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,Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evi dence-Based Practice Environment
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 3. Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Chapter 4. Reading and Critiquing Research Articles
Chapter 5. Ethics in Research
Chapter 6. Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Chapter 8. Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 9. Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 10. Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
Chapter 11. Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 12. Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Chapter 13. Mixed Methods and Other Special Types of Research
Chapter 14. Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 15. Interpretation and Clinical Significance in Quantitative Research
Chapter 16. Analysis of Qualitative Data
Chapter 17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Chapter 18. Systematic Reviews: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis
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Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
What is the highest priority for the importance
1.
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 clinical
2.
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 nursing
4.
research?
A) Read research reports for relevant findings.
Participate in generating evidence by doing
B)
research.
Participate in journal club in a practice
C)
setting.
Solve clinical problems and make clinical
D)
decisions.
What was the concern of most nursing studies
5.
in the early 1900s?
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, A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education
Which topic most closely conforms to the
6. priorities that have been suggested for future
nursing research?
A) Attitudes of nursing students toward smoking.
B) Promotion of excellence in nursing science.
C) Nursing staff morale and turnover.
Number of doctorate prepared nurses in
D)
various clinical specialties.
7. What is the process of deductive reasoning?
Verifying assumptions that are part of our
A)
heritage.
Developing specific predictions from general
B)
principles.
Empirically testing observations that are made
C)
known through our senses.
Forming generalizations from specific
D)
observations.
What is the ontological assumption of those
8.
espousing a naturalistic paradigm?
Objective reality and those natural
A)
phenomena are regular and orderly.
Phenomena are not haphazard and result from
B)
prior causes.
Reality is multiply constructed and multiply
C)
interpreted by humans.
Reality is not fixed, but is rather a
D)
construction of human minds.
What is the epistemological assumption of
9.
those espousing a positivist paradigm?
The researcher is objective and independent
A)
of those being studied.
Phenomena are not haphazard, but rather have
B)
antecedent causes.
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,Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evi dence-Based Practice Environment
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 3. Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Chapter 4. Reading and Critiquing Research Articles
Chapter 5. Ethics in Research
Chapter 6. Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
Chapter 7. Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
Chapter 8. Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
Chapter 9. Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 10. Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
Chapter 11. Qualitative Designs and Approaches
Chapter 12. Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
Chapter 13. Mixed Methods and Other Special Types of Research
Chapter 14. Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
Chapter 15. Interpretation and Clinical Significance in Quantitative Research
Chapter 16. Analysis of Qualitative Data
Chapter 17. Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
Chapter 18. Systematic Reviews: Meta-Analysis and Metasynthesis
Elitestudyvault
, Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research 4th Edition Woo Test
Bank
Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
What is the highest priority for the importance
1.
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 clinical
2.
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 nursing
4.
research?
A) Read research reports for relevant findings.
Participate in generating evidence by doing
B)
research.
Participate in journal club in a practice
C)
setting.
Solve clinical problems and make clinical
D)
decisions.
What was the concern of most nursing studies
5.
in the early 1900s?
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, A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education
Which topic most closely conforms to the
6. priorities that have been suggested for future
nursing research?
A) Attitudes of nursing students toward smoking.
B) Promotion of excellence in nursing science.
C) Nursing staff morale and turnover.
Number of doctorate prepared nurses in
D)
various clinical specialties.
7. What is the process of deductive reasoning?
Verifying assumptions that are part of our
A)
heritage.
Developing specific predictions from general
B)
principles.
Empirically testing observations that are made
C)
known through our senses.
Forming generalizations from specific
D)
observations.
What is the ontological assumption of those
8.
espousing a naturalistic paradigm?
Objective reality and those natural
A)
phenomena are regular and orderly.
Phenomena are not haphazard and result from
B)
prior causes.
Reality is multiply constructed and multiply
C)
interpreted by humans.
Reality is not fixed, but is rather a
D)
construction of human minds.
What is the epistemological assumption of
9.
those espousing a positivist paradigm?
The researcher is objective and independent
A)
of those being studied.
Phenomena are not haphazard, but rather have
B)
antecedent causes.
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