NSE 222: WEEKS 1-3 EXAM QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.What is nursing research? - ANSWERS✔-the systematic, rigorous, logical
investigation with the aim of answering questions about nursing phenomena
\.What is phenomena? - ANSWERS✔-occurrences, circumstances, or facts that are
perceptible by the senses.
\.What is the significance of research to practice? - ANSWERS✔-- Expands the
discipline's unique body of scientific knowledge
- Forms the foundation for evidence-informed nursing practice
- Allows practice to change with work environments and the most common health
issues
- Maintains the profession's societal relevance
\.What is evidence-informed decision making? - ANSWERS✔-Evidence-informed
decision making is a continuous, interactive process involving the explicit,
conscientious, and judicious consideration of the best available evidence to
provide care (CNA, 2010).
,\.What is inductive reasoning vs. deductive reasoning? - ANSWERS✔-- Inductive
reasoning: Starts with details of experience and move to a general picture.
- Deductive reasoning: Starts with a general picture and move to a specific
direction; uses two or more concepts.
\.Do qualitative researchers typically use inductive or deductive reasoning? -
ANSWERS✔-Inductive!
\.What are the levels of evidence? - ANSWERS✔-1. Qualitative or mixed-methods
systematic review
2. Qualitative or mixed-methods synthesis
3. Single qualitative study
4. Systematic review of expert opinion
5. Expert opinion
\.What are the steps in knowledge development? - ANSWERS✔-Knowledge gap >
knowledge generation > Knowledge distribution > Knowledge adoption >
Knowledge review and revision
\.What does theoretical knowing involve? - ANSWERS✔-- Theoretical knowing is
concerned with developing or testing theories or ideas that nurse researchers
have about how the world operates.
- Theoretical knowing is informed by empirical knowing, which involves
observations of reality.
, \.What does qualitative research involve? - ANSWERS✔-- Used to describe,
explore and give meaning to life experiences
- Systematic, interactive and subjective research method
- Data are words or text, rather than numerical, in order to describe the
experiences that are being studied.
- Occurs in naturalistic settings, one that people live in every day.
- Researchers believe that reality is socially constructed and context dependent
(the environment is not separated from the experience)
- Bring researchers very close to participants lived experience
- Generates in-depth insight through speaking with or observing people to create
meaning
- Seek to understanding what things mean to people as this makes actions and
intentions clear. Things that are important are often unspoken or inexpressible
\.What is a paradigm? - ANSWERS✔-A "set of beliefs and practices, shared by
communities of researchers," that guide the knowledge development process.
\.What is the post-positivist paradigm? - ANSWERS✔-Phenomenon or problem
exists but can only be imperfectly
\.What is the critical social paradigm? - ANSWERS✔-Phenomenon or problem is
shaped by power structures
Aims
- Critique and questions the status quo
- Empower and bring about change
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
\.What is nursing research? - ANSWERS✔-the systematic, rigorous, logical
investigation with the aim of answering questions about nursing phenomena
\.What is phenomena? - ANSWERS✔-occurrences, circumstances, or facts that are
perceptible by the senses.
\.What is the significance of research to practice? - ANSWERS✔-- Expands the
discipline's unique body of scientific knowledge
- Forms the foundation for evidence-informed nursing practice
- Allows practice to change with work environments and the most common health
issues
- Maintains the profession's societal relevance
\.What is evidence-informed decision making? - ANSWERS✔-Evidence-informed
decision making is a continuous, interactive process involving the explicit,
conscientious, and judicious consideration of the best available evidence to
provide care (CNA, 2010).
,\.What is inductive reasoning vs. deductive reasoning? - ANSWERS✔-- Inductive
reasoning: Starts with details of experience and move to a general picture.
- Deductive reasoning: Starts with a general picture and move to a specific
direction; uses two or more concepts.
\.Do qualitative researchers typically use inductive or deductive reasoning? -
ANSWERS✔-Inductive!
\.What are the levels of evidence? - ANSWERS✔-1. Qualitative or mixed-methods
systematic review
2. Qualitative or mixed-methods synthesis
3. Single qualitative study
4. Systematic review of expert opinion
5. Expert opinion
\.What are the steps in knowledge development? - ANSWERS✔-Knowledge gap >
knowledge generation > Knowledge distribution > Knowledge adoption >
Knowledge review and revision
\.What does theoretical knowing involve? - ANSWERS✔-- Theoretical knowing is
concerned with developing or testing theories or ideas that nurse researchers
have about how the world operates.
- Theoretical knowing is informed by empirical knowing, which involves
observations of reality.
, \.What does qualitative research involve? - ANSWERS✔-- Used to describe,
explore and give meaning to life experiences
- Systematic, interactive and subjective research method
- Data are words or text, rather than numerical, in order to describe the
experiences that are being studied.
- Occurs in naturalistic settings, one that people live in every day.
- Researchers believe that reality is socially constructed and context dependent
(the environment is not separated from the experience)
- Bring researchers very close to participants lived experience
- Generates in-depth insight through speaking with or observing people to create
meaning
- Seek to understanding what things mean to people as this makes actions and
intentions clear. Things that are important are often unspoken or inexpressible
\.What is a paradigm? - ANSWERS✔-A "set of beliefs and practices, shared by
communities of researchers," that guide the knowledge development process.
\.What is the post-positivist paradigm? - ANSWERS✔-Phenomenon or problem
exists but can only be imperfectly
\.What is the critical social paradigm? - ANSWERS✔-Phenomenon or problem is
shaped by power structures
Aims
- Critique and questions the status quo
- Empower and bring about change
