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TABLE OF CONTENT
• Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research
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1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research ii ii ii ii ii
2. Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
3. Introduction to Quantitative Research ii ii ii
4. Introduction to Qualitative Research ii ii ii
Unit Two: The Research Process
ii ii ii ii
5. Research Problem and Purpose ii ii ii
6. Objectives, Questions, Variables, and Hypotheses ii ii ii ii
7. Review of Relevant Literature
ii ii ii
8. Frameworks
9. Ethics in Research
ii ii
10. Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods ii ii ii ii ii
11. Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods ii ii ii ii ii
12. Qualitative Research Methods ii ii
13. Outcomes Research i
14. Mixed Methods Research ii ii
15. Sampling
16. Measurement Concepts i
17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice ii ii ii ii ii ii
Unit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care
ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii ii
18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies
ii ii ii ii
19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based
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Practice
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Unit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating
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Research
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20. Collecting and Managing Data ii ii ii
21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis ii ii ii
22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables
ii ii ii ii
23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships
ii ii ii ii
24. Using Statistics to Predict
ii ii ii
25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences
ii ii ii ii ii
26. Interpreting Research Outcomes ii i
27. Disseminating Research Findings i i
Unit Five: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research
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28. Writing Research Proposals ii ii
29. Seeking Funding for Research ii ii ii
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,Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLE iiCHOICE
1. Nurses iiwith iia iibachelor’s iidegree iiin iinursing iican iiparticipate iiin iithe iiimplementation
of iievidence- i i based iiprotocols iiin iipractice. iiThis iime
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ANS iithat iithe iiBSN iinurse
a. Developsievidence-basediguidelines
b. Designs iiresearch iistudies, iion iiwhich iiprotocols iimay iibe iibased
c. Evaluates iand iirevises iievidence-based iprotocols
d. Contributes iipractice iiwisdom iiwhen iiapplying iiprotocols iiin iipatient iisettings
e. Mentors iiPhD iiresearchers iiin iithe iiclinical isetting iiduring iiprotocol iidevelopment
ANS: ii i i D
Nurses iiwith iia iiBSN iidegree iihave iiknowledge iiof iithe iiresearch iiprocess iiand iiskills iiin
iireading iiand i i critically iiappraising iistudies. iiThey iiassist iiwith ithe iiimplementation iiof
iievidence-based ii i i guidelines, i i protocols, iialgorithms, iiand iipolicies iiin iipractice.
iiThis iiimplies iithat iinurses iiprovide i i their iipoint iiof i i view, iifrom iithe iiclinician’s
iivantage, iiwhen iinew iiprotocols iiare iibeing iiput iiinto i i practice, iand i i continue iito
iiprovide iifeedback, iiregarding iithe ipositive iiand iinegative iiaspects iiof ii ii those iprotocols.
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2. Research iiis iidesigned iito iitest iithe iiidea iiof iiproviding iicompanion iidogs iito iielders iiin iia
iimajor i i hospital, iiin iiorder iito iidetermine iithe iieffect iiupon iithe iielders’ iilevel iiof
iiorientation. ii(The iidogs’ iilevel i i of iiorientation iiwill iinot iibe iia iifocus iiof iithe
iiresearch.) iiThis iitype iiof iistudy iican iido iiwhich iiof iithe i i following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: ii i i A
Control iiis iithe iiability iito iimanipulate iithe iisituation iito iiproduce iithe iidesired iioutcome.
iiDescription i i involves iiidentifying iiand iiunderstanding iithe iinature iiof iinursing
iiphenomena iiand, iisometimes, iithe i i relationships iamong iithem. iiExplanation iiclarifies
ithe irelationships iiamong iiphenomena iiand i i identifies iithe iireasons iiwhy iicertain
iievents iioccur. iiThe iiability iito iiestimate iithe iiprobability iiof iia i i specific iioutcome iiin iia
iigiven iisituation iiin iinursing iipractice iiis iiknown iias iiprediction. iiThe i i researcher’s
i i focus iiis iion iipredicting iiwhat iiis iilikely.
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3. A iiresearcher iiwants iito iifind iiout iiwhether iichildren iiwith iiautism iiwho iiare iihospitalized
iion iia ii i i pediatric iiward iiwill iirequire iimore iihours iiof iinursing iicare iithan iiaverage
iichildren iiwhen iithe iiparents i i or iicaregivers iiare iinot iipresent. iiWhat iitype iiof iiresearch
iioutcome iidoes iithis iiprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
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Control iiis iithe iiability iito iimanipulate iithe iisituation iito iiproduce iithe iidesired iioutcome.
iiDescription i i involves iiidentifying iiand iiunderstanding iithe iinature iiof iinursing
iiphenomena iiand, iisometimes, iithe i i relationships iamong iithem. iiExplanation
iiclarifies ithe irelationships iamong iiphenomena iiand i i identifies iithe iireasons iiwhy
iicertain iievents iioccur. iiThe iiability iito iiestimate iithe iiprobability iiof iia i i specific
iioutcome iiin iia iigiven iisituation iiin iinursing iipractice iiis iiknown iias iiprediction. iiThe
i i researcher’s iifocus iiis iion iipredicting iiwhat iiis iilikely.
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4. A iiresearcher iiwho iidesires iito iidetermine iithe iicause-and-effect iirelationship iibetween
iirequiring i i that iiall iichildren iiunder iithe iiage iiof ii8 iiwill iiride iiin iispecial iicare iiharnesses
iiand iithe iisubsequent iirate i i of iichildren’s iispinal iicord iiinjury iiwill iiconsequently
iiutilize iiwhich iiform iiof iinursing iiresearch?
a. Descriptiveiresearch
b. Outcomesiresearch
c. Qualitativeiresearch
d. Quantitativeiresearch
ANS: ii i i D
Quantitative iiresearch, iithe iimost iifrequently iiused iimethod, iiis iia iiformal, iiobjective,
iisystematic i i methodology ito idescribe iivariables, itest irelationships, iand iexamine
iicause-and-effect i i interactions. iiQuantitative iiresearch iiincludes iiexperimental
iiresearch, iiwhich iiis iithe iimethod iifor i i testing iicause-and-effect irelationships ibetween
iand iamong ispecific iivariables. iQualitative i i research iimethods iiare iiused iifor
iiexplaining iimeanings iiand iidescribing iiexperiences iiin iicontext. i i Descriptive
iiresearch iiinvolves iiidentifying iiand iiunderstanding iithe iinature iiof iiphenomena iiand,
i i sometimes, iithe iirelationships iiamong iithem. iiOutcomes iiresearch iiexamines iithe iiend
iiresult iiof iicare i i in iihuge iipopulations, iimost iioften iiretrospectively, iiusing iia
iidatabase.
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5. Despite iithe iipresence iiof iian iiintraventricular iidrain, iithe iiintracranial iipressure iiof iian
iiICU iineuro i i patient iiremains iiincreased. iiThe iinurse iirecalibrates iithe iimachine,
iimakes iisure iithe iimonitor iiis iion i i the iisame iilevel iias iithe iidrain, iichecks iiall
iiconnections, iiand iithen iinotifies iithe iiphysician, iiwho iicomes i i to iithe iiunit iiand
iiinserts iia iinew iidrain. iiWhat iitype iiof iireasoning iiprompts iithe iinurse iito iirecalibrate,
i i ensure iproper iiplacement, iand iicheck iiconnections?
a. Abstractireasoning
b. Concreteithinking
c. Logisticireasoning
d. Realityitesting
ANS: ii i i C
Logistic iireasoning iiis iiused iito iibreak iia iiwhole iiinto iiparts iithat iican iibe iicarefully
iiexamined. i i Concrete iithinking iiis iioriented iitoward iiand iilimited iiby iitangible
iithings iior iiby iievents iithat iiare i i observed iiand iiexperienced iiin ireality. iiAbstract
iireasoning iiis iioriented iitoward iithe iidevelopment i i of ii iian iiidea iiwithout iiapplication
iito, iior iiassociation iiwith, iia iiparticular iiinstance. iiReality iitesting iiis i i used ii i i to
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