NURSINGvRESEARCHvGENERATINGvANDvASSESSINGvEVIDENCEvFORvNURSING
PRACTICEv11THvEDITIONvPOLITvBECKvTESTvBAN
K
Chapterv 1v Introductionv tov Nursingv Researchv inv anv Evidence-Basedv Practicev Environment
Whatv isv thev highestv priorityv forv thevimport
1. ancev ofv researchv inv thev nursingvprofession
?
Researchv findingsv providev evidencev forvinf
A)
ormingv nurses'v decisionsv andv actions.
Conductv researchv tov betterv understandv thev
B)
contextv ofv nursingv practice.
Documentv thev rolev thatv nursesv servev invsoc
C)
iety.
D) Establishv nursingv researchv areasv ofv study.
Whichv groupv wouldv bev bestv servedv byvclin
2.
icalv nursingv research?
A) Nursingv administrators
B) Practicingv nurses
C) Nurses'v clients
D) Healthcarev policymakers
, Inv thev Unitedv States,v inv whatv areav does
3.
researchv playv anv importantv rolev invnursing
?
A) Chronicv illness
B) Credentialingv andv status
C) Nurses'v personalities
D) Nurses'v education
Whatv isv thev rolev ofv av consumerv ofvnursin
4.
gv research?
Readv researchv reportsvforv relevantvfinding
A)
s.
Participatev invgeneratingv evidencevbyvdoi
B)
ngv research.
Participatev inv journalv clubv inv av practicevset
C)
ting.
Solvev clinicalv problemsvandv makev clinicalv
D)
decisions.
Whatv wasv thev concernv ofv mostv nursingvstu
5.
diesv inv thev earlyv 1900s?
A) Clientv satisfaction
B) Clinicalv problems
C) Healthv promotion
D) Nursingv education
Whichv topicv mostv closelyv conformsv tovt
6. hev prioritiesv thatv havev beenv suggestedvf
orv futurev nursingv research?
Attitudesv ofvnursingvstudentsv towardvsmoki
A)
ng.
, Promotionvofvexcellencev invnursingvscienc
B)
e.
C) Nursingv staffv moralev andv turnover.
Numberv ofv doctoratev preparedv nursesv invva
D)
riousv clinicalv specialties.
, Whatv isvthev processv ofv deductivevreasoni
7.
ng?
Verifyingvassumptionsvthatvarevpartvofvourvh
A)
eritage.
Developingvspecificvpredictionsvfromvgener
B)
alv principles.
Empiricallyvtestingvobservationsvthatv arevma
C)
dev knownv throughv ourv senses.
Formingvgeneralizationsvfromvspecificvobser
D)
vations.
Whatv isv thev ontologicalv assumptionv ofv
8.
thosev espousingvavnaturalisticvparadigm
?
Objectivev realityv andv thosev naturalvpheno
A)
menavarevregularvandvorderly.
Phenomenav arev notv haphazardv andv resultvfr
B)
omv priorv causes.
Realityvisvmultiplyvconstructedv andvmultip
C)
lyv interpretedv byv humans.
Realityv isv notv fixed,v butv isv ratherv avconstru
D)
ctionv ofv humanv minds.
Whatv isv thev epistemologicalv assumption
9.
ofv thosev espousingv av positivistvparadigm
?
Thev researcherv isv objectivev andvindepende
A)
ntv ofvthosev beingvstudied.
Phenomenav arev notv haphazard,v butv rathervh
B)
avev antecedentv causes.
PRACTICEv11THvEDITIONvPOLITvBECKvTESTvBAN
K
Chapterv 1v Introductionv tov Nursingv Researchv inv anv Evidence-Basedv Practicev Environment
Whatv isv thev highestv priorityv forv thevimport
1. ancev ofv researchv inv thev nursingvprofession
?
Researchv findingsv providev evidencev forvinf
A)
ormingv nurses'v decisionsv andv actions.
Conductv researchv tov betterv understandv thev
B)
contextv ofv nursingv practice.
Documentv thev rolev thatv nursesv servev invsoc
C)
iety.
D) Establishv nursingv researchv areasv ofv study.
Whichv groupv wouldv bev bestv servedv byvclin
2.
icalv nursingv research?
A) Nursingv administrators
B) Practicingv nurses
C) Nurses'v clients
D) Healthcarev policymakers
, Inv thev Unitedv States,v inv whatv areav does
3.
researchv playv anv importantv rolev invnursing
?
A) Chronicv illness
B) Credentialingv andv status
C) Nurses'v personalities
D) Nurses'v education
Whatv isv thev rolev ofv av consumerv ofvnursin
4.
gv research?
Readv researchv reportsvforv relevantvfinding
A)
s.
Participatev invgeneratingv evidencevbyvdoi
B)
ngv research.
Participatev inv journalv clubv inv av practicevset
C)
ting.
Solvev clinicalv problemsvandv makev clinicalv
D)
decisions.
Whatv wasv thev concernv ofv mostv nursingvstu
5.
diesv inv thev earlyv 1900s?
A) Clientv satisfaction
B) Clinicalv problems
C) Healthv promotion
D) Nursingv education
Whichv topicv mostv closelyv conformsv tovt
6. hev prioritiesv thatv havev beenv suggestedvf
orv futurev nursingv research?
Attitudesv ofvnursingvstudentsv towardvsmoki
A)
ng.
, Promotionvofvexcellencev invnursingvscienc
B)
e.
C) Nursingv staffv moralev andv turnover.
Numberv ofv doctoratev preparedv nursesv invva
D)
riousv clinicalv specialties.
, Whatv isvthev processv ofv deductivevreasoni
7.
ng?
Verifyingvassumptionsvthatvarevpartvofvourvh
A)
eritage.
Developingvspecificvpredictionsvfromvgener
B)
alv principles.
Empiricallyvtestingvobservationsvthatv arevma
C)
dev knownv throughv ourv senses.
Formingvgeneralizationsvfromvspecificvobser
D)
vations.
Whatv isv thev ontologicalv assumptionv ofv
8.
thosev espousingvavnaturalisticvparadigm
?
Objectivev realityv andv thosev naturalvpheno
A)
menavarevregularvandvorderly.
Phenomenav arev notv haphazardv andv resultvfr
B)
omv priorv causes.
Realityvisvmultiplyvconstructedv andvmultip
C)
lyv interpretedv byv humans.
Realityv isv notv fixed,v butv isv ratherv avconstru
D)
ctionv ofv humanv minds.
Whatv isv thev epistemologicalv assumption
9.
ofv thosev espousingv av positivistvparadigm
?
Thev researcherv isv objectivev andvindepende
A)
ntv ofvthosev beingvstudied.
Phenomenav arev notv haphazard,v butv rathervh
B)
avev antecedentv causes.
