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Chaptern 1.n Introductionn tonNursingn Researchn inn ann Evidence-Basedn Practicen Environment
Whatnisnthen highestn priorityn forn then importance
1.
ofn researchn innthen nursingnprofession?
Researchnfindingsn providenevidencen for
A)
informingn nurses'n decisionsn andn actions.
Conductn researchn ton bettern understandn the
B)
contextn ofn nursingn practice.
Documentn then rolenthatn nursesnserven in
C)
society.
D) Establishn nursingn researchn areasn ofn study.
Whichngroupn wouldn ben bestn servedn bynclinical
2.
nursingn research?
A) Nursingnadministrators
B) Practicingn nurses
C) Nurses'nclients
D) Healthcaren policymakers
InnthenUnitednStates,ninnwhatnarean does
3.
researchn playnann importantn rolen inn nursing?
A) Chronicn illness
B) Credentialingn andn status
C) Nurses'npersonalities
D) Nurses'neducation
Whatn isnthen rolen ofnanconsumern ofnnursing
4.
research?
A) Readn researchn reportsn forn relevantn findings.
Participaten inn generatingn evidencen byndoing
B)
research.
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Participateninnjournalnclubninnan practice
C)
setting.
Solven clinicaln problemsn andn maken clinical
D)
decisions.
Whatn wasn then concernn ofnmostn nursingn studies
5.
inn thenearlyn1900s?
A) Clientn satisfaction
B) Clinicaln problems
C) Healthnpromotion
D) Nursingneducation
Whichntopicnmostncloselynconformsntonthenpriorit
6. iesnthatnhavenbeennsuggestednfornfuture
nursingnresearch?
A) Attitudesn ofn nursingn studentsn towardn smoking.
B) Promotionn ofn excellencen inn nursingn science.
C) Nursingnstaffnmoralenandnturnover.
Numbern ofn doctoraten preparedn nursesn in
D)
variousn clinicaln specialties.
7. Whatn isnthen processn ofn deductiven reasoning?
Verifyingnassumptionsnthatnarenpartnofnour
A)
heritage.
Developingnspecificn predictionsn fromn general
B)
principles.
Empiricallyn testingn observationsn thatn aren made
C)
knownn throughn ourn senses.
Formingn generalizationsn fromn specific
D)
observations.
Whatn isn then ontologicaln assumptionn ofn those
8.
espousingn an naturalisticn paradigm?
Objectiven realitynandnthosen natural
A)
phenomenanaren regularn andn orderly.
Phenomenan aren notn haphazardn andn resultn from
B)
priorn causes.
Realitynisn multiplyn constructedn andn multiply
C)
interpretedn byn humans.
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Realitynisnnotnfixed,nbutnisnratherna
D)
constructionn ofn humann minds.
Whatn isn then epistemologicaln assumptionn of
9.
thosen espousingnan positivistn paradigm?
Then researchern isn objectiven andnindependent
A)
ofnthosen beingn studied.
Phenomenan aren notn haphazard,n butn rathern have
B)
antecedentn causes.
Then researchern instructsn thosen beingn studiednto
C)
ben objectiven inn providingn information.
Realitynisnnotnfixed,nbutnisnratherna
D)
constructionn ofn humann minds.
Whichn isn notnan characteristicn ofntraditional
10.
scientificnmethod?
A) Controln overn externaln factors.
Systematicn measurementn andn observationn of
B)
naturaln phenomena.
C) Deductiven reasoning.
Emphasisnonnan holisticn viewn ofn a
D)
Phenomenon,n studiedn inn anrichn context.
11. Whatnisnempiricism?
Makingn generalizationsn fromn specific
A)
observations.
Deducingnspecificn predictionsnfrom
B)
generalizations.
C) Gatheringn evidencen rootedn inn reality.
Verifyingnthenassumptionsnonn whichnthen study
D)
wasnbased.
12. Whatnisnanhallmarkn ofnthenscientificnmethod?
A) Infallible
B) Holistic
C) Systematic
D) Flexible
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Whichn ofn then followingn limitsnthen powern of
13. thenscientificnmethodntonanswernquestionsnabou
tnhumannlife?
Then necessityn ofn departingn fromn traditional
A)
beliefs.
Thendifficultynofnaccuratelynmeasuring
B)
complexn humann traits.
C) Then inabilitynton controln potentialn biases.
Then shortagen ofntheoriesnaboutn human
D)
behavior.
14. Whatnisnancriticismnofnthenscientificnmethod?
A) Deductive
B) Deterministic
C) Empirical
D) Reductionist
Whatn isn involvedn inn naturalisticn qualitative
15.
research?
A) Involvesn deductiven processes
B) Takesnplacesninnthenfield.
Focusesn onn then idiosyncrasiesn ofnthosen being
C)
studied.
Attemptsntoncontrolnthenresearchncontextnto
D) betternunderstandnthenphenomenonnbeingnstudi
ed.
Anresearchernwantsntoninvestigatentheneffectnofnpa
16. tients'nbodynpositionnonnbloodnpressure.
Thisnisnannexamplen ofnwhatn typen ofnstudy?
A) Qualitative
B) Constructivistn inquiry
C) Quantitative
Researchern preferencen ofn eithern quantitativen or
D)
qualitative
Anresearchernisnstudyingntheneffectnofnmassagen
17. onnthenalleviationnofnpainninncancernpatients.
Thisnisnannexamplen ofnwhatn typen ofnstudy?
A) Descriptive
B) Exploratory