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MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Nurseshwithhahbachelor’shdegreehinhnursinghcanhparticipatehinhthehimplementationhofh
evidencebasedhprotocolshinhpractice.hThishmeanshthaththehBSNhnurseha.
Develops
hevidence-basedhguidelines
b. Designshresearchhstudies,honhwhichhprotocolshmayhbehbased
c. Evaluateshandhreviseshevidence-basedhprotocols
d. Contributeshpracticehwisdomhwhenhapplyinghprotocolshinhpatienthsettings
e. MentorshPhDhresearchershinhthehclinicalhsettinghduringhprotocolhdevelopment
ANS:hD
NurseshwithhahBSNhdegreehhavehknowledgehofhthehresearchhprocesshandhskillshinhreadinghandhcri
ticallyhappraisinghstudies.hTheyhassisthwithhthehimplementationhofhevidence-based
guidelines,hprotocols,halgorithms,handhpolicieshinhpractice.hThishimplieshthathnurseshprovidehth
eirhpointhofhview,hfromhthehclinician’shvantage,hwhenhnewhprotocolsharehbeinghputhintohpractic
e,handhcontinuehtohprovidehfeedback,hregardinghthehpositivehandhnegativehaspectshofhthosehpro
tocols.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hAnalysis REF: Pageh4
2. Researchhishdesignedhtohtesththehideahofhprovidinghcompanionhdogshtoheldershinhahmajorhho
spital,hinhorderhtohdeterminehtheheffecthuponhthehelders’hlevelhofhorientation.h(Thehdogs’hle
velhofhorientationhwillhnothbehahfocushofhthehresearch.)hThishtypehofhstudyhcanhdohwhichhofht
he
following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:hA
Controlhishthehabilityhtohmanipulatehthehsituationhtohproducehthehdesiredhoutcome.hDescriptionh
involveshidentifyinghandhunderstandinghthehnaturehofhnursinghphenomenahand,hsometimes,hth
ehrelationshipshamonghthem.hExplanationhclarifieshthehrelationshipshamonghphenomenahandhid
entifieshthehreasonshwhyhcertainheventshoccur.hThehabilityhtohestimatehthehprobabilityhofhahspe
cifichoutcomehinhahgivenhsituationhinhnursinghpracticehishknownhashprediction.hThe
researcher’shfocushishonhpredictinghwhathishlikely.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF: Pageh13
,3. Ahresearcherhwantshtohfindhouthwhetherhchildrenhwithhautismhwhoharehhospitalizedhonhah
pediatrichwardhwillhrequirehmorehhourshofhnursinghcarehthanhaveragehchildrenhwhenhthe
parentshorhcaregiversharehnothpresent.hWhathtypehofhresearchhoutcomehdoeshthishprovide?ha.
Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
ANS:hD
Controlhishthehabilityhtohmanipulatehthehsituationhtohproducehthehdesiredhoutcome.hDescriptionh
involveshidentifyinghandhunderstandinghthehnaturehofhnursinghphenomenahand,hsometimes,hth
ehrelationshipshamonghthem.hExplanationhclarifieshthehrelationshipshamonghphenomenahandhid
entifieshthehreasonshwhyhcertainheventshoccur.hThehabilityhtohestimatehthehprobabilityhofhahspe
cifichoutcomehinhahgivenhsituationhinhnursinghpracticehishknownhashprediction.hThe
researcher’shfocushishonhpredictinghwhathishlikely.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF: Pageh16
4. Ahresearcherhwhohdesireshtohdeterminehthehcause-and-
effecthrelationshiphbetweenhrequiringhthathallhchildrenhunderhthehagehofh8hwillhridehinhspecialh
carehharnesseshandhthehsubsequenthratehofhchildren’shspinalhcordhinjuryhwillhconsequentlyhutil
izehwhichhformhofhnursinghresearch?
a. Descriptivehresearch
b. Outcomeshresearch
c. Qualitativehresearch
d. Quantitativehresearch
ANS:hD
Quantitativehresearch,hthehmosthfrequentlyhusedhmethod,hishahformal,hobjective,hsystematichmet
hodologyhtohdescribehvariables,htesthrelationships,handhexaminehcause-and-effect
interactions.hQuantitativehresearchhincludeshexperimentalhresearch,hwhichhishthehmethodhforhtes
tinghcause-and-effecthrelationshipshbetweenhandhamonghspecifichvariables.hQualitative
researchhmethodsharehusedhforhexplaininghmeaningshandhdescribinghexperienceshinhcontext.hD
escriptivehresearchhinvolveshidentifyinghandhunderstandinghthehnaturehofhphenomenahand,hso
metimes,hthehrelationshipshamonghthem.hOutcomeshresearchhexamineshthehendhresulthofhcar
ehinhhugehpopulations,hmosthoftenhretrospectively,husinghahdatabase.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF: Pageh3
5. Despitehthehpresencehofhanhintraventricularhdrain,hthehintracranialhpressurehofhanhICUhneurohp
atienthremainshincreased.hThehnursehrecalibrateshthehmachine,hmakeshsurehthehmonitorhishonht
hehsamehlevelhashthehdrain,hcheckshallhconnections,handhthenhnotifieshthehphysician,hwho
comeshtohthehunithandhinsertshahnewhdrain.hWhathtypehofhreasoninghpromptshthehnursehtoh
recalibrate,hensurehproperhplacement,handhcheckhconnections?ha. Abstracthreasoning
b. Concretehthinking
c. Logistichreasoning
d. Realityhtesting
, ANS:hC
Logistichreasoninghishusedhtohbreakhahwholehintohpartshthathcanhbehcarefullyhexamined.hConcret
ehthinkinghishorientedhtowardhandhlimitedhbyhtangiblehthingshorhbyheventshthatharehobservedhan
dhexperiencedhinhreality.hAbstracthreasoninghishorientedhtowardhthehdevelopmenthofhanhideahwi
thouthapplicationhto,horhassociationhwith,hahparticularhinstance.hRealityhtestinghishusedhtohvalida
tehwhathishobservedhinhthehempiricalhworld.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF: Pageh6
6. Ahnursehwithhconsiderablehclinicalhexpertisehdevelopshahpolicyhforhmanaginghagitatedhpatientsh
inhthehemergencyhdepartment.hThehresultanthpolicyhemanateshfrom
a. Abstracthreasoning
b. Concretehthinking
c. Logistichreasoning
d. Realityhtesting
ANS:hA
Abstracthreasoninghishorientedhtowardhthehdevelopmenthofhanhideahwithouthapplicationhto,horha
ssociationhwith,hahparticularhinstance.hConcretehthinkinghishorientedhtowardhandhlimitedhbyhtang
iblehthingshorhbyheventshthatharehobservedhandhexperiencedhinhreality.hLogistichreasoninghishusedh
tohbreakhahwholehintohpartshthathcanhbehcarefullyhexamined.hRealityhtestinghishusedhtohvalidateh
whathishobservedhinhthehempiricalhworld.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF: Pageh7
7. Ahnursehwithhconsiderablehclinicalhexpertisehdevelopshahpolicyhforhmanaginghagitatedhpatientsh
inhthehemergencyhdepartment.hThehtypehofhreasoninghthehnursehuseshtohdohthishish
h reas
oning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS:hD
Inductivehreasoninghinvolveshreasoninghthathmoveshfromhthehspecifichtohthehgeneral,hwherebyhpa
rticularhinstancesharehobservedhandhthenhcombinedhintohahlargerhwholehorhgeneral
statement.hProblematichreasoninghinvolvesh(1)hidentifyinghahproblemhandhfactorshinfluencinghit
,h(2)hselectinghsolutionshtohthehproblem,handh(3)hresolvinghthehproblem.hOperationalhreasonin
ghinvolveshthehidentificationhofhandhdiscriminationhamonghmanyhalternativeshand
viewpoints.hLogistichreasoninghishusedhtohbreakhthehwholehintohpartshthathcanhbehcarefullyhexami
ned,hashthehrelationshipshamonghthehpartshcanhalsohbe.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hSynthesis REF: Pageh7
8. Whathishthehbesthexplanationhofhintuitionhthathformshahlegitimatehsourcehofhknowledgehinh
nursing?
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,Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research Test Ban
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k
MULTIPLEhCHOICE
1. Nurseshwithhahbachelor’shdegreehinhnursinghcanhparticipatehinhthehimplementationhofh
evidencebasedhprotocolshinhpractice.hThishmeanshthaththehBSNhnurseha.
Develops
hevidence-basedhguidelines
b. Designshresearchhstudies,honhwhichhprotocolshmayhbehbased
c. Evaluateshandhreviseshevidence-basedhprotocols
d. Contributeshpracticehwisdomhwhenhapplyinghprotocolshinhpatienthsettings
e. MentorshPhDhresearchershinhthehclinicalhsettinghduringhprotocolhdevelopment
ANS:hD
NurseshwithhahBSNhdegreehhavehknowledgehofhthehresearchhprocesshandhskillshinhreadinghandhcri
ticallyhappraisinghstudies.hTheyhassisthwithhthehimplementationhofhevidence-based
guidelines,hprotocols,halgorithms,handhpolicieshinhpractice.hThishimplieshthathnurseshprovidehth
eirhpointhofhview,hfromhthehclinician’shvantage,hwhenhnewhprotocolsharehbeinghputhintohpractic
e,handhcontinuehtohprovidehfeedback,hregardinghthehpositivehandhnegativehaspectshofhthosehpro
tocols.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hAnalysis REF: Pageh4
2. Researchhishdesignedhtohtesththehideahofhprovidinghcompanionhdogshtoheldershinhahmajorhho
spital,hinhorderhtohdeterminehtheheffecthuponhthehelders’hlevelhofhorientation.h(Thehdogs’hle
velhofhorientationhwillhnothbehahfocushofhthehresearch.)hThishtypehofhstudyhcanhdohwhichhofht
he
following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:hA
Controlhishthehabilityhtohmanipulatehthehsituationhtohproducehthehdesiredhoutcome.hDescriptionh
involveshidentifyinghandhunderstandinghthehnaturehofhnursinghphenomenahand,hsometimes,hth
ehrelationshipshamonghthem.hExplanationhclarifieshthehrelationshipshamonghphenomenahandhid
entifieshthehreasonshwhyhcertainheventshoccur.hThehabilityhtohestimatehthehprobabilityhofhahspe
cifichoutcomehinhahgivenhsituationhinhnursinghpracticehishknownhashprediction.hThe
researcher’shfocushishonhpredictinghwhathishlikely.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF: Pageh13
,3. Ahresearcherhwantshtohfindhouthwhetherhchildrenhwithhautismhwhoharehhospitalizedhonhah
pediatrichwardhwillhrequirehmorehhourshofhnursinghcarehthanhaveragehchildrenhwhenhthe
parentshorhcaregiversharehnothpresent.hWhathtypehofhresearchhoutcomehdoeshthishprovide?ha.
Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
ANS:hD
Controlhishthehabilityhtohmanipulatehthehsituationhtohproducehthehdesiredhoutcome.hDescriptionh
involveshidentifyinghandhunderstandinghthehnaturehofhnursinghphenomenahand,hsometimes,hth
ehrelationshipshamonghthem.hExplanationhclarifieshthehrelationshipshamonghphenomenahandhid
entifieshthehreasonshwhyhcertainheventshoccur.hThehabilityhtohestimatehthehprobabilityhofhahspe
cifichoutcomehinhahgivenhsituationhinhnursinghpracticehishknownhashprediction.hThe
researcher’shfocushishonhpredictinghwhathishlikely.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF: Pageh16
4. Ahresearcherhwhohdesireshtohdeterminehthehcause-and-
effecthrelationshiphbetweenhrequiringhthathallhchildrenhunderhthehagehofh8hwillhridehinhspecialh
carehharnesseshandhthehsubsequenthratehofhchildren’shspinalhcordhinjuryhwillhconsequentlyhutil
izehwhichhformhofhnursinghresearch?
a. Descriptivehresearch
b. Outcomeshresearch
c. Qualitativehresearch
d. Quantitativehresearch
ANS:hD
Quantitativehresearch,hthehmosthfrequentlyhusedhmethod,hishahformal,hobjective,hsystematichmet
hodologyhtohdescribehvariables,htesthrelationships,handhexaminehcause-and-effect
interactions.hQuantitativehresearchhincludeshexperimentalhresearch,hwhichhishthehmethodhforhtes
tinghcause-and-effecthrelationshipshbetweenhandhamonghspecifichvariables.hQualitative
researchhmethodsharehusedhforhexplaininghmeaningshandhdescribinghexperienceshinhcontext.hD
escriptivehresearchhinvolveshidentifyinghandhunderstandinghthehnaturehofhphenomenahand,hso
metimes,hthehrelationshipshamonghthem.hOutcomeshresearchhexamineshthehendhresulthofhcar
ehinhhugehpopulations,hmosthoftenhretrospectively,husinghahdatabase.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF: Pageh3
5. Despitehthehpresencehofhanhintraventricularhdrain,hthehintracranialhpressurehofhanhICUhneurohp
atienthremainshincreased.hThehnursehrecalibrateshthehmachine,hmakeshsurehthehmonitorhishonht
hehsamehlevelhashthehdrain,hcheckshallhconnections,handhthenhnotifieshthehphysician,hwho
comeshtohthehunithandhinsertshahnewhdrain.hWhathtypehofhreasoninghpromptshthehnursehtoh
recalibrate,hensurehproperhplacement,handhcheckhconnections?ha. Abstracthreasoning
b. Concretehthinking
c. Logistichreasoning
d. Realityhtesting
, ANS:hC
Logistichreasoninghishusedhtohbreakhahwholehintohpartshthathcanhbehcarefullyhexamined.hConcret
ehthinkinghishorientedhtowardhandhlimitedhbyhtangiblehthingshorhbyheventshthatharehobservedhan
dhexperiencedhinhreality.hAbstracthreasoninghishorientedhtowardhthehdevelopmenthofhanhideahwi
thouthapplicationhto,horhassociationhwith,hahparticularhinstance.hRealityhtestinghishusedhtohvalida
tehwhathishobservedhinhthehempiricalhworld.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF: Pageh6
6. Ahnursehwithhconsiderablehclinicalhexpertisehdevelopshahpolicyhforhmanaginghagitatedhpatientsh
inhthehemergencyhdepartment.hThehresultanthpolicyhemanateshfrom
a. Abstracthreasoning
b. Concretehthinking
c. Logistichreasoning
d. Realityhtesting
ANS:hA
Abstracthreasoninghishorientedhtowardhthehdevelopmenthofhanhideahwithouthapplicationhto,horha
ssociationhwith,hahparticularhinstance.hConcretehthinkinghishorientedhtowardhandhlimitedhbyhtang
iblehthingshorhbyheventshthatharehobservedhandhexperiencedhinhreality.hLogistichreasoninghishusedh
tohbreakhahwholehintohpartshthathcanhbehcarefullyhexamined.hRealityhtestinghishusedhtohvalidateh
whathishobservedhinhthehempiricalhworld.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hApplication REF: Pageh7
7. Ahnursehwithhconsiderablehclinicalhexpertisehdevelopshahpolicyhforhmanaginghagitatedhpatientsh
inhthehemergencyhdepartment.hThehtypehofhreasoninghthehnursehuseshtohdohthishish
h reas
oning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS:hD
Inductivehreasoninghinvolveshreasoninghthathmoveshfromhthehspecifichtohthehgeneral,hwherebyhpa
rticularhinstancesharehobservedhandhthenhcombinedhintohahlargerhwholehorhgeneral
statement.hProblematichreasoninghinvolvesh(1)hidentifyinghahproblemhandhfactorshinfluencinghit
,h(2)hselectinghsolutionshtohthehproblem,handh(3)hresolvinghthehproblem.hOperationalhreasonin
ghinvolveshthehidentificationhofhandhdiscriminationhamonghmanyhalternativeshand
viewpoints.hLogistichreasoninghishusedhtohbreakhthehwholehintohpartshthathcanhbehcarefullyhexami
ned,hashthehrelationshipshamonghthehpartshcanhalsohbe.
DIF: CognitivehLevel:hSynthesis REF: Pageh7
8. Whathishthehbesthexplanationhofhintuitionhthathformshahlegitimatehsourcehofhknowledgehinh
nursing?
