[Grade A+] NURS 5366 test 1 study guide
Question 1 Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between research and practice? Answers: a. Research knowledge, combined with experiential wisdom, constitutes the base for practice. b. Practice limits nursing research to issues t...
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Question 1
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between research
and practice?
Answers: a.
Research knowledge, combined with experiential wisdom,
constitutes the base for practice.
b.
Practice limits nursing research to issues that are patient-centered.
c.
Practice does not affect research, but research affects practice.
Response Feedback: p. 11
Question 2
Sources of research topics often come from research priorities developed by
professional organizations and funding agencies. Which of the following is an
example of a research priority in healthcare?
Answers: a.
Vaccination of all children regardless of parents’ religious beliefs
b.
Effective and appropriate use of technology to achieve optimal
patient assessment, management and/or outcomes
c.
Promotion of literacy in preschoolers
Response Feedback: p. 24
Question 3
, Researchers who select a quantitative design for their study want to
Answers: a.
provide a framework for studying cultures.
b.
determine the strength of the relationship between the independent
and dependent variable.
c.
generate a new theory.
Response Feedback: p 37
Question 4
A research study contains the following in its Introduction section: “This study was
undertaken to explore the effect of massage on total hours of sleep per 24-hour day,
in persons averaging fewer than 7 hours of sleep per night, attributable to
insomnia. . . . Presumably by increasing endorphin levels, massage seems to provide
an immediate relaxation and an ability to sleep immediately following the session,
but it is unclear whether these benefits actually extend to total sleep, despite
anecdotal support. The claim that massage increases total hours of sleep has been
inadequately researched. . . . Does massage increase the total number of hours of
daily sleep? . . . It was posited that provision of daily late-morning massage would
affect total hours of sleep per 24-hour day. The study’s causational explanation was
based on the physiologic matrix of McCarthy, which includes effects of endorphins
on sleep, learning ability, pain, digestive function, and cardiac output. . . . It was
taken as established fact that massage is pleasant, that research subjects getting fewer
than 7 hours of sleep per night were sleep-deprived, and that endorphins mediated the
changes observed.”
What is the research problem?
Answers: a.
This study was undertaken to explore the effect of massage on total
hours of sleep per 24-hour day, in persons averaging fewer than 7 hours
of sleep per night, attributable to insomnia.
, b.
Presumably by increasing endorphin levels, massage seems to
provide an immediate relaxation and an ability to sleep
immediately following the session, but it is unclear whether these
benefits actually extend to total sleep, despite anecdotal support.
c.
It was taken as established fact that massage is pleasant, that research
subjects getting fewer than 7 hours of sleep per night were sleep-
deprived, and that endorphins mediated the changes observed.
d.
It was posited that provision of daily late-morning massage would
affect total hours of sleep per 24-hour day.
Response A research problem is an area of concern or phenomenon of interest
Feedback: about which there is a gap in the knowledge base needed for nursing
practice. The problem identifies an area of concern or phenomenon
of interest for a particular population and often indicates the concepts
to be studied.
p. 47
Question 5
All of the following have the potential to generate new knowledge for nursing
EXCEPT
Answers a.
:
quantitative research
b.
Research that tests a new sling scale for safety of patients and nurses
c.
editorials published in nursing journals
d.
qualitative research
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