Test Bank - Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing
Research, 4th Edition (Woo, 9781496301468), Chapter 1-18 |
Rationals Included
Research - ANSWER: a systemic inquiry that uses structural methods to answer questions and solve
problems
Nursing research - ANSWER: a systemic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about
issues of importance to nurses and their clients
Clinical nursing research - ANSWER: research designed to guide nursing practice
What is EBP? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: nurses who actively design nd
undertaker studies
Even if you never conduct a study yourself, you may do one of the five following: - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER:
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? - ANSWER: 1990s
What is the CCNRI and what is their purpose? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: research on how finding from studies can best be
translated into practice.
Systemic reviews are the cornerstone for what? - ANSWER: Evidence-Based Practice
What are the 8 future directions for nursing research? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: a worldview, a general perspective to explain the worlds complexities
What are the two types of paradigms? - ANSWER: Positivist paradigm and Constructivist paradigm
Positivist Paradigm - ANSWER: - 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? - ANSWER: - 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? - ANSWER: 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
Constructivist: the nurse will understand that pain experience is different even with similar stimuli.
This means that the nurse will need to explore the meaning and values of pain for optimal pain relief
Constructivist Paradigm - ANSWER: - called naturalistic paradigm
- began as a countermovement to positivism
- Max Weber and Immanuel Kant
- alternative system for conducting research
-focuses on the people participating in the research
Explain what a naturalist would think like - ANSWER: -they take position of relativism
-if there is multiple interpretations of reality, they see it as a no "absolute truth"
- believe that knowledge is maximized when the distance between the inquirer and participants in the
study is minimized
-pay attention to voices and interpretation
-subjective interactions are preferred
-believes that the interaction between the inquirer and the participants are crucial
What are research methods? - ANSWER: techniques researchers use to structure a study and gather
and analyze information relevant to the research question
Research, 4th Edition (Woo, 9781496301468), Chapter 1-18 |
Rationals Included
Research - ANSWER: a systemic inquiry that uses structural methods to answer questions and solve
problems
Nursing research - ANSWER: a systemic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about
issues of importance to nurses and their clients
Clinical nursing research - ANSWER: research designed to guide nursing practice
What is EBP? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: nurses who actively design nd
undertaker studies
Even if you never conduct a study yourself, you may do one of the five following: - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER:
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? - ANSWER: 1990s
What is the CCNRI and what is their purpose? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: research on how finding from studies can best be
translated into practice.
Systemic reviews are the cornerstone for what? - ANSWER: Evidence-Based Practice
What are the 8 future directions for nursing research? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: 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? - ANSWER: a worldview, a general perspective to explain the worlds complexities
What are the two types of paradigms? - ANSWER: Positivist paradigm and Constructivist paradigm
Positivist Paradigm - ANSWER: - 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? - ANSWER: - 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? - ANSWER: 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
Constructivist: the nurse will understand that pain experience is different even with similar stimuli.
This means that the nurse will need to explore the meaning and values of pain for optimal pain relief
Constructivist Paradigm - ANSWER: - called naturalistic paradigm
- began as a countermovement to positivism
- Max Weber and Immanuel Kant
- alternative system for conducting research
-focuses on the people participating in the research
Explain what a naturalist would think like - ANSWER: -they take position of relativism
-if there is multiple interpretations of reality, they see it as a no "absolute truth"
- believe that knowledge is maximized when the distance between the inquirer and participants in the
study is minimized
-pay attention to voices and interpretation
-subjective interactions are preferred
-believes that the interaction between the inquirer and the participants are crucial
What are research methods? - ANSWER: techniques researchers use to structure a study and gather
and analyze information relevant to the research question
