, Stuvia.com j- jThe jMarketplace jto jBuy jand jSell jyour jStudy
jMaterial
Chapter j1: jDiscovering jthe jWorld jof jNursing jResearch
jTest jBank
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. Nurses jwith ja jbachelor’s jdegree jin jnursing jcan jparticipate jin jthe jimplementation jof
jevidence- jbased jprotocols jin jpractice. jThis jmeans jthat jthe jBSN jnurse
a. Develops jevidence-based jguidelines
b. Designs jresearch jstudies, jon jwhich jprotocols jmay jbe jbased
c. Evaluates jand jrevises jevidence-based jprotocols
d. Contributes jpractice jwisdom jwhen japplying jprotocols jin jpatient jsettings
e. Mentors jPhD jresearchers jin jthe jclinical jsetting jduring jprotocol jdevelopment
ANS: j D
Nurses jwith ja jBSN jdegree jhave jknowledge jof jthe jresearch jprocess jand jskills jin jreading
jand jcritically jappraising jstudies. jThey jassist jwith jthe jimplementation jof jevidence-based
jguidelines, jprotocols, jalgorithms, jand jpolicies jin jpractice. jThis jimplies jthat jnurses jprovide
jtheir jpoint jof jview, jfrom jthe jclinician’s jvantage, jwhen jnew jprotocols jare jbeing jput jinto
jpractice, jand jcontinue jto jprovide jfeedback, jregarding jthe jpositive jand jnegative jaspects jof
jthose jprotocols.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jAnalysis REF: j j Page j4
2. Research jis jdesigned jto jtest jthe jidea jof jproviding jcompanion jdogs jto jelders jin ja jmajor
jhospital, jin jorder jto jdetermine jthe jeffect jupon jthe jelders’ jlevel jof jorientation. j(The jdogs’
jlevel jof jorientation jwill jnot jbe ja jfocus jof jthe jresearch.) jThis jtype jof jstudy jcan jdo jwhich
jof jthe jfollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: j A
Control jis jthe jability jto jmanipulate jthe jsituation jto jproduce jthe jdesired joutcome.
jDescription jinvolves jidentifying jand junderstanding jthe jnature jof jnursing jphenomena jand,
jsometimes, jthe jrelationships jamong jthem. jExplanation jclarifies jthe jrelationships jamong
jphenomena jand jidentifies jthe jreasons jwhy jcertain jevents joccur. jThe jability jto jestimate jthe
jprobability jof ja jspecific joutcome jin ja jgiven jsituation jin jnursing jpractice jis jknown jas
jprediction. jThe jresearcher’s jfocus jis jon jpredicting jwhat jis jlikely.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j13
3. A jresearcher jwants jto jfind jout jwhether jchildren jwith jautism jwho jare jhospitalized jon ja
jpediatric jward jwill jrequire jmore jhours jof jnursing jcare jthan javerage jchildren jwhen jthe
jparents jor jcaregivers jare jnot jpresent. jWhat jtype jof jresearch joutcome jdoes jthis jprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
, Stuvia.com j- jThe jMarketplace jto jBuy jand jSell jyour jStudy
jMaterial
ANS: j D
Control jis jthe jability jto jmanipulate jthe jsituation jto jproduce jthe jdesired joutcome.
jDescription jinvolves jidentifying jand junderstanding jthe jnature jof jnursing jphenomena jand,
jsometimes, jthe jrelationships jamong jthem. jExplanation jclarifies jthe jrelationships jamong
jphenomena jand jidentifies jthe jreasons jwhy jcertain jevents joccur. jThe jability jto jestimate jthe
jprobability jof ja jspecific joutcome jin ja jgiven jsituation jin jnursing jpractice jis jknown jas
jprediction. jThe jresearcher’s jfocus jis jon jpredicting jwhat jis jlikely.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j16
4. A jresearcher jwho jdesires jto jdetermine jthe jcause-and-effect jrelationship jbetween
jrequiring jthat jall jchildren junder jthe jage jof j8 jwill jride jin jspecial jcare jharnesses jand jthe
jsubsequent jrate jof jchildren’s jspinal jcord jinjury jwill jconsequently jutilize jwhich jform jof
jnursing jresearch?
a. Descriptive jresearch
b. Outcomes jresearch
c. Qualitative jresearch
d. Quantitative jresearch
ANS: j D
Quantitative jresearch, jthe jmost jfrequently jused jmethod, jis ja jformal, jobjective, jsystematic
jmethodology jto jdescribe jvariables, jtest jrelationships, jand jexamine jcause-and-effect
jinteractions. jQuantitative jresearch jincludes jexperimental jresearch, jwhich jis jthe jmethod jfor
jtesting jcause-and-effect jrelationships jbetween jand jamong jspecific jvariables. jQualitative
jresearch jmethods jare jused jfor jexplaining jmeanings jand jdescribing jexperiences jin jcontext.
jDescriptive jresearch jinvolves jidentifying jand junderstanding jthe jnature jof jphenomena jand,
jsometimes, jthe jrelationships jamong jthem. jOutcomes jresearch jexamines jthe jend jresult jof
jcare jin jhuge jpopulations, jmost joften jretrospectively, jusing ja jdatabase.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j3
5. Despite jthe jpresence jof jan jintraventricular jdrain, jthe jintracranial jpressure jof jan jICU jneuro
jpatient jremains jincreased. jThe jnurse jrecalibrates jthe jmachine, jmakes jsure jthe jmonitor jis
jon jthe jsame jlevel jas jthe jdrain, jchecks jall jconnections, jand jthen jnotifies jthe jphysician, jwho
jcomes jto jthe junit jand jinserts ja jnew jdrain. jWhat jtype jof jreasoning jprompts jthe jnurse jto
jrecalibrate, jensure jproper jplacement, jand jcheck jconnections?
a. Abstract jreasoning
b. Concrete jthinking
c. Logistic jreasoning
d. Reality jtesting
ANS: j C
Logistic jreasoning jis jused jto jbreak ja jwhole jinto jparts jthat jcan jbe jcarefully jexamined.
j Concrete jthinking jis joriented jtoward jand jlimited jby jtangible jthings jor jby jevents jthat jare
jobserved jand jexperienced jin jreality. jAbstract jreasoning jis joriented jtoward jthe
jdevelopment jof jan jidea jwithout japplication jto, jor jassociation jwith, ja jparticular jinstance.
jReality jtesting jis jused jto jvalidate jwhat jis jobserved jin jthe jempirical jworld.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j6
6. A jnurse jwith jconsiderable jclinical jexpertise jdevelops ja jpolicy jfor jmanaging jagitated
jpatients jin jthe jemergency jdepartment. jThe jresultant jpolicy jemanates jfrom
, Stuvia.com j- jThe jMarketplace jto jBuy jand jSell jyour jStudy
jMaterial
a. Abstract jreasoning
b. Concrete jthinking
c. Logistic jreasoning
d. Reality jtesting
ANS: j A
Abstract jreasoning jis joriented jtoward jthe jdevelopment jof jan jidea jwithout japplication jto, jor
jassociation jwith, ja jparticular jinstance. jConcrete jthinking jis joriented jtoward jand jlimited jby
jtangible jthings jor jby jevents jthat jare jobserved jand jexperienced jin jreality. jLogistic jreasoning
jis jused jto jbreak ja jwhole jinto jparts jthat jcan jbe jcarefully jexamined. jReality jtesting jis jused jto
jvalidate jwhat jis jobserved jin jthe jempirical jworld.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j7
7. A jnurse jwith jconsiderable jclinical jexpertise jdevelops ja jpolicy jfor jmanaging jagitated
jpatients jin jthe jemergency jdepartment. jThe jtype jof jreasoning jthe jnurse juses jto jdo jthis jis j
jreasoning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS: j D
Inductive jreasoning jinvolves jreasoning jthat jmoves jfrom jthe jspecific jto jthe jgeneral,
jwhereby jparticular jinstances jare jobserved jand jthen jcombined jinto ja jlarger jwhole jor
jgeneral jstatement. jProblematic jreasoning jinvolves j(1) jidentifying ja jproblem jand jfactors
jinfluencing jit, j(2) jselecting jsolutions jto jthe jproblem, jand j(3) jresolving jthe jproblem.
jOperational jreasoning jinvolves jthe jidentification jof jand jdiscrimination jamong jmany
jalternatives jand jviewpoints.
Logistic jreasoning jis jused jto jbreak jthe jwhole jinto jparts jthat jcan jbe jcarefully jexamined, jas
jthe jrelationships jamong jthe jparts jcan jalso jbe.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jSynthesis REF: j j Page j7
8. What jis jthe jbest jexplanation jof jintuition jthat jforms ja jlegitimate jsource jof jknowledge
jin jnursing?
a. It jis jbased jon jknowledge jthoroughly jincorporated jinto jthought jbut
jseldom jarticulated.
b. It jis jbased jon ja jgift jfrom jthe juniverse jand jshould jbe jhonored jwhen jit jarrives.
c. It jis jnever jinaccurate.
d. It jis ja jrevisiting jof jold jknowledge, jaccompanied jby jdeep jreflection.
ANS: j A
Intuition jis jthe jrevisiting jof jold jknowledge jaccompanied jby jdeep jreflection.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j5
9. Why jis joperational jreasoning jnecessary jfor jresearch?
a. Abstract jconcepts jare jof jno juse jto jnursing.
b. Standard jinterventions jare jobtained jfrom joperational jreasoning.
c. It jallows jthe jresearcher jto jmeasure jthe jconcepts jstudied.
d. It jfacilitates jthe jresearcher’s jrapport jwith jfamilies.
jMaterial
Chapter j1: jDiscovering jthe jWorld jof jNursing jResearch
jTest jBank
MULTIPLE jCHOICE
1. Nurses jwith ja jbachelor’s jdegree jin jnursing jcan jparticipate jin jthe jimplementation jof
jevidence- jbased jprotocols jin jpractice. jThis jmeans jthat jthe jBSN jnurse
a. Develops jevidence-based jguidelines
b. Designs jresearch jstudies, jon jwhich jprotocols jmay jbe jbased
c. Evaluates jand jrevises jevidence-based jprotocols
d. Contributes jpractice jwisdom jwhen japplying jprotocols jin jpatient jsettings
e. Mentors jPhD jresearchers jin jthe jclinical jsetting jduring jprotocol jdevelopment
ANS: j D
Nurses jwith ja jBSN jdegree jhave jknowledge jof jthe jresearch jprocess jand jskills jin jreading
jand jcritically jappraising jstudies. jThey jassist jwith jthe jimplementation jof jevidence-based
jguidelines, jprotocols, jalgorithms, jand jpolicies jin jpractice. jThis jimplies jthat jnurses jprovide
jtheir jpoint jof jview, jfrom jthe jclinician’s jvantage, jwhen jnew jprotocols jare jbeing jput jinto
jpractice, jand jcontinue jto jprovide jfeedback, jregarding jthe jpositive jand jnegative jaspects jof
jthose jprotocols.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jAnalysis REF: j j Page j4
2. Research jis jdesigned jto jtest jthe jidea jof jproviding jcompanion jdogs jto jelders jin ja jmajor
jhospital, jin jorder jto jdetermine jthe jeffect jupon jthe jelders’ jlevel jof jorientation. j(The jdogs’
jlevel jof jorientation jwill jnot jbe ja jfocus jof jthe jresearch.) jThis jtype jof jstudy jcan jdo jwhich
jof jthe jfollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: j A
Control jis jthe jability jto jmanipulate jthe jsituation jto jproduce jthe jdesired joutcome.
jDescription jinvolves jidentifying jand junderstanding jthe jnature jof jnursing jphenomena jand,
jsometimes, jthe jrelationships jamong jthem. jExplanation jclarifies jthe jrelationships jamong
jphenomena jand jidentifies jthe jreasons jwhy jcertain jevents joccur. jThe jability jto jestimate jthe
jprobability jof ja jspecific joutcome jin ja jgiven jsituation jin jnursing jpractice jis jknown jas
jprediction. jThe jresearcher’s jfocus jis jon jpredicting jwhat jis jlikely.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j13
3. A jresearcher jwants jto jfind jout jwhether jchildren jwith jautism jwho jare jhospitalized jon ja
jpediatric jward jwill jrequire jmore jhours jof jnursing jcare jthan javerage jchildren jwhen jthe
jparents jor jcaregivers jare jnot jpresent. jWhat jtype jof jresearch joutcome jdoes jthis jprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
, Stuvia.com j- jThe jMarketplace jto jBuy jand jSell jyour jStudy
jMaterial
ANS: j D
Control jis jthe jability jto jmanipulate jthe jsituation jto jproduce jthe jdesired joutcome.
jDescription jinvolves jidentifying jand junderstanding jthe jnature jof jnursing jphenomena jand,
jsometimes, jthe jrelationships jamong jthem. jExplanation jclarifies jthe jrelationships jamong
jphenomena jand jidentifies jthe jreasons jwhy jcertain jevents joccur. jThe jability jto jestimate jthe
jprobability jof ja jspecific joutcome jin ja jgiven jsituation jin jnursing jpractice jis jknown jas
jprediction. jThe jresearcher’s jfocus jis jon jpredicting jwhat jis jlikely.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j16
4. A jresearcher jwho jdesires jto jdetermine jthe jcause-and-effect jrelationship jbetween
jrequiring jthat jall jchildren junder jthe jage jof j8 jwill jride jin jspecial jcare jharnesses jand jthe
jsubsequent jrate jof jchildren’s jspinal jcord jinjury jwill jconsequently jutilize jwhich jform jof
jnursing jresearch?
a. Descriptive jresearch
b. Outcomes jresearch
c. Qualitative jresearch
d. Quantitative jresearch
ANS: j D
Quantitative jresearch, jthe jmost jfrequently jused jmethod, jis ja jformal, jobjective, jsystematic
jmethodology jto jdescribe jvariables, jtest jrelationships, jand jexamine jcause-and-effect
jinteractions. jQuantitative jresearch jincludes jexperimental jresearch, jwhich jis jthe jmethod jfor
jtesting jcause-and-effect jrelationships jbetween jand jamong jspecific jvariables. jQualitative
jresearch jmethods jare jused jfor jexplaining jmeanings jand jdescribing jexperiences jin jcontext.
jDescriptive jresearch jinvolves jidentifying jand junderstanding jthe jnature jof jphenomena jand,
jsometimes, jthe jrelationships jamong jthem. jOutcomes jresearch jexamines jthe jend jresult jof
jcare jin jhuge jpopulations, jmost joften jretrospectively, jusing ja jdatabase.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j3
5. Despite jthe jpresence jof jan jintraventricular jdrain, jthe jintracranial jpressure jof jan jICU jneuro
jpatient jremains jincreased. jThe jnurse jrecalibrates jthe jmachine, jmakes jsure jthe jmonitor jis
jon jthe jsame jlevel jas jthe jdrain, jchecks jall jconnections, jand jthen jnotifies jthe jphysician, jwho
jcomes jto jthe junit jand jinserts ja jnew jdrain. jWhat jtype jof jreasoning jprompts jthe jnurse jto
jrecalibrate, jensure jproper jplacement, jand jcheck jconnections?
a. Abstract jreasoning
b. Concrete jthinking
c. Logistic jreasoning
d. Reality jtesting
ANS: j C
Logistic jreasoning jis jused jto jbreak ja jwhole jinto jparts jthat jcan jbe jcarefully jexamined.
j Concrete jthinking jis joriented jtoward jand jlimited jby jtangible jthings jor jby jevents jthat jare
jobserved jand jexperienced jin jreality. jAbstract jreasoning jis joriented jtoward jthe
jdevelopment jof jan jidea jwithout japplication jto, jor jassociation jwith, ja jparticular jinstance.
jReality jtesting jis jused jto jvalidate jwhat jis jobserved jin jthe jempirical jworld.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j6
6. A jnurse jwith jconsiderable jclinical jexpertise jdevelops ja jpolicy jfor jmanaging jagitated
jpatients jin jthe jemergency jdepartment. jThe jresultant jpolicy jemanates jfrom
, Stuvia.com j- jThe jMarketplace jto jBuy jand jSell jyour jStudy
jMaterial
a. Abstract jreasoning
b. Concrete jthinking
c. Logistic jreasoning
d. Reality jtesting
ANS: j A
Abstract jreasoning jis joriented jtoward jthe jdevelopment jof jan jidea jwithout japplication jto, jor
jassociation jwith, ja jparticular jinstance. jConcrete jthinking jis joriented jtoward jand jlimited jby
jtangible jthings jor jby jevents jthat jare jobserved jand jexperienced jin jreality. jLogistic jreasoning
jis jused jto jbreak ja jwhole jinto jparts jthat jcan jbe jcarefully jexamined. jReality jtesting jis jused jto
jvalidate jwhat jis jobserved jin jthe jempirical jworld.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j7
7. A jnurse jwith jconsiderable jclinical jexpertise jdevelops ja jpolicy jfor jmanaging jagitated
jpatients jin jthe jemergency jdepartment. jThe jtype jof jreasoning jthe jnurse juses jto jdo jthis jis j
jreasoning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS: j D
Inductive jreasoning jinvolves jreasoning jthat jmoves jfrom jthe jspecific jto jthe jgeneral,
jwhereby jparticular jinstances jare jobserved jand jthen jcombined jinto ja jlarger jwhole jor
jgeneral jstatement. jProblematic jreasoning jinvolves j(1) jidentifying ja jproblem jand jfactors
jinfluencing jit, j(2) jselecting jsolutions jto jthe jproblem, jand j(3) jresolving jthe jproblem.
jOperational jreasoning jinvolves jthe jidentification jof jand jdiscrimination jamong jmany
jalternatives jand jviewpoints.
Logistic jreasoning jis jused jto jbreak jthe jwhole jinto jparts jthat jcan jbe jcarefully jexamined, jas
jthe jrelationships jamong jthe jparts jcan jalso jbe.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jSynthesis REF: j j Page j7
8. What jis jthe jbest jexplanation jof jintuition jthat jforms ja jlegitimate jsource jof jknowledge
jin jnursing?
a. It jis jbased jon jknowledge jthoroughly jincorporated jinto jthought jbut
jseldom jarticulated.
b. It jis jbased jon ja jgift jfrom jthe juniverse jand jshould jbe jhonored jwhen jit jarrives.
c. It jis jnever jinaccurate.
d. It jis ja jrevisiting jof jold jknowledge, jaccompanied jby jdeep jreflection.
ANS: j A
Intuition jis jthe jrevisiting jof jold jknowledge jaccompanied jby jdeep jreflection.
DIF: Cognitive jLevel: jApplication REF: j j Page j5
9. Why jis joperational jreasoning jnecessary jfor jresearch?
a. Abstract jconcepts jare jof jno juse jto jnursing.
b. Standard jinterventions jare jobtained jfrom joperational jreasoning.
c. It jallows jthe jresearcher jto jmeasure jthe jconcepts jstudied.
d. It jfacilitates jthe jresearcher’s jrapport jwith jfamilies.
