Test Bank for Nursing Research in Canada Research in Canada Methods, Critical Methods, Critical Appraisal, and Appraisal, and Utilization, 4th Utilization, 4th Edition

1. How is the Critical Thinking Decision Path helpful in the research decision process of selecting a quantitative or qualitative study design? 1. It reflects the researcher‟s beliefs and subsequent research questions and activities. 2. It reflects the method of research study dissemination activities. 3. It reflects research results related to studies focused on critical thinking. 4. It distinguishes between the inductive and deductive reasoning processes. ANS: A Feedback A The researcher‟s beliefs and subsequent questions lead to selecting a quantitative or qualitative design. B The Path provides details about the research study plan and the final dissemination of the study results. C The Path is intended to guide researchers in the decision process for research design and to exemplify the critical thinking used to plan a research study. D The Path is intended to guide researchers in the decision process for research design by articulating the researcher‟s beliefs, questions, and activities. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Maintenance 1. “The fundamental epistemological stance that all knowledge is personal and based on the interests, experiences, and perceptions of the researcher and the research participant” best describes which of the following? 1. Post-positivist 2. Critical 3. Constructivist 4. Critical and constructivist ANS: D Feedback A Incorrect B Incorrect C Incorrect D Both the critical and constructivist paradigms share the ontological stance that reality is constructed and based on our perceptions. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension | Cognitive Level: Application MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion and Maintenance 1. “The methodological stance that the researcher should remain a distant observer in the research process” best describes which of the following? 1. Post-positivist 2. Social critical thought 3. Constructivist 4. Naturalist ANS: A