Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research 4th Edition Woo Test BanK 

Polit & Beck
Canadian Essentials of
Nursing Research 4th
Edition Woo Test
BanK

,Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research 4th Edition Woo Test
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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?

,A) Client satisfaction
B) Clinical problems
C) Health promotion
D) Nursing education

, Which topic most closely conforms
to the priorities that have been
suggested for future
6.

nursing 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.

B) Developing specific predictions
from general

principles.