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LOBIONDO-WOOD AND HABER'S NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA; METHODS,
CRITICAL APPRAISAL, AND UTILIZATION 5TH EDITION (ELSEVIER, 2021) BY
MINA D. SINGH, LORRAINE THIRSK, SARAH STAHLKE AND RAMESH VENKATESA
PERUMAL, ISBN NO; 9780323778992, ALL 21 CHAPTERS COVERED
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,Test Bank for LoBiondo-Wood and Haber's Nursing Research in Canada; Methods, Critical Appraisal, and
Utilization 5th Edition (Elsevier, 2021) by Mina D. Singh, Lorraine Thirsk, Sarah Stahlke and Ramesh
Venkatesa Perumal, Isbn no; 9780323778992, all 21 Chapters Covered
TABLE OF CONTENT
Part 1: Research Overview
Ch 1: The Role of Research in Nursing
Ch 2: Theoretical Frameworks
Ch 3: Critical Appraisal Strategies: Reading Research
Ch 4: Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
Ch 5: Finding and Appraising the Literature
Ch 6: Legal and Ethical Issues
Part 2: Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
Ch 7: Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
Part 3: Qualitative Research
Ch 8: Introduction to Qualitative Research
Ch 9: Qualitative Approaches to Research
Part 4: Quantitative Research
Ch 10: Introduction to Quantitative Research
Ch 11: Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
Ch 12: Nonexperimental Designs
Part 5: Processes Related to Research
Ch 13: Sampling
Ch 14: Data-Collection Methods
Ch 15: Rigour in Research
Ch 16: Qualitative Data Analysis
Ch 17: Quantitative Data Analysis
Ch 18: Presenting the Findings
Part 6: Critiquing Research
Ch 19: Critiquing Qualitative Research
Ch 20: Critiquing Quantitative Research
Part 7: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice
Ch 21: Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice
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, Test Bank for LoBiondo-Wood and Haber's Nursing Research in Canada; Methods, Critical Appraisal, and
Utilization 5th Edition (Elsevier, 2021) by Mina D. Singh, Lorraine Thirsk, Sarah Stahlke and Ramesh
Venkatesa Perumal, Isbn no; 9780323778992, all 21 Chapters Covered
Chapter 1: 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
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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
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A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional guidelines regarding
responsibility already exist.
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, 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 are nursing practice oriented scientific investigations valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform.
ANSWER: A
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A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and reinforces quality of
nursing care.
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and
Maintenance
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional factor must be
considered before general implementation of this change?
a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse educational backgrounds
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing
ANSWER: z B
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A Not all nurses are responsible for supervising compliance with new measures.
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LOBIONDO-WOOD AND HABER'S NURSING RESEARCH IN CANADA; METHODS,
CRITICAL APPRAISAL, AND UTILIZATION 5TH EDITION (ELSEVIER, 2021) BY
MINA D. SINGH, LORRAINE THIRSK, SARAH STAHLKE AND RAMESH VENKATESA
PERUMAL, ISBN NO; 9780323778992, ALL 21 CHAPTERS COVERED
1|P ag e
,Test Bank for LoBiondo-Wood and Haber's Nursing Research in Canada; Methods, Critical Appraisal, and
Utilization 5th Edition (Elsevier, 2021) by Mina D. Singh, Lorraine Thirsk, Sarah Stahlke and Ramesh
Venkatesa Perumal, Isbn no; 9780323778992, all 21 Chapters Covered
TABLE OF CONTENT
Part 1: Research Overview
Ch 1: The Role of Research in Nursing
Ch 2: Theoretical Frameworks
Ch 3: Critical Appraisal Strategies: Reading Research
Ch 4: Developing Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
Ch 5: Finding and Appraising the Literature
Ch 6: Legal and Ethical Issues
Part 2: Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
Ch 7: Indigenous Peoples: Research, Knowledges, and Ways of Knowing
Part 3: Qualitative Research
Ch 8: Introduction to Qualitative Research
Ch 9: Qualitative Approaches to Research
Part 4: Quantitative Research
Ch 10: Introduction to Quantitative Research
Ch 11: Experimental and Quasiexperimental Designs
Ch 12: Nonexperimental Designs
Part 5: Processes Related to Research
Ch 13: Sampling
Ch 14: Data-Collection Methods
Ch 15: Rigour in Research
Ch 16: Qualitative Data Analysis
Ch 17: Quantitative Data Analysis
Ch 18: Presenting the Findings
Part 6: Critiquing Research
Ch 19: Critiquing Qualitative Research
Ch 20: Critiquing Quantitative Research
Part 7: Application of Research: Evidence-Informed Practice
Ch 21: Developing an Evidence-Informed Practice
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, Test Bank for LoBiondo-Wood and Haber's Nursing Research in Canada; Methods, Critical Appraisal, and
Utilization 5th Edition (Elsevier, 2021) by Mina D. Singh, Lorraine Thirsk, Sarah Stahlke and Ramesh
Venkatesa Perumal, Isbn no; 9780323778992, all 21 Chapters Covered
Chapter 1: 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.
3|P ag e
, 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 are nursing practice oriented scientific investigations valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform.
ANSWER: A
Feedback
A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and reinforces quality of
nursing care.
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and
Maintenance
4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional factor must be
considered before general implementation of this change?
a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse educational backgrounds
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing
ANSWER: z B
Feedback
A Not all nurses are responsible for supervising compliance with new measures.
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