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by Mina Singh, RN, RP, BSc, BScN MEd, PhD, I-FCNEI, Cherylyn Cameron, RN,
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PhD, Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN, FAAN and Judith Haber, PhD, RN, FAAN
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TABLE OF CONTENT gg gg
PartggI: ggResearch ggOverview ggResearch ggVignette: ggA Program ggof ggResearch ggin ggTranscultural ggNursing
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1. TheggRole ggof ggResearch g g in ggNursing
2. Theoretical ggFramework
3. Critical ggReading ggStrategies: g g Overview ggof ggthe ggResearch g g Process
4. DevelopingggResearch g g Questions, ggHypotheses, g g and ggClinical ggQuestions
5. Finding ggand g g Appraisingggthe ggLiterature
6. Legalggand ggEthical ggIssues
PartggII: ggQualitative ggResearchggResearch ggVignette: ggCreating ggQualitatively ggDerived ggKnowledge ggfor gga ggPractice ggDiscipline
7. Introduction ggto ggQualitative ggResearch
8. Qualitative ggApproaches ggto ggResearch
PartggIII:ggQuantitative ggResearchggResearch ggVignette: ggTackling ggtheggPrevention ggof ggFalls ggAmong Older ggAdults ff
9. Introduction ggto ggQuantitative ggResearch
10. Experimental ggand g g Quasiexperimental g g Designs
11. Non-experimental gg Designs
PartggIV: ggProcesses ggRelated ggto ggResearch ggResearch ggVignette: ggPartnering ggwith ggparents ggto ggreduceggnewborn gg pain g g - ggevidence ggand ggimplementation
12. Sampling
13. Data ggCollection g g Methods
14. Rigour ggin ggResearch
15. QualitativeggData gg Analysis
16. Quantitative ggData gg Analysis
17. Presenting ggthe Findings
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Part ggV: ggCritiquing ggResearch ggResearch ggVignette: ggAggProgram ggof ggResearch
18. Critiquing Qualitative ggResearch
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19. Critiquing Quantitative ggResearch
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Part ggVI: ggApplication ggof ggResearch: ggEvidence-Informed ggPractice ggResearch ggVignette: ggFrom ggmy ggPh.D. ggto ggher ggPost-Doctoral
ggstudies: g g Building gga Survivorship ggCancer ggCare ggProgram
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20. Developingggan ggEvidence-Informed ggPractice ggResearch ggVignette: ggSocial ggSupport ggNeeds ggof ggOlder ggAdults
,Chapter 01:The Role of Research in Nursing
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LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition gg gg gg gg g gg
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Akey step to the development of nursing research was
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a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
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b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs. gg gg gg gg
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
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d. the Canadian NursesAssociation developing a research mandate.
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A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg
of nurses with PhD degrees increased.
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B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction gg gg gg gg gg gg gg
toresearch within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the
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MSN and PhD levels.
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C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg
until thetwenty-firstcentury.
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D The Canadian NursesAssociation did not develop a research mandate until
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the end of the twentieth century.
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DIF: Cognitive Level:Application gg
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
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Promotionand Maintenance
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2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
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a. Responsibilityis more specifically defined. ff ff ff ff
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased.
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c. Aspecialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health care.
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d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for
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A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but
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professional guidelines regarding responsibilityalready exist.
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B Liabilityis a legal concept. Research does not promote liability.
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C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence- gg gg gg gg gg gg gg
informednursing care. gg
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to
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nursingpractice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension gg gg
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
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Promotionand Maintenance
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, 3. Why are nursing practice–oriented scientific investigations valuable?
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a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
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b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
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c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
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d. They mandate health care reform. ff ff ff ff
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Feedback
A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and gg gg gg gg gg gg gg gg
reinforces quality of nursing care.
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B On the contrary, theyhelp reassure consumers about the qualityof health care.
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C They support the development of the theorybase for clinical decision making.
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D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension gg gg
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
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Promotionand Maintenance
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4. When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional
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a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse
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educationalbackgrounds
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b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
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c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions
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B
Feedback
A Not all nurses are responsible for supervising compliance with new measures.
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B Nurses are accountable to maintain qualitypatient care despite cost-cutting
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measures.
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C Nurses should encourage patient participation in care despite cost-
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cuttingmeasures.
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D Nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines.
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DIF: Cognitive Level:Analysis gg
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health
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Promotionand Maintenance
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5. Whydo nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process?
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a. To identifypotential participants forclinical research studies
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b. To assist in collecting accurate data for clinical research studies
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c. To teach patients and families about the usefulness of participation in research
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d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their
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own clinicalpractice
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ANS: g g D