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byjMinajSingh,jRN,jRP,jBSc,jBScNjMEd,jPhD,jI-
FCNEI,jCherylynjCameron,jRN,jPhD,GerijLoBiondo-
Wood,jPhD,jRN,jFAANjandjJudithjHaber,jPhD,jRN,jFAAN
TABLEjOFjCONTENT
PartjI:jResearchjOverviewjResearchjVignette:jAjProgramjofjResearchjinjTransculturaljNursing
1. ThejRolej ofjResearchj inj Nursing
2. TheoreticaljFramework
3. Criticalj Readingj Strategies:j Overviewj ofj thej Researchj Process
4. DevelopingjResearchjQuestions,jHypotheses,jandjClinicaljQuestions
5. Findingjandj Appraisingjthej Literature
6. LegaljandjEthicalj Issues
PartjII:jQualitativej Researchj Researchj Vignette:j Creatingj Qualitativelyj Derivedj Knowledgej forj aj Practicej Discipline
7. Introductionj toj Qualitativej Research
8. QualitativejApproachesjtojResearch
PartjIII:jQuantitativejResearchjResearchjVignette:jTacklingjthejPreventionjofjFallsjAmongj Olderj Adults
9. Introductionj toj Quantitativej Research
10. Experimentalj andj Quasiexperimentalj Designs
11. Non-experimental j Designs
PartjIV:jProcessesjRelatedjtojResearchjResearchjVignette:jPartneringjwithjparentsjtojreducejnewbornj painj -jevidencejandjimplementation
12. Sampling
13. Dataj Collectionj Methods
14. RigourjinjResearch
15. QualitativejDatajAnalysis
16. QuantitativejDatajAnalysis
17. Presentingjthej Findings
PartjV:jCritiquingjResearchjResearchjVignette:jAjProgramjofjResearch
18. CritiquingjQualitativejResearch
19. Critiquingj Quantitativej Research
PartjVI:jApplicationjofjResearch:jEvidence-InformedjPracticejResearchjVignette:jFromjmyjPh.D.jtojherjPost-
Doctoraljstudies:jBuildingjajSurvivorshipjCancerjCarejProgram
20. DevelopingjanjEvidence-Informedj Practicej Researchj Vignette:j SocialjSupportj Needsj ofj Olderj Adults
,Chapterj01:jThejRolejofjResearchjinjNursing
LoBiondo-Wood:jNursingjResearchjinjCanada,j5thjEdition
MULTIPLEjCHOICE
1. Ajkeyjstepjtojthejdevelopmentjofjnursingjresearchjwas
a. thejendowmentj ofj nursingj researchj chairs.
b. universitiesj offeringj baccalaureatej nursingj programs.
c. ajbaccalaureatej degreejbecomingjthejentryjtojpractice.
d. thej Canadianj NursesjAssociationj developingj aj researchj mandate.
ANSWER:j B
Feedback
A Endowmentjofjnursingjresearchjchairsjdidjnotjoccurjuntiljthejnumberjofjnursesjwithj
PhDjdegreesjincreased.
B Universitiesjofferingjbaccalaureatejnursingjprogramsjprovidedjanjintroductionjtojrese
archjwithinjthejBScNjprogramsjandjledjtojfurtherjnursingjeducationjatjthe
MSNjandj PhDjlevels.
C Baccalaureatejdegreesjbecomingjthejentryjtojpracticejdidjnotjoccurjuntiljthejtwe
nty-firstjcentury.
D ThejCanadianjNursesjAssociationjdidjnotjdevelopjajresearchjmandatejuntiljthejendj
ofjthejtwentiethjcentury.
DIF: Cognitivej Level:jApplication
MSC:jNCLEXjClientjCarejNeedsjCategory:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment;jHealthjPromotionandjMai
ntenance
2. Howjisj nursingj researchj significantj tojthej professionj ofjnursing?
a. Responsibilityjisj morej specificallyj defined.
b. Liabilityjwithinjthejpracticejofjnursingjisjdecreased.
c. Ajspecializedjbodyjofjknowledgejisjgeneratedjforjusejinjthejdeliveryjofjhealthjcare.
d. Thejscopejofjnursingjpracticejisjexpandedjintojareasjformerlyjreservedjforjoth
erdisciplines.
ANSWER:j C
Feedback
A Researchjaidsjinjdocumentingjaccountabilityjofjnurses,jbutjprofessionaljguideline
sjregardingjresponsibilityjalreadyjexist.
B Liabilityj isj aj legalj concept.j Researchj doesj notj promotej liability.
C Theory-basedjnursingjresearchjprovidesjajfoundationjforjevidence-
informedjnursingjcare.
D Nursingjresearchjexpandsjthejdisciplinejofjnursingjasjitjpertainsjtojnursingjpracti
ce.
DIF: Cognitivej Level:j Comprehension
MSC:jNCLEXjClientjCarejNeedsjCategory:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment;jHealthjPromotionandjMai
ntenance
, 3. Whyj arej nursingj practice–orientedj scientificj investigationsj valuable?
a. Theyjvalidatejthejeffectivenessjofjparticularjnursingjinterventions.
b. Theyjencouragej consumersj toj questionjthej qualityj ofj healthj care.
c. Theyjlimitjthejtheoryjbasejforjclinicaljdecisionjmaking.
d. Theyjmandatejhealthjcarejreform.
ANSWER:j A
Feedback
A Practice-
focusedjresearchjsupportsjthejeffectivenessjofjnursingjinterventionsjandjreinforcesjqual
ityjofjnursingjcare.
B Onjthejcontrary,jtheyjhelpjreassurejconsumersjaboutjthejqualityjofjhealthjcare.
C Theyjsupportjthejdevelopmentjofjthejtheoryjbasejforjclinicaljdecisionjmaking.
D Theyjreinforcejthejeffectivenessj ofj currentj nursingj practice.
DIF: Cognitivej Level:j Comprehension
MSC:jNCLEXjClientjCarejNeedsjCategory:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment;jHealthjPromotionandjMai
ntenance
4. Whenjajchangejinjnursingjpracticejresultsjinjdecreasedjcostjofjcare,jwhatjadditionaljjfacto
rmustjbejconsideredjbeforejgeneraljimplementationjofjthisjchange?
a. Ensuringjcompliancejofjthejchangejbyjnursesjwithjdiversejeducationaljbac
kgrounds
b. Maintainingjorjimprovingjthejqualityjofjcarejresultingjfromjthejchangejinjpractice
c. Encouragingjpatientsjtojbejactivejpartnersjinjtheirjhealthjcarejdecisions
d. Disseminatingj thej changej beyondj thej disciplinej ofj nursing
ANSWER:j B
Feedback
A Notj allj nursesj arejresponsiblej forj supervisingj compliancej withj newj measures.
B Nursesjarejaccountablejtojmaintainjqualityjpatientjcarejdespitejcost-
cuttingjmeasures.
C Nursesjshouldjencouragejpatientjparticipationjinjcarejdespitejcost-
cuttingjmeasures.
D Nursesjarejnotjresponsiblejforjreformingjotherjdisciplines.
DIF: Cognitivej Level:jAnalysis
MSC:jNCLEXjClientjCarejNeedsjCategory:jSafejandjEffectivejCarejEnvironment;jHealthjPromotionandjMai
ntenance
5. Whyjdojnursesj whojdoj notj conductjresearchj needj tojunderstandjthej nursingj researchjprocess?
a. Tojidentifyjpotentialjparticipantsjforjclinicaljresearchjstudies
b. Toj assistj inj collectingjaccuratej datajforj clinicalj researchj studies
c. Tojteachjpatientsjandjfamiliesjaboutjthejusefulnessjofjparticipationjinjresearch
d. Tojbejablejtojevaluatejnursingjresearchjreportsjforjrelevancejtojtheirjownjclinicaljpra
ctice
ANSWER:j D