Test Bank - Campbell Biology in
Focus
Importance of research in nursing - ANSWERSResearch findings provide evidence for informing
nurses' decisions and actions.
Best served group by clinical nursing research - ANSWERSNurses' clients.
Area where research plays an important role in nursing (US) - ANSWERSNurses' education.
Role of a consumer of nursing research - ANSWERSRead research reports for relevant findings.
Concern of most nursing studies in the early 1900s - ANSWERSNursing education.
Topic conforming to future nursing research priorities - ANSWERSPromotion of excellence in nursing
science.
Process of deductive reasoning - ANSWERSDeveloping specific predictions from general principles.
Ontological assumption of naturalistic paradigm - ANSWERSReality is multiply constructed and
multiply interpreted by humans.
Epistemological assumption of positivist paradigm - ANSWERSThe researcher is objective and
independent of those being studied.
Characteristic not of traditional scientific method - ANSWERSEmphasis on a holistic view of a
phenomenon, studied in a rich context.
Definition of empiricism - ANSWERSGathering evidence rooted in reality.
Hallmark of the scientific method - ANSWERSSystematic.
,Limitation of scientific method to answer questions about human life - ANSWERSThe difficulty of
accurately measuring complex human traits.
Criticism of the scientific method - ANSWERSReductionist.
Naturalistic qualitative research - ANSWERSTakes place in the field.
Type of study investigating effect of patients' body position on blood pressure -
ANSWERSQuantitative.
Type of study on effect of massage on pain alleviation in cancer patients - ANSWERSApplied.
Researcher's paradigmatic orientation studying treatment decisions for infertility -
ANSWERSNaturalism.
Continuum of participation in research - ANSWERSConsumers to producers.
Goal of explanatory research - ANSWERSUnderstand the underpinnings of natural phenomena and
to explain systematic relationships among them.
Where evidence-based practice begins - ANSWERSIntegration of clinical judgments with research
evidence.
Desire behind evidence-based practice - ANSWERSA desire to abandon decisions based on custom
and authority opinion.
Search for evidence-based practice - ANSWERSA search for the best possible information for
addressing a clinical problem.
Changes in nurses' thinking - ANSWERSInvolves changes in nurses' thinking
Direct use of findings in patient care - ANSWERSInvolves the direct use of findings in giving patient
care
, Use of findings to persuade others - ANSWERSInvolves use of findings to persuade others
Changes in patient thinking toward nurses - ANSWERSInvolves changes in patient thinking toward
nurses
Evidence-based practice introduction statement - ANSWERSConscientious integration of current best
evidence with clinical expertise
Best evidence hierarchy - ANSWERSMost evidence hierarchies put meta-analyses of multiple clinical
trials at the pinnacle
Research utilization start - ANSWERSUses findings of a study that are related to the previous
research of the topic
Limiting researchers for evidence-based practice - ANSWERSConducting high-quality,
methodologically sound studies
Major barrier to evidence-based practice - ANSWERSThe fact that many clinical nurses are not
academically prepared to critically evaluate nursing research studies
Care bundles - ANSWERSSet of interventions to treat or prevent a cluster of symptoms
Metasynthesis - ANSWERSQualitative, narrative approach to integration of a study
Systematic reviews database - ANSWERSCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Clinical practice guidelines - ANSWERSGive general recommendations for evidence-based decision
making
Comprehensive reference resource - ANSWERSClinical Evidence
Background question in evidence-based practice - ANSWERSGeneral, foundational questions about a
clinical issue
Focus
Importance of research in nursing - ANSWERSResearch findings provide evidence for informing
nurses' decisions and actions.
Best served group by clinical nursing research - ANSWERSNurses' clients.
Area where research plays an important role in nursing (US) - ANSWERSNurses' education.
Role of a consumer of nursing research - ANSWERSRead research reports for relevant findings.
Concern of most nursing studies in the early 1900s - ANSWERSNursing education.
Topic conforming to future nursing research priorities - ANSWERSPromotion of excellence in nursing
science.
Process of deductive reasoning - ANSWERSDeveloping specific predictions from general principles.
Ontological assumption of naturalistic paradigm - ANSWERSReality is multiply constructed and
multiply interpreted by humans.
Epistemological assumption of positivist paradigm - ANSWERSThe researcher is objective and
independent of those being studied.
Characteristic not of traditional scientific method - ANSWERSEmphasis on a holistic view of a
phenomenon, studied in a rich context.
Definition of empiricism - ANSWERSGathering evidence rooted in reality.
Hallmark of the scientific method - ANSWERSSystematic.
,Limitation of scientific method to answer questions about human life - ANSWERSThe difficulty of
accurately measuring complex human traits.
Criticism of the scientific method - ANSWERSReductionist.
Naturalistic qualitative research - ANSWERSTakes place in the field.
Type of study investigating effect of patients' body position on blood pressure -
ANSWERSQuantitative.
Type of study on effect of massage on pain alleviation in cancer patients - ANSWERSApplied.
Researcher's paradigmatic orientation studying treatment decisions for infertility -
ANSWERSNaturalism.
Continuum of participation in research - ANSWERSConsumers to producers.
Goal of explanatory research - ANSWERSUnderstand the underpinnings of natural phenomena and
to explain systematic relationships among them.
Where evidence-based practice begins - ANSWERSIntegration of clinical judgments with research
evidence.
Desire behind evidence-based practice - ANSWERSA desire to abandon decisions based on custom
and authority opinion.
Search for evidence-based practice - ANSWERSA search for the best possible information for
addressing a clinical problem.
Changes in nurses' thinking - ANSWERSInvolves changes in nurses' thinking
Direct use of findings in patient care - ANSWERSInvolves the direct use of findings in giving patient
care
, Use of findings to persuade others - ANSWERSInvolves use of findings to persuade others
Changes in patient thinking toward nurses - ANSWERSInvolves changes in patient thinking toward
nurses
Evidence-based practice introduction statement - ANSWERSConscientious integration of current best
evidence with clinical expertise
Best evidence hierarchy - ANSWERSMost evidence hierarchies put meta-analyses of multiple clinical
trials at the pinnacle
Research utilization start - ANSWERSUses findings of a study that are related to the previous
research of the topic
Limiting researchers for evidence-based practice - ANSWERSConducting high-quality,
methodologically sound studies
Major barrier to evidence-based practice - ANSWERSThe fact that many clinical nurses are not
academically prepared to critically evaluate nursing research studies
Care bundles - ANSWERSSet of interventions to treat or prevent a cluster of symptoms
Metasynthesis - ANSWERSQualitative, narrative approach to integration of a study
Systematic reviews database - ANSWERSCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Clinical practice guidelines - ANSWERSGive general recommendations for evidence-based decision
making
Comprehensive reference resource - ANSWERSClinical Evidence
Background question in evidence-based practice - ANSWERSGeneral, foundational questions about a
clinical issue
