Test Bank - Reading, Understanding, and Applying Nursing Research, 7th Edition (Fain, 2025), Chapter 1-15 | All Chapters

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
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Multiple Choice
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Quantitative research uses the following methods of data collection except:
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1. Surveys
2. Questionnaires
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4. Psychosocial instruments g




2. Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to acquire this
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knowledge are referred to as:
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1. Scientific integrity g




2. Scientific rigor g




3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing
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3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred to
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as:
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1. Scientific integrity g



2. Scientific rigor g




3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing
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4. A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:
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1. Qualitative
2. Quantitative
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4. Scientific method g




5. A group of individuals who collaborate on a research project from beginning to dissemination of
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findings are referred to as a:
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1. Research consumer g




2. Research team g



3. Principal investigator
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4. Consultant




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6. g g An example of a specialty journal is:
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1. Nursing Research g




2. Research in Nursing and Health g g g g




3. Oncology Nursing Forum g g



4. Western Journal of Nursing Research g g g g




7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but
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is referred to as:
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1. g g Exploration
2. g g Replication
3. g g Empiricism
4. g g Rigor




8. g g Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?
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1. Dr. Rebecca Patton g g



2. Dr. Julie Gerberding g g




3. Dr. Shannon Zenk g g




4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni g g




9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical
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decision making is called: g g g



1. g g Nursing science g




2. g g Evidence-based practice g



3. g g Scientific inquiry g




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