TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2025
How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing? - ANSWER Theory-based nursing
research provides a foundation for evidence-informed nursing care.
Why are nursing practice-oriented scientific investigations valuable? - ANSWER Practice-focused research
supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and reinforces quality of nursing care.
Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process? -
ANSWER To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice
How are nursing theory and nursing research related? - ANSWER Theory and nursing research both
influence how nursing practice is conducted.
Which action demonstrates the role of an intelligent consumer of nursing research? - ANSWER A
consumer of nursing research needs to understand the research process to determine the merit and
relevance of evidence for research studies. Apply research to practice and evaluate credibility of research
findings.
All nurses are responsible for what? - ANSWER All nurses are responsible for protecting human
participants in research
Are nurses responsible to identify issues in clinical practice? - ANSWER Nurses should have an awareness
of the relevance of nursing research and ask clinical questions
What action or strategy limits the depth of nursing research? - ANSWER Using a single measure will not
allow a researcher to examine the complexity of human phenomena.
What is the overall value of developing evidence-informed nursing practice? - ANSWER Implementation
of more cost-effective nursing interventions may occur based on evidence, but it is not the overall value
of developing evidence-informed nursing practice
, Which of the following is the identified priority for future nursing research efforts? - ANSWER promoting
excellence in nursing science?
What is outcome based study? - ANSWER Outcomes research examines how nursing interventions affect
patient outcomes. This study examines the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
Why should studies be replicated before the intervention can be accepted for implemenation? - ANSWER
Studies that can be replicated in and generalized to many settings demonstrate the reliability of the
study results.
How is using multiple measures to assess a clinical phenomenon useful to nursing research or practice? -
ANSWER Comparison of various methods of measurement may reduce the need to use invasive methods
in measuring physical parameters in future studies.
What is a paradigm? - ANSWER Philosophical beliefs that influence the way people in a society think
about the world defines the term paradigm
What is a positivist approach? - ANSWER A model that captures the interaction of specific variables
within a known concept describes positivist approaches to research
What is a specific paradigm? - ANSWER A concept that encompasses the integration of "wholeness,"
spirituality, and personal worth into scientific thought is not a definition of the term paradigm; it
describes a specific paradigm.
What is a theory? - ANSWER Theory is defined as a set of interrelated concepts that provides a
systematic view of a phenomenon.
What is inductive reasoning? - ANSWER Inductive reasoning involves using the details of an experience
to create a general picture - Qualitative
What is deductive reasoning? - ANSWER Deductive reasoning takes theory and moves to more specific
details
WITH SOLUTIONS 2025
How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing? - ANSWER Theory-based nursing
research provides a foundation for evidence-informed nursing care.
Why are nursing practice-oriented scientific investigations valuable? - ANSWER Practice-focused research
supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and reinforces quality of nursing care.
Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process? -
ANSWER To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice
How are nursing theory and nursing research related? - ANSWER Theory and nursing research both
influence how nursing practice is conducted.
Which action demonstrates the role of an intelligent consumer of nursing research? - ANSWER A
consumer of nursing research needs to understand the research process to determine the merit and
relevance of evidence for research studies. Apply research to practice and evaluate credibility of research
findings.
All nurses are responsible for what? - ANSWER All nurses are responsible for protecting human
participants in research
Are nurses responsible to identify issues in clinical practice? - ANSWER Nurses should have an awareness
of the relevance of nursing research and ask clinical questions
What action or strategy limits the depth of nursing research? - ANSWER Using a single measure will not
allow a researcher to examine the complexity of human phenomena.
What is the overall value of developing evidence-informed nursing practice? - ANSWER Implementation
of more cost-effective nursing interventions may occur based on evidence, but it is not the overall value
of developing evidence-informed nursing practice
, Which of the following is the identified priority for future nursing research efforts? - ANSWER promoting
excellence in nursing science?
What is outcome based study? - ANSWER Outcomes research examines how nursing interventions affect
patient outcomes. This study examines the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
Why should studies be replicated before the intervention can be accepted for implemenation? - ANSWER
Studies that can be replicated in and generalized to many settings demonstrate the reliability of the
study results.
How is using multiple measures to assess a clinical phenomenon useful to nursing research or practice? -
ANSWER Comparison of various methods of measurement may reduce the need to use invasive methods
in measuring physical parameters in future studies.
What is a paradigm? - ANSWER Philosophical beliefs that influence the way people in a society think
about the world defines the term paradigm
What is a positivist approach? - ANSWER A model that captures the interaction of specific variables
within a known concept describes positivist approaches to research
What is a specific paradigm? - ANSWER A concept that encompasses the integration of "wholeness,"
spirituality, and personal worth into scientific thought is not a definition of the term paradigm; it
describes a specific paradigm.
What is a theory? - ANSWER Theory is defined as a set of interrelated concepts that provides a
systematic view of a phenomenon.
What is inductive reasoning? - ANSWER Inductive reasoning involves using the details of an experience
to create a general picture - Qualitative
What is deductive reasoning? - ANSWER Deductive reasoning takes theory and moves to more specific
details
