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Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research 4th Edition by Woo
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introductionto Nursing Research inanEvi dence-Based PracticeEnvironment
i
Chapter 2. Fundamentals ofEvidence-Based Nursing Practice
i
Chapter 3. KeyConcepts and Steps in Quantitative and QualitativeResearch
i .zi
Chapter4. Reading and Critiquing Research Articles
Chapter 5.Ethics in Research
.zi .zi
Chapter 6. Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses .zi
Chapter 7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Chapter 8. Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 9. Quantitative Research Design
i.z
Chapter 10. Sampling and Data Collection in QuantitativeStudies
Chapter 11. Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 12. Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Chapter 13. Mixed Methods and Other Special Types ofResearch
Chapter 14. Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter15.Interpretation and Clinical Significance in Quantitative
i.z
Chapter 16. Analysis ofbQualitative Data
Chapter 17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Chapter18. Systematic Reviews:Meta-AnalysisandMetasynthesis
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice
Environment
What is the highest priority for the
1.
importance
of research in the nursing profession?
Research findings provide evidence for
A)
informing nurses' decisions and actions.
Conduct research to better understand the
B)
context of nursing practice.
Document the role that nurses serve in
C)
society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of study.
Which group would be best served by
2.
clinical
nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Healthcare policymakers
In the United States, in what area does
3.
research play an important role in nursing?
A) Chronic illness
B) Credentialing and status
C) Nurses' personalities
D) Nurses' education
What is the role of a consumer of
4.
nursingresearch?
A) Read research reports for relevant findings.
Participate in generating evidence by doing
B)
research.
C) Participate in journal club in a practice
setting.
D) Solve clinical problems and make clinical
decisions.
5. What was the concern of most nursing
studiesin the early 1900s?
, A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education
Which topic most closely conforms to
6. the priorities that have been suggested
.zi
for
futurenursing research?
A) Attitudes of nursing students toward
smoking.
B) Promotion of excellence in nursing science.
C) Nursing staff morale and turnover.
D) Number of doctorate prepared nurses in
various clinical specialties.
7. What is the process of deductive
reasoning?
A) Verifying assumptions that are part of our
heritage.
Developing specific predictions from general
B)
principles.
Empirically testing observations that are
C)
made
known through our senses.
D) Forming generalizations from specific
observations.
What is the ontological assumption of
8.
those
espousing a naturalistic paradigm?
A) Objective reality and those natural
phenomena are regular and orderly.
Phenomena are not haphazard and result
B)
from
prior causes.
Reality is multiply constructed and
C)
multiply
interpreted by humans.
D) Reality is not fixed, but is rather a
construction of human minds.
What is the epistemological assumption of
9.
those espousing a positivist paradigm?
The researcher is objective and
A)
independent
of those being studied.
Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research 4th Edition by Woo
,Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introductionto Nursing Research inanEvi dence-Based PracticeEnvironment
i
Chapter 2. Fundamentals ofEvidence-Based Nursing Practice
i
Chapter 3. KeyConcepts and Steps in Quantitative and QualitativeResearch
i .zi
Chapter4. Reading and Critiquing Research Articles
Chapter 5.Ethics in Research
.zi .zi
Chapter 6. Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses .zi
Chapter 7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Chapter 8. Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 9. Quantitative Research Design
i.z
Chapter 10. Sampling and Data Collection in QuantitativeStudies
Chapter 11. Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 12. Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Chapter 13. Mixed Methods and Other Special Types ofResearch
Chapter 14. Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter15.Interpretation and Clinical Significance in Quantitative
i.z
Chapter 16. Analysis ofbQualitative Data
Chapter 17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Chapter18. Systematic Reviews:Meta-AnalysisandMetasynthesis
,Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research 4th Edition by Woo
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice
Environment
What is the highest priority for the
1.
importance
of research in the nursing profession?
Research findings provide evidence for
A)
informing nurses' decisions and actions.
Conduct research to better understand the
B)
context of nursing practice.
Document the role that nurses serve in
C)
society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of study.
Which group would be best served by
2.
clinical
nursing research?
A) Nursing administrators
B) Practicing nurses
C) Nurses' clients
D) Healthcare policymakers
In the United States, in what area does
3.
research play an important role in nursing?
A) Chronic illness
B) Credentialing and status
C) Nurses' personalities
D) Nurses' education
What is the role of a consumer of
4.
nursingresearch?
A) Read research reports for relevant findings.
Participate in generating evidence by doing
B)
research.
C) Participate in journal club in a practice
setting.
D) Solve clinical problems and make clinical
decisions.
5. What was the concern of most nursing
studiesin the early 1900s?
, A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education
Which topic most closely conforms to
6. the priorities that have been suggested
.zi
for
futurenursing research?
A) Attitudes of nursing students toward
smoking.
B) Promotion of excellence in nursing science.
C) Nursing staff morale and turnover.
D) Number of doctorate prepared nurses in
various clinical specialties.
7. What is the process of deductive
reasoning?
A) Verifying assumptions that are part of our
heritage.
Developing specific predictions from general
B)
principles.
Empirically testing observations that are
C)
made
known through our senses.
D) Forming generalizations from specific
observations.
What is the ontological assumption of
8.
those
espousing a naturalistic paradigm?
A) Objective reality and those natural
phenomena are regular and orderly.
Phenomena are not haphazard and result
B)
from
prior causes.
Reality is multiply constructed and
C)
multiply
interpreted by humans.
D) Reality is not fixed, but is rather a
construction of human minds.
What is the epistemological assumption of
9.
those espousing a positivist paradigm?
The researcher is objective and
A)
independent
of those being studied.
