bymMinamSingh,mRN,mRP,mBSc,mBScN mMEd,mPhD,mI-
FCNEI,mCherylynmCameron,mRN,mPhD,m GerimLoBiondo-
Wood,mPhD,mRN,mFAAN mandmJudithmHaber,mPhD,mRN,mFAAN
TABLEmOFmCONTENT
PartmI:mResearch mOverviewmResearchmVignette: mAmProgram mof mResearchminmTransculturalmNursing
1. ThemRolemof mResearchminmNursing
2. TheoreticalmFramework
3. CriticalmReadingmStrategies: mOverview mof mthemResearchmProcess
4. DevelopingmResearchmQuestions, mHypotheses, mandmClinicalmQuestions
5. FindingmandmAppraisingmthemLiterature
6. LegalmandmEthicalmIssues
PartmII:mQualitativemResearch mResearchmVignette: mCreatingmQualitatively mDerivedmKnowledgemformamPracticemDiscipline
7. IntroductionmtomQualitativemResearch
8. QualitativemApproaches mtomResearch
PartmIII:mQuantitativemResearch mResearchmVignette: mTacklingmthemPreventionmof mFalls mAmongmOldermAdults
9. IntroductionmtomQuantitativemResearch
10. ExperimentalmandmQuasiexperimentalmDesigns
11. Non-experimentalmDesigns
PartmIV:mProcessesmRelatedmto mResearch mResearchmVignette: mPartneringmwithmparents mtomreducemnewbornmpainm-mevidencemandmimplementation
12. Sampling
13. DatamCollectionmMethods
14. RigourminmResearch
15. QualitativemDatamAnalysis
16. QuantitativemDatamAnalysis
17. PresentingmthemFindings
PartmV:mCritiquing mResearch mResearchmVignette: mAmProgram mof mResearch
18. CritiquingmQualitativemResearch
19. CritiquingmQuantitativemResearch
PartmVI:mApplication mofmResearch:mEvidence-Informed mPracticemResearchmVignette: mFrom mmy mPh.D. mtomhermPost-
Doctoralmstudies: mBuildingmam SurvivorshipmCancermCaremProgram
20. DevelopingmanmEvidence-InformedmPracticemResearchmVignette: mSocialmSupport mNeeds mof mOldermAdults
,Chapterm01:mThemRolemofmResearch minmNursing
LoBiondo-Wood:mNursing mResearch minmCanada,m4th mEdition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Amkey mstepmtomthemdevelopment mofmnursingmresearchmwas
a. themendowment mofmnursingmresearchmchairs.
b. universities mofferingmbaccalaureatemnursingmprograms.
c. ambaccalaureatemdegreembecomingmthementry mtompractice.
d. themCanadianmNurses mAssociationmdevelopingmamresearchmmandate.
ANS:m B
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A Endowment mofmnursingmresearchmchairs mdidmnotmoccurmuntilmthemnumbermofmnurses m withm
PhD mdegrees mincreased.
B Universities mofferingmbaccalaureatemnursingmprograms mprovidedmanmintroductionmtom resear
chmwithinmthemBScN mprograms mandmledmtomfurthermnursingmeducationmatmthem MSN mandmPhD
m levels.
C Baccalaureatemdegrees mbecomingmthementry mtompracticemdidmnotmoccurmuntilmthem twen
ty-firstmcentury.
D ThemCanadianmNurses mAssociationmdidmnotmdevelopmamresearchmmandatemuntilmthem endm
ofmthemtwentiethmcentury.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplication
MSC:m NCLEXmClientmCaremNeedsmCategory:mSafemandmEffectivemCaremEnvironment;mHealthmPromotionm andmMainte
nance
2. How mismnursingmresearchmsignificant mtomthemprofessionmof mnursing?
a. Responsibilitymismmoremspecificallymdefined.
b. Liabilitymwithinmthempracticemof mnursingmismdecreased.
c. Amspecialized mbodymof mknowledgemismgeneratedmformuseminmthemdeliverymof mhealthmca
re.
d. Themscopemof mnursingmpracticemismexpanded mintomareasmformerlymreserved mformoth
erm disciplines.
ANS:m C
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A Researchmaids minmdocumentingmaccountability mofmnurses,mbutmprofessionalm guid
elines mregardingmresponsibility malready mexist.
B Liability mismamlegalmconcept. mResearchmdoesmnotmpromotemliability.
C Theory-basedmnursingmresearchmprovides mamfoundationmformevidence-
informedm nursingmcare.
D Nursingmresearchmexpands mthemdisciplinemofmnursingmasmitmpertains mtomnursingm pract
ice.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension
MSC:m NCLEXmClientmCaremNeedsmCategory:mSafemandmEffectivemCaremEnvironment;mHealthmPromotionm andmMainte
nance
, 3. Whymaremnursingmpractice–
oriented mscientificminvestigationsmvaluable?
a. Theymvalidatemthemeffectivenessmof mparticularmnursingmintervention
s.
b. Theymencouragemconsumersmtomquestionmthemqualitymof mhealthmcare.
c. Theymlimit mthemtheorymbasemformclinicalmdecisionmmaking.
ANS:m A
d. Theymmandatemhealthmcaremreform.
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A Practice-
focusedmresearchmsupports mthemeffectiveness mofmnursingminterventions mandm reinforces mqu
B On
alitymthe
mof m contrary, m they mhelpm reassurem consumers m about m them quality m of mhealthm care.
nursingmcare.
C They msupportmthemdevelopment mofmthemtheory mbasemformclinicalmdecisionmmaking.
D They mreinforcemthemeffectiveness mofmcurrentmnursingmpractice.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mComprehension
MSC:m NCLEXmClientmCaremNeedsmCategory:mSafemandmEffectivemCaremEnvironment;mHealthmPromotionm andmMaint
enance
4. Whenmamchangeminmnursingmpracticemresultsminmdecreased mcost mof mcare,mwhat madditionalmfac
torm must mbemconsidered mbeforemgeneralmimplementationmof mthismchange?
a. Ensuringmcompliancemof mthemchangembymnursesmwithmdiversemeducation
alm backgrounds
b. Maintainingmormimprovingmthemqualitymof mcaremresultingmfrommthemchangeminmpractice
c. Encouragingmpatientsmtombemactivempartnersminmtheirmhealthmcaremdecisions
d. Disseminatingmthemchangembeyond mthemdisciplinemof mnursing
ANS:m B
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A Notmallmnurses maremresponsiblemformsupervisingmcompliancemwithmnew mmeasures.
B Nurses maremaccountablemtommaintainmquality mpatientmcaremdespitemcost-
cuttingm measures.
C Nurses mshouldmencouragempatientmparticipationminmcaremdespitemcost-
cuttingm measures.
D Nurses maremnotmresponsiblemformreformingmothermdisciplines.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mAnalysis
MSC:m NCLEXmClientmCaremNeedsmCategory:mSafemandmEffectivemCaremEnvironment;mHealthmPromotionm andmMaint
enance
5. Why mdomnurses mwhomdomnotmconduct mresearchmneedmtomunderstandmthemnursingmresearchmprocess?
a. Tomidentify mpotentialmparticipants mformclinicalmresearchmstudies
b. Tomassistminmcollectingmaccuratemdatamformclinicalmresearchmstudies
c. Tomteachmpatients mandmfamilies maboutmthemusefulness mofmparticipationminmresearch
d. Tombemablemtomevaluatemnursingmresearchmreports mformrelevancemtomtheirmownmclinicalm practi
ce
ANS:m D