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Reading Understanding & Applying Nursing Research 7th
by James A. Fain
2025||All Chapters Covered|| Latest Edition|| ISBN-13 978-1719649803
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, Fully Verified Answers Provided at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Quantitative research uses the following methods of data collection except:
1. Surveys
2. Questionnaires
3. Participant observation
4. Psychosocial instruments
2. Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to acquire this knowledge are
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referred to as:
1. Scientific integrity
2. Scientific rigor
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3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing
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3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred to as:
1. Scientific integrity
2. Scientific rigor
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing
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4. A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:
1. Qualitative
2. Quantitative
3. Scientific integrity
4. Scientific method
5. A group of individuals who collaborate on a research project from beginning to dissemination of findings are
referred to as a:
1. Research consumer
2. Research team
3. Principal investigator
4. Consultant
6. An example of a specialty journal is:
, 1. Nursing Research
2. Research in Nursing and Health
3. Oncology Nursing Forum
4. Western Journal of Nursing Research
7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but different subjects
is referred to as:
1. Exploration
2. Replication
3. Empiricism
4. Rigor
8. Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?
1. Dr. Rebecca Patton
2. Dr. Julie Gerberding
3. Dr. Shannon Zenk
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4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni LE
9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical thinking and
decision making is called:
1. Nursing science
2. Evidence-based practice
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3. Scientific inquiry
4. Scientific method
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10. Which guideline for authoring a paper for publication is incorrect?
1. Colleagues should be consulted when parties disagree on authorship matters.
2. Avoid duplicate and fragmented publications.
3. Authors should provide additional information as requested by editors.
4. The principle investigator takes sole responsibility for the final manuscript.
11. Which nursing degree program has a focus on planning and launching independent programs of research?
1. Baccalaureate degree in nursing
2. Master’s degree in nursing
3. Practice-focused doctoral program
4. Research-focused doctoral program
12. At a minimum, the nurse as research consumer is expected to:
1. Gather data through direct observation
, 2. Read and evaluate research projects
3. Author research papers for publication
4. Participate in the design and production of a study
13. Striving for excellence in research with discipline, adherence to detail, and strict accuracy is called:
1. Rigor
2. Triangulation
3. Replication
4. Scientific inquiry
14. A systematic inquiry designed to develop knowledge about issues important to nursing is called:
1. Scientific method
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Nursing research
4. Nursing science
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15. Which characteristic is unique to the scientific method and not associated with other ways of learning
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information?
1. Objectivity
2. Personal bias
3. Subjectivity
4. Logical reasoning
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Answer Section
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANSWER: 3
Page: 7
Feedback
1 This is incorrect. Quantitative nursing research uses traditional quantitative approaches,
including surveys.
2 This is incorrect. Quantitative nursing research uses traditional quantitative approaches,
including questionnaires.
3 This is correct. Quantitative nursing research uses approaches that can be quantified.
Participant observation is used in qualitative research.
4 This is incorrect. The use of psychosocial instruments is a quantitative method that can
be used in combination with interviews and observations to study a particularly
complex phenomenon.
Reading Understanding & Applying Nursing Research 7th
by James A. Fain
2025||All Chapters Covered|| Latest Edition|| ISBN-13 978-1719649803
C
LE
ST
BE
, Fully Verified Answers Provided at the End of Each Chapter
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Quantitative research uses the following methods of data collection except:
1. Surveys
2. Questionnaires
3. Participant observation
4. Psychosocial instruments
2. Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to acquire this knowledge are
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referred to as:
1. Scientific integrity
2. Scientific rigor
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3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing
ST
3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred to as:
1. Scientific integrity
2. Scientific rigor
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing
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4. A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:
1. Qualitative
2. Quantitative
3. Scientific integrity
4. Scientific method
5. A group of individuals who collaborate on a research project from beginning to dissemination of findings are
referred to as a:
1. Research consumer
2. Research team
3. Principal investigator
4. Consultant
6. An example of a specialty journal is:
, 1. Nursing Research
2. Research in Nursing and Health
3. Oncology Nursing Forum
4. Western Journal of Nursing Research
7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but different subjects
is referred to as:
1. Exploration
2. Replication
3. Empiricism
4. Rigor
8. Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?
1. Dr. Rebecca Patton
2. Dr. Julie Gerberding
3. Dr. Shannon Zenk
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4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni LE
9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical thinking and
decision making is called:
1. Nursing science
2. Evidence-based practice
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3. Scientific inquiry
4. Scientific method
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10. Which guideline for authoring a paper for publication is incorrect?
1. Colleagues should be consulted when parties disagree on authorship matters.
2. Avoid duplicate and fragmented publications.
3. Authors should provide additional information as requested by editors.
4. The principle investigator takes sole responsibility for the final manuscript.
11. Which nursing degree program has a focus on planning and launching independent programs of research?
1. Baccalaureate degree in nursing
2. Master’s degree in nursing
3. Practice-focused doctoral program
4. Research-focused doctoral program
12. At a minimum, the nurse as research consumer is expected to:
1. Gather data through direct observation
, 2. Read and evaluate research projects
3. Author research papers for publication
4. Participate in the design and production of a study
13. Striving for excellence in research with discipline, adherence to detail, and strict accuracy is called:
1. Rigor
2. Triangulation
3. Replication
4. Scientific inquiry
14. A systematic inquiry designed to develop knowledge about issues important to nursing is called:
1. Scientific method
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Nursing research
4. Nursing science
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15. Which characteristic is unique to the scientific method and not associated with other ways of learning
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information?
1. Objectivity
2. Personal bias
3. Subjectivity
4. Logical reasoning
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Answer Section
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANSWER: 3
Page: 7
Feedback
1 This is incorrect. Quantitative nursing research uses traditional quantitative approaches,
including surveys.
2 This is incorrect. Quantitative nursing research uses traditional quantitative approaches,
including questionnaires.
3 This is correct. Quantitative nursing research uses approaches that can be quantified.
Participant observation is used in qualitative research.
4 This is incorrect. The use of psychosocial instruments is a quantitative method that can
be used in combination with interviews and observations to study a particularly
complex phenomenon.
