TEST BANK:
Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for
Evidence-Based Practice
by Geri Lobiondo Wood
10TH EDITION
, Table of Contents
PART I. OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
ChapteR 01: IntegRating ReseaRch, EviDence-BaseD PRactice, anD Quality ImpRovementPRocesses
ChapteR 02: ReseaRch Questions, Hypotheses, anD Clinical QuestionsTest Bank
ChapteR 03: GatheRing anD AppRaising the LiteRatuReTest Bank
ChapteR 04: TheoRetical FRamewoRks foR ReseaRchTest Bank
PART II. PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO QUALITATIVE
RESEARCH
ChapteR 05: IntRoDuction to Qualitative ReseaRchTest Bank
ChapteR 06: Qualitative AppRoaches to ReseaRchTest Bank
ChapteR 07: AppRaising Qualitative ReseaRchTest Bank
PART III. PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO QUANTITATIVE
RESEARCH
ChapteR 08: IntRoDuction to Quantitative ReseaRchTest Bank
ChapteR 09: ExpeRimental anD Quasi-ExpeRimental DesignsTest Bank
ChapteR 10: NonexpeRimental DesignsTest Bank
ChapteR 11: Systematic Reviews anD Clinical PRactice GuiDelinesTest Bank
ChapteR 12: SamplingTest Bank
ChapteR 13: Legal anD Ethical IssuesTest Bank
ChapteR 14: Data Collection MethoDsTest Bank
ChapteR 15: Reliability anD ValiDityTest Bank
ChapteR 16: Data Analysis: DescRiptive anD InfeRential StatisticsTest Bank
ChapteR 17: UnDeRstanDing ReseaRch FinDingsTest Bank
ChapteR 18: AppRaising Quantitative ReseaRchTest Bank
PART IV. APPLICATION OF RESEARCH: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
ChapteR 19: StRategies anD Tools foR Developing an EviDence-BaseD PRacticeTest Bank
ChapteR 20: Developing an EviDence-BaseD PRacticeTest Bank
ChapteR 21:Quality ImpRovement………………………………………….
,ChapteR 01: IntegRating ReseaRch, EviDence-BaseD PRactice, anD Quality
ImpRovementPRocesses
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. NuRsing ReseaRch is significant to the pRofession ofNursing because it pRomotes what?
a. MoRe specifically DefineDNursing pRactice Responsibilities
b. DecReaseD liability within the pRactice ofNursing
c. GeneRation of a specializeD boDy ofNursing knowleDge foR use inNursing pRactice
d. Expansion of the scope ofNursing pRactice into aReas foRmeRly ReseRveD
foR otheRDisciplines
ANS: C
FeeDback
A ReseaRch aiDs in Documenting accountability of nuRses, but pRofessional
guiDelines alReaDy exist RegaRDing Responsibility. Each state has a NuRse
PRactice
Act with Rules anD Regulations that Define scope of pRactice.
B Liability is a legal concept RelateD to a nuRse’s legal scope of pRactice anD
pRofessional stanDaRDs of pRactice. ReseaRch Does not change a nuRse’s
liability.
C NuRsing ReseaRch geneRates a specializeD scientific knowleDge base
that empoweRs theNursing pRofession to anticipate anD meet constantly
shiftingchallenges of health caRe DeliveRy to multiple populations. It
pRoviDes a
founDation foR eviDence-baseDNursing caRe anD quality impRovement
activities.
D Although ReseaRch can DocumentNursing accountability, each state’s NuRse
PRactice Act Defines the scope ofNursing pRactice foR that state.
2. Which aspect of the scientific investigation ofNursing pRactice is also a funDamental
conceptof AmeRican NuRses Association (ANA)’s CoDe foR NuRses?
a. PRofessional accountability
b. StanDaRDs of caRe
c. Legal scope of pRactice
d. ADvanceD pRacticeNursing activities
ANS: A
FeeDback
A Scientific investigation pRomotes accountability, a hallmaRk of theNursing
pRofession anD a funDamental concept of the ANA’s CoDe foR Nurses
B StanDaRDs of caRe aRe DefineD by ANA, as well as specialtyNursing
oRganizations. The CoDe foR NuRses states that nuRses shoulD
confoRm tostanDaRDs, but stanDaRDs peR se aRe not paRt of the
CoDe.
C Legal scope of pRactice is DefineD by each state’s NuRse PRactice Act anD
elaboRateD in its Rules anD Regulations.
D The ANA CoDe applies toNursing pRactice in geneRal, not aDvanceD pRactice.
3. NuRses who Do not conDuct ReseaRch neeD to unDeRstanD theNursing ReseaRch
pRocess foRwhich of these Reasons?
a. To iDentify potential subjects foR clinical ReseaRch stuDies
b. To assist as accuRate Data collectoRs in clinical ReseaRch stuDies
c. To teach patients anD theiR families about the usefulness of consenting
topaRticipate in ReseaRch
d. To be able to evaluateNursing ReseaRch RepoRts foR Relevance to theiR own
clinicalpRactice
ANS: D
FeeDback
A Subject iDentification is DeteRmineD by the nuRse ReseaRcheR.
B Data collectoRs neeD to unDeRstanD theiR Role in the stuDy; they Do not neeD
to
unDeRstanD the entiRe ReseaRch pRocess.
C Subject RecRuitment is the Responsibility of the nuRse ReseaRcheR.
D NuRses neeD to unDeRstanD the ReseaRch pRocess in oRDeR to
cRitically ReaDReseaRch RepoRts anD DeteRmine ifNursing pRactice
shoulD incoRpoRate the
ReseaRch finDings as valiD eviDence.
4. Which of these actions DemonstRates the Role of a knowleDgeable consumeR
ofNursingReseaRch?
a. Designing aNursing ReseaRch stuDy
b. Analyzing Data to DeteRmine a stuDy’s outcomes
c. Evaluating the cReDibility of ReseaRch finDings
d. Implementing an inteRvention founD to be effective in one clinical case stuDy
ANS: C
FeeDback
A A consumeR uses anD applies ReseaRch to pRactice but is not Responsible foR
Designing a stuDy.
B A consumeR Does not conDuct Data analysis of a stuDy; the stuDy’s pRimaRy
investigatoR analyzes Data.
C A consumeR ofNursing ReseaRch neeDs to unDeRstanD the ReseaRch pRocess
to
DeteRmine the meRit anD Relevance of eviDence pResenteD in ReseaRch
stuDies.
D A consumeR woulD not implement an inteRvention on the basis of a single case
stuDy.
5. MembeRs of theNursing staff aRe to paRticipate in a unit-baseD clinical ReseaRch stuDy.
WhichReseaRch-RelateD actions woulD be expecteD of a nuRse with a
baccalauReateNursing DegRee?
a. Using cRitical appRaisal skills to unDeRstanD anD assess the steps of the
ReseaRchpRocess
b. PRoviDing expeRtNursing consultation about the way in which clinical
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