Canadian Essentials of Nursing
Research Questions with Accurate
Answers
Research - ANSWERSa systemic inquiry that uses structural methods to answer
questions and solve problems
Nursing research - ANSWERSa systemic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy
evidence about issues of importance to nurses and their clients
Clinical nursing research - ANSWERSresearch designed to guide nursing practice
What is EBP? - ANSWERSEBP- evidence based practice. It uses the best evidence in
making patient care decisions
What is an example of users or consumers of nursing research? - ANSWERSnurses
who read research reports to keep up-to-date on findings that may affect their practice
What is an example of a producer of nursing research? - ANSWERSnurses who
actively design nd undertaker studies
Even if you never conduct a study yourself, you may do one of the five following: -
ANSWERS1. identify an idea for clinical inquiry
2. assist in collecting research information
3. offer advice to clients about participating in a study
4. search for research evidence
5. discuss implications of a study in a journal club in your practice setting, which
involves meetings to discuss research articles
What year and where was the establishment of the first Center for Nursing Research? -
ANSWERSEstablished in 1979 and was located at the McGill University. From there,
nursing research was strengthened largely in the 1980s
What year was EBP introduced? - ANSWERS1990s
What is the CCNRI and what is their purpose? - ANSWERSThe CCNRI is the Canadian
Consortium for Nursing Research and Innovation. The purpose was to create a strong,
unified voice to promote nursing research and to develop a framework for building
nursing research capacity in Canada
What is translational research? - ANSWERSresearch on how finding from studies can
best be translated into practice.
, Systemic reviews are the cornerstone for what? - ANSWERSEvidence-Based Practice
What are the 8 future directions for nursing research? - ANSWERS1. continued EBP
2. stronger evidence through confirmatory strategies
3. continued emphasis on systemic reviews
4. expanded local research in health care setting
5. expanded dissemination of research findings
6. increased focus on diversity issues and health disparities
7. clinical significance and patient-orientated research
8. inter-professional collaboration and health research
What are the sources of evidence for nursing practice? - ANSWERS1. tradition and
authority (some traditional routines are ineffective, this is considered the leader of EBP)
2. clinical experience, trial and error ( reliable source of knowledge, has limitations as a
source of evidence, nurses experience is too narrow, tends to be disorganized and
solutions may be idiosyncratic- may be done in ones own way)
3. assembled information (has some useful information, but provides no mechanism to
actually guide improvements)
4. disciplined research (the best method of acquiring reliable knowledge that humans
have developed)
What is a paradigm? - ANSWERSa worldview, a general perspective to explain the
worlds complexities
What are the two types of paradigms? - ANSWERSPositivist paradigm and
Constructivist paradigm
Positivist Paradigm - ANSWERS- called positivism
- rooted in 19th century
-guided by philosophers Isaac Newton and John Locke
- logical, rational, and scientific
- orderly, disciplined procedures with tight controls
Explain what a positivist would think like? - ANSWERS- assume that nature is ordered
and regular
- reality exists independent of human observation
- the real world is not affected by the human mind, the way we think, perceive, or
experience
- Determinism: phenomena do not happen by chance, but they are controlled and
produced by antecedent causes
- research is aimed at understanding the underlying cause
- attach importance to objectivity
How might a positivist react to pain versus a constructivist? - ANSWERSPositivist: if a
person is in pain, the nurse assumes that there must be a direct, external stimuli for the
Research Questions with Accurate
Answers
Research - ANSWERSa systemic inquiry that uses structural methods to answer
questions and solve problems
Nursing research - ANSWERSa systemic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy
evidence about issues of importance to nurses and their clients
Clinical nursing research - ANSWERSresearch designed to guide nursing practice
What is EBP? - ANSWERSEBP- evidence based practice. It uses the best evidence in
making patient care decisions
What is an example of users or consumers of nursing research? - ANSWERSnurses
who read research reports to keep up-to-date on findings that may affect their practice
What is an example of a producer of nursing research? - ANSWERSnurses who
actively design nd undertaker studies
Even if you never conduct a study yourself, you may do one of the five following: -
ANSWERS1. identify an idea for clinical inquiry
2. assist in collecting research information
3. offer advice to clients about participating in a study
4. search for research evidence
5. discuss implications of a study in a journal club in your practice setting, which
involves meetings to discuss research articles
What year and where was the establishment of the first Center for Nursing Research? -
ANSWERSEstablished in 1979 and was located at the McGill University. From there,
nursing research was strengthened largely in the 1980s
What year was EBP introduced? - ANSWERS1990s
What is the CCNRI and what is their purpose? - ANSWERSThe CCNRI is the Canadian
Consortium for Nursing Research and Innovation. The purpose was to create a strong,
unified voice to promote nursing research and to develop a framework for building
nursing research capacity in Canada
What is translational research? - ANSWERSresearch on how finding from studies can
best be translated into practice.
, Systemic reviews are the cornerstone for what? - ANSWERSEvidence-Based Practice
What are the 8 future directions for nursing research? - ANSWERS1. continued EBP
2. stronger evidence through confirmatory strategies
3. continued emphasis on systemic reviews
4. expanded local research in health care setting
5. expanded dissemination of research findings
6. increased focus on diversity issues and health disparities
7. clinical significance and patient-orientated research
8. inter-professional collaboration and health research
What are the sources of evidence for nursing practice? - ANSWERS1. tradition and
authority (some traditional routines are ineffective, this is considered the leader of EBP)
2. clinical experience, trial and error ( reliable source of knowledge, has limitations as a
source of evidence, nurses experience is too narrow, tends to be disorganized and
solutions may be idiosyncratic- may be done in ones own way)
3. assembled information (has some useful information, but provides no mechanism to
actually guide improvements)
4. disciplined research (the best method of acquiring reliable knowledge that humans
have developed)
What is a paradigm? - ANSWERSa worldview, a general perspective to explain the
worlds complexities
What are the two types of paradigms? - ANSWERSPositivist paradigm and
Constructivist paradigm
Positivist Paradigm - ANSWERS- called positivism
- rooted in 19th century
-guided by philosophers Isaac Newton and John Locke
- logical, rational, and scientific
- orderly, disciplined procedures with tight controls
Explain what a positivist would think like? - ANSWERS- assume that nature is ordered
and regular
- reality exists independent of human observation
- the real world is not affected by the human mind, the way we think, perceive, or
experience
- Determinism: phenomena do not happen by chance, but they are controlled and
produced by antecedent causes
- research is aimed at understanding the underlying cause
- attach importance to objectivity
How might a positivist react to pain versus a constructivist? - ANSWERSPositivist: if a
person is in pain, the nurse assumes that there must be a direct, external stimuli for the
