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1. Nursesmwithmambachelor’smdegreeminmnursingmcanmparticipateminmthemimplementationmofmeviden
ce-mbasedmprotocolsminmpractice.mThismmeansmthatmthemBSNmnurse
a. Developsmevidence-basedmguidelines
b. Designsmresearchmstudies,monmwhichmprotocolsmmaymbembased
c. Evaluatesmandmrevisesmevidence-basedmprotocols
d. Contributesmpracticemwisdommwhenmapplyingmprotocolsminmpatientmsettings
e. MentorsmPhDmresearchersminmthemclinicalmsettingmduringmprotocolmdevelopment
ANS:m D
NursesmwithmamBSNmdegreemhavemknowledgemofmthemresearchmprocessmandmskillsminmreadingm
andmcriticallymappraisingmstudies.mTheymassistmwithmthemimplementationmofmevidence-
basedmguidelines,mprotocols,malgorithms,mandmpoliciesminmpractice.mThismimpliesmthatmnursesm
providemtheirmpointmofmview,mfrommthemclinician’smvantage,mwhenmnewmprotocolsmarembeingmp
utmintompractice,mandmcontinuemtomprovidemfeedback,mregardingmthempositivemandmnegativemas
pectsmofmthosemprotocols.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mAnalysis REF:m Pagem4
2. Researchmismdesignedmtomtestmthemideamofmprovidingmcompanionmdogsmtomeldersminmammajormhos
pital,minmordermtomdeterminemthemeffectmuponmthemelders’mlevelmofmorientation.m(Themdogs’mlevelm
ofmorientationmwillmnotmbemamfocusmofmthemresearch.)mThismtypemofmstudymcanmdomwhichmofmthemf
ollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:m A
Controlmismthemabilitymtommanipulatemthemsituationmtomproducemthemdesiredmoutcome.mDescripti
onminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamand,msometime
s,mthemrelationshipsmamongmthem.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenam
andmidentifiesmthemreasonsmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.mThemabilitymtomestimatemthemprobabilitym
ofmamspecificmoutcomeminmamgivenmsituationminmnursingmpracticemismknownmasmprediction.mThemr
esearcher’smfocusmismonmpredictingmwhatmismlikely.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:m Pagem13
3. Amresearchermwantsmtomfindmoutmwhethermchildrenmwithmautismmwhomaremhospitalizedmonmamped
iatricmwardmwillmrequiremmoremhoursmofmnursingmcaremthanmaveragemchildrenmwhenmthemparentsm
ormcaregiversmaremnotmpresent.mWhatmtypemofmresearchmoutcomemdoesmthismprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
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Controlmismthemabilitymtommanipulatemthemsituationmtomproducemthemdesiredmoutcome.mDescripti
onminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamand,msometime
s,mthemrelationshipsmamongmthem.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenam
andmidentifiesmthemreasonsmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.mThemabilitymtomestimatemthemprobabilitym
ofmamspecificmoutcomeminmamgivenmsituationminmnursingmpracticemismknownmasmprediction.mThemr
esearcher’smfocusmismonmpredictingmwhatmismlikely.
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4. Amresearchermwhomdesiresmtomdeterminemthemcause-and-
effectmrelationshipmbetweenmrequiringmthatmallmchildrenmundermthemagemofm8mwillmrideminmspeci
almcaremharnessesmandmthemsubsequentmratemofmchildren’smspinalmcordminjurymwillmconsequently
mutilizemwhichmformmofmnursingmresearch?
a. Descriptivemresearch
b. Outcomesmresearch
c. Qualitativemresearch
d. Quantitativemresearch
ANS:m D
Quantitativemresearch,mthemmostmfrequentlymusedmmethod,mismamformal,mobjective,msystematicm
methodologymtomdescribemvariables,mtestmrelationships,mandmexaminemcause-and-
effectminteractions.mQuantitativemresearchmincludesmexperimentalmresearch,mwhichmismthemmeth
odmformtestingmcause-and-
effectmrelationshipsmbetweenmandmamongmspecificmvariables.mQualitativemresearchmmethodsmar
emusedmformexplainingmmeaningsmandmdescribingmexperiencesminmcontext.mDescriptivemresearch
minvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmphenomenamand,msometimes,mthemrelati
onshipsmamongmthem.mOutcomesmresearchmexaminesmthemendmresultmofmcareminmhugempopulatio
ns,mmostmoftenmretrospectively,musingmamdatabase.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:m Pagem3
5. Despitemthempresencemofmanmintraventricularmdrain,mthemintracranialmpressuremofmanmICUmneurom
patientmremainsmincreased.mThemnursemrecalibratesmthemmachine,mmakesmsuremthemmonitormismon
mthemsamemlevelmasmthemdrain,mchecksmallmconnections,mandmthenmnotifiesmthemphysician,mwhomco
mesmtomthemunitmandminsertsmamnewmdrain.mWhatmtypemofmreasoningmpromptsmthemnursemtomrecalib
rate,mensurempropermplacement,mandmcheckmconnections?
a. Abstractmreasoning
b. Concretemthinking
c. Logisticmreasoning
d. Realitymtesting
ANS:m C
Logisticmreasoningmismusedmtombreakmamwholemintompartsmthatmcanmbemcarefullymexamined.mConc
retemthinkingmismorientedmtowardmandmlimitedmbymtangiblemthingsmormbymeventsmthatmaremobserve
dmandmexperiencedminmreality.mAbstractmreasoningmismorientedmtowardmthemdevelopmentmofmanmid
eamwithoutmapplicationmto,mormassociationmwith,mamparticularminstance.mRealitymtestingmismusedmto
mvalidatemwhatmismobservedminmthemempiricalmworld.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:m Pagem6
6. Amnursemwithmconsiderablemclinicalmexpertisemdevelopsmampolicymformmanagingmagitatedmpatie
ntsminmthememergencymdepartment.mThemresultantmpolicymemanatesmfrom
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b. Concretemthinking
c. Logisticmreasoning
d. Realitymtesting
ANS:m A
Abstractmreasoningmismorientedmtowardmthemdevelopmentmofmanmideamwithoutmapplicationmto,mor
massociationmwith,mamparticularminstance.mConcretem thinkingmismorientedmtowardmandmlimitedmby
mtangiblemthingsmormbym eventsmthatmaremobservedmandmexperiencedminmreality.mLogisticmreasonin
gmismusedmtombreakmamwholemintompartsmthatmcanmbemcarefullymexamined.mRealitymtestingmismusedm
tomvalidatemwhatmismobservedminmthemempiricalmworld.
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7. Amnursemwithmconsiderablemclinicalmexpertisemdevelopsmampolicymformmanagingmagitatedmpatie
ntsminmthememergencymdepartment.mThemtypemofmreasoningmthemnursemusesmtomdomthismismm
m reaso
ning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS:m D
Inductivemreasoningminvolvesmreasoningmthatmmovesmfrommthemspecificmtomthemgeneral,mwhereb
ymparticularminstancesmaremobservedmandmthenmcombinedmintomamlargermwholemormgeneralmstate
ment.mProblematicmreasoningminvolvesm(1)midentifyingmamproblemmandmfactorsminfluencingmit,m(
2)mselectingmsolutionsmtomthemproblem,mandm(3)mresolvingmthemproblem.mOperationalmreasoning
minvolvesmthemidentificationmofmandmdiscriminationmamongmmanym alternativesmandmviewpoints.
Logisticmreasoningmismusedmtombreakmthemwholemintompartsmthatmcanmbemcarefullymexamined,masm
themrelationshipsmamongmthempartsmcanmalsombe.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mSynthesis REF:m Pagem7
8. Whatmismthembestmexplanationmofmintuitionmthatmformsmamlegitimatemsourcemofmknowledge
m inmnursing?
a. Itmismbasedmonmknowledgemthoroughlymincorporatedmintomthoughtmbutmseldo
mmarticulated.
b. Itmismbasedmonmamgiftmfrommthemuniversemandmshouldmbemhonoredmwhenmitmarrives.
c. Itmismneverminaccurate.
d. Itmismamrevisitingmofmoldmknowledge,maccompaniedmbymdeepmreflection.
ANS:m A
Intuitionmismthemrevisitingmofmoldmknowledgemaccompaniedmbymdeepmreflection.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:m Pagem5
9. Whymismoperationalmreasoningmnecessarymformresearch?
a. Abstractmconceptsmaremofmnomusemtomnursing.
b. Standardminterventionsmaremobtainedmfrommoperationalmreasoning.
c. Itmallowsmthemresearchermtommeasuremthemconceptsmstudied.
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1. Nursesmwithmambachelor’smdegreeminmnursingmcanmparticipateminmthemimplementationmofmeviden
ce-mbasedmprotocolsminmpractice.mThismmeansmthatmthemBSNmnurse
a. Developsmevidence-basedmguidelines
b. Designsmresearchmstudies,monmwhichmprotocolsmmaymbembased
c. Evaluatesmandmrevisesmevidence-basedmprotocols
d. Contributesmpracticemwisdommwhenmapplyingmprotocolsminmpatientmsettings
e. MentorsmPhDmresearchersminmthemclinicalmsettingmduringmprotocolmdevelopment
ANS:m D
NursesmwithmamBSNmdegreemhavemknowledgemofmthemresearchmprocessmandmskillsminmreadingm
andmcriticallymappraisingmstudies.mTheymassistmwithmthemimplementationmofmevidence-
basedmguidelines,mprotocols,malgorithms,mandmpoliciesminmpractice.mThismimpliesmthatmnursesm
providemtheirmpointmofmview,mfrommthemclinician’smvantage,mwhenmnewmprotocolsmarembeingmp
utmintompractice,mandmcontinuemtomprovidemfeedback,mregardingmthempositivemandmnegativemas
pectsmofmthosemprotocols.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mAnalysis REF:m Pagem4
2. Researchmismdesignedmtomtestmthemideamofmprovidingmcompanionmdogsmtomeldersminmammajormhos
pital,minmordermtomdeterminemthemeffectmuponmthemelders’mlevelmofmorientation.m(Themdogs’mlevelm
ofmorientationmwillmnotmbemamfocusmofmthemresearch.)mThismtypemofmstudymcanmdomwhichmofmthemf
ollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:m A
Controlmismthemabilitymtommanipulatemthemsituationmtomproducemthemdesiredmoutcome.mDescripti
onminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamand,msometime
s,mthemrelationshipsmamongmthem.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenam
andmidentifiesmthemreasonsmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.mThemabilitymtomestimatemthemprobabilitym
ofmamspecificmoutcomeminmamgivenmsituationminmnursingmpracticemismknownmasmprediction.mThemr
esearcher’smfocusmismonmpredictingmwhatmismlikely.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:m Pagem13
3. Amresearchermwantsmtomfindmoutmwhethermchildrenmwithmautismmwhomaremhospitalizedmonmamped
iatricmwardmwillmrequiremmoremhoursmofmnursingmcaremthanmaveragemchildrenmwhenmthemparentsm
ormcaregiversmaremnotmpresent.mWhatmtypemofmresearchmoutcomemdoesmthismprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
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Controlmismthemabilitymtommanipulatemthemsituationmtomproducemthemdesiredmoutcome.mDescripti
onminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamand,msometime
s,mthemrelationshipsmamongmthem.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenam
andmidentifiesmthemreasonsmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.mThemabilitymtomestimatemthemprobabilitym
ofmamspecificmoutcomeminmamgivenmsituationminmnursingmpracticemismknownmasmprediction.mThemr
esearcher’smfocusmismonmpredictingmwhatmismlikely.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:m Pagem16
4. Amresearchermwhomdesiresmtomdeterminemthemcause-and-
effectmrelationshipmbetweenmrequiringmthatmallmchildrenmundermthemagemofm8mwillmrideminmspeci
almcaremharnessesmandmthemsubsequentmratemofmchildren’smspinalmcordminjurymwillmconsequently
mutilizemwhichmformmofmnursingmresearch?
a. Descriptivemresearch
b. Outcomesmresearch
c. Qualitativemresearch
d. Quantitativemresearch
ANS:m D
Quantitativemresearch,mthemmostmfrequentlymusedmmethod,mismamformal,mobjective,msystematicm
methodologymtomdescribemvariables,mtestmrelationships,mandmexaminemcause-and-
effectminteractions.mQuantitativemresearchmincludesmexperimentalmresearch,mwhichmismthemmeth
odmformtestingmcause-and-
effectmrelationshipsmbetweenmandmamongmspecificmvariables.mQualitativemresearchmmethodsmar
emusedmformexplainingmmeaningsmandmdescribingmexperiencesminmcontext.mDescriptivemresearch
minvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmphenomenamand,msometimes,mthemrelati
onshipsmamongmthem.mOutcomesmresearchmexaminesmthemendmresultmofmcareminmhugempopulatio
ns,mmostmoftenmretrospectively,musingmamdatabase.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:m Pagem3
5. Despitemthempresencemofmanmintraventricularmdrain,mthemintracranialmpressuremofmanmICUmneurom
patientmremainsmincreased.mThemnursemrecalibratesmthemmachine,mmakesmsuremthemmonitormismon
mthemsamemlevelmasmthemdrain,mchecksmallmconnections,mandmthenmnotifiesmthemphysician,mwhomco
mesmtomthemunitmandminsertsmamnewmdrain.mWhatmtypemofmreasoningmpromptsmthemnursemtomrecalib
rate,mensurempropermplacement,mandmcheckmconnections?
a. Abstractmreasoning
b. Concretemthinking
c. Logisticmreasoning
d. Realitymtesting
ANS:m C
Logisticmreasoningmismusedmtombreakmamwholemintompartsmthatmcanmbemcarefullymexamined.mConc
retemthinkingmismorientedmtowardmandmlimitedmbymtangiblemthingsmormbymeventsmthatmaremobserve
dmandmexperiencedminmreality.mAbstractmreasoningmismorientedmtowardmthemdevelopmentmofmanmid
eamwithoutmapplicationmto,mormassociationmwith,mamparticularminstance.mRealitymtestingmismusedmto
mvalidatemwhatmismobservedminmthemempiricalmworld.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:m Pagem6
6. Amnursemwithmconsiderablemclinicalmexpertisemdevelopsmampolicymformmanagingmagitatedmpatie
ntsminmthememergencymdepartment.mThemresultantmpolicymemanatesmfrom
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a. Abstractmreasoning
b. Concretemthinking
c. Logisticmreasoning
d. Realitymtesting
ANS:m A
Abstractmreasoningmismorientedmtowardmthemdevelopmentmofmanmideamwithoutmapplicationmto,mor
massociationmwith,mamparticularminstance.mConcretem thinkingmismorientedmtowardmandmlimitedmby
mtangiblemthingsmormbym eventsmthatmaremobservedmandmexperiencedminmreality.mLogisticmreasonin
gmismusedmtombreakmamwholemintompartsmthatmcanmbemcarefullymexamined.mRealitymtestingmismusedm
tomvalidatemwhatmismobservedminmthemempiricalmworld.
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7. Amnursemwithmconsiderablemclinicalmexpertisemdevelopsmampolicymformmanagingmagitatedmpatie
ntsminmthememergencymdepartment.mThemtypemofmreasoningmthemnursemusesmtomdomthismismm
m reaso
ning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS:m D
Inductivemreasoningminvolvesmreasoningmthatmmovesmfrommthemspecificmtomthemgeneral,mwhereb
ymparticularminstancesmaremobservedmandmthenmcombinedmintomamlargermwholemormgeneralmstate
ment.mProblematicmreasoningminvolvesm(1)midentifyingmamproblemmandmfactorsminfluencingmit,m(
2)mselectingmsolutionsmtomthemproblem,mandm(3)mresolvingmthemproblem.mOperationalmreasoning
minvolvesmthemidentificationmofmandmdiscriminationmamongmmanym alternativesmandmviewpoints.
Logisticmreasoningmismusedmtombreakmthemwholemintompartsmthatmcanmbemcarefullymexamined,masm
themrelationshipsmamongmthempartsmcanmalsombe.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mSynthesis REF:m Pagem7
8. Whatmismthembestmexplanationmofmintuitionmthatmformsmamlegitimatemsourcemofmknowledge
m inmnursing?
a. Itmismbasedmonmknowledgemthoroughlymincorporatedmintomthoughtmbutmseldo
mmarticulated.
b. Itmismbasedmonmamgiftmfrommthemuniversemandmshouldmbemhonoredmwhenmitmarrives.
c. Itmismneverminaccurate.
d. Itmismamrevisitingmofmoldmknowledge,maccompaniedmbymdeepmreflection.
ANS:m A
Intuitionmismthemrevisitingmofmoldmknowledgemaccompaniedmbymdeepmreflection.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication REF:m Pagem5
9. Whymismoperationalmreasoningmnecessarymformresearch?
a. Abstractmconceptsmaremofmnomusemtomnursing.
b. Standardminterventionsmaremobtainedmfrommoperationalmreasoning.
c. Itmallowsmthemresearchermtommeasuremthemconceptsmstudied.
d. Itmfacilitatesmthemresearcher’smrapportmwithmfamilies.
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