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 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
and Maintenance
, 3. Why mare mnursing mpractice–oriented mscientific minvestigations
mvaluable?
a. They mvalidate mthe meffectiveness mof mparticular mnursing minterventions.
b. They mencourage mconsumers mto mquestion mthe mquality mof mhealth mcare.
c. They mlimit mthe mtheory mbase mfor mclinical mdecision mmaking.
d. They mmandate mhealth mcare mreform.
ANSWER: m A
Feedback
A Practice-focused mresearch msupports mthe meffectiveness mof mnursing minterventions
mand
reinforces mquality mof mnursing mcare.
B On mthe mcontrary, mthey mhelp mreassure mconsumers mabout mthe mquality mof mhealth
mcare.
C They msupport mthe mdevelopment mof mthe mtheory mbase mfor mclinical mdecision
m making.
D They mreinforce mthe meffectiveness mof mcurrent mnursing mpractice.
DIF: Cognitive mLevel: mComprehension
MSC: mNCLEX mClient mCare mNeeds mCategory: mSafe mand mEffective mCare mEnvironment; mHealth
mPromotionm
and mMaintenance
4. When ma mchange min mnursing mpractice mresults min mdecreased mcost mof mcare, mwhat madditional
m factormmust mbe mconsidered mbefore mgeneral mimplementation mof mthis mchange?
a. Ensuring mcompliance mof mthe mchange mby mnurses mwith mdiverse
meducationalmbackgrounds
b. Maintaining mor mimproving mthe mquality mof mcare mresulting mfrom mthe mchange min mpractice
c. Encouraging mpatients mto mbe mactive mpartners min mtheir mhealth mcare mdecisions
d. Disseminating mthe mchange mbeyond mthe mdiscipline mof mnursing
ANSWER: m B
Feedback
A Not mall mnurses mare mresponsible mfor msupervising mcompliance mwith mnew mmeasures.
B Nurses mare maccountable mto mmaintain mquality mpatient mcare mdespite mcost-cutting
measures.
C Nurses mshould mencourage mpatient mparticipation min mcare mdespite mcost-
cuttingmmeasures.
D Nurses mare mnot mresponsible mfor mreforming mother mdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive mLevel: mAnalysis
MSC: mNCLEX mClient mCare mNeeds mCategory: mSafe mand mEffective mCare mEnvironment; mHealth
mPromotionm
and mMaintenance
5. Why mdo mnurses mwho mdo mnot mconduct mresearch mneed mto munderstand mthe mnursing mresearch
m process?
a. To midentify mpotential mparticipants mfor mclinical mresearch mstudies
b. To massist min mcollecting maccurate mdata mfor mclinical mresearch mstudies
c. To mteach mpatients mand mfamilies mabout mthe musefulness mof mparticipation min mresearch
d. To mbe mable mto mevaluate mnursing mresearch mreports mfor mrelevance mto mtheir mown
mclinicalm
practice
ANSWER: m D
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 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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
and Maintenance
, 3. Why mare mnursing mpractice–oriented mscientific minvestigations
mvaluable?
a. They mvalidate mthe meffectiveness mof mparticular mnursing minterventions.
b. They mencourage mconsumers mto mquestion mthe mquality mof mhealth mcare.
c. They mlimit mthe mtheory mbase mfor mclinical mdecision mmaking.
d. They mmandate mhealth mcare mreform.
ANSWER: m A
Feedback
A Practice-focused mresearch msupports mthe meffectiveness mof mnursing minterventions
mand
reinforces mquality mof mnursing mcare.
B On mthe mcontrary, mthey mhelp mreassure mconsumers mabout mthe mquality mof mhealth
mcare.
C They msupport mthe mdevelopment mof mthe mtheory mbase mfor mclinical mdecision
m making.
D They mreinforce mthe meffectiveness mof mcurrent mnursing mpractice.
DIF: Cognitive mLevel: mComprehension
MSC: mNCLEX mClient mCare mNeeds mCategory: mSafe mand mEffective mCare mEnvironment; mHealth
mPromotionm
and mMaintenance
4. When ma mchange min mnursing mpractice mresults min mdecreased mcost mof mcare, mwhat madditional
m factormmust mbe mconsidered mbefore mgeneral mimplementation mof mthis mchange?
a. Ensuring mcompliance mof mthe mchange mby mnurses mwith mdiverse
meducationalmbackgrounds
b. Maintaining mor mimproving mthe mquality mof mcare mresulting mfrom mthe mchange min mpractice
c. Encouraging mpatients mto mbe mactive mpartners min mtheir mhealth mcare mdecisions
d. Disseminating mthe mchange mbeyond mthe mdiscipline mof mnursing
ANSWER: m B
Feedback
A Not mall mnurses mare mresponsible mfor msupervising mcompliance mwith mnew mmeasures.
B Nurses mare maccountable mto mmaintain mquality mpatient mcare mdespite mcost-cutting
measures.
C Nurses mshould mencourage mpatient mparticipation min mcare mdespite mcost-
cuttingmmeasures.
D Nurses mare mnot mresponsible mfor mreforming mother mdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitive mLevel: mAnalysis
MSC: mNCLEX mClient mCare mNeeds mCategory: mSafe mand mEffective mCare mEnvironment; mHealth
mPromotionm
and mMaintenance
5. Why mdo mnurses mwho mdo mnot mconduct mresearch mneed mto munderstand mthe mnursing mresearch
m process?
a. To midentify mpotential mparticipants mfor mclinical mresearch mstudies
b. To massist min mcollecting maccurate mdata mfor mclinical mresearch mstudies
c. To mteach mpatients mand mfamilies mabout mthe musefulness mof mparticipation min mresearch
d. To mbe mable mto mevaluate mnursing mresearch mreports mfor mrelevance mto mtheir mown
mclinicalm
practice
ANSWER: m D
