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of Nursing Research 9th Edition by Gray.
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est Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE qy
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidenc
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e- based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse
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a. Develops evidence-based guidelines qy qy
b. Designs research studies, on which protocols may be based
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c. Evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols qy qy qy qy
d. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings
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e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development
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ANS: D qy
Nurses with a BSN degree have knowledge of the research process and skills in reading and
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critically appraising studies. They assist with the implementation of evidence-
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based guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses pr
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ovide their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are being put i
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nto practice, and continue to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects
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of those protocols.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis qy qy REF: Page 4 q y qy
2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major hos
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pital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’ level
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of orientation will not be a focus of the research.) This type of study can do which of the f
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ollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
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he relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
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identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a
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specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The resea
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rcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 13 q y qy
3. A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a ped
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iatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the parents
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or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
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he relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
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identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a
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specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The resea
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rcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 16 q y qy
4. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-
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effect relationship between requiring that all children under the age of 8 will ride in speci
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al care harnesses and the subsequent rate of children’s spinal cord injury will consequentl
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y utilize which form of nursing research?
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b. Outcomes research qy
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ANS: D qy
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methodology to describe variables, test relationships, and examine cause-and-
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effect interactions. Quantitative research includes experimental research, which is the meth
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od for testing cause-and-
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effect relationships between and among specific variables. Qualitative research methods are
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used for explaining meanings and describing experiences in context. Descriptive research i
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nvolves identifying and understanding the nature of phenomena and, sometimes, the relatio
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nships among them. Outcomes research examines the end result of care in huge populations,
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most often retrospectively, using a database.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 3 q y qy
5. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of an ICU neuro
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patient remains increased. The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the monitor is on
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the same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who co
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mes to the unit and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning prompts the nurse to recali
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brate, ensure proper placement, and check connections?
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a. Abstract reasoning qy
b. Concrete thinking qy
c. Logistic reasoning qy
d. Reality testing qy
ANS: C qy
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crete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that are observ
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ed and experienced in reality. Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an i
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dea without application to, or association with, a particular instance. Reality testing is used t
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o validate what is observed in the empirical world.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 6 q y qy
6. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patien
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ts in the emergency department. The resultant policy emanates from
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b. Concrete thinking qy
c. Logistic reasoning qy
d. Reality testing qy
ANS: A qy
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association with, a particular instance. Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by
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tangible things or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Logistic reasoning
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is used to break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined. Reality testing is used t
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o validate what is observed in the empirical world.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 7 q y qy
7. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patien
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ts in the emergency department. The type of reasoning the nurse uses to do this is
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oning.
a. Problematic
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ent. Problematic reasoning involves (1) identifying a problem and factors influencing it, (2)
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selecting solutions to the problem, and (3) resolving the problem. Operational reasoning in
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volves the identification of and discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints.
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Logistic reasoning is used to break the whole into parts that can be carefully examined, as t
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he relationships among the parts can also be.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesis qy qy REF: Page 7 q y qy
8. What is the best explanation of intuition that forms a legitimate source of knowledge
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in nursing?
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a. It is based on knowledge thoroughly incorporated into thought but seldo
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m articulated. qy
b. It is based on a gift from the universe and should be honored when it arrives.
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c. It is never inaccurate.
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d. It is a revisiting of old knowledge, accompanied by deep reflection.
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ANS: A qy
Intuition is the revisiting of old knowledge accompanied by deep reflection.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 5 q y qy
9. Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
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a. Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing. qy qy qy qy qy qy qy
b. Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning.
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c. It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied.
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d. It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families.
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of Nursing Research 9th Edition by Gray.
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,Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research T
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est Bank
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MULTIPLE CHOICE qy
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidenc
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e- based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse
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a. Develops evidence-based guidelines qy qy
b. Designs research studies, on which protocols may be based
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c. Evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols qy qy qy qy
d. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings
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e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development
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ANS: D qy
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critically appraising studies. They assist with the implementation of evidence-
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based guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses pr
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ovide their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are being put i
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nto practice, and continue to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects
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of those protocols.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis qy qy REF: Page 4 q y qy
2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major hos
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pital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’ level
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of orientation will not be a focus of the research.) This type of study can do which of the f
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ollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
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ANS: A qy
Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome. Descriptio
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he relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
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identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a
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specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The resea
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rcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 13 q y qy
3. A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a ped
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iatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the parents
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or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
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n involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, t
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he relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
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identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a
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specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The resea
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rcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 16 q y qy
4. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-
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effect relationship between requiring that all children under the age of 8 will ride in speci
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al care harnesses and the subsequent rate of children’s spinal cord injury will consequentl
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y utilize which form of nursing research?
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a. Descriptive research qy
b. Outcomes research qy
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d. Quantitative research qy
ANS: D qy
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methodology to describe variables, test relationships, and examine cause-and-
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effect interactions. Quantitative research includes experimental research, which is the meth
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od for testing cause-and-
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effect relationships between and among specific variables. Qualitative research methods are
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used for explaining meanings and describing experiences in context. Descriptive research i
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nvolves identifying and understanding the nature of phenomena and, sometimes, the relatio
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nships among them. Outcomes research examines the end result of care in huge populations,
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most often retrospectively, using a database.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 3 q y qy
5. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of an ICU neuro
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patient remains increased. The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the monitor is on
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the same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who co
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mes to the unit and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning prompts the nurse to recali
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brate, ensure proper placement, and check connections?
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a. Abstract reasoning qy
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c. Logistic reasoning qy
d. Reality testing qy
ANS: C qy
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crete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that are observ
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ed and experienced in reality. Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an i
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dea without application to, or association with, a particular instance. Reality testing is used t
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o validate what is observed in the empirical world.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 6 q y qy
6. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patien
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ts in the emergency department. The resultant policy emanates from
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, a. Abstract reasoning qy
b. Concrete thinking qy
c. Logistic reasoning qy
d. Reality testing qy
ANS: A qy
Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an idea without application to, or
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association with, a particular instance. Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by
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tangible things or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Logistic reasoning
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is used to break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined. Reality testing is used t
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o validate what is observed in the empirical world.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 7 q y qy
7. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patien
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ts in the emergency department. The type of reasoning the nurse uses to do this is
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qy reas
oning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS: D qy
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ent. Problematic reasoning involves (1) identifying a problem and factors influencing it, (2)
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selecting solutions to the problem, and (3) resolving the problem. Operational reasoning in
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volves the identification of and discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints.
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Logistic reasoning is used to break the whole into parts that can be carefully examined, as t
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he relationships among the parts can also be.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesis qy qy REF: Page 7 q y qy
8. What is the best explanation of intuition that forms a legitimate source of knowledge
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in nursing?
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a. It is based on knowledge thoroughly incorporated into thought but seldo
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m articulated. qy
b. It is based on a gift from the universe and should be honored when it arrives.
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c. It is never inaccurate.
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d. It is a revisiting of old knowledge, accompanied by deep reflection.
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ANS: A qy
Intuition is the revisiting of old knowledge accompanied by deep reflection.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application qy qy REF: Page 5 q y qy
9. Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
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a. Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing. qy qy qy qy qy qy qy
b. Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning.
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c. It allows the researcher to measure the concepts studied.
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d. It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families.
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