Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research exam 2023
(Polit & Beck Fourth Edition and Lecture Information) /
121 Questions and Answers/ Verified.
Research - -a systemic inquiry that uses structural methods to answer questions and
solve problems
-Nursing research - -a systemic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about
issues of importance to nurses and their clients
-Clinical nursing research - -research designed to guide nursing practice
-What is EBP? - -EBP- evidence based practice. It uses the best evidence in making
patient care decisions
-What is an example of users or consumers of nursing research? - -nurses who read
research reports to keep up-to-date on findings that may affect their practice
-What is an example of a producer of nursing research? - -nurses who actively design
nd undertaker studies
-Even if you never conduct a study yourself, you may do one of the five following: - -1.
identify an idea for clinical inquiry
2. assist in collecting research information
3. offer advice to clients about participating in a study
4. search for research evidence
5. discuss implications of a study in a journal club in your practice setting, which
involves meetings to discuss research articles
,-What year and where was the establishment of the first Center for Nursing Research? -
-Established in 1979 and was located at the McGill University. From there, nursing
research was strengthened largely in the 1980s
-What year was EBP introduced? - -1990s
-What is the CCNRI and what is their purpose? - -The CCNRI is the Canadian
Consortium for Nursing Research and Innovation. The purpose was to create a strong,
unified voice to promote nursing research and to develop a framework for building
nursing research capacity in Canada
-What is translational research? - -research on how finding from studies can best be
translated into practice.
-Systemic reviews are the cornerstone for what? - -Evidence-Based Practice
-What are the 8 future directions for nursing research? - -1. continued EBP
2. stronger evidence through confirmatory strategies
3. continued emphasis on systemic reviews
4. expanded local research in health care setting
5. expanded dissemination of research findings
6. increased focus on diversity issues and health disparities
7. clinical significance and patient-orientated research
8. inter-professional collaboration and health research
-What are the sources of evidence for nursing practice? - -1. tradition and authority
(some traditional routines are ineffective, this is considered the leader of EBP)
2. clinical experience, trial and error ( reliable source of knowledge, has limitations as a
source of evidence, nurses experience is too narrow, tends to be disorganized and
solutions may be idiosyncratic- may be done in ones own way)
3. assembled information (has some useful information, but provides no mechanism to
actually guide improvements)
, 4. disciplined research (the best method of acquiring reliable knowledge that humans
have developed)
-What is a paradigm? - -a worldview, a general perspective to explain the worlds
complexities
-What are the two types of paradigms? - -Positivist paradigm and Constructivist
paradigm
-Positivist Paradigm - -- called positivism
- rooted in 19th century
-guided by philosophers Isaac Newton and John Locke
- logical, rational, and scientific
- orderly, disciplined procedures with tight controls
-Explain what a positivist would think like? - -- assume that nature is ordered and
regular
- reality exists independent of human observation
- the real world is not affected by the human mind, the way we think, perceive, or
experience
- Determinism: phenomena do not happen by chance, but they are controlled and
produced by antecedent causes
- research is aimed at understanding the underlying cause
- attach importance to objectivity
-How might a positivist react to pain versus a constructivist? - -Positivist: if a person is
in pain, the nurse assumes that there must be a direct, external stimuli for the pain, and
whether it is related to trauma, burn injury, or chemical irritation. The nurse will try to
remove the source of pain
(Polit & Beck Fourth Edition and Lecture Information) /
121 Questions and Answers/ Verified.
Research - -a systemic inquiry that uses structural methods to answer questions and
solve problems
-Nursing research - -a systemic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about
issues of importance to nurses and their clients
-Clinical nursing research - -research designed to guide nursing practice
-What is EBP? - -EBP- evidence based practice. It uses the best evidence in making
patient care decisions
-What is an example of users or consumers of nursing research? - -nurses who read
research reports to keep up-to-date on findings that may affect their practice
-What is an example of a producer of nursing research? - -nurses who actively design
nd undertaker studies
-Even if you never conduct a study yourself, you may do one of the five following: - -1.
identify an idea for clinical inquiry
2. assist in collecting research information
3. offer advice to clients about participating in a study
4. search for research evidence
5. discuss implications of a study in a journal club in your practice setting, which
involves meetings to discuss research articles
,-What year and where was the establishment of the first Center for Nursing Research? -
-Established in 1979 and was located at the McGill University. From there, nursing
research was strengthened largely in the 1980s
-What year was EBP introduced? - -1990s
-What is the CCNRI and what is their purpose? - -The CCNRI is the Canadian
Consortium for Nursing Research and Innovation. The purpose was to create a strong,
unified voice to promote nursing research and to develop a framework for building
nursing research capacity in Canada
-What is translational research? - -research on how finding from studies can best be
translated into practice.
-Systemic reviews are the cornerstone for what? - -Evidence-Based Practice
-What are the 8 future directions for nursing research? - -1. continued EBP
2. stronger evidence through confirmatory strategies
3. continued emphasis on systemic reviews
4. expanded local research in health care setting
5. expanded dissemination of research findings
6. increased focus on diversity issues and health disparities
7. clinical significance and patient-orientated research
8. inter-professional collaboration and health research
-What are the sources of evidence for nursing practice? - -1. tradition and authority
(some traditional routines are ineffective, this is considered the leader of EBP)
2. clinical experience, trial and error ( reliable source of knowledge, has limitations as a
source of evidence, nurses experience is too narrow, tends to be disorganized and
solutions may be idiosyncratic- may be done in ones own way)
3. assembled information (has some useful information, but provides no mechanism to
actually guide improvements)
, 4. disciplined research (the best method of acquiring reliable knowledge that humans
have developed)
-What is a paradigm? - -a worldview, a general perspective to explain the worlds
complexities
-What are the two types of paradigms? - -Positivist paradigm and Constructivist
paradigm
-Positivist Paradigm - -- called positivism
- rooted in 19th century
-guided by philosophers Isaac Newton and John Locke
- logical, rational, and scientific
- orderly, disciplined procedures with tight controls
-Explain what a positivist would think like? - -- assume that nature is ordered and
regular
- reality exists independent of human observation
- the real world is not affected by the human mind, the way we think, perceive, or
experience
- Determinism: phenomena do not happen by chance, but they are controlled and
produced by antecedent causes
- research is aimed at understanding the underlying cause
- attach importance to objectivity
-How might a positivist react to pain versus a constructivist? - -Positivist: if a person is
in pain, the nurse assumes that there must be a direct, external stimuli for the pain, and
whether it is related to trauma, burn injury, or chemical irritation. The nurse will try to
remove the source of pain
