,Chapter .01: .The .Role .of .Research .in .Nursing
LoBiondo-Wood: .Nursing .Research .in .Canada, .4th .Edition
MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. A .key .step .to .the .development .of .nursing .research .was
a. the .endowment .of .nursing .research .chairs.
b. universities .offering .baccalaureate .nursing .programs.
c. a .baccalaureate .degree .becoming .the .entry .to .practice.
d. the .Canadian .Nurses .Association .developing .a .research .mandate.
ANS: . B
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A Endowment .of .nursing .research .chairs .did .not .occur .until .the .number .of .nurses
.with .PhD .degrees .increased.
B Universities .offering .baccalaureate .nursing .programs .provided .an .introduction .to
research .within .the .BScN .programs .and .led .to .further .nursing .education .at .the
.MSN .and .PhD .levels.
C Baccalaureate .degrees .becoming .the .entry .to .practice .did .not .occur .until
.the .twenty-first .century.
D The .Canadian .Nurses .Association .did .not .develop .a .research .mandate .until .the
.end .of .the .twentieth .century.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Application
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
2. How .is .nursing .research .significant .to .the .profession .of .nursing?
a. Responsibility .is .more .specifically .defined.
b. Liability .within .the .practice .of .nursing .is .decreased.
c. A .specialized .body .of .knowledge .is .generated .for .use .in .the .delivery .of .health .care.
d. The .scope .of .nursing .practice .is .expanded .into .areas .formerly .reserved .for
.other .disciplines.
ANS: . C
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A Research .aids .in .documenting .accountability .of .nurses, .but .professional
.guidelines .regarding .responsibility .already .exist.
B Liability .is .a .legal .concept. .Research .does .not .promote .liability.
C Theory-based .nursing .research .provides .a .foundation .for .evidence-informed
.nursing .care.
D Nursing .research .expands .the .discipline .of .nursing .as .it .pertains .to .nursing
.practice.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Comprehension
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
,3. Why .are .nursing .practice–oriented .scientific .investigations .valuable?
a. They .validate .the .effectiveness .of .particular .nursing .interventions.
b. They .encourage .consumers .to .question .the .quality .of .health .care.
c. They .limit .the .theory .base .for .clinical .decision .making.
d. They .mandate .health .care .reform.
ANS: . A
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A Practice-focused .research .supports .the .effectiveness .of .nursing .interventions .and
.reinforces .quality .of .nursing .care.
B On .the .contrary, .they .help .reassure .consumers .about .the .quality .of .health .care.
C They .support .the .development .of .the .theory .base .for .clinical .decision .making.
D They .reinforce .the .effectiveness .of .current .nursing .practice.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Comprehension
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
4. When .a .change .in .nursing .practice .results .in .decreased .cost .of .care, .what .additional
.factor .must .be .considered .before .general .implementation .of .this .change?
a. Ensuring .compliance .of .the .change .by .nurses .with .diverse
.educational .backgrounds
b. Maintaining .or .improving .the .quality .of .care .resulting .from .the .change .in .practice
c. Encouraging .patients .to .be .active .partners .in .their .health .care .decisions
d. Disseminating .the .change .beyond .the .discipline .of .nursing
ANS: . B
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A Not .all .nurses .are .responsible .for .supervising .compliance .with .new .measures.
B Nurses .are .accountable .to .maintain .quality .patient .care .despite .cost-cutting
.measures.
C Nurses .should .encourage .patient .participation .in .care .despite .cost-cutting
.measures.
D Nurses .are .not .responsible .for .reforming .other .disciplines.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Analysis
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
5. Why .do .nurses .who .do .not .conduct .research .need .to .understand .the .nursing .research .process?
a. To .identify .potential .participants .for .clinical .research .studies
b. To .assist .in .collecting .accurate .data .for .clinical .research .studies
c. To .teach .patients .and .families .about .the .usefulness .of .participation .in .research
d. To .be .able .to .evaluate .nursing .research .reports .for .relevance .to .their .own
.clinical .practice
ANS: . D
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A Nurses .who .do .not .conduct .research .would .not .influence .participant
.identification.
B Nurses .who .do .not .conduct .research .would .not .influence .data .collection.
C Nurses .who .do .not .conduct .research .would .not .influence .participant
.recruitment.
D Nurses .should .be .able .to .understand .the .research .process .by .reading .research
reports .and .determining .if .they .should .modify .their .practice .based .on .research
.evidence.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Comprehension
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
6. How .are .nursing .theory .and .nursing .research .related?
a. Nursing .theory .and .nursing .research .are .independent .of .each .other .and .have
.no .direct .relationship.
b. Without .nursing .theory, .research .conducted .by .nurses .would .not .have .an .impact
.on .nursing .practice.
c. Nursing .research .drives .the .direction .and .specific .content .of .nursing .theory.
d. Both .advance .the .knowledge .base .of .nursing.
ANS: . D
Feedback
A Theory .and .research .are .related .to .each .other.
B Research .studies .may .be .conducted .without .a .clear .theoretical .framework .and
.still .influence .practice.
C Quantitative .nursing .research .tests .nursing .theory .but .does .not .influence .content.
D Theory .and .nursing .research .both .influence .how .nursing .practice .is .conducted.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Comprehension
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
7. Which .action .demonstrates .the .role .of .an .intelligent .consumer .of .nursing .research?
a. Designing .a .research .study
b. Analyzing .data .to .determine .outcomes
c. Evaluating .the .credibility .of .the .research .findings
d. Replicate .the .study .in .another .setting .to .confirm .the .findings
ANS: . C
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A A .consumer .applies .research .to .practice. .Consumers .are .not .responsible .for
.designing .a .study.
B A .consumer .does .not .conduct .data .analysis .of .a .study. .The .study‘s .primary
.investigator .analyzes .data.
C A .consumer .of .nursing .research .needs .to .understand .the .research .process .to
.determine .the .merit .and .relevance .of .evidence .for .research .studies.
LoBiondo-Wood: .Nursing .Research .in .Canada, .4th .Edition
MULTIPLE .CHOICE
1. A .key .step .to .the .development .of .nursing .research .was
a. the .endowment .of .nursing .research .chairs.
b. universities .offering .baccalaureate .nursing .programs.
c. a .baccalaureate .degree .becoming .the .entry .to .practice.
d. the .Canadian .Nurses .Association .developing .a .research .mandate.
ANS: . B
Feedback
A Endowment .of .nursing .research .chairs .did .not .occur .until .the .number .of .nurses
.with .PhD .degrees .increased.
B Universities .offering .baccalaureate .nursing .programs .provided .an .introduction .to
research .within .the .BScN .programs .and .led .to .further .nursing .education .at .the
.MSN .and .PhD .levels.
C Baccalaureate .degrees .becoming .the .entry .to .practice .did .not .occur .until
.the .twenty-first .century.
D The .Canadian .Nurses .Association .did .not .develop .a .research .mandate .until .the
.end .of .the .twentieth .century.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Application
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
2. How .is .nursing .research .significant .to .the .profession .of .nursing?
a. Responsibility .is .more .specifically .defined.
b. Liability .within .the .practice .of .nursing .is .decreased.
c. A .specialized .body .of .knowledge .is .generated .for .use .in .the .delivery .of .health .care.
d. The .scope .of .nursing .practice .is .expanded .into .areas .formerly .reserved .for
.other .disciplines.
ANS: . C
Feedback
A Research .aids .in .documenting .accountability .of .nurses, .but .professional
.guidelines .regarding .responsibility .already .exist.
B Liability .is .a .legal .concept. .Research .does .not .promote .liability.
C Theory-based .nursing .research .provides .a .foundation .for .evidence-informed
.nursing .care.
D Nursing .research .expands .the .discipline .of .nursing .as .it .pertains .to .nursing
.practice.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Comprehension
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
,3. Why .are .nursing .practice–oriented .scientific .investigations .valuable?
a. They .validate .the .effectiveness .of .particular .nursing .interventions.
b. They .encourage .consumers .to .question .the .quality .of .health .care.
c. They .limit .the .theory .base .for .clinical .decision .making.
d. They .mandate .health .care .reform.
ANS: . A
Feedback
A Practice-focused .research .supports .the .effectiveness .of .nursing .interventions .and
.reinforces .quality .of .nursing .care.
B On .the .contrary, .they .help .reassure .consumers .about .the .quality .of .health .care.
C They .support .the .development .of .the .theory .base .for .clinical .decision .making.
D They .reinforce .the .effectiveness .of .current .nursing .practice.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Comprehension
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
4. When .a .change .in .nursing .practice .results .in .decreased .cost .of .care, .what .additional
.factor .must .be .considered .before .general .implementation .of .this .change?
a. Ensuring .compliance .of .the .change .by .nurses .with .diverse
.educational .backgrounds
b. Maintaining .or .improving .the .quality .of .care .resulting .from .the .change .in .practice
c. Encouraging .patients .to .be .active .partners .in .their .health .care .decisions
d. Disseminating .the .change .beyond .the .discipline .of .nursing
ANS: . B
Feedback
A Not .all .nurses .are .responsible .for .supervising .compliance .with .new .measures.
B Nurses .are .accountable .to .maintain .quality .patient .care .despite .cost-cutting
.measures.
C Nurses .should .encourage .patient .participation .in .care .despite .cost-cutting
.measures.
D Nurses .are .not .responsible .for .reforming .other .disciplines.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Analysis
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
5. Why .do .nurses .who .do .not .conduct .research .need .to .understand .the .nursing .research .process?
a. To .identify .potential .participants .for .clinical .research .studies
b. To .assist .in .collecting .accurate .data .for .clinical .research .studies
c. To .teach .patients .and .families .about .the .usefulness .of .participation .in .research
d. To .be .able .to .evaluate .nursing .research .reports .for .relevance .to .their .own
.clinical .practice
ANS: . D
, Feedback
A Nurses .who .do .not .conduct .research .would .not .influence .participant
.identification.
B Nurses .who .do .not .conduct .research .would .not .influence .data .collection.
C Nurses .who .do .not .conduct .research .would .not .influence .participant
.recruitment.
D Nurses .should .be .able .to .understand .the .research .process .by .reading .research
reports .and .determining .if .they .should .modify .their .practice .based .on .research
.evidence.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Comprehension
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
6. How .are .nursing .theory .and .nursing .research .related?
a. Nursing .theory .and .nursing .research .are .independent .of .each .other .and .have
.no .direct .relationship.
b. Without .nursing .theory, .research .conducted .by .nurses .would .not .have .an .impact
.on .nursing .practice.
c. Nursing .research .drives .the .direction .and .specific .content .of .nursing .theory.
d. Both .advance .the .knowledge .base .of .nursing.
ANS: . D
Feedback
A Theory .and .research .are .related .to .each .other.
B Research .studies .may .be .conducted .without .a .clear .theoretical .framework .and
.still .influence .practice.
C Quantitative .nursing .research .tests .nursing .theory .but .does .not .influence .content.
D Theory .and .nursing .research .both .influence .how .nursing .practice .is .conducted.
DIF: Cognitive .Level: .Comprehension
MSC: .NCLEX .Client .Care .Needs .Category: .Safe .and .Effective .Care .Environment; .Health .Promotion
.and .Maintenance
7. Which .action .demonstrates .the .role .of .an .intelligent .consumer .of .nursing .research?
a. Designing .a .research .study
b. Analyzing .data .to .determine .outcomes
c. Evaluating .the .credibility .of .the .research .findings
d. Replicate .the .study .in .another .setting .to .confirm .the .findings
ANS: . C
Feedback
A A .consumer .applies .research .to .practice. .Consumers .are .not .responsible .for
.designing .a .study.
B A .consumer .does .not .conduct .data .analysis .of .a .study. .The .study‘s .primary
.investigator .analyzes .data.
C A .consumer .of .nursing .research .needs .to .understand .the .research .process .to
.determine .the .merit .and .relevance .of .evidence .for .research .studies.
