphasis.
B) Nursing rworkforce rnumbers ris rnot ran rarea rof rthe rNINR's rcurrent rresearch remphasis.
rTheareas rare rpromoting rhealth rand rpreventing rdisease rand rdisability, rmanaging rsymptoms,
rand rimproving rpalliative rand rend-of-life rcare.
C) Research rinto rmedication refficacy ris rnot ran rarea rof rthe rNINR's rcurrent rresearch
remphasis.The rareas rare rpromoting rhealth rand rpreventing rdisease rand rdisability, rmanaging
rsymptoms, rand rimproving rpalliative rand rend-of-life rcare.
D) Job rsatisfaction ramong rnurses ris rnot ran rarea rof rthe rNINR's rcurrent rresearch remphasis.
rThe rareas rare rpromoting rhealth rand rpreventing rdisease rand rdisability, rmanaging rsymptoms,
randimproving rpalliative rand rend-of-life rcare.
Cognitive r Level: r r Applying
Client rNeed: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment rClient
rNeed rSub: r Management rof rCare
Nurs./Integ. rConcepts: r r Nursing rProcess: rAssessment
Learning rOutcome: rLO r05. rSummarize rthe rdevelopment rof rnursing rresearch rand rfuture
rpriorities.
4) Nurses rinvolved rin rresearch rassume rdifferent rroles, rbased ron rtheir rlevel rof reducation.
rWhichbest rdescribes rthe rrole rof rthe rBSN-prepared rnurse rin rresearch?
A) Collaborates rwith rother rnurses rto rdesign r research r studies
B) Critiques rresearch rstudies rand rapplies rresearch rto rclinical r practice
C) Develops rpolicy rbased ron r nursing rresearch rfindings
D) Assumes rthe rrole rof rprimary rinvestigator rin ran rindependent rresearch
rstudyAnswer: rB
Explanation: r r A) rThis r is rthe r role rof rthe rmaster's-prepared r nurse.
B) BSN-prepared rnurses rshould rread rresearch rcritically rand rdetermine rif rresults rare rready rto
rbeused rin rpractice.
C) This ris rthe rrole rof rthe rnurse rwho rholds r a rpractice-focused r doctorate.
D) This ris rthe rrole rof rthe rnurse rwho rholds ra rresearch-focused
rdoctorate.Cognitive rLevel: r Applying
, Client rNeed: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment rClient
rNeed rSub: r Management rof rCare
Nurs./Integ. rConcepts: r r Nursing rProcess: r Implementation
Learning rOutcome: r r LO r 04. r Describe rthe rvarious r roles r of rnurses rin rresearch.
5) Which roption r reflects r the r"authority" rapproach r to rknowledge rdevelopment?
A) The rnurses ron rthe runit rhave rused ra rvariety rof rapproaches rto ra rclient rcare rproblem, rtrying
rtofind rone rthat ris reffective.
B) A rnurse rapproaches ra rclient rcare rsituation rin ra rspecific rmanner rbecause r"that ris rwhat rseems
rtobe rthe rbest rthing rto rdo."
C) When rasked rwhy rclient rcare ris rorganized rin rthe rcurrent rmanner, rthe rnurse rmanager
rstates,"We've ralways rdone rit rthat rway."
D) When rfaced rwith ra rquestion rregarding rprovision rof rnursing rcare, rthe rnurse rconsults ra
rnursingtextbook rfor rinstruction.
Answer: r r D
Explanation: rA) rA rseries rof rattempts rto rsolve ra rproblem runtil ra rsolution ris rreached ris rcalled
rtrialand rerror.
B) This r approach r is rthe ruse rof rnursing rintuition.
C) This rstatement r reflects r the ruse rof r"tradition" rin r the ruse rof rnursing rknowledge.
D) This rnurse ris rgaining rnursing rknowledge rby rusing ran rauthority rsource, rthe rnursing
rtextbook.Cognitive rLevel: r Applying
Client rNeed: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment rClient
rNeed rSub: r Management rof rCare
Nurs./Integ. rConcepts: r r Nursing rProcess: r Evaluation
Learning rOutcome: rLO r05. rSummarize rthe rdevelopment rof rnursing rresearch rand rfuture
rpriorities.
6) The rnurse rresearcher ris rconducting ra rstudy rto rhelp ra rnursing runit rsolve rthe rproblem rof
rincreased rpostprocedure r infections rin rclients rwho rhave rundergone rtransurethral
rprostatectomy.Which rtype rof rnursing rresearch ris rthis rresearcher rconducting?
A) Basic rresearch
B) Applied rresearch
C) Quantitative rresearch
D) Qualitative rresearch
rAnswer: rB
Explanation: r A) rBasic rresearch ris rconducted rto rdevelop, rtest, rand rrefine rtheories rand rgenerate
rnew rknowledge.
B) Applied rresearch ris rdirected rtoward rgenerating rknowledge rthat rcan rbe rused rin
rseekingsolutions rto rcurrent rclinical rproblems, rwhereas rbasic rresearch ris rconducted rto
rgenerate rnew rknowledge.
C) Quantitative rresearch ris rconcerned rwith robjectivity, rtight rcontrols rover rthe rresearch
rsituation, rand rthe rability rto rgeneralize rfindings. rThere ris rnot renough rinformation rin rthis
rquestionto rdetermine rif rthis ris ra rquantitative rstudy.
r(Nieswiadomy)fChapter r1 r Development rof rNursing
rResearch
1) What ris rthe rbest rreason rthat rscholars rconsider rFlorence rNightingale rto rbe rthe rfirst
rnurseresearcher?
A) She rchanged r nursing rby rbasing rher rpractice ron r her rresearch r findings.
B) She ridentified r a r body rof rknowledge r unique rto r nursing.
C) She rcollected r data rin ra rsystematic rfashion.
D) She rcommunicated rthe rdata rcollected rto rother
rnurses.Answer: r A
Explanation: rA) rFlorence rNightingale rused rthe rresearch rprocess ras ran rentity rand rdid rnot rmerely
ruse rsome raspects rof rthe rresearch rprocess. rShe rused rthis rsystematic rapproach rand rits rresultant
rfindings rto rchange rnursing rpractice.
B) Only rin rrecent ryears rhave rnurses rconcentrated ron restablishing ra runique rbody rof
rnursingfknowledge. rThis rhas roccurred rin rthe ryears rsince rNightingale.
C) Although rNightingale rdid rbegin rsystematically rmaking rand rrecording rdata, rit rwas
rheradmonishment rthat rall rnurses rdo rthe rsame rthat rbegan rto rchange rnursing.
D) Whereas rNightingale rused robservations rto rinfluence rpractice rin rher rsphere rof rcontrol, rit
risfunclear rhow rwidely rshe rwas rable rto rdisseminate rthe rinformation.
Cognitive r Level: r r Applying
Client rNeed: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment rClient
rNeed rSub: r Management rof rCare
Nurs./Integ. rConcepts: r r Nursing rProcess: r Implementation
Learning rOutcome: rLO r05. rSummarize rthe rdevelopment rof rnursing rresearch rand rfuture
rpriorities.
2) Research r is r important r to r the r nursing r profession r for r many r reasons. r What r is r the r ultimate rgoal
ofnursing rresearch?
A) Document rthe rcost-effectiveness r of rnursing rcare.
B) Ensure rcredibility rof rthe r nursing rprofession.
C) Promote revidence-based rpractice rin rnursing.
D) Provide raccountability rfor rthe rnursing
rprofession.Answer: r C
Explanation: rA) rWhereas rcost-effective rnursing rcare ris rimportant, rit ris rnot ras rimportant ras
rproviding roptimum rcare. rMany rwould rargue rthat rcost-effectiveness ris ra rpart rof roptimum rcare.
B) Whereas rnursing rresearch rwill rhelp rto restablish rcredibility rof rthe rnursing rprofession, rthis
rresult ris rnot ras rimportant ras rproviding roptimum rcare rto rthe rclient.
C) The rmajor rreason rfor rconducting rresearch ris rto rfoster roptimum rcare rfor rclients.
rEvidence-based rpractice ris rnurses rmaking rclinical rdecisions rbased ron rthe rbest rresearch
revidence, rthe rnurse's rclinical rexpertise, rand rthe rhealth rpreferences rof rthe rclient.
D) Whereas rnursing rresearch rdoes rprovide rrationale rfor rnursing ractions, rthereby
rpromotingfaccountability, rthis ris rnot ras rimportant ras rproviding roptimal rcare rto rthe rclient.
rCognitive rLevel: r Applying
,Client rNeed: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment rClient
rNeed rSub: r Management rof rCare
Nurs./Integ. rConcepts: r r Nursing rProcess: rPlanning
Learning rOutcome: r r LO r 02. r Describe r four rgoals rfor rconducting rnursing rresearch.
3) The rNational rInstitute rfor rNursing rResearch r(NINR) restablishes rresearch rpriorities.
rWhichoption rreflects ra rstudy rthat rmeets rthe rcurrent rmission rof rthe rNINR?
A) The reffect r of rnurse-led r community reducation ron r the rprevalence rof rheart r disease
B) The rnumber rof rstudents rentering rnursing rprograms
C) The refficacy rof ra rspecific r medication r therapy rfor rcongestive rheart r failure
D) The rjob rsatisfaction rlevel rof rcurrently remployed
rnursesAnswer: r A
Explanation: rA) rPromoting rhealth rand rpreventing rdisease ris ran rarea rof rresearch remphasis rfor
rthefNINR. rEvaluating rthe reffects rof rnurse-led rcommunity reducation rabout rhealth rmatches rthis
rarea rof remphasis.
B) Nursing rworkforce rnumbers ris rnot ran rarea rof rthe rNINR's rcurrent rresearch remphasis.
rTheareas rare rpromoting rhealth rand rpreventing rdisease rand rdisability, rmanaging rsymptoms,
rand rimproving rpalliative rand rend-of-life rcare.
C) Research rinto rmedication refficacy ris rnot ran rarea rof rthe rNINR's rcurrent rresearch
remphasis.The rareas rare rpromoting rhealth rand rpreventing rdisease rand rdisability, rmanaging
rsymptoms, rand rimproving rpalliative rand rend-of-life rcare.
D) Job rsatisfaction ramong rnurses ris rnot ran rarea rof rthe rNINR's rcurrent rresearch remphasis.
rThe rareas rare rpromoting rhealth rand rpreventing rdisease rand rdisability, rmanaging rsymptoms,
randimproving rpalliative rand rend-of-life rcare.
Cognitive r Level: r r Applying
Client rNeed: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment rClient
rNeed rSub: r Management rof rCare
Nurs./Integ. rConcepts: r r Nursing rProcess: rAssessment
Learning rOutcome: rLO r05. rSummarize rthe rdevelopment rof rnursing rresearch rand rfuture
rpriorities.
4) Nurses rinvolved rin rresearch rassume rdifferent rroles, rbased ron rtheir rlevel rof reducation.
rWhichbest rdescribes rthe rrole rof rthe rBSN-prepared rnurse rin rresearch?
A) Collaborates rwith rother rnurses rto rdesign r research r studies
B) Critiques rresearch rstudies rand rapplies rresearch rto rclinical r practice
C) Develops rpolicy rbased ron r nursing rresearch rfindings
D) Assumes rthe rrole rof rprimary rinvestigator rin ran rindependent rresearch
rstudyAnswer: rB
Explanation: r r A) rThis r is rthe r role rof rthe rmaster's-prepared r nurse.
B) BSN-prepared rnurses rshould rread rresearch rcritically rand rdetermine rif rresults rare rready rto
rbeused rin rpractice.
C) This ris rthe rrole rof rthe rnurse rwho rholds r a rpractice-focused r doctorate.
D) This ris rthe rrole rof rthe rnurse rwho rholds ra rresearch-focused
rdoctorate.Cognitive rLevel: r Applying
, Client rNeed: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment rClient
rNeed rSub: r Management rof rCare
Nurs./Integ. rConcepts: r r Nursing rProcess: r Implementation
Learning rOutcome: r r LO r 04. r Describe rthe rvarious r roles r of rnurses rin rresearch.
5) Which roption r reflects r the r"authority" rapproach r to rknowledge rdevelopment?
A) The rnurses ron rthe runit rhave rused ra rvariety rof rapproaches rto ra rclient rcare rproblem, rtrying
rtofind rone rthat ris reffective.
B) A rnurse rapproaches ra rclient rcare rsituation rin ra rspecific rmanner rbecause r"that ris rwhat rseems
rtobe rthe rbest rthing rto rdo."
C) When rasked rwhy rclient rcare ris rorganized rin rthe rcurrent rmanner, rthe rnurse rmanager
rstates,"We've ralways rdone rit rthat rway."
D) When rfaced rwith ra rquestion rregarding rprovision rof rnursing rcare, rthe rnurse rconsults ra
rnursingtextbook rfor rinstruction.
Answer: r r D
Explanation: rA) rA rseries rof rattempts rto rsolve ra rproblem runtil ra rsolution ris rreached ris rcalled
rtrialand rerror.
B) This r approach r is rthe ruse rof rnursing rintuition.
C) This rstatement r reflects r the ruse rof r"tradition" rin r the ruse rof rnursing rknowledge.
D) This rnurse ris rgaining rnursing rknowledge rby rusing ran rauthority rsource, rthe rnursing
rtextbook.Cognitive rLevel: r Applying
Client rNeed: rSafe rand rEffective rCare rEnvironment rClient
rNeed rSub: r Management rof rCare
Nurs./Integ. rConcepts: r r Nursing rProcess: r Evaluation
Learning rOutcome: rLO r05. rSummarize rthe rdevelopment rof rnursing rresearch rand rfuture
rpriorities.
6) The rnurse rresearcher ris rconducting ra rstudy rto rhelp ra rnursing runit rsolve rthe rproblem rof
rincreased rpostprocedure r infections rin rclients rwho rhave rundergone rtransurethral
rprostatectomy.Which rtype rof rnursing rresearch ris rthis rresearcher rconducting?
A) Basic rresearch
B) Applied rresearch
C) Quantitative rresearch
D) Qualitative rresearch
rAnswer: rB
Explanation: r A) rBasic rresearch ris rconducted rto rdevelop, rtest, rand rrefine rtheories rand rgenerate
rnew rknowledge.
B) Applied rresearch ris rdirected rtoward rgenerating rknowledge rthat rcan rbe rused rin
rseekingsolutions rto rcurrent rclinical rproblems, rwhereas rbasic rresearch ris rconducted rto
rgenerate rnew rknowledge.
C) Quantitative rresearch ris rconcerned rwith robjectivity, rtight rcontrols rover rthe rresearch
rsituation, rand rthe rability rto rgeneralize rfindings. rThere ris rnot renough rinformation rin rthis
rquestionto rdetermine rif rthis ris ra rquantitative rstudy.
