Test Bank - Reading Understanding and Applying Nursing Research 6th Edition (Fain, 2021
TEST BANK
Reading Understanding and Applying
Nursing Research
James A. Fain
6th Edition
Page 1
, Test Bank - Reading Understanding and Applying Nursing Research 6th Edition (Fain, 2021
Table of Contents
Part I: Nature of Research and the Research Process
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Chapter 2: Differentiating Types of Scholarship: Quality Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, and Research
Chapter 3: Understanding the Research Process and Ethical Issues in Nursing Research
Chapter 4: Understanding Evidence-Based Practice
Part II: Planning a Research Study
Chapter 5: Selecting and Defining a Problem
Chapter 6: Applying Appropriate Theories and Conceptual Models
Chapter 7: Formulating Hypotheses and Research Questions
Chapter 8: Selecting the Sample and Setting
Chapter 9: Selecting a Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 10: Selecting a Qualitative Research Design
Chapter 11: Data Collection Methods
Chapter 12: Principles of Measurement
Part III: Utilization of Nursing Research
Chapter 13: Analyzing Data
Chapter 14: Interpreting and Reporting Research Findings
Chapter 15: Critiquing Research Reports
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Quantitative research uses the following methods of data collection except:
1. Surveys
2. Questionnaires
3. Participant observation
4. Psychosocial instruments
____ 2. Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to acquire this knowledge are
referred to as:
1. Scientific integrity
2. Scientific rigor
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing
____ 3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred to as:
1. Scientific integrity
2. Scientific rigor
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing
____ 4. A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:
1. Qualitative
2. Quantitative
3. Scientific integrity
4. Scientific method
____ 5. A group of individuals who collaborate on a research project from beginning to dissemination of findings are
referred to as a:
1. Research consumer
2. Research team
3. Principal investigator
4. Consultant
, 1-2
____ 6. An example of a specialty journal is:
1. Nursing Research
2. Research in Nursing and Health
3. Oncology Nursing Forum
4. Western Journal of Nursing Research
____ 7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but different subjects
is referred to as:
1. Exploration
2. Replication
3. Empiricism
4. Rigor
____ 8. Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?
1. Dr. Rebecca Patton
2. Dr. Julie Gerberding
3. Dr. Shannon Zenk
4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni
____ 9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical thinking and
decision making is called:
1. Nursing science
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Scientific inquiry
4. Scientific method
____ 10. Which guideline for authoring a paper for publication is incorrect?
1. Colleagues should be consulted when parties disagree on authorship matters.
2. Avoid duplicate and fragmented publications.
3. Authors should provide additional information as requested by editors.
4. The principle investigator takes sole responsibility for the final manuscript.
____ 11. Which nursing degree program has a focus on planning and launching independent programs of research?
1. Baccalaureate degree in nursing
2. MasWHU¶Vdegree in nursing
3. Practice-focused doctoral program
4. Research-focused doctoral program
, 1-3
____ 12. At a minimum, the nurse as research consumer is expected to:
1. Gather data through direct observation
2. Read and evaluate research projects
3. Author research papers for publication
4. Participate in the design and production of a study
____ 13. Striving for excellence in research with discipline, adherence to detail, and strict accuracy is called:
1. Rigor
2. Triangulation
3. Replication
4. Scientific inquiry
____ 14. A systematic inquiry designed to develop knowledge about issues important to nursing is called:
1. Scientific method
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Nursing research
4. Nursing science
____ 15. Which characteristic is unique to the scientific method and not associated with other ways of learning
information? 1. Objectivity
2. Personal bias
3. Subjectivity
4. Logical reasoning
, 1-4
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: 3
Page: 7
Feedback
1 This is incorrect. Quantitative nursing research uses traditional quantitative approaches,
including surveys.
2 This is incorrect. Quantitative nursing research uses traditional quantitative approaches,
including questionnaires.
3 This is correct. Quantitative nursing research uses approaches that can be quantified.
Participant observation is used in qualitative research.
4 This is incorrect. The use of psychosocial instruments is a quantitative method that can
be used in combination with interviews and observations to study a particularly
complex phenomenon.
2. ANS: 4 Page: 6
Feedback
1 This is incorrect. Scientific integrity refers to the ethical principles used in scientific
research.
2 This is incorrect. Rigor refers to the discipline, scrupulous adherence to detail, and strict
accuracy in scientific research.
3 This is incorrect. Triangulation is the use of qualitative and quantitative methods to
collect data about a particular phenomenon.
4 This is correct. Methods used to acquire new knowledge are ways of knowing.
3. ANS: 3
Page: 7
Feedback
1 This is incorrect. Scientific integrity refers to the ethical principles used in scientific
research.
2 This is incorrect. Rigor refers to the discipline, scrupulous adherence to detail, and strict
accuracy in scientific research.
3 This is correct. Triangulation refers to the use of both quantitative and qualitative
methods to collect data.
4 This is incorrect. Methods used to acquire new knowledge are ways of knowing.
TEST BANK
Reading Understanding and Applying
Nursing Research
James A. Fain
6th Edition
Page 1
, Test Bank - Reading Understanding and Applying Nursing Research 6th Edition (Fain, 2021
Table of Contents
Part I: Nature of Research and the Research Process
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Chapter 2: Differentiating Types of Scholarship: Quality Improvement, Evidence-Based Practice, and Research
Chapter 3: Understanding the Research Process and Ethical Issues in Nursing Research
Chapter 4: Understanding Evidence-Based Practice
Part II: Planning a Research Study
Chapter 5: Selecting and Defining a Problem
Chapter 6: Applying Appropriate Theories and Conceptual Models
Chapter 7: Formulating Hypotheses and Research Questions
Chapter 8: Selecting the Sample and Setting
Chapter 9: Selecting a Quantitative Research Design
Chapter 10: Selecting a Qualitative Research Design
Chapter 11: Data Collection Methods
Chapter 12: Principles of Measurement
Part III: Utilization of Nursing Research
Chapter 13: Analyzing Data
Chapter 14: Interpreting and Reporting Research Findings
Chapter 15: Critiquing Research Reports
Page 2
, 1-1
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Quantitative research uses the following methods of data collection except:
1. Surveys
2. Questionnaires
3. Participant observation
4. Psychosocial instruments
____ 2. Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to acquire this knowledge are
referred to as:
1. Scientific integrity
2. Scientific rigor
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing
____ 3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred to as:
1. Scientific integrity
2. Scientific rigor
3. Triangulation
4. Ways of knowing
____ 4. A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:
1. Qualitative
2. Quantitative
3. Scientific integrity
4. Scientific method
____ 5. A group of individuals who collaborate on a research project from beginning to dissemination of findings are
referred to as a:
1. Research consumer
2. Research team
3. Principal investigator
4. Consultant
, 1-2
____ 6. An example of a specialty journal is:
1. Nursing Research
2. Research in Nursing and Health
3. Oncology Nursing Forum
4. Western Journal of Nursing Research
____ 7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but different subjects
is referred to as:
1. Exploration
2. Replication
3. Empiricism
4. Rigor
____ 8. Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?
1. Dr. Rebecca Patton
2. Dr. Julie Gerberding
3. Dr. Shannon Zenk
4. Dr. Elias Zerhouni
____ 9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical thinking and
decision making is called:
1. Nursing science
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Scientific inquiry
4. Scientific method
____ 10. Which guideline for authoring a paper for publication is incorrect?
1. Colleagues should be consulted when parties disagree on authorship matters.
2. Avoid duplicate and fragmented publications.
3. Authors should provide additional information as requested by editors.
4. The principle investigator takes sole responsibility for the final manuscript.
____ 11. Which nursing degree program has a focus on planning and launching independent programs of research?
1. Baccalaureate degree in nursing
2. MasWHU¶Vdegree in nursing
3. Practice-focused doctoral program
4. Research-focused doctoral program
, 1-3
____ 12. At a minimum, the nurse as research consumer is expected to:
1. Gather data through direct observation
2. Read and evaluate research projects
3. Author research papers for publication
4. Participate in the design and production of a study
____ 13. Striving for excellence in research with discipline, adherence to detail, and strict accuracy is called:
1. Rigor
2. Triangulation
3. Replication
4. Scientific inquiry
____ 14. A systematic inquiry designed to develop knowledge about issues important to nursing is called:
1. Scientific method
2. Evidence-based practice
3. Nursing research
4. Nursing science
____ 15. Which characteristic is unique to the scientific method and not associated with other ways of learning
information? 1. Objectivity
2. Personal bias
3. Subjectivity
4. Logical reasoning
, 1-4
Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: 3
Page: 7
Feedback
1 This is incorrect. Quantitative nursing research uses traditional quantitative approaches,
including surveys.
2 This is incorrect. Quantitative nursing research uses traditional quantitative approaches,
including questionnaires.
3 This is correct. Quantitative nursing research uses approaches that can be quantified.
Participant observation is used in qualitative research.
4 This is incorrect. The use of psychosocial instruments is a quantitative method that can
be used in combination with interviews and observations to study a particularly
complex phenomenon.
2. ANS: 4 Page: 6
Feedback
1 This is incorrect. Scientific integrity refers to the ethical principles used in scientific
research.
2 This is incorrect. Rigor refers to the discipline, scrupulous adherence to detail, and strict
accuracy in scientific research.
3 This is incorrect. Triangulation is the use of qualitative and quantitative methods to
collect data about a particular phenomenon.
4 This is correct. Methods used to acquire new knowledge are ways of knowing.
3. ANS: 3
Page: 7
Feedback
1 This is incorrect. Scientific integrity refers to the ethical principles used in scientific
research.
2 This is incorrect. Rigor refers to the discipline, scrupulous adherence to detail, and strict
accuracy in scientific research.
3 This is correct. Triangulation refers to the use of both quantitative and qualitative
methods to collect data.
4 This is incorrect. Methods used to acquire new knowledge are ways of knowing.
