CANADIAN FUNDAMENTAL OF NURSING 6TH EDITION -2025- SET OF
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY EXPLAINED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A nurse researcher is designing an exercise study that involves 100 patients who attend a
wellness clinic. As the patients come to the clinic, each has a choice as to whether he or she
wants to be in the new exercise program or remain in the traditional program. The nurse plans to
measure the patients' self-report of exercise before and 6 months after the program begins. What
factor might influence the results of this study in an unfavorable way?
Sampling method.
(Because the patients at the clinic are allowed their choice of the traditional versus the new
exercise program, the sampling in this study is not random sampling.)
The foundation of research is which of the following?
Scientific method.
(The scientific method is the foundation of research and is the most reliable and objective of all
methods of obtaining knowledge. Documentation, critical thinking, and evidence are not the
foundations of research.)
A new nurse on an orthopedic unit is assigned to care for a patient undergoing skeletal traction.
The nurse asks a colleague, "What is the best practice for cleaning pin sites in skeletal traction?"
This question is an example of which of the following?
Knowledge-focused trigger.
(A knowledge-focused trigger is a question regarding new information available on a topic. A
problem-focused trigger is one faced while the nurse is caring for a patient or noting a trend. The
PICOT (population, intervention, comparison, outcome, time) format is a way to phrase a
question to help clarify the question and the parts. A hypothesis is a prediction about the
relationship between study variables.)
The nurses on a medical unit have seen an increase in the number of pressure injuries developing
in their patients. The nurses decide to initiate a quality improvement project with the plan, do,
study, act (PDSA) model. Which of the following is an example of the "do" step of that model?
Implement a new skin care protocol on all medical units.
, (The "do" step consists of selecting an intervention on the basis of a data review, implementing
the change, and studying the results of the change. The "plan" step includes reviewing the
available data to understand existing practice conditions or problems to identify the need for
change. The results of the change are evaluated in the "study" step. The "act" step is the
incorporation of the findings into current practice.)
The nurse researcher obtains informed consent from participants in a study primarily for which
reason?
To ensure that the study subjects understand their roles in the study.
(The conduct of research must meet ethical standards in which the rights of human subjects are
protected. The research participants must be told about the study's purpose and procedure and
their roles in the study. The researcher is always legally responsible for his or her actions.
Control of variables is related to the study design, not to informed consent. Confidentiality is part
of the ethical nature of research but is not the focus of informed consent.)
Which of the following is a priority goal for nursing research?
Improving patient care.
(Quality patient care is always the primary focus of nursing practice. Cost control would be a
benefit but is not the primary focus. Research is not about technology; many "old" procedures
can be improved through research. Although research is a professional function of nursing, it is
not done to serve the profession.)
A clinical nurse develops a better way to secure an intravenous access device in a patient and
wants to see whether it would benefit other patients. Which of the following should be the first
step in initiating a study?
Review current literature related to the clinical problem.
(Review of the literature is the first step in the orderly research process to determine what is
already known about the problem. Recruiting patients occurs later in the process, after the nurse
identifies the problem, researches the literature, and designs the study. Experimenting with new
nursing procedures that have not been tested or approved is a risk to patients. Surveys are
designed to obtain information from large study populations and would not be a first step in the
research process.)
The nurse researcher who obtains new knowledge regarding a procedure can most effectively
share the information with the nursing profession by doing which of the following?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY EXPLAINED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED
A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
A nurse researcher is designing an exercise study that involves 100 patients who attend a
wellness clinic. As the patients come to the clinic, each has a choice as to whether he or she
wants to be in the new exercise program or remain in the traditional program. The nurse plans to
measure the patients' self-report of exercise before and 6 months after the program begins. What
factor might influence the results of this study in an unfavorable way?
Sampling method.
(Because the patients at the clinic are allowed their choice of the traditional versus the new
exercise program, the sampling in this study is not random sampling.)
The foundation of research is which of the following?
Scientific method.
(The scientific method is the foundation of research and is the most reliable and objective of all
methods of obtaining knowledge. Documentation, critical thinking, and evidence are not the
foundations of research.)
A new nurse on an orthopedic unit is assigned to care for a patient undergoing skeletal traction.
The nurse asks a colleague, "What is the best practice for cleaning pin sites in skeletal traction?"
This question is an example of which of the following?
Knowledge-focused trigger.
(A knowledge-focused trigger is a question regarding new information available on a topic. A
problem-focused trigger is one faced while the nurse is caring for a patient or noting a trend. The
PICOT (population, intervention, comparison, outcome, time) format is a way to phrase a
question to help clarify the question and the parts. A hypothesis is a prediction about the
relationship between study variables.)
The nurses on a medical unit have seen an increase in the number of pressure injuries developing
in their patients. The nurses decide to initiate a quality improvement project with the plan, do,
study, act (PDSA) model. Which of the following is an example of the "do" step of that model?
Implement a new skin care protocol on all medical units.
, (The "do" step consists of selecting an intervention on the basis of a data review, implementing
the change, and studying the results of the change. The "plan" step includes reviewing the
available data to understand existing practice conditions or problems to identify the need for
change. The results of the change are evaluated in the "study" step. The "act" step is the
incorporation of the findings into current practice.)
The nurse researcher obtains informed consent from participants in a study primarily for which
reason?
To ensure that the study subjects understand their roles in the study.
(The conduct of research must meet ethical standards in which the rights of human subjects are
protected. The research participants must be told about the study's purpose and procedure and
their roles in the study. The researcher is always legally responsible for his or her actions.
Control of variables is related to the study design, not to informed consent. Confidentiality is part
of the ethical nature of research but is not the focus of informed consent.)
Which of the following is a priority goal for nursing research?
Improving patient care.
(Quality patient care is always the primary focus of nursing practice. Cost control would be a
benefit but is not the primary focus. Research is not about technology; many "old" procedures
can be improved through research. Although research is a professional function of nursing, it is
not done to serve the profession.)
A clinical nurse develops a better way to secure an intravenous access device in a patient and
wants to see whether it would benefit other patients. Which of the following should be the first
step in initiating a study?
Review current literature related to the clinical problem.
(Review of the literature is the first step in the orderly research process to determine what is
already known about the problem. Recruiting patients occurs later in the process, after the nurse
identifies the problem, researches the literature, and designs the study. Experimenting with new
nursing procedures that have not been tested or approved is a risk to patients. Surveys are
designed to obtain information from large study populations and would not be a first step in the
research process.)
The nurse researcher who obtains new knowledge regarding a procedure can most effectively
share the information with the nursing profession by doing which of the following?
