RESEARCH FINAL ACTUAL EXAM/ MOSTLY TESTED QUESTIONS
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SOLUTIONS/GRADE A+
The nurse researcher is explaining the key differences between research and evidence-based practice
(EBP) to a new nurse researcher. Which statement best describes the relationship between research and
practice?
Ans: "Research involves searching and testing available knowledge and EPB involves finding the best
evidence to implement into practice." Correct
Qiz The nurse researcher is exploring the relationship between health promotion and illness prevention
strategies used by a variety of populations. What purpose would this research fulfill?
Ans: Description
Qiz The nurse researcher is conducting a synthesis of research for developing a guideline to implement
and evaluate in the practice setting. What purpose would this research fulfill?
Ans: Control
Qiz The nursing mentor is providing a brief lecture on the history of nursing. As a new nurse researcher,
you understand that the focus of nursing research from the late 1990s through the present has focused
on which area?
Ans: Evidence-based practice (EBP)
,Qiz What is the major purpose of the National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR)?
Ans: Provide financial support for nursing research.
Qiz Examine the following statement: The nurse researcher speculates that patients who receive
chemotherapy for lung cancer treatment experience vomiting as a side effect; therefore those patients
who have leukemia and receive chemotherapy will also experience nausea and vomiting. What type of
reasoning is the nurse researcher using?
Ans: Inductive
Qiz Examine the following statement: The nurse researcher speculates that nausea and vomiting are
common side effects of chemotherapy; therefore patients who have leukemia and are being treated
with chemotherapy will most likely have nausea and vomiting. What type of reasoning is the nurse
researcher using?
Ans: Deductive
Qiz The nurse educator would like to design an orientation program for the medical/surgical unit. The
researcher finds a phenomenological study conducted by Benner (1984), which describes how clinical
knowledge and expertise is gained through experience. What type of knowledge is being highlighted in
this study?
Ans: Personal experience
Qiz A nurse is using theories from psychology to expand her understanding of the grief process. This is
an example of which way of acquiring knowledge for nursing practice?
,Ans: Borrowing
Qiz A new registered nurse has formed a close relationship with an experienced nurse so that he or she
might learn facets of nursing practice by imitating the behavior of the expert nurse. This is an example of
which way of acquiring knowledge for nursing practice?
Ans: Role modeling
Qiz The nurse would like to research patients' perceptions of pain. The nurse focuses on qualitative
studies. What characteristic will likely be included in the qualitative research studies?
Ans: Theory development
Qiz The nurse is researching the incidence of pressure ulcers with a new skin care ointment to
determine the cause and effect interactions among variables. This is known as which type of research?
Ans: Quasi-experimental research
Qiz The nurse researcher is examining research that was developed by the discipline of anthropology for
investigating cultures through an in-depth study of the members of the culture. This is known as which
type of research?
Ans: Ethnographic research
Qiz A study is entitled, "The Use of Massage as an Intervention for Decreasing Low Back Pain." Based on
this title, how would the nurse appraise this type of research?
Ans: Quasi-experimental research
, Qiz Braden developed a scale to assess a patient's risk for developing a pressure ulcer. Patients admitted
to a hospital are assessed for their risk of pressure ulcer development and are provided interventions to
prevent ulcers. This is an example of knowledge that can be used to ___________ outcomes in practice.
Ans: control
Qiz A nurse researcher conducted a study to describe the experience of living with chronic pain. What
type of study best generates this type of knowledge?
Ans: Phenomenological study
Qiz A nurse conducted a study to determine the patient and financial outcomes for using a particular
type of treatment protocol for managing pressure ulcers. Based on this description, how would the
nurse appraise this type of study?
Ans: Outcomes study
Qiz Which inductive research technique is used to formulate, test, and refine a theory about a particular
phenomenon?
Ans: Grounded theory
Qiz An experienced nurse was caring for a patient following surgery and had a hunch that the patient
was going to have severe complications. This way of acquiring knowledge is best described as
Ans: intuition
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT
SOLUTIONS/GRADE A+
The nurse researcher is explaining the key differences between research and evidence-based practice
(EBP) to a new nurse researcher. Which statement best describes the relationship between research and
practice?
Ans: "Research involves searching and testing available knowledge and EPB involves finding the best
evidence to implement into practice." Correct
Qiz The nurse researcher is exploring the relationship between health promotion and illness prevention
strategies used by a variety of populations. What purpose would this research fulfill?
Ans: Description
Qiz The nurse researcher is conducting a synthesis of research for developing a guideline to implement
and evaluate in the practice setting. What purpose would this research fulfill?
Ans: Control
Qiz The nursing mentor is providing a brief lecture on the history of nursing. As a new nurse researcher,
you understand that the focus of nursing research from the late 1990s through the present has focused
on which area?
Ans: Evidence-based practice (EBP)
,Qiz What is the major purpose of the National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR)?
Ans: Provide financial support for nursing research.
Qiz Examine the following statement: The nurse researcher speculates that patients who receive
chemotherapy for lung cancer treatment experience vomiting as a side effect; therefore those patients
who have leukemia and receive chemotherapy will also experience nausea and vomiting. What type of
reasoning is the nurse researcher using?
Ans: Inductive
Qiz Examine the following statement: The nurse researcher speculates that nausea and vomiting are
common side effects of chemotherapy; therefore patients who have leukemia and are being treated
with chemotherapy will most likely have nausea and vomiting. What type of reasoning is the nurse
researcher using?
Ans: Deductive
Qiz The nurse educator would like to design an orientation program for the medical/surgical unit. The
researcher finds a phenomenological study conducted by Benner (1984), which describes how clinical
knowledge and expertise is gained through experience. What type of knowledge is being highlighted in
this study?
Ans: Personal experience
Qiz A nurse is using theories from psychology to expand her understanding of the grief process. This is
an example of which way of acquiring knowledge for nursing practice?
,Ans: Borrowing
Qiz A new registered nurse has formed a close relationship with an experienced nurse so that he or she
might learn facets of nursing practice by imitating the behavior of the expert nurse. This is an example of
which way of acquiring knowledge for nursing practice?
Ans: Role modeling
Qiz The nurse would like to research patients' perceptions of pain. The nurse focuses on qualitative
studies. What characteristic will likely be included in the qualitative research studies?
Ans: Theory development
Qiz The nurse is researching the incidence of pressure ulcers with a new skin care ointment to
determine the cause and effect interactions among variables. This is known as which type of research?
Ans: Quasi-experimental research
Qiz The nurse researcher is examining research that was developed by the discipline of anthropology for
investigating cultures through an in-depth study of the members of the culture. This is known as which
type of research?
Ans: Ethnographic research
Qiz A study is entitled, "The Use of Massage as an Intervention for Decreasing Low Back Pain." Based on
this title, how would the nurse appraise this type of research?
Ans: Quasi-experimental research
, Qiz Braden developed a scale to assess a patient's risk for developing a pressure ulcer. Patients admitted
to a hospital are assessed for their risk of pressure ulcer development and are provided interventions to
prevent ulcers. This is an example of knowledge that can be used to ___________ outcomes in practice.
Ans: control
Qiz A nurse researcher conducted a study to describe the experience of living with chronic pain. What
type of study best generates this type of knowledge?
Ans: Phenomenological study
Qiz A nurse conducted a study to determine the patient and financial outcomes for using a particular
type of treatment protocol for managing pressure ulcers. Based on this description, how would the
nurse appraise this type of study?
Ans: Outcomes study
Qiz Which inductive research technique is used to formulate, test, and refine a theory about a particular
phenomenon?
Ans: Grounded theory
Qiz An experienced nurse was caring for a patient following surgery and had a hunch that the patient
was going to have severe complications. This way of acquiring knowledge is best described as
Ans: intuition
