Nursing Research in Canada Test Bank Pt1
1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs.
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
d. the Canadian Nurses Association developing a research mandate. - (correct Answer) - b. universities
offering baccalaureate nursing programs.
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined.
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased.
c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health
care.
d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for other
disciplines. - (correct Answer) - c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of
health care.
Why are nursing practice-oriented scientific investigations valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform. - (correct Answer) - a. They validate the effectiveness of particular
nursing interventions.
When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional factor must be
considered before general implementation of this change?
,a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse educational
backgrounds.
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in
practice.
c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions.
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing. - (correct Answer) - b. Maintaining or
improving the quality of care resulting from the change in
practice.
Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process?
a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
b. To assist in collecting accurate data for clinical research studies
c. To teach patients and families about the usefulness of participation in research
d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice - (correct
Answer) - d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice
How are nursing theory and nursing research related?
a. Nursing theory and nursing research are independent of each other and have no
direct relationship.
b. Without nursing theory, research conducted by nurses would not have an impact
on nursing practice.
c. Nursing research drives the direction and specific content of nursing theory.
d. Nursing theory and nursing research both advance the knowledge base of nursing. - (correct Answer) -
d. Nursing theory and nursing research both advance the knowledge base of nursing.
Which action demonstrates the role of an intelligent consumer of nursing research?
a. Designing a research study.
b. Analyzing data to determine outcomes.
,c. Evaluating the credibility of the research findings.
d. Replicate the study in another setting to confirm the findings. - (correct Answer) - c. Evaluating the
credibility of the research findings.
In designating research functions to nursing staff, which of the following functions would you designate
to a staff registered nurse?
a. Protecting human participants by promoting the ethical principles of research.
b. Providing expert consultation about the way in which clinical services are delivered.
c. Developing methods to monitor the quality of nursing practice in the clinical setting.
d. Providing scientific development and leadership by assisting others in applying scientific knowledge in
nursing practice. - (correct Answer) - a. Protecting human participants by promoting the ethical
principles of research.
Which of the following statements regarding the role of the nurse in research is true?
a. Nurses must be prepared at the baccalaureate level to have any role in nursing research.
b. Master's-prepared nurses (those with MSN, MN, or MS degrees) are primarily responsible for using
the findings of nursing research in clinical practice.
c. One role of the nurse is to identify issues in clinical practice that are suitable for research.
d. Data analysis is only conducted by a PhD-level nurse. - (correct Answer) - c. One role of the nurse is to
identify issues in clinical practice that are suitable for research.
Which of Florence Nightingale's actions formed the foundation for modern-day nursing research
methods?
a. Establishing the St. Thomas Hospital School of Nursing in England.
b. Writing the curricula for the nineteenth-century nurse training programs.
c. Lobbying the British parliament to enact changes in law for better health care.
d. Collecting data systematically on the health status of British soldiers during the Crimean War. - (correct
Answer) - d. Collecting data systematically on the health status of British soldiers during the Crimean
War.
What was the focus of most nursing research studies conducted during the beginning of the twentieth
century?
, a. Nursing education methods and outcomes.
b. Effects of sanitation on health promotion and disease prevention.
c. Use of epidemiology as a method of identifying risk for specific illnesses.
d. Identification of the most effective means to disseminate positive findings from nursing research. -
(correct Answer) - a. Nursing education methods and outcomes.
What action or strategy can limit the depth of nursing research?
a. Addressing physiological and psychological responses to actual or potential
health problems.
b. Employing both qualitative methods and quantitative methods in the same study.
c. Developing programs of research that build on prior investigations.
d. Using singular measures to assess phenomena. - (correct Answer) - d. Using singular measures to
assess phenomena.
Which of the following is the overall value of developing evidence-informed nursing practice?
a. Demonstration of how nursing practices make a difference in patient outcomes.
b. Implementation of the most cost-effective nursing practice patterns.
c. Separation of nursing research from the research of other disciplines.
d. Development of new nursing theories. - (correct Answer) - a. Demonstration of how nursing practices
make a difference in patient outcomes.
How does an international research perspective contribute to the discipline and science of nursing?
a. By unifying the definition of the term health.
b. By increasing the dissemination potential of research findings.
c. By emphasizing the cultural aspects of nursing care.
d. By testing innovative and cost-effective patient care delivery models. - (correct Answer) - d. By testing
innovative and cost-effective patient care delivery models.
Which of the following is the identified priority for future nursing research efforts?
a. Improvement in patient quality of life.
b. Cost containment of health care delivery.
1. A key step to the development of nursing research was
a. the endowment of nursing research chairs.
b. universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs.
c. a baccalaureate degree becoming the entry to practice.
d. the Canadian Nurses Association developing a research mandate. - (correct Answer) - b. universities
offering baccalaureate nursing programs.
2. How is nursing research significant to the profession of nursing?
a. Responsibility is more specifically defined.
b. Liability within the practice of nursing is decreased.
c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of health
care.
d. The scope of nursing practice is expanded into areas formerly reserved for other
disciplines. - (correct Answer) - c. A specialized body of knowledge is generated for use in the delivery of
health care.
Why are nursing practice-oriented scientific investigations valuable?
a. They validate the effectiveness of particular nursing interventions.
b. They encourage consumers to question the quality of health care.
c. They limit the theory base for clinical decision making.
d. They mandate health care reform. - (correct Answer) - a. They validate the effectiveness of particular
nursing interventions.
When a change in nursing practice results in decreased cost of care, what additional factor must be
considered before general implementation of this change?
,a. Ensuring compliance of the change by nurses with diverse educational
backgrounds.
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in
practice.
c. Encouraging patients to be active partners in their health care decisions.
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing. - (correct Answer) - b. Maintaining or
improving the quality of care resulting from the change in
practice.
Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process?
a. To identify potential participants for clinical research studies
b. To assist in collecting accurate data for clinical research studies
c. To teach patients and families about the usefulness of participation in research
d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice - (correct
Answer) - d. To be able to evaluate nursing research reports for relevance to their own clinical practice
How are nursing theory and nursing research related?
a. Nursing theory and nursing research are independent of each other and have no
direct relationship.
b. Without nursing theory, research conducted by nurses would not have an impact
on nursing practice.
c. Nursing research drives the direction and specific content of nursing theory.
d. Nursing theory and nursing research both advance the knowledge base of nursing. - (correct Answer) -
d. Nursing theory and nursing research both advance the knowledge base of nursing.
Which action demonstrates the role of an intelligent consumer of nursing research?
a. Designing a research study.
b. Analyzing data to determine outcomes.
,c. Evaluating the credibility of the research findings.
d. Replicate the study in another setting to confirm the findings. - (correct Answer) - c. Evaluating the
credibility of the research findings.
In designating research functions to nursing staff, which of the following functions would you designate
to a staff registered nurse?
a. Protecting human participants by promoting the ethical principles of research.
b. Providing expert consultation about the way in which clinical services are delivered.
c. Developing methods to monitor the quality of nursing practice in the clinical setting.
d. Providing scientific development and leadership by assisting others in applying scientific knowledge in
nursing practice. - (correct Answer) - a. Protecting human participants by promoting the ethical
principles of research.
Which of the following statements regarding the role of the nurse in research is true?
a. Nurses must be prepared at the baccalaureate level to have any role in nursing research.
b. Master's-prepared nurses (those with MSN, MN, or MS degrees) are primarily responsible for using
the findings of nursing research in clinical practice.
c. One role of the nurse is to identify issues in clinical practice that are suitable for research.
d. Data analysis is only conducted by a PhD-level nurse. - (correct Answer) - c. One role of the nurse is to
identify issues in clinical practice that are suitable for research.
Which of Florence Nightingale's actions formed the foundation for modern-day nursing research
methods?
a. Establishing the St. Thomas Hospital School of Nursing in England.
b. Writing the curricula for the nineteenth-century nurse training programs.
c. Lobbying the British parliament to enact changes in law for better health care.
d. Collecting data systematically on the health status of British soldiers during the Crimean War. - (correct
Answer) - d. Collecting data systematically on the health status of British soldiers during the Crimean
War.
What was the focus of most nursing research studies conducted during the beginning of the twentieth
century?
, a. Nursing education methods and outcomes.
b. Effects of sanitation on health promotion and disease prevention.
c. Use of epidemiology as a method of identifying risk for specific illnesses.
d. Identification of the most effective means to disseminate positive findings from nursing research. -
(correct Answer) - a. Nursing education methods and outcomes.
What action or strategy can limit the depth of nursing research?
a. Addressing physiological and psychological responses to actual or potential
health problems.
b. Employing both qualitative methods and quantitative methods in the same study.
c. Developing programs of research that build on prior investigations.
d. Using singular measures to assess phenomena. - (correct Answer) - d. Using singular measures to
assess phenomena.
Which of the following is the overall value of developing evidence-informed nursing practice?
a. Demonstration of how nursing practices make a difference in patient outcomes.
b. Implementation of the most cost-effective nursing practice patterns.
c. Separation of nursing research from the research of other disciplines.
d. Development of new nursing theories. - (correct Answer) - a. Demonstration of how nursing practices
make a difference in patient outcomes.
How does an international research perspective contribute to the discipline and science of nursing?
a. By unifying the definition of the term health.
b. By increasing the dissemination potential of research findings.
c. By emphasizing the cultural aspects of nursing care.
d. By testing innovative and cost-effective patient care delivery models. - (correct Answer) - d. By testing
innovative and cost-effective patient care delivery models.
Which of the following is the identified priority for future nursing research efforts?
a. Improvement in patient quality of life.
b. Cost containment of health care delivery.
