CANADIAN ESSENTIALS OF NURSING
RESEARCH TEST BANK 2026 4TH EDITION BY
POLIT & BECK COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Cause-probing research. Answer: studies designed to illuminate
the underlying causes of phenomena
◉ Clinical nursing research. Answer: research designed to guide
nursing practice
◉ Constructivist paradigm. Answer: an alternative paradigm (also
called naturalistic paradigm) to the positivist paradigm that holds
that there are multiple interpretations of reality, and that the goal of
research is to understand how individuals construct reality within
their context; associated with qualitative research
◉ Empirical evidence. Answer: evidence rooted in objective reality
and gathered one's senses as the basis for generating knowledge
◉ Evidence-based practice. Answer: a practice that involves making
clinical decisions on the best available evidence, with an emphasis
on evidence from disciplined research
RESEARCH TEST BANK 2026 4TH EDITION BY
POLIT & BECK COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ Cause-probing research. Answer: studies designed to illuminate
the underlying causes of phenomena
◉ Clinical nursing research. Answer: research designed to guide
nursing practice
◉ Constructivist paradigm. Answer: an alternative paradigm (also
called naturalistic paradigm) to the positivist paradigm that holds
that there are multiple interpretations of reality, and that the goal of
research is to understand how individuals construct reality within
their context; associated with qualitative research
◉ Empirical evidence. Answer: evidence rooted in objective reality
and gathered one's senses as the basis for generating knowledge
◉ Evidence-based practice. Answer: a practice that involves making
clinical decisions on the best available evidence, with an emphasis
on evidence from disciplined research
