3040 Research Final Exam with
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025/2026
Updated.
Nursing Research - Answer -systematic inquiry that uses structured methods to answer
questions and solve problems related to issues of importance to nurses and client in order to
develop trustworthy evidence and expand knowledge related to clinical nursing practice,
nursing education and nursing administration
-bulk of it is clinical practice
What has to be involved to be considered "evidenced based nursing" - Answer Entails:
-research evidence
-client's preferences
-clinical expertise
-available resources
-in order to make an "evidenced-informed decision" you require all 4 categories
what is a paradigm - Answer a world view, a general perspective to explain the complexities
of the real world
What is quantitative research used for? - Answer comparing data from different sources
using statistics, math etc
What is qualitative research used for? - Answer to understand meaning/process questions;
exploratory research
What are the 5 levels to research - Answer Identification
Description
Exploration
Explanation
Prediction and control
What is evidenced based practice? - Answer Using the "best evidence" in combination with
"clinical expertise" and "patient preferences" as well as "resources available"
,PIO/PICO questions - Answer -clinical questions that can be answered based on current best
practice evidence
Population/patients (who are you talking about)
Intervention/influence
Comparison
Outcomes of interest
How can nurses be involved in research? - Answer -conducting research
-assisting with data collection
-critiquing and utilizing research in practice
-reviewing and critiquing for publication
-ethics review committee
-journal club
What are clinical practice guidelines? - Answer statements that include recommendations
intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an
assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options
What are some sources of knowledge that nurses use to gain knowledge about research? -
Answer -own personal experience
-internet
-textbooks
-physicians
-other nurses
-journal articles
-conferences
-media
Barries to nursing research - Answer -no authority to make change
-not enough resources (funding, library etc)
-not good research/computer skills
-not enough time
What 2 paradigms are nursing research model based on? - Answer Positivist paradigm
(quantitative)
, Constructivist/naturalistic paradigm (qualitative)
constructivist/naturalistic paradigm - Answer -qualitative research
-reality exists within a context with "multiple interpretations" that exist in people's mind
positivist paradigm - Answer -quantitative research
-reality that can be studies, "objective reality exists"
-phenomena have causes (e.g. biologists, chemists)
True or False
A positivist assumption of reality is based on the concept that reality is constructed by each
individual, and therefore is subjective - Answer FALSE
constructivist
What are some tricks to tell if you're reading QUANTITATIVE study - Answer -statistical
numbers
-randomized control trials (RCT)
-intervention being tested
what are some tricks to tell if you're reading QUALITATIVE study - Answer -size of group
(usually smaller)
-interviewing person directly
Study - Answer disciplined research to address a problem or answer a question; also called
an investigation or a research project
study subject, participants, or informants - Answer people who participate in the study and
provide the data
setting - Answer place where the research occurs;
-naturalistic (hospital, community)
Guaranteed Pass Solutions 2025/2026
Updated.
Nursing Research - Answer -systematic inquiry that uses structured methods to answer
questions and solve problems related to issues of importance to nurses and client in order to
develop trustworthy evidence and expand knowledge related to clinical nursing practice,
nursing education and nursing administration
-bulk of it is clinical practice
What has to be involved to be considered "evidenced based nursing" - Answer Entails:
-research evidence
-client's preferences
-clinical expertise
-available resources
-in order to make an "evidenced-informed decision" you require all 4 categories
what is a paradigm - Answer a world view, a general perspective to explain the complexities
of the real world
What is quantitative research used for? - Answer comparing data from different sources
using statistics, math etc
What is qualitative research used for? - Answer to understand meaning/process questions;
exploratory research
What are the 5 levels to research - Answer Identification
Description
Exploration
Explanation
Prediction and control
What is evidenced based practice? - Answer Using the "best evidence" in combination with
"clinical expertise" and "patient preferences" as well as "resources available"
,PIO/PICO questions - Answer -clinical questions that can be answered based on current best
practice evidence
Population/patients (who are you talking about)
Intervention/influence
Comparison
Outcomes of interest
How can nurses be involved in research? - Answer -conducting research
-assisting with data collection
-critiquing and utilizing research in practice
-reviewing and critiquing for publication
-ethics review committee
-journal club
What are clinical practice guidelines? - Answer statements that include recommendations
intended to optimize patient care that are informed by a systematic review of evidence and an
assessment of the benefits and harms of alternative care options
What are some sources of knowledge that nurses use to gain knowledge about research? -
Answer -own personal experience
-internet
-textbooks
-physicians
-other nurses
-journal articles
-conferences
-media
Barries to nursing research - Answer -no authority to make change
-not enough resources (funding, library etc)
-not good research/computer skills
-not enough time
What 2 paradigms are nursing research model based on? - Answer Positivist paradigm
(quantitative)
, Constructivist/naturalistic paradigm (qualitative)
constructivist/naturalistic paradigm - Answer -qualitative research
-reality exists within a context with "multiple interpretations" that exist in people's mind
positivist paradigm - Answer -quantitative research
-reality that can be studies, "objective reality exists"
-phenomena have causes (e.g. biologists, chemists)
True or False
A positivist assumption of reality is based on the concept that reality is constructed by each
individual, and therefore is subjective - Answer FALSE
constructivist
What are some tricks to tell if you're reading QUANTITATIVE study - Answer -statistical
numbers
-randomized control trials (RCT)
-intervention being tested
what are some tricks to tell if you're reading QUALITATIVE study - Answer -size of group
(usually smaller)
-interviewing person directly
Study - Answer disciplined research to address a problem or answer a question; also called
an investigation or a research project
study subject, participants, or informants - Answer people who participate in the study and
provide the data
setting - Answer place where the research occurs;
-naturalistic (hospital, community)
