UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH 8TH
EDITION QUESTION AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALS
The inductive research technique used to formulate, test, and refine a theory about a particular
phenomenon is called:
anthropological research.
grounded theory.
phenomenological research.
outcomes research
grounded theory
Grounded theory research is an inductive research technique that is used to formulate, test, and
refine a theory about a particular phenomenon. Anthropological research is the in-depth study
of the members of the culture. Phenomenological research is an inductive, descriptive approach
used to describe an experience as it is lived by an individual, such as the lived experience of
chronic pain. Outcomes research focuses on examining the results of care, such as determining
the changes in health status for the patient and the financial outcomes for providing care.
An experienced nurse was caring for a patient following surgery and had a gut-level feeling that the
patient was going to have severe complications. This way of acquiring knowledge is best described as:
authority.
intuition.
tradition.
trial and error
intuition
Intuition is an insight or understanding of a situation or event as a whole that usually cannot be
explained logically and is often described as a gut feeling or hunch. Experienced nurses often
identify intuition as a source of knowledge for diagnosing changes in patients' conditions.
Traditions include truths or beliefs that are based on customs and past trends. Trial and error is
an approach with unknown outcomes used in a situation of uncertainty where the nurse tries
interventions to determine their effects on patients' health.
A nursing student in a BSN program is required to take a research course before graduation. Which of
the following learning outcomes will the nursing student acquire?
Conduct research in health care settings
Critique research articles for clinical usefulness
,Lead research teams in making changes as a result of research findings
Mentor novice researchers and maintain a program of research
Critique research in health care settings
Nurses need to use research findings to determine the best way to deliver health care services
to ensure that the greatest number of people receive quality care. Accomplishing these goals
will require you to critically appraise, synthesize, and apply research evidence that provides
description, explanation, prediction, and control of phenomena in your clinical practice.
The nurse researcher is critically appraising a research study. Which of the following statements best
describes a critique of research?
Careful examination of a study to evaluate its strengths, limitations, meaning, and significance
Comprehensive review of a study to determine its applicability to nursing
Thoughtful discussion of the generalization of the study to similar situations
Unbiased appraisal of the study's reliability and validity
Careful examination of a study to evaluate its strengths, limitations, meaning, and significance
A critical appraisal of research involves careful examination of all aspects of a study to judge its
strengths, limitations, meaning, and significance. A comprehensive review is a part of discerning
credible sources and the literature review process. Discussion can be included in the
implementation and planning phases of research. Unbiased appraisal can be accomplished by
determining the level of evidence associated with the research study.
The nurse manager is charged with reviewing a patient satisfaction survey to determine the
effectiveness of nursing care. This is an example of which type of research?
Efficacy research
Outcomes research
Quality assessment research
Quality assurance research
Outcomes research
Outcomes research focuses on examining the results of care and determining the changes in
health status for the patient and the health care system. Efficacy is a term used in meta-analysis.
Quality assessment and assurance are types of outcomes research.
The nursing mentor is providing a lecture on the types of nursing research. As a new nurse researcher
you understand that quantitative research differs from qualitative research in the following ways:
(Select all that apply.)
- The results of quantitative research may be generalized to the population from which the sample
was drawn,
, but qualitative research is not, strictly speaking, generalizable.
- Quantitative research is easy to read and understand, but qualitative research is difficult.
- Quantitative research is difficult to conduct because it contains statistics, but qualitative research is
easy because it contains only words.
- Quantitative research has a design, and qualitative research does not.
- Quantitative research provides answers to "what" and "who" questions, and qualitative
research focuses more on "how" and "why" questions
- The results of quantitative research may be generalized to the population from which
the sample was drawn,
but qualitative research is not, strictly speaking, generalizable.
- Quantitative research provides answers to "what" and "who" questions, and
qualitative
research focuses more on "how" and "why" questions
Qualitative research is a systematic, subjective approach used to describe life
experiences and give them meaning. Knowledge generated from qualitative research
will provide meaning and understanding of specific emotions, values, life experiences,
and historical events. The quantitative and qualitative types of research complement
each other because they generate different kinds of knowledge that are useful in
nursing practice. Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies have some
similarities because both require researcher expertise, involve rigor in implementation,
and result in the generation of scientific knowledge for nursing practice. Quantitative
research is a formal, objective, systematic process in which numerical data are used to
obtain information about the world. Generalization is associated with quantitative
research as it involves the application of trends or general tendencies (which are
identified by studying a sample) to the population from which the research sample was
drawn.
The nurse researcher determines that published research is qualitative if it demonstrates which
characteristic?
It lacks a purpose statement
It depends on surveys for data
It provides no suggestions for practice
It presents results as a narrative
It presents results as a narrative
Quantitative research is a formal, objective, systematic process in which numerical data are
used to obtain information about the world. Qualitative research is also systematic but is an
interactive and subjective approach to describe life experiences and give them meaning. Both
types of research have a purpose statement and can use a survey instrument; however, neither
depends on surveys for data. Both result in the generation of scientific knowledge for nursing
EDITION QUESTION AND ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALS
The inductive research technique used to formulate, test, and refine a theory about a particular
phenomenon is called:
anthropological research.
grounded theory.
phenomenological research.
outcomes research
grounded theory
Grounded theory research is an inductive research technique that is used to formulate, test, and
refine a theory about a particular phenomenon. Anthropological research is the in-depth study
of the members of the culture. Phenomenological research is an inductive, descriptive approach
used to describe an experience as it is lived by an individual, such as the lived experience of
chronic pain. Outcomes research focuses on examining the results of care, such as determining
the changes in health status for the patient and the financial outcomes for providing care.
An experienced nurse was caring for a patient following surgery and had a gut-level feeling that the
patient was going to have severe complications. This way of acquiring knowledge is best described as:
authority.
intuition.
tradition.
trial and error
intuition
Intuition is an insight or understanding of a situation or event as a whole that usually cannot be
explained logically and is often described as a gut feeling or hunch. Experienced nurses often
identify intuition as a source of knowledge for diagnosing changes in patients' conditions.
Traditions include truths or beliefs that are based on customs and past trends. Trial and error is
an approach with unknown outcomes used in a situation of uncertainty where the nurse tries
interventions to determine their effects on patients' health.
A nursing student in a BSN program is required to take a research course before graduation. Which of
the following learning outcomes will the nursing student acquire?
Conduct research in health care settings
Critique research articles for clinical usefulness
,Lead research teams in making changes as a result of research findings
Mentor novice researchers and maintain a program of research
Critique research in health care settings
Nurses need to use research findings to determine the best way to deliver health care services
to ensure that the greatest number of people receive quality care. Accomplishing these goals
will require you to critically appraise, synthesize, and apply research evidence that provides
description, explanation, prediction, and control of phenomena in your clinical practice.
The nurse researcher is critically appraising a research study. Which of the following statements best
describes a critique of research?
Careful examination of a study to evaluate its strengths, limitations, meaning, and significance
Comprehensive review of a study to determine its applicability to nursing
Thoughtful discussion of the generalization of the study to similar situations
Unbiased appraisal of the study's reliability and validity
Careful examination of a study to evaluate its strengths, limitations, meaning, and significance
A critical appraisal of research involves careful examination of all aspects of a study to judge its
strengths, limitations, meaning, and significance. A comprehensive review is a part of discerning
credible sources and the literature review process. Discussion can be included in the
implementation and planning phases of research. Unbiased appraisal can be accomplished by
determining the level of evidence associated with the research study.
The nurse manager is charged with reviewing a patient satisfaction survey to determine the
effectiveness of nursing care. This is an example of which type of research?
Efficacy research
Outcomes research
Quality assessment research
Quality assurance research
Outcomes research
Outcomes research focuses on examining the results of care and determining the changes in
health status for the patient and the health care system. Efficacy is a term used in meta-analysis.
Quality assessment and assurance are types of outcomes research.
The nursing mentor is providing a lecture on the types of nursing research. As a new nurse researcher
you understand that quantitative research differs from qualitative research in the following ways:
(Select all that apply.)
- The results of quantitative research may be generalized to the population from which the sample
was drawn,
, but qualitative research is not, strictly speaking, generalizable.
- Quantitative research is easy to read and understand, but qualitative research is difficult.
- Quantitative research is difficult to conduct because it contains statistics, but qualitative research is
easy because it contains only words.
- Quantitative research has a design, and qualitative research does not.
- Quantitative research provides answers to "what" and "who" questions, and qualitative
research focuses more on "how" and "why" questions
- The results of quantitative research may be generalized to the population from which
the sample was drawn,
but qualitative research is not, strictly speaking, generalizable.
- Quantitative research provides answers to "what" and "who" questions, and
qualitative
research focuses more on "how" and "why" questions
Qualitative research is a systematic, subjective approach used to describe life
experiences and give them meaning. Knowledge generated from qualitative research
will provide meaning and understanding of specific emotions, values, life experiences,
and historical events. The quantitative and qualitative types of research complement
each other because they generate different kinds of knowledge that are useful in
nursing practice. Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies have some
similarities because both require researcher expertise, involve rigor in implementation,
and result in the generation of scientific knowledge for nursing practice. Quantitative
research is a formal, objective, systematic process in which numerical data are used to
obtain information about the world. Generalization is associated with quantitative
research as it involves the application of trends or general tendencies (which are
identified by studying a sample) to the population from which the research sample was
drawn.
The nurse researcher determines that published research is qualitative if it demonstrates which
characteristic?
It lacks a purpose statement
It depends on surveys for data
It provides no suggestions for practice
It presents results as a narrative
It presents results as a narrative
Quantitative research is a formal, objective, systematic process in which numerical data are
used to obtain information about the world. Qualitative research is also systematic but is an
interactive and subjective approach to describe life experiences and give them meaning. Both
types of research have a purpose statement and can use a survey instrument; however, neither
depends on surveys for data. Both result in the generation of scientific knowledge for nursing
