Nursing Research, 7th
Edition, Rose Marie
Nieswiadomy, Catherine
Bailey
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,Table of contents
1. Development Of Nursing Research
2. Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
3. Research Evidence In Nursing Practice
4. Ethical Issues In Nursing Research
5. An Overview Of Quantitative And Qualitative Research
6. Identifying Nursing Research Problems
7. Review Of The Literature
8. Theory And Nursing Research
9. Hypotheses
10. Quantitative Research Designs
11. Qualitative And Mixed Methods Research Designs
12. Populations And Samples
, Foundations of Nursing Research, 7e (Nieswiadomy)
Chapter 1 Development of Nursing Research
1) What is the best reason that scholars consider Florence Nightingale to be the first nurse
researcher?
A) She changed nursing by basing her practice on her research findings.
B) She identified a body of knowledge unique to nursing.
C) She collected data in a systematic fashion.
D) She communicated the data collected to other nurses.
Answer: A
Explanation: A) Florence Nightingale used the research process as an entity and did not merely
use some aspects of the research process. She used this systematic approach and its resultant
findings to change nursing practice.
B) Only in recent years have nurses concentrated on establishing a unique body of nursing
knowledge. This has occurred in the years since Nightingale.
C) Although Nightingale did begin systematically making and recording data, it was her
admonishment that all nurses do the same that began to change nursing.
D) Whereas Nightingale used observations to influence practice in her sphere of control, it
is unclear how widely she was able to disseminate the information.
Cognitive Level: Applying
Client Need: Safe and Effective Care Environment Client Need
Sub: Management of Care
Nurs./Integ. Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation
Learning Outcome: LO 05. Summarize the development of nursing research and future
priorities.
2) Research is important to the nursing profession for many reasons. What is the ultimate goal of
nursing research?
A) Document the cost-effectiveness of nursing care.
B) Ensure credibility of the nursing profession.
C) Promote evidence-based practice in nursing.
D) Provide accountability for the nursing profession.
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Whereas cost-effective nursing care is important, it is not as important as
providing optimum care. Many would argue that cost-effectiveness is a part of optimum care. B)
Whereas nursing research will help to establish credibility of the nursing profession, this result is
not as important as providing optimum care to the client.
C) The major reason for conducting research is to foster optimum care for clients.
Evidencebased practice is nurses making clinical decisions based on the best research evidence,
the nurse's clinical expertise, and the health preferences of the client.
D) Whereas nursing research does provide rationale for nursing actions, thereby promoting
accountability, this is not as important as providing optimal care to the client. Cognitive Level:
Applying
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