TEST BANK: UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH BUILDING AN EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE, 5TH EDITION, BURNS

Burns: Understanding Nursing Research, 5th Edition Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The primary purpose of nursing research is to: a. bring prestige to the discipline. b. fund nursing education. c. generate scientific knowledge to guide nursing practice. d. promote the importance of nursing in society. ANS: C The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation of an empirical knowledge base to guide practice. Although high-quality research would bring prestige to nursing, that is not the reason for conducting the research. The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation of an empirical knowledge base to guide practice. Although high-quality research could promote the importance of nursing, that is not the reason for conducting the research. The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation of an empirical knowledge base to guide practice. A research grant may provide assistance with educational expenses for persons connected with it. The research itself does not fund education, nor is funding education the purpose of the research. The ultimate goal of nursing research is the generation of an empirical knowledge base to guide practice. DIF: Cognitive level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 2. A research study investigating the benefits of ambulation after cesarean section would be an example of which type of research evidence? a. Control b. Description c. Explanation d. Prediction ANS: B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation. DIF: Cognitive level: Application REF: p. 7