Test Bank For Nursing Research In Canada, 5th Edition by Mina Singh
Chapters 1-21
,TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA, 5TH EDITION
by Mina Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN MEd, PhD, I-FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN, PhD,
Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
TABLE OF CONTENT
Part I: Research Overview Research Vignette: A Program of Research in Transcultural Nursing
1. The Role of Research in Nursing
2. Theoretical Framework
3. Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process
4. Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
5. Finding and Appraising the Literature
6. Legal and Ethical Issues
Part II: Qualitative Research Research Vignette: Creating Qualitatively Derived Knowledge for a
Practice Discipline
7. Introduction to Qualitative Research
8. Qualitative Approaches to Research
Part III: Quantitative Research Research Vignette: Tackling the Prevention of Falls Among Older
Adults
9. Introduction to Quantitative Research
10. Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
11. Non-experimental Designs
Part IV: Processes Related to Research Research Vignette: Partnering with parents to reduce
newborn pain - evidence and implementation
12. Sampling
13. Data Collection Methods
14. Rigour in Research
,15. Qualitative Data Analysis
16. Quantitative Data Analysis
17. Presenting the Findings
Part V: Critiquing Research Research Vignette: A Program of Research
18. Critiquing Qualitative Research
19. Critiquing Quantitative Research
Part VI: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: From
my Ph.D. to her Post-Doctoral studies: Building a Survivorship Cancer Care Program
20. Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: Social Support Needs of Older
Adults
Chapter 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 Nurses Association developing a research mandate.
ANSWER: B
Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses
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 Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the
end of the twentieth century.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotion and 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.
ANSWER: C
, Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional
guidelines cregarding cresponsibility calready cexist.
B Liability cis ca clegal cconcept. cResearch cdoes cnot cpromote cliability.
C Theory-based cnursing cresearch cprovides ca cfoundation cfor cevidence-informed
nursing ccare.
D Nursing cresearch cexpands cthe cdiscipline cof cnursing cas cit cpertains cto
cnursingcpractice.
DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cComprehension
MSC: cNCLEX cClient cCare cNeeds cCategory: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment;
cHealth cPromotioncand cMaintenance
3. Why care cnursing cpractice–oriented cscientific cinvestigations cvaluable?
a. They cvalidate cthe ceffectiveness cof cparticular cnursing cinterventions.
b. They cencourage cconsumers cto cquestion cthe cquality cof chealth ccare.
c. They climit cthe ctheory cbase cfor cclinical cdecision cmaking.
d. They cmandate chealth ccare creform.
ANSWER: c A
Feedback
A Practice-focused cresearch csupports cthe ceffectiveness cof cnursing cinterventions
candcreinforces cquality cof cnursing ccare.
B On cthe ccontrary, cthey chelp creassure cconsumers cabout cthe cquality cof chealth
ccare.
C They csupport cthe cdevelopment cof cthe ctheory cbase cfor cclinical cdecision
cmaking.
D They creinforce cthe ceffectiveness cof ccurrent cnursing cpractice.
DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cComprehension
MSC: cNCLEX cClient cCare cNeeds cCategory: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment;
cHealth cPromotioncand cMaintenance
4. When ca cchange cin cnursing cpractice cresults cin cdecreased ccost cof ccare, cwhat cadditional
cfactorcmust cbe cconsidered cbefore cgeneral cimplementation c of cthis cchange?
a. Ensuring ccompliance cof cthe cchange cby cnurses cwith cdiverse
ceducationalcbackgrounds
b. Maintaining cor cimproving cthe cquality cof ccare cresulting cfrom cthe cchange cin cpractice
c. Encouraging cpatients cto cbe cactive cpartners cin ctheir chealth ccare cdecisions
d. Disseminating cthe cchange cbeyond cthe cdiscipline cof cnursing
ANSWER: c B
Feedback
A Not call cnurses care cresponsible cfor csupervising ccompliance cwith cnew
cmeasures.
B Nurses care caccountable cto cmaintain cquality cpatient ccare cdespite ccost-
cuttingcmeasures.
C Nurses cshould cencourage cpatient cparticipation cin ccare cdespite ccost-
cuttingcmeasures.
D Nurses care cnot cresponsible cfor creforming cother cdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cAnalysis
Chapters 1-21
,TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA, 5TH EDITION
by Mina Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN MEd, PhD, I-FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN, PhD,
Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
TABLE OF CONTENT
Part I: Research Overview Research Vignette: A Program of Research in Transcultural Nursing
1. The Role of Research in Nursing
2. Theoretical Framework
3. Critical Reading Strategies: Overview of the Research Process
4. Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
5. Finding and Appraising the Literature
6. Legal and Ethical Issues
Part II: Qualitative Research Research Vignette: Creating Qualitatively Derived Knowledge for a
Practice Discipline
7. Introduction to Qualitative Research
8. Qualitative Approaches to Research
Part III: Quantitative Research Research Vignette: Tackling the Prevention of Falls Among Older
Adults
9. Introduction to Quantitative Research
10. Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
11. Non-experimental Designs
Part IV: Processes Related to Research Research Vignette: Partnering with parents to reduce
newborn pain - evidence and implementation
12. Sampling
13. Data Collection Methods
14. Rigour in Research
,15. Qualitative Data Analysis
16. Quantitative Data Analysis
17. Presenting the Findings
Part V: Critiquing Research Research Vignette: A Program of Research
18. Critiquing Qualitative Research
19. Critiquing Quantitative Research
Part VI: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: From
my Ph.D. to her Post-Doctoral studies: Building a Survivorship Cancer Care Program
20. Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice Research Vignette: Social Support Needs of Older
Adults
Chapter 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 Nurses Association developing a research mandate.
ANSWER: B
Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses
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 Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the
end of the twentieth century.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
Promotion and 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.
ANSWER: C
, Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional
guidelines cregarding cresponsibility calready cexist.
B Liability cis ca clegal cconcept. cResearch cdoes cnot cpromote cliability.
C Theory-based cnursing cresearch cprovides ca cfoundation cfor cevidence-informed
nursing ccare.
D Nursing cresearch cexpands cthe cdiscipline cof cnursing cas cit cpertains cto
cnursingcpractice.
DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cComprehension
MSC: cNCLEX cClient cCare cNeeds cCategory: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment;
cHealth cPromotioncand cMaintenance
3. Why care cnursing cpractice–oriented cscientific cinvestigations cvaluable?
a. They cvalidate cthe ceffectiveness cof cparticular cnursing cinterventions.
b. They cencourage cconsumers cto cquestion cthe cquality cof chealth ccare.
c. They climit cthe ctheory cbase cfor cclinical cdecision cmaking.
d. They cmandate chealth ccare creform.
ANSWER: c A
Feedback
A Practice-focused cresearch csupports cthe ceffectiveness cof cnursing cinterventions
candcreinforces cquality cof cnursing ccare.
B On cthe ccontrary, cthey chelp creassure cconsumers cabout cthe cquality cof chealth
ccare.
C They csupport cthe cdevelopment cof cthe ctheory cbase cfor cclinical cdecision
cmaking.
D They creinforce cthe ceffectiveness cof ccurrent cnursing cpractice.
DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cComprehension
MSC: cNCLEX cClient cCare cNeeds cCategory: cSafe cand cEffective cCare cEnvironment;
cHealth cPromotioncand cMaintenance
4. When ca cchange cin cnursing cpractice cresults cin cdecreased ccost cof ccare, cwhat cadditional
cfactorcmust cbe cconsidered cbefore cgeneral cimplementation c of cthis cchange?
a. Ensuring ccompliance cof cthe cchange cby cnurses cwith cdiverse
ceducationalcbackgrounds
b. Maintaining cor cimproving cthe cquality cof ccare cresulting cfrom cthe cchange cin cpractice
c. Encouraging cpatients cto cbe cactive cpartners cin ctheir chealth ccare cdecisions
d. Disseminating cthe cchange cbeyond cthe cdiscipline cof cnursing
ANSWER: c B
Feedback
A Not call cnurses care cresponsible cfor csupervising ccompliance cwith cnew
cmeasures.
B Nurses care caccountable cto cmaintain cquality cpatient ccare cdespite ccost-
cuttingcmeasures.
C Nurses cshould cencourage cpatient cparticipation cin ccare cdespite ccost-
cuttingcmeasures.
D Nurses care cnot cresponsible cfor creforming cother cdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive cLevel: cAnalysis
