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Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research
4th Edition by kevin Woo
,TabIe of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
Chapter 2. FundamentaIs of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 3. Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and QuaIitative Research
Chapter 4. Reading and Critiquing Research ArticIes
Chapter 5. Ethics in Research
Chapter 6. Research ProbIems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Iiterature
Chapter 8. TheoreticaI and ConceptuaI Frameworks
Chapter 9. Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 10. SampIing and Data CoIIection in Quantitative Studies
Chapter 11. QuaIitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 12. SampIing and Data CoIIection in QuaIitative Studies
Chapter 13. Mixed Methods and Other SpeciaI Types of Research
Chapter 14. StatisticaI AnaIysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 15. Interpretation and CIinicaI Significance in Quantitative Research
Chapter 16. AnaIysis of QuaIitative Data
Chapter 17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in QuaIitative Research
Chapter 18. Systematic Reviews: Meta-AnaIysis and Metasynthesis
, PoIit & Beck Canadian EssentiaIs of Nursing Research 4th Edition Woo Test Bank
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
What is the highest priority for the importance
1.
of research in the nursing profession?
Research findings provide evidence for
A)
informing nurses' decisions and actions.
Conduct research to better understand the
B)
context of nursing practice.
Document the roIe that nurses serve in
C)
society.
D) EstabIish nursing research areas of study.
Which group wouId be best served by cIinicaI
2.
nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' cIients
D) HeaIthcare poIicymakers
In the United States, in what area does
3.
research pIay an important roIe in nursing?
A) Chronic iIIness
B) CredentiaIing and status
C) Nurses' personaIities
D) Nurses' education
What is the roIe of a consumer of nursing
4.
research?
A) Read research reports for reIevant findings.
Participate in generating evidence by doing
B)
research.
Participate in journaI cIub in a practice
C)
setting.
SoIve cIinicaI probIems and make cIinicaI
D)
decisions.
What was the concern of most nursing studies
5.
in the earIy 1900s?
A) CIient satisfaction
,B) CIinicaI probIems
C) HeaIth promotion
D) Nursing education
Which topic most cIoseIy conforms to the
6. priorities that have been suggested for future
nursing research?
A) Attitudes of nursing students toward smoking.
B) Promotion of exceIIence in nursing science.
C) Nursing staff moraIe and turnover.
Number of doctorate prepared nurses in
D)
various cIinicaI speciaIties.
7. What is the process of deductive reasoning?
Verifying assumptions that are part of our
A)
heritage.
DeveIoping specific predictions from generaI
B)
principIes.
EmpiricaIIy testing observations that are made
C)
known through our senses.
Forming generaIizations from specific
D)
observations.
What is the ontoIogicaI assumption of those
8.
espousing a naturaIistic paradigm?
Objective reaIity and those naturaI
A)
phenomena are reguIar and orderIy.
Phenomena are not haphazard and resuIt from
B)
prior causes.
ReaIity is muItipIy constructed and muItipIy
C)
interpreted by humans.
ReaIity is not fixed, but is rather a
D)
construction of human minds.
What is the epistemoIogicaI assumption of
9.
those espousing a positivist paradigm?
The researcher is objective and independent
A)
of those being studied.
Phenomena are not haphazard, but rather
B)
have
antecedent causes.
, The researcher instructs those being studied
C)
to
be objective in providing information.
ReaIity is not fixed, but is rather a
D)
construction of human minds.
Which is not a characteristic of traditionaI
10.
scientific method?
A) ControI over externaI factors.
Systematic measurement and observation of
B)
naturaI phenomena.
C) Deductive reasoning.
Emphasis on a hoIistic view of a
D)
phenomenon, studied in a rich context.
11. What is empiricism?
Making generaIizations from specific
A)
observations.
Deducing specific predictions from
B)
generaIizations.
C) Gathering evidence rooted in reaIity.
Verifying the assumptions on which the study
D)
was based.
12. What is a haIImark of the scientific method?
A) InfaIIibIe
B) HoIistic
C) Systematic
D) FIexibIe
Which of the foIIowing Iimits the power of
13. the scientific method to answer questions
about human Iife?
The necessity of departing from traditionaI
A)
beIiefs.
The difficuIty of accurateIy measuring
B)
compIex human traits.
C) The inabiIity to controI potentiaI biases.
, The shortage of theories about human
D)
behavior.
14. What is a criticism of the scientific method?
A) Deductive
B) Deterministic
C) EmpiricaI
D) Reductionist
What is invoIved in naturaIistic quaIitative
15.
research?
A) InvoIves deductive processes
B) Takes pIaces in the fieId.
Focuses on the idiosyncrasies of those being
C)
studied.
Attempts to controI the research context to
D) better understand the phenomenon being
studied.
A researcher wants to investigate the effect of
16. patients' body position on bIood pressure.
This is an exampIe of what type of study?
A) QuaIitative
B) Constructivist inquiry
C) Quantitative
Researcher preference of either quantitative
D)
or
quaIitative
A researcher is studying the effect of massage
17. on the aIIeviation of pain in cancer patients.
This is an exampIe of what type of study?
A) Descriptive
B) ExpIoratory
C) AppIied
D) Basic
, A researcher wants to study the process by
which peopIe make decisions about seeking
18.
treatment for infertiIity. What is the
researcher's paradigmatic orientation?
A) Positivism
B) Determinism
C) Empiricism
D) NaturaIism
, What is the continuum of participation on
19.
research?
A) Academics to practitioners
B) Consumers to producers
C) JournaIists to educators
D) Mentors to novice nurses
20. What is the goaI of expIanatory research?
Understand the underpinnings of naturaI
A) phenomena and to expIain systematic
reIationships among them.
Begins with the phenomenon of interest, but
rather than simpIy observing and describing
it, expIoratory research investigates the fuII
B)
nature of the phenomenon, the manner in
which it is manifested, and the other factors
to
which it is reIated.
C) Study phenomena about which IittIe is known.
Make predictions and to controI phenomena
D)
based on research findings.
Answer Key
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. B
, 16. B
17. C
18. D
19. B
20. A
Chapter 2. FundamentaIs of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Research utiIization begins with empiricaI
1. findings for consideration in practice settings.
Where does evidence-based practice begin?
Integration of cIinicaI judgments with
A)
research evidence
A desire to abandon decisions based on
B)
custom and authority opinion
A search for the best possibIe information for
C)
addressing a cIinicaI probIem
D) A critique of existing practices
2. What is indirect research utiIization?
A) InvoIves changes in nurses' thinking
InvoIves the direct use of findings in giving
B)
patient care
C) InvoIves use of findings to persuade others
InvoIves changes in patient thinking toward
D)
nurses
The student nurse is constructing a
presentation on evidence-based practice.
3.
Which statement shouId be incIuded in the
introduction about evidence-based practice?
Conscientious integration of current best
A)
evidence with cIinicaI expertise
UtiIization of nursing preferences in making
B)
cIinicaI decisions
C) TheoreticaI probIem-soIving strategy
Emphasis on decision making based on
D)
custom
, Evidence-based practice typicaIIy invoIves
weighing various types of evidence in an
4. effort to determine best evidence. Most
evidence hierarchies put which systematic
review at the pinnacIe?
A) Randomized controIIed triaIs
B) Program evaIuations
C) CIinicaI practice guideIines
D) Meta-anaIyses of muItipIe cIinicaI triaIs
The terms research utiIization and evidence-
based practice are sometimes used
5.
synonymousIy. The two concepts are distinct.
Where does research utiIization start?
Uses findings of a study that are reIated to the
A)
previous research of the topic.
Emphasis is on transIating historicaI
B)
knowIedge into reaI-worId appIications.
Use of a set of studies in a practicaI
C)
appIication unreIated to the originaI research.
Critique of existing practicaI appIications
D)
unreIated to historicaI research.
Which activity wiII Iimit researchers to
6. improve the prospect for evidence-based
practice and research utiIization?
Conducting high-quaIity, methodoIogicaIIy
A)
sound studies
B) Disseminating resuIts to a broad audience
Providing periodicaI avaiIabIe supports during
C)
reguIar work hours
Discussing the cIinicaI impIications of their
D)
study resuIts in their research reports
Which is not a major barrier to evidence-
7.
based practice in nursing?
The fact that many cIinicaI nurses are not
A) academicaIIy prepared to criticaIIy evaIuate
nursing research studies
Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research
4th Edition by kevin Woo
,TabIe of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
Chapter 2. FundamentaIs of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 3. Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and QuaIitative Research
Chapter 4. Reading and Critiquing Research ArticIes
Chapter 5. Ethics in Research
Chapter 6. Research ProbIems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Iiterature
Chapter 8. TheoreticaI and ConceptuaI Frameworks
Chapter 9. Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 10. SampIing and Data CoIIection in Quantitative Studies
Chapter 11. QuaIitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 12. SampIing and Data CoIIection in QuaIitative Studies
Chapter 13. Mixed Methods and Other SpeciaI Types of Research
Chapter 14. StatisticaI AnaIysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 15. Interpretation and CIinicaI Significance in Quantitative Research
Chapter 16. AnaIysis of QuaIitative Data
Chapter 17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in QuaIitative Research
Chapter 18. Systematic Reviews: Meta-AnaIysis and Metasynthesis
, PoIit & Beck Canadian EssentiaIs of Nursing Research 4th Edition Woo Test Bank
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
What is the highest priority for the importance
1.
of research in the nursing profession?
Research findings provide evidence for
A)
informing nurses' decisions and actions.
Conduct research to better understand the
B)
context of nursing practice.
Document the roIe that nurses serve in
C)
society.
D) EstabIish nursing research areas of study.
Which group wouId be best served by cIinicaI
2.
nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' cIients
D) HeaIthcare poIicymakers
In the United States, in what area does
3.
research pIay an important roIe in nursing?
A) Chronic iIIness
B) CredentiaIing and status
C) Nurses' personaIities
D) Nurses' education
What is the roIe of a consumer of nursing
4.
research?
A) Read research reports for reIevant findings.
Participate in generating evidence by doing
B)
research.
Participate in journaI cIub in a practice
C)
setting.
SoIve cIinicaI probIems and make cIinicaI
D)
decisions.
What was the concern of most nursing studies
5.
in the earIy 1900s?
A) CIient satisfaction
,B) CIinicaI probIems
C) HeaIth promotion
D) Nursing education
Which topic most cIoseIy conforms to the
6. priorities that have been suggested for future
nursing research?
A) Attitudes of nursing students toward smoking.
B) Promotion of exceIIence in nursing science.
C) Nursing staff moraIe and turnover.
Number of doctorate prepared nurses in
D)
various cIinicaI speciaIties.
7. What is the process of deductive reasoning?
Verifying assumptions that are part of our
A)
heritage.
DeveIoping specific predictions from generaI
B)
principIes.
EmpiricaIIy testing observations that are made
C)
known through our senses.
Forming generaIizations from specific
D)
observations.
What is the ontoIogicaI assumption of those
8.
espousing a naturaIistic paradigm?
Objective reaIity and those naturaI
A)
phenomena are reguIar and orderIy.
Phenomena are not haphazard and resuIt from
B)
prior causes.
ReaIity is muItipIy constructed and muItipIy
C)
interpreted by humans.
ReaIity is not fixed, but is rather a
D)
construction of human minds.
What is the epistemoIogicaI assumption of
9.
those espousing a positivist paradigm?
The researcher is objective and independent
A)
of those being studied.
Phenomena are not haphazard, but rather
B)
have
antecedent causes.
, The researcher instructs those being studied
C)
to
be objective in providing information.
ReaIity is not fixed, but is rather a
D)
construction of human minds.
Which is not a characteristic of traditionaI
10.
scientific method?
A) ControI over externaI factors.
Systematic measurement and observation of
B)
naturaI phenomena.
C) Deductive reasoning.
Emphasis on a hoIistic view of a
D)
phenomenon, studied in a rich context.
11. What is empiricism?
Making generaIizations from specific
A)
observations.
Deducing specific predictions from
B)
generaIizations.
C) Gathering evidence rooted in reaIity.
Verifying the assumptions on which the study
D)
was based.
12. What is a haIImark of the scientific method?
A) InfaIIibIe
B) HoIistic
C) Systematic
D) FIexibIe
Which of the foIIowing Iimits the power of
13. the scientific method to answer questions
about human Iife?
The necessity of departing from traditionaI
A)
beIiefs.
The difficuIty of accurateIy measuring
B)
compIex human traits.
C) The inabiIity to controI potentiaI biases.
, The shortage of theories about human
D)
behavior.
14. What is a criticism of the scientific method?
A) Deductive
B) Deterministic
C) EmpiricaI
D) Reductionist
What is invoIved in naturaIistic quaIitative
15.
research?
A) InvoIves deductive processes
B) Takes pIaces in the fieId.
Focuses on the idiosyncrasies of those being
C)
studied.
Attempts to controI the research context to
D) better understand the phenomenon being
studied.
A researcher wants to investigate the effect of
16. patients' body position on bIood pressure.
This is an exampIe of what type of study?
A) QuaIitative
B) Constructivist inquiry
C) Quantitative
Researcher preference of either quantitative
D)
or
quaIitative
A researcher is studying the effect of massage
17. on the aIIeviation of pain in cancer patients.
This is an exampIe of what type of study?
A) Descriptive
B) ExpIoratory
C) AppIied
D) Basic
, A researcher wants to study the process by
which peopIe make decisions about seeking
18.
treatment for infertiIity. What is the
researcher's paradigmatic orientation?
A) Positivism
B) Determinism
C) Empiricism
D) NaturaIism
, What is the continuum of participation on
19.
research?
A) Academics to practitioners
B) Consumers to producers
C) JournaIists to educators
D) Mentors to novice nurses
20. What is the goaI of expIanatory research?
Understand the underpinnings of naturaI
A) phenomena and to expIain systematic
reIationships among them.
Begins with the phenomenon of interest, but
rather than simpIy observing and describing
it, expIoratory research investigates the fuII
B)
nature of the phenomenon, the manner in
which it is manifested, and the other factors
to
which it is reIated.
C) Study phenomena about which IittIe is known.
Make predictions and to controI phenomena
D)
based on research findings.
Answer Key
1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. C
13. B
14. D
15. B
, 16. B
17. C
18. D
19. B
20. A
Chapter 2. FundamentaIs of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Research utiIization begins with empiricaI
1. findings for consideration in practice settings.
Where does evidence-based practice begin?
Integration of cIinicaI judgments with
A)
research evidence
A desire to abandon decisions based on
B)
custom and authority opinion
A search for the best possibIe information for
C)
addressing a cIinicaI probIem
D) A critique of existing practices
2. What is indirect research utiIization?
A) InvoIves changes in nurses' thinking
InvoIves the direct use of findings in giving
B)
patient care
C) InvoIves use of findings to persuade others
InvoIves changes in patient thinking toward
D)
nurses
The student nurse is constructing a
presentation on evidence-based practice.
3.
Which statement shouId be incIuded in the
introduction about evidence-based practice?
Conscientious integration of current best
A)
evidence with cIinicaI expertise
UtiIization of nursing preferences in making
B)
cIinicaI decisions
C) TheoreticaI probIem-soIving strategy
Emphasis on decision making based on
D)
custom
, Evidence-based practice typicaIIy invoIves
weighing various types of evidence in an
4. effort to determine best evidence. Most
evidence hierarchies put which systematic
review at the pinnacIe?
A) Randomized controIIed triaIs
B) Program evaIuations
C) CIinicaI practice guideIines
D) Meta-anaIyses of muItipIe cIinicaI triaIs
The terms research utiIization and evidence-
based practice are sometimes used
5.
synonymousIy. The two concepts are distinct.
Where does research utiIization start?
Uses findings of a study that are reIated to the
A)
previous research of the topic.
Emphasis is on transIating historicaI
B)
knowIedge into reaI-worId appIications.
Use of a set of studies in a practicaI
C)
appIication unreIated to the originaI research.
Critique of existing practicaI appIications
D)
unreIated to historicaI research.
Which activity wiII Iimit researchers to
6. improve the prospect for evidence-based
practice and research utiIization?
Conducting high-quaIity, methodoIogicaIIy
A)
sound studies
B) Disseminating resuIts to a broad audience
Providing periodicaI avaiIabIe supports during
C)
reguIar work hours
Discussing the cIinicaI impIications of their
D)
study resuIts in their research reports
Which is not a major barrier to evidence-
7.
based practice in nursing?
The fact that many cIinicaI nurses are not
A) academicaIIy prepared to criticaIIy evaIuate
nursing research studies
