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Canadian ATI Fundamentals of
Nursing, 6th Edition Questions And
Answers 2025
Latest Update With Rationales
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? - ANSWERS-Review
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current literature related to the clinical
problem.
Rationale: (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
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profession by doing which of the following?
- ANSWERSCommunicating the research
findings in a professional journal.
Rationale: (Publication of research results
provides other nurses with the scientific
background of the study before they apply
its findings in practice. Study subjects and
setting should be similar in order to replicate
a study. Nurses should not change from
accepted to unproven ways of providing
care without careful research and
collaboration with colleagues.
Experimenting with new nursing measures
is inappropriate and may place a patient at
risk.)
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You are a nurse researcher interviewing
senior oncology nurses, asking them to
describe how they deal with the loss of a
patient. The analysis of the interviews yields
common themes describing the nurses' grief.
This is an example of which type of study? -
ANSWERS-Qualitative study.
Rationale: (A qualitative study involves
inductive reasoning to develop
generalizations or theories from specific
observations or interviews. Historical
research establishes facts and relationships
concerning past events. Correlational
research is exploration of the
interrelationships among variables of
interest without any intervention by the
researcher. An experimental study involves
Canadian ATI Fundamentals of
Nursing, 6th Edition Questions And
Answers 2025
Latest Update With Rationales
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? - ANSWERS-Review
,2|Page
current literature related to the clinical
problem.
Rationale: (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
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profession by doing which of the following?
- ANSWERSCommunicating the research
findings in a professional journal.
Rationale: (Publication of research results
provides other nurses with the scientific
background of the study before they apply
its findings in practice. Study subjects and
setting should be similar in order to replicate
a study. Nurses should not change from
accepted to unproven ways of providing
care without careful research and
collaboration with colleagues.
Experimenting with new nursing measures
is inappropriate and may place a patient at
risk.)
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You are a nurse researcher interviewing
senior oncology nurses, asking them to
describe how they deal with the loss of a
patient. The analysis of the interviews yields
common themes describing the nurses' grief.
This is an example of which type of study? -
ANSWERS-Qualitative study.
Rationale: (A qualitative study involves
inductive reasoning to develop
generalizations or theories from specific
observations or interviews. Historical
research establishes facts and relationships
concerning past events. Correlational
research is exploration of the
interrelationships among variables of
interest without any intervention by the
researcher. An experimental study involves
