Test Bank - Reading, Understanding, and Applying Nursing Research, 7th Edition (Fain, 2025), Chapter 1-15 | All Chapters

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Quantitative research uses the following methods of data collection except:
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1. Surveys
2. Questionnaires
3. Participant observation +y


4. Psychosocial instruments +y




2. Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to acquire this knowledg
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e are referred to as:
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1. Scientific integrity +y


2. Scientific rigor +y


3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing +y +y




3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred to as:
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1. Scientific integrity +y


2. Scientific rigor +y


3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing +y +y




4. A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:
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1. Qualitative
2. Quantitative
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4. Scientific method +y




5. A group of individuals who collaborate on a research project from beginning to dissemination of finding
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s are referred to as a:
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1. Research consumer +y


2. Research team +y


3. Principal investigator +y


4. Consultant




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6.
+ y+ yAn example of a specialty journal is:
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1. Nursing Research +y


2. Research in Nursing and Health +y +y +y +y


3. Oncology Nursing Forum +y +y


4. Western Journal of Nursing Research +y +y +y +y




+y 7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but different subj
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ects
is referred to as:
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1. Exploration
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2. Replication
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3. Empiricism
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4. Rigor
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8.
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1. Dr. Rebecca Patton
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2. Dr. Julie Gerberding
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3. Dr. Shannon Zenk + y +y


4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni
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+y 9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical thinking
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decision making is called: +y +y +y


1. Nursing science
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2. Evidence-based practice
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3. Scientific inquiry
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4. Scientific method
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+ y 10. + y + y Which guideline for authoring a paper for publication is incorrect?
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1. Colleagues should be consulted when parties disagree on authorship matters.
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2. Avoid duplicate and fragmented publications.
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3. Authors should provide additional information as requested by editors.
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4. The principle investigator takes sole responsibility for the final manuscript.
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+ y 11. + y + y Which nursing degree program has a focus on planning and launching independent programs of researc
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1. Baccalaureate degree in nursing +y +y +y


2. Master’s degree in nursing +y +y +y


3. Practice-focused doctoral program +y +y


4. Research-focused doctoral program +y +y




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+ y 12. + y + y At a minimum, the nurse as research consumer is expected to:
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1. Gather data through direct observation
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2. Read and evaluate research projects
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3. Author research papers for publication
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4. Participate in the design and production of a study
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+ y 13. + y + y Striving for excellence in research with discipline, adherence to detail, and strict accuracy is called:
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1. Rigor
2. Triangulation
3. Replication
4. Scientific inquiry +y




+ y 14. + y + y A systematic inquiry designed to develop knowledge about issues important to nursing is called:
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1. Scientific method +y


2. Evidence-based practice +y


3. Nursing research +y


4. Nursing science +y




+ y 15.+ yWhich characteristic is unique to the scientific method and not associated with other ways of le
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arning information?
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1. Objectivity
2. Personal bias +y


3. Subjectivity
4. Logical reasoning +y




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