EXCEL IN CANADIAN NURSING
PRACTICE WITH THE TEST BANK
FOR CANADIAN FUNDAMENTALS
OF NURSING, 6TH EDITION BY
PATRICIA A. POTTER ET AL. – ALL
CHAPTERS 1-48 LATEST UPDATE
2026
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?
- answer-Qualitative study.
(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 the use of tightly controlled subject groups,
variables, and procedures to eliminate bias and ensure that findings can be generalized
to similar groups of subjects.)
An operating room nurse is talking with colleagues during a meeting. She asks, "I
wonder if we would see fewer wound infections if we used chlorhexidine instead of
povidone-iodine to clean the skin of our surgical patients? What does the P represent in
this example of a PICOT question? - answer-Surgical patients.
(Surgical patients are the patient population of interest (P) in the PICOT (patient
population, intervention, comparison, outcome, time) question. The intervention is the
cleaning of the skin, and the comparison of interest is between chlorhexidine use and
povidone-iodine use. Operating room nurses are not an element of the PICOT question.)
, A nurse researcher is designing an exercise study that involves 100 patients who attend
a wellness clinic. As the patients come to the clinic, each has a choice as to whether he
or she wants to be in the new exercise program or remain in the traditional program. The
nurse plans to measure the patients' self-report of exercise before and 6 months after
the program begins. What factor might influence the results of this study in an
unfavourable way? - answer-Sampling method.
(Because the patients at the clinic are allowed their choice of the traditional versus the
new exercise program, the sampling in this study is not random sampling.)
The foundation of research is which of the following? - answer-Scientific method.
(The scientific method is the foundation of research and is the most reliable and
objective of all methods of obtaining knowledge. Documentation, critical thinking, and
evidence are not the foundations of research.)
A researcher gives a subject full and complete information about the purpose of a study.
This is an example of which of the following? - answer-Informed consent.
(Informed consent implies that the research subjects are given full and complete
information about the purpose of the study, procedures, data collection, potential
harms and benefits, and alternative methods of treatment. Confidentiality rules
guarantee that any information the subject provides will not be reported to people
outside the research team. Bias is any personal opinion or judgement that may be
interjected into the results. Anonymity means that the subject's name and identifying
information would not be disclosed during the research study.)
A new nurse on an orthopedic unit is assigned to care for a patient undergoing skeletal
traction. The nurse asks a colleague, "What is the best practice for cleaning pin sites in
skeletal traction?" This question is an example of which of the following? - answer-
Knowledge-focused trigger.
(A knowledge-focused trigger is a question regarding new information available on a
topic. A problem-focused trigger is one faced while the nurse is caring for a patient or
PRACTICE WITH THE TEST BANK
FOR CANADIAN FUNDAMENTALS
OF NURSING, 6TH EDITION BY
PATRICIA A. POTTER ET AL. – ALL
CHAPTERS 1-48 LATEST UPDATE
2026
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?
- answer-Qualitative study.
(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 the use of tightly controlled subject groups,
variables, and procedures to eliminate bias and ensure that findings can be generalized
to similar groups of subjects.)
An operating room nurse is talking with colleagues during a meeting. She asks, "I
wonder if we would see fewer wound infections if we used chlorhexidine instead of
povidone-iodine to clean the skin of our surgical patients? What does the P represent in
this example of a PICOT question? - answer-Surgical patients.
(Surgical patients are the patient population of interest (P) in the PICOT (patient
population, intervention, comparison, outcome, time) question. The intervention is the
cleaning of the skin, and the comparison of interest is between chlorhexidine use and
povidone-iodine use. Operating room nurses are not an element of the PICOT question.)
, A nurse researcher is designing an exercise study that involves 100 patients who attend
a wellness clinic. As the patients come to the clinic, each has a choice as to whether he
or she wants to be in the new exercise program or remain in the traditional program. The
nurse plans to measure the patients' self-report of exercise before and 6 months after
the program begins. What factor might influence the results of this study in an
unfavourable way? - answer-Sampling method.
(Because the patients at the clinic are allowed their choice of the traditional versus the
new exercise program, the sampling in this study is not random sampling.)
The foundation of research is which of the following? - answer-Scientific method.
(The scientific method is the foundation of research and is the most reliable and
objective of all methods of obtaining knowledge. Documentation, critical thinking, and
evidence are not the foundations of research.)
A researcher gives a subject full and complete information about the purpose of a study.
This is an example of which of the following? - answer-Informed consent.
(Informed consent implies that the research subjects are given full and complete
information about the purpose of the study, procedures, data collection, potential
harms and benefits, and alternative methods of treatment. Confidentiality rules
guarantee that any information the subject provides will not be reported to people
outside the research team. Bias is any personal opinion or judgement that may be
interjected into the results. Anonymity means that the subject's name and identifying
information would not be disclosed during the research study.)
A new nurse on an orthopedic unit is assigned to care for a patient undergoing skeletal
traction. The nurse asks a colleague, "What is the best practice for cleaning pin sites in
skeletal traction?" This question is an example of which of the following? - answer-
Knowledge-focused trigger.
(A knowledge-focused trigger is a question regarding new information available on a
topic. A problem-focused trigger is one faced while the nurse is caring for a patient or
