5th Edition by Mina Singh
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,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
nurseswith PhD degrees increased.
B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction
toresearch 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
thetwenty-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
otherdisciplines.
ANSWER: C
Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional
guidelines 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-
informednursing care.
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to
nursingpractice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
and Maintenance
, 3. Why xare xnursing xpractice–oriented xscientific xinvestigations
xvaluable?
a. They xvalidate xthe xeffectiveness xof xparticular xnursing xinterventions.
b. They xencourage xconsumers xto xquestion xthe xquality xof xhealth xcare.
c. They xlimit xthe xtheory xbase xfor xclinical xdecision xmaking.
d. They xmandate xhealth xcare xreform.
ANSWER: x A
Feedback
A Practice-focused xresearch xsupports xthe xeffectiveness xof xnursing xinterventions
xand
reinforces xquality xof xnursing xcare.
B On xthe xcontrary, xthey xhelp xreassure xconsumers xabout xthe xquality xof xhealth
xcare.
C They xsupport xthe xdevelopment xof xthe xtheory xbase xfor xclinical xdecision
xmaking.
D They xreinforce xthe xeffectiveness xof xcurrent xnursing xpractice.
DIF: Cognitive xLevel: xComprehension
MSC: xNCLEX xClient xCare xNeeds xCategory: xSafe xand xEffective xCare xEnvironment; xHealth
xPromotionxand xMaintenance
4. When xa xchange xin xnursing xpractice xresults xin xdecreased xcost xof xcare, xwhat
xadditional xfactorxmust xbe xconsidered xbefore xgeneral ximplementation xof xthis
xchange?
a. Ensuring xcompliance xof xthe xchange xby xnurses xwith xdiverse
xeducationalxbackgrounds
b. Maintaining xor ximproving xthe xquality xof xcare xresulting xfrom xthe xchange xin xpractice
c. Encouraging xpatients xto xbe xactive xpartners xin xtheir xhealth xcare xdecisions
d. Disseminating xthe xchange xbeyond xthe xdiscipline xof xnursing
ANSWER: x B
Feedback
A Not xall xnurses xare xresponsible xfor xsupervising xcompliance xwith xnew
xmeasures.
B Nurses xare xaccountable xto xmaintain xquality xpatient xcare xdespite xcost-cutting
measures.
C Nurses xshould xencourage xpatient xparticipation xin xcare xdespite xcost-
cuttingxmeasures.
D Nurses xare xnot xresponsible xfor xreforming xother xdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive xLevel: xAnalysis
MSC: xNCLEX xClient xCare xNeeds xCategory: xSafe xand xEffective xCare xEnvironment; xHealth
xPromotionxand xMaintenance
5. Why xdo xnurses xwho xdo xnot xconduct xresearch xneed xto xunderstand xthe xnursing xresearch
xprocess?
a. To xidentify xpotential xparticipants xfor xclinical xresearch xstudies
b. To xassist xin xcollecting xaccurate xdata xfor xclinical xresearch xstudies
c. To xteach xpatients xand xfamilies xabout xthe xusefulness xof xparticipation xin xresearch
d. To xbe xable xto xevaluate xnursing xresearch xreports xfor xrelevance xto xtheir xown