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5th Edition by Mina Singh
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Chapters 1-21
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,TEST yBANK yFOR yNURSING yRESEARCH yIN yCANADA, y5TH yEDITION
by yMina ySingh, yRN, yRP, yBSc, yBScN yMEd, yPhD, yI-FCNEI, yCherylyn yCameron, yRN,
yPhD,yGeri yLoBiondo-Wood, yPhD, yRN, yFAAN yand yJudith yHaber, yPhD, yRN, yFAAN
TABLE yOF yCONTENT
Part yI: yResearch yOverview yResearch yVignette: yA yProgram yof yResearch yin yTranscultural yNursing
1. The yRole yof yResearch yin yNursing
2. Theoretical yFramework
3. Critical yReading yStrategies: yOverview yof ythe yResearch yProcess
4. Developing yResearch yQuestions, yHypotheses, yand yClinical yQuestions
5. Finding yand yAppraising ythe yLiterature
6. Legal yand yEthical yIssues
Part yII: yQualitative yResearch yResearch yVignette: yCreating yQualitatively yDerived yKnowledge yfor ya yPractice yDiscipline
7. Introduction yto yQualitative yResearch
8. Qualitative yApproaches yto yResearch
Part yIII: yQuantitative yResearch yResearch yVignette: yTackling ythe yPrevention yof yFalls yAmong yOlder yAdults
9. Introduction yto yQuantitative yResearch
10. Experimental yand yQuasiexperimental yDesigns
11. Non-experimental yDesigns
Part yIV: yProcesses yRelated yto yResearch yResearch yVignette: yPartnering ywith yparents yto yreduce ynewborn ypain y- yevidence yand yimplementation
12. Sampling
13. Data yCollection yMethods
14. Rigour yin yResearch
15. Qualitative yData yAnalysis
16. Quantitative yData yAnalysis
17. Presenting ythe yFindings
Part yV: yCritiquing yResearch yResearch yVignette: yA yProgram yof yResearch
18. Critiquing yQualitative yResearch
19. Critiquing yQuantitative yResearch
Part yVI: yApplication yof yResearch: yEvidence-Informed yPractice yResearch yVignette: yFrom ymy yPh.D. yto yher yPost-Doctoral
ystudies: yBuilding yaySurvivorship yCancer yCare yProgram
20. Developing yan yEvidence-Informed yPractice yResearch yVignette: ySocial ySupport yNeeds yof yOlder yAdults
,Chapter y01: yThe yRole yof yResearch yin yNursing
LoBiondo-Wood: yNursing yResearch yin yCanada, y5th yEdition
MULTIPLE yCHOICE
1. A ykey ystep yto ythe ydevelopment yof ynursing yresearch ywas
a. the yendowment yof ynursing yresearch ychairs.
b. universities yoffering ybaccalaureate ynursing yprograms.
c. a ybaccalaureate ydegree ybecoming ythe yentry yto ypractice.
d. the yCanadian yNurses yAssociation ydeveloping ya yresearch ymandate.
ANSWER: y B
Feedback
A Endowment yof ynursing yresearch ychairs ydid ynot yoccur yuntil ythe ynumber yof
ynursesywith yPhD ydegrees yincreased.
B Universities yoffering ybaccalaureate ynursing yprograms yprovided yan yintroduction
ytoyresearch ywithin ythe yBScN yprograms yand yled yto yfurther ynursing yeducation yat
ythe
MSN yand yPhD ylevels.
C Baccalaureate ydegrees ybecoming ythe yentry yto ypractice ydid ynot yoccur yuntil
ytheytwenty-first ycentury.
D The yCanadian yNurses yAssociation ydid ynot ydevelop ya yresearch ymandate yuntil ythe
end yof ythe ytwentieth ycentury.
DIF: Cognitive yLevel: yApplication
MSC: yNCLEX yClient yCare yNeeds yCategory: ySafe yand yEffective yCare yEnvironment; yHealth
yPromotionyand yMaintenance
2. How yis ynursing yresearch ysignificant yto ythe yprofession yof ynursing?
a. Responsibility yis ymore yspecifically ydefined.
b. Liability ywithin ythe ypractice yof ynursing yis ydecreased.
c. A yspecialized ybody yof yknowledge yis ygenerated yfor yuse yin ythe ydelivery yof yhealth ycare.
d. The yscope yof ynursing ypractice yis yexpanded yinto yareas yformerly yreserved yfor
yotherydisciplines.
ANSWER: y C
Feedback
A Research yaids yin ydocumenting yaccountability yof ynurses, ybut yprofessional
guidelines yregarding yresponsibility yalready yexist.
B Liability yis ya ylegal yconcept. yResearch ydoes ynot ypromote yliability.
C Theory-based ynursing yresearch yprovides ya yfoundation yfor yevidence-
informedynursing ycare.
D Nursing yresearch yexpands ythe ydiscipline yof ynursing yas yit ypertains yto
ynursingypractice.
DIF: Cognitive yLevel: yComprehension
MSC: yNCLEX yClient yCare yNeeds yCategory: ySafe yand yEffective yCare yEnvironment; yHealth
yPromotionyand yMaintenance
, 3. Why yare ynursing ypractice–oriented yscientific yinvestigations
yvaluable?
a. They yvalidate ythe yeffectiveness yof yparticular ynursing yinterventions.
b. They yencourage yconsumers yto yquestion ythe yquality yof yhealth ycare.
c. They ylimit ythe ytheory ybase yfor yclinical ydecision ymaking.
d. They ymandate yhealth ycare yreform.
ANSWER: y A
Feedback
A Practice-focused yresearch ysupports ythe yeffectiveness yof ynursing yinterventions
yand
reinforces yquality yof ynursing ycare.
B On ythe ycontrary, ythey yhelp yreassure yconsumers yabout ythe yquality yof yhealth ycare.
C They ysupport ythe ydevelopment yof ythe ytheory ybase yfor yclinical ydecision ymaking.
D They yreinforce ythe yeffectiveness yof ycurrent ynursing ypractice.
DIF: Cognitive yLevel: yComprehension
MSC: yNCLEX yClient yCare yNeeds yCategory: ySafe yand yEffective yCare yEnvironment; yHealth
yPromotionyand yMaintenance
4. When ya ychange yin ynursing ypractice yresults yin ydecreased ycost yof ycare, ywhat yadditional
y factorymust ybe yconsidered ybefore ygeneral yimplementation yof ythis ychange?
a. Ensuring ycompliance yof ythe ychange yby ynurses ywith ydiverse
yeducationalybackgrounds
b. Maintaining yor yimproving ythe yquality yof ycare yresulting yfrom ythe ychange yin ypractice
c. Encouraging ypatients yto ybe yactive ypartners yin ytheir yhealth ycare ydecisions
d. Disseminating ythe ychange ybeyond ythe ydiscipline yof ynursing
ANSWER: y B
Feedback
A Not yall ynurses yare yresponsible yfor ysupervising ycompliance ywith ynew ymeasures.
B Nurses yare yaccountable yto ymaintain yquality ypatient ycare ydespite ycost-cutting
measures.
C Nurses yshould yencourage ypatient yparticipation yin ycare ydespite ycost-
cuttingymeasures.
D Nurses yare ynot yresponsible yfor yreforming yother ydisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive yLevel: yAnalysis
MSC: yNCLEX yClient yCare yNeeds yCategory: ySafe yand yEffective yCare yEnvironment; yHealth
yPromotionyand yMaintenance
5. Why ydo ynurses ywho ydo ynot yconduct yresearch yneed yto yunderstand ythe ynursing yresearch
y process?
a. To yidentify ypotential yparticipants yfor yclinical yresearch ystudies
b. To yassist yin ycollecting yaccurate ydata yfor yclinical yresearch ystudies
c. To yteach ypatients yand yfamilies yabout ythe yusefulness yof yparticipation yin yresearch
d. To ybe yable yto yevaluate ynursing yresearch yreports yfor yrelevance yto ytheir yown
yclinicalypractice
ANSWER: y D