Test Bank for Polit & Beck Canadian Essentials of Nursing Research 4th Edition (Kevin Woo, 2017) | All Chapters Covered

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Chapter 1. Introduction to Nursing Research in an Evidence-Based Practice Environment
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What is the highest priority for the importance
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1.
of research in the nursing profession?
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Research findings provide evidence for g g g g
A)
informing nurses' decisions and actions. g g g g


Conduct research to better understand the
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B)
context of nursing practice. g g g


Document the role that nurses serve in g g g g g g
C)
society.
D) Establish nursing research areas of study. g g g g g




Which group would be best served by clinical
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2.
nursing research? g


A) Nursing administrators g


B) Practicing nurses g


C) Nurses' clients g


D) Healthcare policymakers g




In the United States, in what area does
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3.
research play an important role in nursing?
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A) Chronic illness g


B) Credentialing and status g g


C) Nurses' personalitiesg


D) Nurses' education g




What is the role of a consumer of nursing
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4.
research?
A) Read research reports for relevant findings.
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Participate in generating evidence by doing
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B)
research.
Participate in journal club in a practiceg g g g g g
C)
setting.
Solve clinical problems and make clinical
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D)
decisions.


What was the concern of most nursing studies
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5.
in the early 1900s?
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,A) Client satisfaction g


B) Clinical problems g


C) Health promotion g


D) Nursing education g




Which topic most closely conforms to the
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6. priorities that have been suggested for future
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nursing research?
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A) Attitudes of nursing students toward smoking.
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B) Promotion of excellence in nursing science. g g g g g


C) Nursing staff morale and turnover.g g g g


Number of doctorate prepared nurses in
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D)
various clinical specialties. g g




7. What is the process of deductive reasoning?
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Verifying assumptions that are part of our g g g g g g
A)
heritage.
Developing specific predictions from general g g g g
B)
principles.
Empirically testing observations that are made g g g g g
C)
known through our senses. g g g


Forming generalizations from specific g g g
D)
observations.


What is the ontological assumption of those
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8.
espousing a naturalistic paradigm? g g g


Objective reality and those natural g g g g
A)
phenomena are regular and orderly. g g g g


Phenomena are not haphazard and result from g g g g g g
B)
prior causes.
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Reality is multiply constructed and multiply
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C)
interpreted by humans. g g


Reality is not fixed, but is rather a
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D)
construction of human minds. g g g




What is the epistemological assumption of
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9.
those espousing a positivist paradigm?
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The researcher is objective and independent
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A)
of those being studied.
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Phenomena are not haphazard, but rather have g g g g g g
B)
antecedent causes. g

, The researcher instructs those being studied to
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C)
be objective in providing information.
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Reality is not fixed, but is rather a
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D)
construction of human minds. g g g




Which is not a characteristic of traditional
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10.
scientific method? g


A) Control over external factors. g g g


Systematic measurement and observation of g g g g
B)
natural phenomena. g


C) Deductive reasoning. g


Emphasis on a holistic view of a g g g g g g
D)
phenomenon, studied in a rich context. g g g g g




11. What is empiricism?
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Making generalizations from specific
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A)
observations.
Deducing specific predictions from g g g
B)
generalizations.
C) Gathering evidence rooted in reality. g g g g


Verifying the assumptions on which the study g g g g g g
D)
was based. g




12. What is a hallmark of the scientific method?
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A) Infallible
B) Holistic
C) Systematic
D) Flexible


Which of the following limits the power of
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13. the scientific method to answer questions
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about human life?
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The necessity of departing from traditional
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A)
beliefs.
The difficulty of accurately measuring
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B)
complex human traits. g g


C) The inability to control potential biases.
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The shortage of theories about human
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D)
behavior.