Test Bank For LoBiondo Wood and Habers Nursing Research in
Canada: Methods, Critical Appraisal, and Utilization, 5th
Edition (Singh, 2022), Chapter , All Chapters with Answers and
Rationals .
Roles of Nurses in Research - ANSWER: Continuum of participation, from producers of research to
skilled consumers of research findings who use research evidence in their practice
The two paradigms have what in common? - ANSWER: They both rely on the cooperation of human
beings to participate in the study
A persistent criticism of the scientific method by those who espouse the contructive paradigm it that
it is: - ANSWER: Reductionist
Which is a fundamental assumption of the positivist paradigm? - ANSWER: Reality is "out there" to be
objectively studied, known, and understood
Which is a fundamental assumption of the constructivist paradigm? - ANSWER: Reality is multiply
constructed and interpreted by humans
A nurse researcher has developed and tested a method to evaluate pain in nonverbal palliative care
patients. In terms of purposes linked to EBP, this study had which purpose? - ANSWER:
Diagnosis/assessment
A nurse researcher is studying the effect of a health promotion intervention for inner city adolescents
on daily amount of physical activity. In terms of purposes linked to EBP, this study has which purpose?
- ANSWER: Treatment/therapy
What is a paradigm? - ANSWER: A worldview, a general perspective on the world's complexities
What is an example of a theory that has been described as a grand theory in nursing? - ANSWER:
Humanbecoming paradigm
Which is a likely trend for the future of nursing research? - ANSWER: Enhancing the focus on the
clinical significance of research findings
Which is an example of a clinical nursing research question? - ANSWER: What factors contribute to
clients' risk of falling during a hospitalization?
Which is a primary source for answering clinical questions for evidence-based nursing? - ANSWER:
Disciplined research
What is the effect of interruptions while nurses are giving medications on the number of medication
errors they make? (Quantitative/Qualitative) - ANSWER: quantitative
What is it like for women to be the victims of physical abuse? (Quantitative/Qualitative) - ANSWER:
Qualitative
What does it mean to a patient to receive a diagnosis that he or she has colon cancer?
(Quantitative/Qualitative) - ANSWER: Qualitative
What is the effect of a nursing smoking cessation intervention on the number of cigarettes that
patient smokes? (Quantitative/Qualitative) - ANSWER: Quantitative
, Do the babies of women who do not get prenatal care have lower birth weights than other babies?
(Quantitative/Qualitative) - ANSWER: Quantiative
Most evidence hierarchies put which evidence source at the pinnacle? - ANSWER: Systematic reviews
Which is an example of a systematic review? - ANSWER: A meta-analysis available in the Cochrane
database
Which is a systematic review that integrates quantitative research findings? - ANSWER: Meta-analysis
Which can be used to critically appraise clinical practice guidelines? - ANSWER: The AGREE II
After a product for an institutional EBP project has been developed what is the next step? - ANSWER:
Undertaking a pilot test
The Iowa Model identifies problem-focused triggers for implementing an EBP project. Which is a
problem-focused trigger in the Iowa Model? - ANSWER: An observed increase of patient falls among
patients on a neurologic unit
Which activity is part of an organization but not an individual EBP endeavor? - ANSWER: assessing
implementation potential
Which argument is used by advocates of EBP? - ANSWER: EBP offers a good framework for self-
directed lifelong learning
Which is a question that would be asked in appraising research evidence in an individual EBP effort? -
ANSWER: How rigorous and reliable is the evidence?
Which issue is of a particular importance in determining the implementation potential of the EBP
project for the organization? - ANSWER: The cost-benefit ratio of introducing the innovation
Which model was explicitly developed with the idea that individual nurses could engage in research
utilization? - ANSWER: Stetler Model
International Cochrane Collaboration - ANSWER: International organization that aims to facilitate
well-informed decisions about health care by preparing systematic reviews of the effects of health
care interventions.
In patients with constipation, what is the effect of an <abdominal massage> on patients' bowel
movements? (P; population, I; intervention/influence/exposure, C; comparison, O; outcome) -
ANSWER: I
Among <pregnant women>, does a prior miscarriage affect pregnancy-related distress? (P;
population, I; intervention/influence/exposure, C; comparison, O; outcome) - ANSWER: P
Among elderly patients, does poor eyesight contribute to the <occurrence of a fall?> (P; population, I;
intervention/influence/exposure, C; comparison, O; outcome) - ANSWER: O
Among 8- to 10-year-olds, is the <total energy expenditure> lower among the children with congenital
heart disease (CHD) than among those without CHD? (P; population, I;
intervention/influence/exposure, C; comparison, O; outcome) - ANSWER: O
Does the <type of feeding> for infants (breast vs. bottle) during the first 6 months of life affect the
incidence of infections during early childhood? (P; population, I; intervention/influence/exposure, C;
comparison, O; outcome) - ANSWER: I
Canada: Methods, Critical Appraisal, and Utilization, 5th
Edition (Singh, 2022), Chapter , All Chapters with Answers and
Rationals .
Roles of Nurses in Research - ANSWER: Continuum of participation, from producers of research to
skilled consumers of research findings who use research evidence in their practice
The two paradigms have what in common? - ANSWER: They both rely on the cooperation of human
beings to participate in the study
A persistent criticism of the scientific method by those who espouse the contructive paradigm it that
it is: - ANSWER: Reductionist
Which is a fundamental assumption of the positivist paradigm? - ANSWER: Reality is "out there" to be
objectively studied, known, and understood
Which is a fundamental assumption of the constructivist paradigm? - ANSWER: Reality is multiply
constructed and interpreted by humans
A nurse researcher has developed and tested a method to evaluate pain in nonverbal palliative care
patients. In terms of purposes linked to EBP, this study had which purpose? - ANSWER:
Diagnosis/assessment
A nurse researcher is studying the effect of a health promotion intervention for inner city adolescents
on daily amount of physical activity. In terms of purposes linked to EBP, this study has which purpose?
- ANSWER: Treatment/therapy
What is a paradigm? - ANSWER: A worldview, a general perspective on the world's complexities
What is an example of a theory that has been described as a grand theory in nursing? - ANSWER:
Humanbecoming paradigm
Which is a likely trend for the future of nursing research? - ANSWER: Enhancing the focus on the
clinical significance of research findings
Which is an example of a clinical nursing research question? - ANSWER: What factors contribute to
clients' risk of falling during a hospitalization?
Which is a primary source for answering clinical questions for evidence-based nursing? - ANSWER:
Disciplined research
What is the effect of interruptions while nurses are giving medications on the number of medication
errors they make? (Quantitative/Qualitative) - ANSWER: quantitative
What is it like for women to be the victims of physical abuse? (Quantitative/Qualitative) - ANSWER:
Qualitative
What does it mean to a patient to receive a diagnosis that he or she has colon cancer?
(Quantitative/Qualitative) - ANSWER: Qualitative
What is the effect of a nursing smoking cessation intervention on the number of cigarettes that
patient smokes? (Quantitative/Qualitative) - ANSWER: Quantitative
, Do the babies of women who do not get prenatal care have lower birth weights than other babies?
(Quantitative/Qualitative) - ANSWER: Quantiative
Most evidence hierarchies put which evidence source at the pinnacle? - ANSWER: Systematic reviews
Which is an example of a systematic review? - ANSWER: A meta-analysis available in the Cochrane
database
Which is a systematic review that integrates quantitative research findings? - ANSWER: Meta-analysis
Which can be used to critically appraise clinical practice guidelines? - ANSWER: The AGREE II
After a product for an institutional EBP project has been developed what is the next step? - ANSWER:
Undertaking a pilot test
The Iowa Model identifies problem-focused triggers for implementing an EBP project. Which is a
problem-focused trigger in the Iowa Model? - ANSWER: An observed increase of patient falls among
patients on a neurologic unit
Which activity is part of an organization but not an individual EBP endeavor? - ANSWER: assessing
implementation potential
Which argument is used by advocates of EBP? - ANSWER: EBP offers a good framework for self-
directed lifelong learning
Which is a question that would be asked in appraising research evidence in an individual EBP effort? -
ANSWER: How rigorous and reliable is the evidence?
Which issue is of a particular importance in determining the implementation potential of the EBP
project for the organization? - ANSWER: The cost-benefit ratio of introducing the innovation
Which model was explicitly developed with the idea that individual nurses could engage in research
utilization? - ANSWER: Stetler Model
International Cochrane Collaboration - ANSWER: International organization that aims to facilitate
well-informed decisions about health care by preparing systematic reviews of the effects of health
care interventions.
In patients with constipation, what is the effect of an <abdominal massage> on patients' bowel
movements? (P; population, I; intervention/influence/exposure, C; comparison, O; outcome) -
ANSWER: I
Among <pregnant women>, does a prior miscarriage affect pregnancy-related distress? (P;
population, I; intervention/influence/exposure, C; comparison, O; outcome) - ANSWER: P
Among elderly patients, does poor eyesight contribute to the <occurrence of a fall?> (P; population, I;
intervention/influence/exposure, C; comparison, O; outcome) - ANSWER: O
Among 8- to 10-year-olds, is the <total energy expenditure> lower among the children with congenital
heart disease (CHD) than among those without CHD? (P; population, I;
intervention/influence/exposure, C; comparison, O; outcome) - ANSWER: O
Does the <type of feeding> for infants (breast vs. bottle) during the first 6 months of life affect the
incidence of infections during early childhood? (P; population, I; intervention/influence/exposure, C;
comparison, O; outcome) - ANSWER: I
