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Chapterh 1.h Introductionh toh Nursingh Researchh inh anh Evidence-Basedh Practiceh Environment
Whathishthehhighesthpriorityhforhthehimportanceh
1.
ofhresearchhinhthehnursinghprofession?
Researchhfindingshprovidehevidencehforhinform
A)
inghnurses'hdecisionshandhactions.
Conducthresearchhtohbetterhunderstandhthehcont
B)
exthofhnursinghpractice.
Documenththehrolehthathnurseshservehinhsociety
C)
.
D) Establishh nursingh researchhareash ofh study.
Whichhgrouphwouldhbehbesthservedhbyhclinicalh
2.
nursinghresearch?
A) Nursingh administrators
B) Practicingh nurses
C) Nurses'h clients
D) Healthcareh policymakers
InhthehUnitedhStates,hinhwhathareahdoeshresearc
3.
hhplayhanhimportanthrolehinhnursing?
A) Chronich illness
B) Credentialingh andh status
C) Nurses'h personalities
D) Nurses'h education
Whathishthehrolehofhahconsumerhofhnursinghresea
4.
rch?
A) Readh researchh reportsh forh relevanth findings.
Participatehinhgeneratinghevidencehbyhdoinghres
B)
earch.
Participatehinhjournalhclubhinhahpracticehsetting
C)
.
Solveh clinicalh problemsh andh makeh clinical
D)
Whathwashthehconcernhofhmosthnursinghstudieshi
5.
nhthehearlyh1900s?
,A) Clienth satisfaction
B) Clinicalh problems
C) Healthh promotion
D) Nursingh education
Whichh topich mosth closelyh conformsh toh the
6. prioritieshthathhavehbeenhsuggestedhforhfuturehn
ursinghresearch?
A) Attitudesh ofh nursingh studentsh towardh smoking.
B) Promotionh ofh excellenceh inh nursingh science.
C) Nursingh staffh moraleh andh turnover.
Numberhofhdoctoratehpreparedhnurseshinhvariou
D)
shclinicalhspecialties.
7. Whath ish theh processh ofh deductiveh reasoning?
Verifyinghassumptionshthatharehparthofhourhherit
A)
age.
Developinghspecifichpredictionshfromhgeneralhp
B)
rinciples.
Empiricallyhtestinghobservationshthatharehmadeh
C)
knownhthroughhourhsenses.
Forminghgeneralizationshfromhspecifichobservat
D)
ions.
Whathishthehontologicalhassumptionhofhthosehes
8.
pousinghahnaturalistichparadigm?
Objectivehrealityhandhthosehnaturalhphenomen
A)
aharehregularhandhorderly.
Phenomenaharehnothhaphazardhandhresulthfromh
B)
priorhcauses.
Realityhishmultiplyhconstructedhandhmultiplyhint
C)
erpretedhbyhhumans.
Realityhishnothfixed,hbuthishratherhahconstructio
D)
nhofhhumanhminds.
Whathishthehepistemologicalhassumptionhofhthos
ehespousinghahpositivisthparadigm?
Thehresearcherhishobjectivehandhindependentho
A)
fhthosehbeinghstudied.
Phenomenaharehnothhaphazard,hbuthratherhhaveh
B)
antecedenthcauses.
, Thehresearcherhinstructshthosehbeinghstudiedhtoh
C)
behobjectivehinhprovidinghinformation.
Realityhishnothfixed,hbuthishratherhahconstructio
D)
nhofhhumanhminds.
Whichhishnothahcharacteristichofhtraditionalhscie
10.
ntifichmethod?
A) Controlh overh externalh factors.
Systematichmeasurementhandhobservationhofhna
B)
turalhphenomena.
C) Deductiveh reasoning.
Emphasishonhahholistichviewhofhahphenomenon
D)
,hstudiedhinhahrichhcontext.
11. Whath ish empiricism?
Makinghgeneralizationshfromhspecifichobserva
A)
tions.
Deducinghspecifichpredictionshfromhgeneralizat
B)
ions.
C) Gatheringhevidenceh rootedh inh reality.
Verifyinghthehassumptionshonhwhichhthehstudyh
D)
washbased.
12. Whath ish ah hallmarkh ofh thehscientifich method?
A) Infallible
B) Holistic
C) Systematic
D) Flexible
Whichh ofh theh followingh limitsh theh powerh of
13. thehscientifichmethodhtohanswerhquestionshabo
uthhumanhlife?
Thehnecessityhofhdepartinghfromhtraditionalhbeli
A)
efs.
Theh difficultyh ofh accuratelyh measuring
B)
C) Theh inabilityh toh controlh potentialh biases.
Thehshortagehofhtheorieshabouthhumanhbehavi
D)
or.
, 14. Whath ishah criticismh ofhtheh scientifich method?
A) Deductive
B) Deterministic
C) Empirical
D) Reductionist
Whathishinvolvedhinhnaturalistichqualitativehrese
15.
arch?
A) Involvesh deductiveh processes
B) Takeshplaceshinhtheh field.
Focuseshonhthehidiosyncrasieshofhthosehbeinghst
C)
udied.
Attemptshtohcontrolhthehresearchhcontexthtohbett
D) erhunderstandhthehphenomenonhbeinghstudied.
Ahresearcherhwantshtohinvestigatehtheheffecthofh
16. patients'hbodyhpositionhonhbloodhpressure.
Thish ish anhexampleh ofh whath typeh ofh study?
A) Qualitative
B) Constructivisth inquiry
C) Quantitative
Researcherhpreferencehofheitherhquantitativehorh
D)
qualitative
Ahresearcherh ish studyingh theh effecth ofh massage
17. onhthehalleviationhofhpainhinhcancerhpatients.hTh
ishishanhexamplehofhwhathtypehofhstudy?
A) Descriptive
B) Exploratory
C) Applied
D) Basic
Ahresearcherhwantshtohstudyhthehprocesshbyhwhi
chhpeoplehmakehdecisionshabouthseeking
18.
researcher'sh paradigmatich orientation?
A) Positivism
B) Determinism
C) Empiricism
D) Naturalism
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Chapterh 1.h Introductionh toh Nursingh Researchh inh anh Evidence-Basedh Practiceh Environment
Whathishthehhighesthpriorityhforhthehimportanceh
1.
ofhresearchhinhthehnursinghprofession?
Researchhfindingshprovidehevidencehforhinform
A)
inghnurses'hdecisionshandhactions.
Conducthresearchhtohbetterhunderstandhthehcont
B)
exthofhnursinghpractice.
Documenththehrolehthathnurseshservehinhsociety
C)
.
D) Establishh nursingh researchhareash ofh study.
Whichhgrouphwouldhbehbesthservedhbyhclinicalh
2.
nursinghresearch?
A) Nursingh administrators
B) Practicingh nurses
C) Nurses'h clients
D) Healthcareh policymakers
InhthehUnitedhStates,hinhwhathareahdoeshresearc
3.
hhplayhanhimportanthrolehinhnursing?
A) Chronich illness
B) Credentialingh andh status
C) Nurses'h personalities
D) Nurses'h education
Whathishthehrolehofhahconsumerhofhnursinghresea
4.
rch?
A) Readh researchh reportsh forh relevanth findings.
Participatehinhgeneratinghevidencehbyhdoinghres
B)
earch.
Participatehinhjournalhclubhinhahpracticehsetting
C)
.
Solveh clinicalh problemsh andh makeh clinical
D)
Whathwashthehconcernhofhmosthnursinghstudieshi
5.
nhthehearlyh1900s?
,A) Clienth satisfaction
B) Clinicalh problems
C) Healthh promotion
D) Nursingh education
Whichh topich mosth closelyh conformsh toh the
6. prioritieshthathhavehbeenhsuggestedhforhfuturehn
ursinghresearch?
A) Attitudesh ofh nursingh studentsh towardh smoking.
B) Promotionh ofh excellenceh inh nursingh science.
C) Nursingh staffh moraleh andh turnover.
Numberhofhdoctoratehpreparedhnurseshinhvariou
D)
shclinicalhspecialties.
7. Whath ish theh processh ofh deductiveh reasoning?
Verifyinghassumptionshthatharehparthofhourhherit
A)
age.
Developinghspecifichpredictionshfromhgeneralhp
B)
rinciples.
Empiricallyhtestinghobservationshthatharehmadeh
C)
knownhthroughhourhsenses.
Forminghgeneralizationshfromhspecifichobservat
D)
ions.
Whathishthehontologicalhassumptionhofhthosehes
8.
pousinghahnaturalistichparadigm?
Objectivehrealityhandhthosehnaturalhphenomen
A)
aharehregularhandhorderly.
Phenomenaharehnothhaphazardhandhresulthfromh
B)
priorhcauses.
Realityhishmultiplyhconstructedhandhmultiplyhint
C)
erpretedhbyhhumans.
Realityhishnothfixed,hbuthishratherhahconstructio
D)
nhofhhumanhminds.
Whathishthehepistemologicalhassumptionhofhthos
ehespousinghahpositivisthparadigm?
Thehresearcherhishobjectivehandhindependentho
A)
fhthosehbeinghstudied.
Phenomenaharehnothhaphazard,hbuthratherhhaveh
B)
antecedenthcauses.
, Thehresearcherhinstructshthosehbeinghstudiedhtoh
C)
behobjectivehinhprovidinghinformation.
Realityhishnothfixed,hbuthishratherhahconstructio
D)
nhofhhumanhminds.
Whichhishnothahcharacteristichofhtraditionalhscie
10.
ntifichmethod?
A) Controlh overh externalh factors.
Systematichmeasurementhandhobservationhofhna
B)
turalhphenomena.
C) Deductiveh reasoning.
Emphasishonhahholistichviewhofhahphenomenon
D)
,hstudiedhinhahrichhcontext.
11. Whath ish empiricism?
Makinghgeneralizationshfromhspecifichobserva
A)
tions.
Deducinghspecifichpredictionshfromhgeneralizat
B)
ions.
C) Gatheringhevidenceh rootedh inh reality.
Verifyinghthehassumptionshonhwhichhthehstudyh
D)
washbased.
12. Whath ish ah hallmarkh ofh thehscientifich method?
A) Infallible
B) Holistic
C) Systematic
D) Flexible
Whichh ofh theh followingh limitsh theh powerh of
13. thehscientifichmethodhtohanswerhquestionshabo
uthhumanhlife?
Thehnecessityhofhdepartinghfromhtraditionalhbeli
A)
efs.
Theh difficultyh ofh accuratelyh measuring
B)
C) Theh inabilityh toh controlh potentialh biases.
Thehshortagehofhtheorieshabouthhumanhbehavi
D)
or.
, 14. Whath ishah criticismh ofhtheh scientifich method?
A) Deductive
B) Deterministic
C) Empirical
D) Reductionist
Whathishinvolvedhinhnaturalistichqualitativehrese
15.
arch?
A) Involvesh deductiveh processes
B) Takeshplaceshinhtheh field.
Focuseshonhthehidiosyncrasieshofhthosehbeinghst
C)
udied.
Attemptshtohcontrolhthehresearchhcontexthtohbett
D) erhunderstandhthehphenomenonhbeinghstudied.
Ahresearcherhwantshtohinvestigatehtheheffecthofh
16. patients'hbodyhpositionhonhbloodhpressure.
Thish ish anhexampleh ofh whath typeh ofh study?
A) Qualitative
B) Constructivisth inquiry
C) Quantitative
Researcherhpreferencehofheitherhquantitativehorh
D)
qualitative
Ahresearcherh ish studyingh theh effecth ofh massage
17. onhthehalleviationhofhpainhinhcancerhpatients.hTh
ishishanhexamplehofhwhathtypehofhstudy?
A) Descriptive
B) Exploratory
C) Applied
D) Basic
Ahresearcherhwantshtohstudyhthehprocesshbyhwhi
chhpeoplehmakehdecisionshabouthseeking
18.
researcher'sh paradigmatich orientation?
A) Positivism
B) Determinism
C) Empiricism
D) Naturalism
