NURSING RESEARCH FINAL EXAM
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Nursing research is a scientific process that
Validates existing knowledge, refines existing knowledge, and generates new knowledge
Evidence-Based practice in nursing should be based
On the synthesis of findings from a collection of research studies addressing nursing practice
Which of the following is a synonym for the concept of research
Systematic inquiry
What are the three abstract thought process that are important to nursing
Institution, role modeling, and reasoning
What is the role of institution in the research process
Institution may be valuable in linking ideas while interpreting findings
What type of reasoning is represented in the following example? Premises
Patients with untreated right-sided heart failure experience shortness of breath. Mr. Jones
experiences shortness of breath.: Deductive reasoning
,Which type of reasoning moves from the specific to the general
Inductive reasoning
The following set of statements is an example of what type of reasoning? An altered level of
comfort is experienced with facial surgery. Therefore, all surgeries result in an altered level of
comfort
Inductive reasoning
Research is conducted for which of the following reasons?
To test theory, to develop new knowledge, and to generate theory
What is the most significant way of acquiring knowledge to develop an empirical knowledge
base for nursing practice?
Research
Who is identified as the first nursing research?
Florence Nightingale
For nursing as a discipline to be effective in research, which of the following should be the focus
of research-directed activity?
Creating a culture within nursing that value, uses, and supports research
, Which of the following research methodologies is (are) being used to generate nursing
knowledge?
Outcomes research, qualitative research, and quantitative research
Which of the following characteristics is not descriptive of quantitative research?
It is used to develop a theory
What characteristics are descriptive of quantitative research?
Basic elements of analysis are numbers, data are analyzed with statistics, and generalization of
findings is important
Which of the following is a characteristics of qualitative research?
Analysis of the data involves individual interpretation
What type of research involves the systematic investigation of relationships among variables?
Correlational research
Which of the following describes the basis of grounded theory methodology used in research?
Research continually use data to reformulate, revise, and test propositions until a theory evolves
from the data
Which of the following research methodologies is used to study lived experiences?
Phenomenology
2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Nursing research is a scientific process that
Validates existing knowledge, refines existing knowledge, and generates new knowledge
Evidence-Based practice in nursing should be based
On the synthesis of findings from a collection of research studies addressing nursing practice
Which of the following is a synonym for the concept of research
Systematic inquiry
What are the three abstract thought process that are important to nursing
Institution, role modeling, and reasoning
What is the role of institution in the research process
Institution may be valuable in linking ideas while interpreting findings
What type of reasoning is represented in the following example? Premises
Patients with untreated right-sided heart failure experience shortness of breath. Mr. Jones
experiences shortness of breath.: Deductive reasoning
,Which type of reasoning moves from the specific to the general
Inductive reasoning
The following set of statements is an example of what type of reasoning? An altered level of
comfort is experienced with facial surgery. Therefore, all surgeries result in an altered level of
comfort
Inductive reasoning
Research is conducted for which of the following reasons?
To test theory, to develop new knowledge, and to generate theory
What is the most significant way of acquiring knowledge to develop an empirical knowledge
base for nursing practice?
Research
Who is identified as the first nursing research?
Florence Nightingale
For nursing as a discipline to be effective in research, which of the following should be the focus
of research-directed activity?
Creating a culture within nursing that value, uses, and supports research
, Which of the following research methodologies is (are) being used to generate nursing
knowledge?
Outcomes research, qualitative research, and quantitative research
Which of the following characteristics is not descriptive of quantitative research?
It is used to develop a theory
What characteristics are descriptive of quantitative research?
Basic elements of analysis are numbers, data are analyzed with statistics, and generalization of
findings is important
Which of the following is a characteristics of qualitative research?
Analysis of the data involves individual interpretation
What type of research involves the systematic investigation of relationships among variables?
Correlational research
Which of the following describes the basis of grounded theory methodology used in research?
Research continually use data to reformulate, revise, and test propositions until a theory evolves
from the data
Which of the following research methodologies is used to study lived experiences?
Phenomenology
