Test bank for foundations of nursing research 7th edition by nieswiadomy

Test Bank for
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Foundations of Nursing v v v




Research, 7th Edition, R
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ose Marie Nieswiadomy
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, Catherine Bailey
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,Table of contents
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1. DevelopmentvOfvNursingvResearch


2. Evidence-BasedvNursingvPractice


3. ResearchvEvidencevInvNursingvPractice


4. EthicalvIssuesvInvNursingvResearch


5. AnvOverviewvOfvQuantitativevAndvQualitativevResearch


6. IdentifyingvNursingvResearchvProblems


7. ReviewvOfvThevLiterature


8. TheoryvAndvNursingvResearch


9. Hypotheses


10. QuantitativevResearchvDesigns


11. QualitativevAndvMixedvMethodsvResearchvDesigns


12. PopulationsvAndvSamples

,FoundationsvofvNursingvResearch,v7ev(Nieswiadomy)v
Chapterv1v DevelopmentvofvNursingvResearch

1) WhatvisvthevbestvreasonvthatvscholarsvconsidervFlorencevNightingalevtovbevthevfirstvnursevr
esearcher?
A) Shevchangedvnursingvbyvbasingvhervpracticevonvhervresearchvfindings.
B) Shevidentifiedvavbodyvofvknowledgevuniquevtovnursing.
C) Shevcollectedvdatavinvavsystematicvfashion.
D) Shevcommunicatedvthevdatavcollectedvtovothervnurses.v
Answer:v A
Explanation:vA)vFlorencevNightingalevusedvthevresearchvprocessvasvanventityvandvdidvnotvmerelyvuse
vsomevaspectsvofvthevresearch vprocess.vShevusedvthisvsystematicvapproachvandvitsvresultant vfindingsv

tovchangevnursingvpractice.
B) Onlyvinvrecentvyearsvhavevnursesvconcentratedvonvestablishingvavuniquevbodyvofvnursingvk
nowledge.vThisvhasvoccurredvinvthev yearsvsincevNightingale.
C) AlthoughvNightingalevdidvbeginvsystematicallyvmakingvandvrecordingvdata,vitvwasvherva
dmonishmentvthatvallvnursesvdovthevsamevthatvbeganvtovchangevnursing.
D) WhereasvNightingalevusedvobservationsvtovinfluencevpracticevinvhervspherevofvcontrol,vitvisvu
nclearvhowvwidelyvshevwasvablevtovdisseminatevthevinformation.
CognitivevLevel:v Applying
ClientvNeed:vSafevandvEffectivevCarevEnvironmentvClientv
NeedvSub:vvManagementvofvCare
Nurs./Integ.vConcepts:v NursingvProcess:vImplementation
LearningvOutcome:vLOv05.vSummarizevthevdevelopmentvofvnursingvresearchvandvfuturevpriorities.

2) Researchvisvimportantvtovthevnursingvprofessionvforvmanyvreasons.vWhatvisvthevultimatevgoalvofvn
ursingvresearch?
A) Documentvthevcost-effectivenessvofvnursingvcare.
B) Ensurevcredibilityvofvthevnursingvprofession.
C) Promotevevidence-basedvpracticevinvnursing.
D) Providevaccountabilityvforvthevnursingvprofession.v
Answer:v C
Explanation:vA)vWhereasvcost-
effectivevnursingvcarevisvimportant,vitvisvnotvasvimportantvasvprovidingvoptimumvcare.vManyvwouldv
arguevthatvcost-
effectivenessvisvavpartvofvoptimumvcare.vB)vWhereasvnursingvresearchvwillvhelpvtovestablishvcredibi
lityvofvthevnursingvprofession,vthisvresultvisvnotvasvimportantvasvprovidingvoptimumvcarevtovthevclien
t.
C) Thevmajorvreasonvforvconductingvresearchvisvtovfostervoptimumvcarevforvclients.vEvidence-
vbasedvpracticevisvnursesvmakingvclinical vdecisionsvbasedvonvthevbestvresearchvevidence, vthevnurse'sv

clinicalvexpertise,vandvthevhealthvpreferencesvofvthevclient.
D) Whereasvnursingvresearchvdoesvprovidevrationalevforvnursingvactions,vtherebyvpromotingv
accountability,vthisvisvnotvasvimportantvasvprovidingvoptimalvcarevtovthevclient.
CognitivevLevel:v Applying

, ClientvNeed:vSafevandvEffectivevCarevEnvironmentvClientv
NeedvSub:vvManagementvofvCare
Nurs./Integ.vConcepts:v NursingvProcess:vPlanning
LearningvOutcome:v LOv02.vDescribevfourvgoalsvforvconductingvnursingvresearch.
3) ThevNationalvInstitutevforvNursingvResearchv(NINR)vestablishesvresearchvpriorities.vWhichv
optionvreflectsvavstudyvthatvmeetsvthevcurrentvmissionvofvthevNINR?
A) Theveffectvofvnurse-ledvcommunityveducationvonvthevprevalencevofvheartvdisease
B) Thevnumbervofvstudentsventeringvnursingvprograms
C) Thevefficacyvofvavspecificvmedicationvtherapyvforvcongestivevheartvfailure
D) Thevjobvsatisfactionvlevelvofvcurrentlyvemployedvnursesv
Answer:v A
Explanation:vA)vPromotingvhealthvandvpreventingvdiseasevisvanvareavofvresearchvemphasisvforvthevN
INR.vEvaluatingvtheveffectsvofvnurse-
ledvcommunityveducationvaboutvhealthvmatchesvthisvareavofvemphasis.
B) NursingvworkforcevnumbersvisvnotvanvareavofvthevNINR'svcurrentvresearchvemphasis.vTheva
reasvarevpromotingvhealthvandvpreventingvdiseasevandvdisability,vmanagingvsymptoms,vandvimpro
vingvpalliativevandvend-of-lifevcare.
C) ResearchvintovmedicationvefficacyvisvnotvanvareavofvthevNINR'svcurrentvresearchvemphasis.vT
hevareasvarevpromotingvhealthvandvpreventingvdiseasevandvdisability,vmanagingvsymptoms,vandvim
provingvpalliativevandvend-of-lifevcare.
D) JobvsatisfactionvamongvnursesvisvnotvanvareavofvthevNINR'svcurrentvresearchvemphasis.vTh
evareasvarevpromotingvhealthvandvpreventingvdiseasevandvdisability,vmanagingvsymptoms,vandvimp
rovingvpalliativevandvend-of-lifevcare.
CognitivevLevel:v Applying
ClientvNeed:vSafevandvEffectivevCarevEnvironmentvClientv
NeedvSub:vvManagementvofvCare
Nurs./Integ.vConcepts:v NursingvProcess:vAssessment
LearningvOutcome:vLOv05.vSummarizevthevdevelopmentvofvnursingvresearchvandvfuturevpriorities.

4) Nursesvinvolvedvinvresearchvassumevdifferentvroles,vbasedvonvtheirvlevelvofveducation.vWhichvb
estvdescribesvthevrolevofvthevBSN-preparedvnursevinvresearch?
A) Collaboratesvwithvothervnursesvtovdesignvresearchvstudies
B) Critiquesvresearchvstudiesvandvappliesvresearchvtovclinicalvpractice
C) Developsvpolicyvbasedvonvnursingvresearchvfindings
D) Assumesvthevrolevofvprimaryvinvestigatorvinvanvindependentvresearchvstudyv
Answer:vB
Explanation:v A)vThisvisvthevrolevofvthevmaster's-preparedvnurse.
B) BSN-
preparedvnursesvshouldvreadvresearchvcriticallyvandvdeterminevifvresultsvarevreadyvtovbevusedvin
vpractice.

C) Thisvisvthevrolevofvthevnursevwhovholdsvavpractice-focusedvdoctorate.
D) Thisvisvthevrolevofvthevnursevwhovholdsvavresearch-
focusedvdoctorate.vCognitivevLevel:vvApplying