Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice – 11th Edition by Polit & Beck | Complete Test Bank

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EditionF7PolitF7BeckF7TestF7Bank

ChapterF71F7IntroductionF7toF7NursingF7ResearchF7inF7anF7Evidence-BasedF7PracticeF7Environment


WhatF7isF7theF7highestF7priorityF7forF7theF7i
1. mportanceF7ofF7researchF7inF7theF7nursingF7pr
ofession?
ResearchF7findingsF7provideF7evidenceF7forF
A)
7informingF7nurses'F7decisionsF7andF7actions.


ConductF7researchF7toF7betterF7understandF7t
B)
heF7contextF7ofF7nursingF7practice.
DocumentF7theF7roleF7thatF7nursesF7serveF7inF
C)
7society.


D) EstablishF7nursingF7researchF7areasF7ofF7stud
y.




WhichF7groupF7wouldF7beF7bestF7servedF7byF
2.
7clinicalF7nursingF7research?


A) NursingF7administrators
B) PracticingF7nurses

C) Nurses'F7clients
D) HealthcareF7policymakers



InF7theF7UnitedF7States,F7inF7whatF7areaF7doe
3.
sF7researchF7playF7anF7importantF7roleF7inF7nu
rsing?
A) ChronicF7illness
B) CredentialingF7andF7status
C) Nurses'F7personalities

,D) Nurses'F7education

WhatF7isF7theF7roleF7ofF7aF7consumerF7ofF7nur
4.
singF7research?
ReadF7researchF7reportsF7forF7relevantF7fin
A)
dings.

ParticipateF7inF7generatingF7evidenceF7byF7
B)
doingF7research.
ParticipateF7inF7journalF7clubF7inF7aF7practice
C)
F7setting.


SolveF7clinicalF7problemsF7andF7makeF7clinic
D)
alF7decisions.



WhatF7wasF7theF7concernF7ofF7mostF7nursingF
5.
7studiesF7inF7theF7earlyF71900s?


A) ClientF7satisfaction
B) ClinicalF7problems
C) HealthF7promotion
D) NursingF7education



WhichF7topicF7mostF7closelyF7conformsF7t
6. oF7theF7prioritiesF7thatF7haveF7beenF7sugge
stedF7forF7futureF7nursingF7research?
AttitudesF7ofF7nursingF7studentsF7towardF7sm
A)
oking.
PromotionF7ofF7excellenceF7inF7nursingF7sc
B)
ience.
C) NursingF7staffF7moraleF7andF7turnover.

NumberF7ofF7doctorateF7preparedF7nursesF7in
D)
F7variousF7clinicalF7specialties.

, WhatF7isF7theF7processF7ofF7deductiveF7reas
7.
oning?
VerifyingF7assumptionsF7thatF7areF7partF7ofF7
A)
ourF7heritage.

DevelopingF7specificF7predictionsF7fromF7ge
B)
neralF7principles.
EmpiricallyF7testingF7observationsF7thatF7are
C)
F7madeF7knownF7throughF7ourF7senses.


FormingF7generalizationsF7fromF7specificF7o
D)
bservations.



WhatF7isF7theF7ontologicalF7assumptionF7o
8.
fF7thoseF7espousingF7aF7naturalisticF7paradi
gm?
ObjectiveF7realityF7andF7thoseF7naturalF7phe
A)
nomenaF7areF7regularF7andF7orderly.
PhenomenaF7areF7notF7haphazardF7andF7resul
B)
tF7fromF7priorF7causes.
RealityF7isF7multiplyF7constructedF7andF7m
C)
ultiplyF7interpretedF7byF7humans.
RealityF7isF7notF7fixed,F7butF7isF7ratherF7aF7co
D)
nstructionF7ofF7humanF7minds.



WhatF7isF7theF7epistemologicalF7assumptionF
9.
7ofF7thoseF7espousingF7aF7positivistF7paradig

m?
TheF7researcherF7isF7objectiveF7andF7indep
A)
endentF7ofF7thoseF7beingF7studied.
PhenomenaF7areF7notF7haphazard,F7butF7rathe
B)
rF7haveF7antecedentF7causes.

, TheF7researcherF7instructsF7thoseF7be
C) ingF7studiedF7toF7beF7objectiveF7inF7
providingF7information.

RealityF7isF7notF7fixed,F7butF7isF7ratherF7aF7co
D)
nstructionF7ofF7humanF7minds.



WhichF7isF7notF7aF7characteristicF7ofF7traditio
10.
nalF7scientificF7method?
A) ControlF7overF7externalF7factors.
SystematicF7measurementF7andF7observati
B)
onF7ofF7naturalF7phenomena.
C) DeductiveF7reasoning.
EmphasisF7onF7aF7holisticF7viewF7ofF7aF7phe
D)
nomenon,F7studiedF7inF7aF7richF7context.



11. WhatF7isF7empiricism?
MakingF7generalizationsF7fromF7specificF7ob
A)
servations.
DeducingF7specificF7predictionsF7fromF7gene
B)
ralizations.
C) GatheringF7evidenceF7rootedF7inF7reality.
VerifyingF7theF7assumptionsF7onF7whichF7theF
D)
7studyF7wasF7based.




WhatF7isF7aF7hallmarkF7ofF7theF7scientificF7
12.
method?
A) Infallible
B) Holistic

C) Systematic