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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
3. Participant observation h
4. Psychosocial instruments h
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 h
2. Scientific rigor h
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing h h
3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred
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to as:
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1. Scientific integrity h
2. Scientific rigor h
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing h h
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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
3. Scientific integrity h
4. Scientific method h
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 h
2. Research team h
3. Principal investigator h
4. Consultant
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6. h h An example of a specialty journal is:
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1. Nursing Research h
2. Research in Nursing and Health h h h h
3. Oncology Nursing Forum h h
4. Western Journal of Nursing Research h h h h
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. h h Exploration
2. h h Replication
3. h h Empiricism
4. h h Rigor
8. h h Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?
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1. Dr. Rebecca Patton h h
2. Dr. Julie Gerberding h h
3. Dr. Shannon Zenk h h
4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni h h
9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical
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thinking and
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decision making is called: h h h
1. h h Nursing science h
2. h h Evidence-based practice h
3. h h Scientific inquiry h
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Copyright © 2021 F. A. Davis Company
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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
3. Participant observation h
4. Psychosocial instruments h
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 h
2. Scientific rigor h
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing h h
3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred
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to as:
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1. Scientific integrity h
2. Scientific rigor h
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing h h
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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
3. Scientific integrity h
4. Scientific method h
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 h
2. Research team h
3. Principal investigator h
4. Consultant
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6. h h An example of a specialty journal is:
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1. Nursing Research h
2. Research in Nursing and Health h h h h
3. Oncology Nursing Forum h h
4. Western Journal of Nursing Research h h h h
7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but
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h different subjects h
is referred to as:
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1. h h Exploration
2. h h Replication
3. h h Empiricism
4. h h Rigor
8. h h Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?
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1. Dr. Rebecca Patton h h
2. Dr. Julie Gerberding h h
3. Dr. Shannon Zenk h h
4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni h h
9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical
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thinking and
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decision making is called: h h h
1. h h Nursing science h
2. h h Evidence-based practice h
3. h h Scientific inquiry h
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