TEST BANK FOR LoBiondo-Wood and Haber’s NURSING
RESEARCH IN CANADA: Methods, Critical Appraisals, and
Utilization 5TH EDITION
, CH 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs.
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
d. the Canadian Professional nursing attendants Association developing a research mandate.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
Reasoning:-
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of
Professional nursing attendants with PhD degrees increased.
B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction to
research within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the
MSN and PhD levels.
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until the
twenty-first century.
D The Canadian Professional nursing attendants Association did not develop a
research mandate until theend of the twentieth century.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Application
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined.
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased.
c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health care.
d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for other
disciplines.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
Reasoning:-
A Research aids in documenting accountability of Professional nursing
attendant’s, but professionalguidelines regarding responsibility already exist.
B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not promote liability.
C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence-informed
nursing care.
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing
practice.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
,3. Why are nursing practice–oriented scientific investigations valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-A
Reasoning:-
A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and
reinforces quality of nursing care.
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional factor
must be considered before general implementation of this change?
a. Ensuring compliance of the change by Professional nursing attendants
with diverse educationalbackgrounds
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
c. Encouraging victims to be active partners in their health care decisions
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
Reasoning:-
A Not all Professional nursing attendants are responsible for supervising
compliance with new measures.
B Professional nursing attendants are accountable to maintain quality victim care
despite cost-cutting measures.
C Professional nursing attendants should encourage victim participation in care
despite cost-cutting measures.
D Professional nursing attendants are not responsible for reforming other
disciplines.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
5. Why do Professional nursing attendants who do not conduct research need to understand the
nursing research process?
a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
b. To assist in collecting accurate data for clinical research studies
c. To teach victims and families about the usefulness of participation in research
d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical
practice
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
, Reasoning:-
A Professional nursing attendants who do not conduct research would
not influence participant identification.
B Professional nursing attendants who do not conduct research would not influence
data collection.
C Professional nursing attendants who do not conduct research would not influence
participant recruitment.
D Professional nursing attendants should be able to understand the research process
by reading research
reports and determining if they should modify their practice based on research
evidence.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
6. How are nursing theory and nursing research related?
a. Nursing theory and nursing research are independent of each other and have no
direct relationship.
b. Without nursing theory, research conducted by Professional nursing attendants
would not have an impact onnursing practice.
c. Nursing research drives the direction and specific content of nursing theory.
d. Both advance the knowledge base of nursing.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
Reasoning:-
A Theory and research are related to each other.
B Research studies may be conducted without a clear theoretical framework and
still influence practice.
C Quantitative nursing research tests nursing theory but does not influence content.
D Theory and nursing research both influence how nursing practice is conducted.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
7. Which action demonstrates the role of an intelligent consumer of nursing research?
a. Designing a research study
b. Analyzing data to determine outcomes
c. Evaluating the credibility of the research findings
d. Replicate the study in another setting to confirm the findings
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
Reasoning:-
A A consumer applies research to practice. Consumers are not responsible for
designing a study.
B A consumer does not conduct data analysis of a study. The study’s primary
investigator analyzes data.
C A consumer of nursing research needs to understand the research process to
determine the merit and relevance of evidence for research studies.
D A consumer can apply research findings to practice but does not have to replicate
RESEARCH IN CANADA: Methods, Critical Appraisals, and
Utilization 5TH EDITION
, CH 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs.
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
d. the Canadian Professional nursing attendants Association developing a research mandate.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
Reasoning:-
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of
Professional nursing attendants with PhD degrees increased.
B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction to
research within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the
MSN and PhD levels.
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until the
twenty-first century.
D The Canadian Professional nursing attendants Association did not develop a
research mandate until theend of the twentieth century.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Application
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined.
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased.
c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health care.
d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for other
disciplines.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
Reasoning:-
A Research aids in documenting accountability of Professional nursing
attendant’s, but professionalguidelines regarding responsibility already exist.
B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not promote liability.
C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence-informed
nursing care.
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing
practice.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
,3. Why are nursing practice–oriented scientific investigations valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-A
Reasoning:-
A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and
reinforces quality of nursing care.
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional factor
must be considered before general implementation of this change?
a. Ensuring compliance of the change by Professional nursing attendants
with diverse educationalbackgrounds
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
c. Encouraging victims to be active partners in their health care decisions
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
Reasoning:-
A Not all Professional nursing attendants are responsible for supervising
compliance with new measures.
B Professional nursing attendants are accountable to maintain quality victim care
despite cost-cutting measures.
C Professional nursing attendants should encourage victim participation in care
despite cost-cutting measures.
D Professional nursing attendants are not responsible for reforming other
disciplines.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
5. Why do Professional nursing attendants who do not conduct research need to understand the
nursing research process?
a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
b. To assist in collecting accurate data for clinical research studies
c. To teach victims and families about the usefulness of participation in research
d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical
practice
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
, Reasoning:-
A Professional nursing attendants who do not conduct research would
not influence participant identification.
B Professional nursing attendants who do not conduct research would not influence
data collection.
C Professional nursing attendants who do not conduct research would not influence
participant recruitment.
D Professional nursing attendants should be able to understand the research process
by reading research
reports and determining if they should modify their practice based on research
evidence.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
6. How are nursing theory and nursing research related?
a. Nursing theory and nursing research are independent of each other and have no
direct relationship.
b. Without nursing theory, research conducted by Professional nursing attendants
would not have an impact onnursing practice.
c. Nursing research drives the direction and specific content of nursing theory.
d. Both advance the knowledge base of nursing.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
Reasoning:-
A Theory and research are related to each other.
B Research studies may be conducted without a clear theoretical framework and
still influence practice.
C Quantitative nursing research tests nursing theory but does not influence content.
D Theory and nursing research both influence how nursing practice is conducted.
DIFFICULTY: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Hospital client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotionand Maintenance
7. Which action demonstrates the role of an intelligent consumer of nursing research?
a. Designing a research study
b. Analyzing data to determine outcomes
c. Evaluating the credibility of the research findings
d. Replicate the study in another setting to confirm the findings
ACCURATE ANSWER:-C
Reasoning:-
A A consumer applies research to practice. Consumers are not responsible for
designing a study.
B A consumer does not conduct data analysis of a study. The study’s primary
investigator analyzes data.
C A consumer of nursing research needs to understand the research process to
determine the merit and relevance of evidence for research studies.
D A consumer can apply research findings to practice but does not have to replicate
