Test Bank: Nursing Research, Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice, 9th Edition, Geri LoBiondo-Wood, Judith Haber

Chapter 01: Integrating Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement Processes LoBiondo-Wood & Haber: Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes: a. more specifically defined nursing practice responsibilities. b. decreased liability within the practice of nursing. c. generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice. d. expansion of the scope of nursing practice into other disciplines. ANS: C Feedback A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional guidelines already exist regarding responsibility. Each state has a Nurse Practice Act with rules and regulations that define scope of practice. B Liability is a legal concept related to a nurse’s legal scope of practice and professional standards of practice. Research does not change a nurse’s liability. C Nursing research generates a specialized scientific knowledge base that empowers the nursing profession to anticipate and meet constantly shifting challenges of health care delivery to multiple populations. It provides a foundation for evidence-based nursing care and quality improvement activities. D Although research can document nursing accountability, each state’s Nurse Practice Act defines the scope of nursing practice for that state. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: Page 6 2. An aspect of the scientific investigation of nursing practice that is also a fundamental concept of American Nurses Association (ANA)’s Code for Nurses is: a. professional accountability. b. standards of care. c. legal scope of practice. d. advanced practice nursing activities. ANS: A Feedback A Scientific investigation promotes accountability, a hallmark of the nursing profession and a fundamental concept of the ANA’s Code for Nurses. B Standards of care are defined by ANA, as well as specialty nursing organizations. The Code for Nurses states that nurses should conform to standards, but standards per se are not part of the Code. C Legal scope of practice is defined by each state’s Nurse Practice Act and elaborated in its rules and regulations. D The ANA Code applies to nursing practice in general, not advanced practice.PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: Page 7 3. Nurses need to be able to understand the nursing research process: a. to identify potential subjects for clinical research studies. b. to assist as accurate data collectors in clinical research studies. c. to teach patients and families the importance of participating in research. d. to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice. ANS: D Feedback A Subject identification is determined by the nurse researcher. B Data collectors need to understand their role in the study; they do not need to understand the entire research process. C Subject recruitment is the responsibility of the nurse researcher. D Nurses need to understand the research process in order to critically read research reports and determine if nursing practice should incorporate the research findings as valid evidence. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: Page 7 4. The action that demonstrates the role of a knowledgeable consumer of nursing research is: a. designing a nursing research study. b. analyzing data to determine a study’s outcomes. c. evaluating the credibility of research findings. d. implementing an intervention found to be effective in one clinical case study. ANS: C Feedback A A consumer uses and applies research to practice but is not responsible for designing a study. B A consumer does not conduct data analysis of a study; the study’s pri