Nursing Research in Canada

LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition 1. What does the inclusion of study themes represent in the presentation of a qualitative research study? a. The actual written report b. The operational definition of the study’s conceptual framework c. The labelling of similar ideas shared by the study participants d. The relationship between the hypotheses and the research questions ANS: C Feedback A. The written report does include study themes, but it contains the...

LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition 1. The use of research findings to promote the adoption of evidence-informed practice guidelines can be described as a. dissemination activities. b. translating research into practice (TRIP). c. research utilization. d. critiquing findings. ANS: B Feedback A. Dissemination activities include publications, conferences, consultations, and training programs that communicate evidence-informed guidelines to a wider audience. ...

LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The critique of a quantitative research report should include what? a. Applying the findings in clinical practice b. Summarizing the major steps of the research process c. Constructively evaluating a study for its strengths and weaknesses d. Determining whether the phenomenon studied can be recognized by the participants as their own ANS: C Feedback A. Applying a study’s findings in clinical prac...

LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition 1. Which of the following is the term for the huge volume of data collected during qualitative research? a. Essential data b. Fat data c. Interview data d. Observational data ANS: B Feedback A. Essential data are embedded in the volumes of data; this is not the correct term for the huge volume of data collected during qualitative research. B. The term fat data is used to describe all the raw data collected during quali...

LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse researcher should be included in the results section of a research report? a. A list of the cited literature b. Interpretation of the data c. Objective presentation of the research design d. Recommendations for future research ANS: B Feedback A. Instruments are referred to in the “Methods” section. B. The “Results” section of a research report is considered to be the data-bound se...

LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse researcher is interested in estimating how reliably data can be used to generalize the findings of a study. In order for this to occur, the researcher should use what? a. Inferential statistics b. Descriptive statistics c. Nonparametric statistics d. Mathematical statistics ANS: A Feedback A. Inferential statistics are used by researchers to make predictions and generalize findings based o...

LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is the process of selecting representative units of a population for a research investigation? a. Sampling b. Snowballing c. Delimitation d. Random assignment ANS: A Feedback A. Sampling is the process of selecting representative units of a population for a research study. B. Snowballing is a sampling technique that uses social networks. C. Delimitation is the specificati...

LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Nurse researchers critiquing research reports should be concerned with the assessment of the validity and reliability of study instruments to do what? a. To determine the utility of the instruments for triangulation b. To assess the relationships between hypotheses and research questions c. To determine whether concepts and variables were measured adequately d. To assess whether the concept under study is bei...

LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following terms describes the process of translating the researcher’s concepts of interest into observable and measurable phenomena? a. Analysis b. Objectivity c. Consistency d. Operationalization ANS: D Feedback A. Analysis is the process of examining data; it does not specifically address measurable phenomena. B. The term objectivity refers to data not being influenced by the dat...

LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition 1. A key step to the development of nursing research was a. the endowment of nursing research chairs. b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs. c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice. d. the Canadian Nurses Association developing a research mandate. ANS: B Feedback A. Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses with PhD degrees increased. B. Universities...