Question 1

What are the connections between evidence-based practice and nursing research?

Accepted Answer

A) Evidence-based care cannot be provided to patients without the nurse understanding something of research 
B) A synthesis of current evidence within an area of nursing is used to improve care in that area. 
C) All patients with a given diagnosis should be cared for based solely on research knowledge. 
D) The best research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences merge to produced evidence-based practice. 
E) Nursing research provides evidence that allows us each to practice with the same style and capability. 
A) Evidence-based care cannot be provided to patients without the nurse understanding something of research 
B) A synthesis of current evidence within an area of nursing is used to improve care in that area. 
C) All patients with a given diagnosis should be cared for based solely on research knowledge. 
D) The best research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient preferences merge to produced evidence-based practice. 
E) Nursing research provides evidence that allows us each to practice with the same style and capability. A, B, D

Question 2

A study is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders' level of orientation. This type of study can do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Control 
B) Describe 
C) Explain 
D) Predict 
A) Control 
B) Describe 
C) Explain 
D) Predict A

Question 3

Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?

Accepted Answer

A) Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing. 
B) Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning. 
C) It allows the researcher to devise ways to measure the concepts studied. 
D) It facilitates the researcher's rapport with families. 
A) Abstract concepts are of no use to nursing. 
B) Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning. 
C) It allows the researcher to devise ways to measure the concepts studied. 
D) It facilitates the researcher's rapport with families. C

Question 4

A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients in the Emergency Department. The type of reasoning the nurse uses to do this is:

Accepted Answer

A) problematic reasoning. 
B) operational reasoning. 
C) collaborative reasoning. 
D) inductive reasoning. 
A) problematic reasoning. 
B) operational reasoning. 
C) collaborative reasoning. 
D) inductive reasoning.

Question 5

In nursing mentorship, as opposed to authority, the novice nurse fills which of the following roles?

Accepted Answer

A) Counselor 
B) Student 
C) Sponsor 
D) Disciplinarian 
E) Teacher
F)Questioner
G)Apprentice 
A) Counselor 
B) Student 
C) Sponsor 
D) Disciplinarian 
E) Teacher
F)Questioner
G)Apprentice

Question 6

What is the hospitalized patient's place in evidence-based practice?

Accepted Answer

A) The patient is the recipient of the total of formal research evidence and the nurse's clinical expertise, and these represent his or her care plan. 
B) The patient brings values to the clinical encounter, which the nurse considers in providing evidence-based care. 
C) The patient's views of truth and reality must mirror the nurse's own worldviews for evidence-based practice to occur. 
D) The patient is the focus of research, serving both as a recipient of evidence-based research and the subject of future evidence, based on data collected now from the patient. 
E) The patient's needs and values merge with best research and clinical expertise to produce evidence-based practice. 
A) The patient is the recipient of the total of formal research evidence and the nurse's clinical expertise, and these represent his or her care plan. 
B) The patient brings values to the clinical encounter, which the nurse considers in providing evidence-based care. 
C) The patient's views of truth and reality must mirror the nurse's own worldviews for evidence-based practice to occur. 
D) The patient is the focus of research, serving both as a recipient of evidence-based research and the subject of future evidence, based on data collected now from the patient. 
E) The patient's needs and values merge with best research and clinical expertise to produce evidence-based practice.

Question 7

A researcher wants to know whether children with autism who are hospitalized in a pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than the average child, when the parents or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?

Accepted Answer

A) Control 
B) Description 
C) Explanation 
D) Prediction 
A) Control 
B) Description 
C) Explanation 
D) Prediction

Question 8

Which of the following sources generate new knowledge for nurses?

Accepted Answer

A) Editorials in nursing journals 
B) Qualitative research 
C) Adherence to hospital policies 
D) Research that tests a new sling scale for safety of patients and nurses 
E) Quantitative research
F)Comparison of two different insulin-dosing protocols 
A) Editorials in nursing journals 
B) Qualitative research 
C) Adherence to hospital policies 
D) Research that tests a new sling scale for safety of patients and nurses 
E) Quantitative research
F)Comparison of two different insulin-dosing protocols

Question 9

What might a nursing research study address?

Accepted Answer

A) Whether having a nurse practitioner manage care is effective in decreasing length-of-stay 
B) Whether nursing students learn better in an online course format, or by actual lecture attendance 
C) Comparison of four types of leadership used by nurse managers, and comparison of their employees' job satisfaction, absenteeism rates, and error rates 
D) Three different commonly performed surgical procedures and the mortality rate of each 
E) Learning specific things about the liver failure patient that can be applied to nursing practice 
A) Whether having a nurse practitioner manage care is effective in decreasing length-of-stay 
B) Whether nursing students learn better in an online course format, or by actual lecture attendance 
C) Comparison of four types of leadership used by nurse managers, and comparison of their employees' job satisfaction, absenteeism rates, and error rates 
D) Three different commonly performed surgical procedures and the mortality rate of each 
E) Learning specific things about the liver failure patient that can be applied to nursing practice

Question 10

Nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of research into practice. This means that the BSN nurse:

Accepted Answer

A) develops evidence-based guidelines. 
B) designs research studies on which protocols may be based. 
C) evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols. 
D) reads and critically appraises existing studies. 
A) develops evidence-based guidelines. 
B) designs research studies on which protocols may be based. 
C) evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols. 
D) reads and critically appraises existing studies.

Question 11

How are dialectic reasoning and holistic practice similar?

Accepted Answer

A) They are both based on intuition, not facts. 
B) They both consider the whole, rather than one part of the picture. 
C) Dialectic reasoning emphasizes truth, and holistic practice accepts untruth.d.They both ignore the main idea or diagnosis and concentrate on different entities. 
E) They both honor context and the interactions among ideas and people.
F)They both break down concepts into understandable parts.
G)Dialectic reasoning can be used to validate a study design whereas holistic practice does not contribute to research. 
A) They are both based on intuition, not facts. 
B) They both consider the whole, rather than one part of the picture. 
C) Dialectic reasoning emphasizes truth, and holistic practice accepts untruth.d.They both ignore the main idea or diagnosis and concentrate on different entities. 
E) They both honor context and the interactions among ideas and people.
F)They both break down concepts into understandable parts.
G)Dialectic reasoning can be used to validate a study design whereas holistic practice does not contribute to research.

Question 12

Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of a patient in neurological intensive care remains increased. The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the monitor is on the same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who comes to the unit and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning or thinking prompts the nurse to recalibrate, assure proper placement, and check connections?

Accepted Answer

A) Abstract thinking 
B) Concrete thinking 
C) Logical reasoning 
D) Dialectical reasoning 
A) Abstract thinking 
B) Concrete thinking 
C) Logical reasoning 
D) Dialectical reasoning

Question 13

Which of these are suitable foci for a nursing research study?

Accepted Answer

A) The ways in which clinical nurse specialists contribute to patient outcomes 
B) Which elements of a nursing school curriculum remain useful for current practice, after students graduate 
C) Whether requiring nurse managers to supervise more than four units is cost effective 
D) What styles of physician teaching produce better diabetic compliance 
E) Whether patients with exacerbation of CHF are best managed with inpatient or outpatient treatment
F)What the personality characteristics are of nurses in various inpatient areas 
A) The ways in which clinical nurse specialists contribute to patient outcomes 
B) Which elements of a nursing school curriculum remain useful for current practice, after students graduate 
C) Whether requiring nurse managers to supervise more than four units is cost effective 
D) What styles of physician teaching produce better diabetic compliance 
E) Whether patients with exacerbation of CHF are best managed with inpatient or outpatient treatment
F)What the personality characteristics are of nurses in various inpatient areas

Question 14

What is the best explanation of the type of intuition that forms a legitimate source of knowledge in nursing?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the result of recognizing patterns in a way that allows rapid conclusions. 
B) It is based on a gift from the universe and should be honored when it arrives. 
C) It is never inaccurate. 
D) It is the process of examining and critiquing one's thoughts. 
A) It is the result of recognizing patterns in a way that allows rapid conclusions. 
B) It is based on a gift from the universe and should be honored when it arrives. 
C) It is never inaccurate. 
D) It is the process of examining and critiquing one's thoughts.

Question 15

A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients in the Emergency Department. The resultant policy emanates from:

Accepted Answer

A) abstract thinking. 
B) concrete thinking. 
C) operational reasoning. 
D) dialectical reasoning. 
A) abstract thinking. 
B) concrete thinking. 
C) operational reasoning. 
D) dialectical reasoning.

Question 16

Realistically, what might be done in a situation in which a nurse does not know the appropriate way to use a new ultrasonic bladder scanner (a noninvasive, painless procedure) but has a new order at 2 a.m. to perform a scan?

Accepted Answer

A) Refuse to carry out the order. 
B) Ask a coworker who has used the equipment. 
C) Access the instructions on the company's Internet site. 
D) Try to scan the bladder and decide if the value obtained makes sense. 
E) Notify the manager that a formal inservice is needed.
F)Read the instruction booklet. 
A) Refuse to carry out the order. 
B) Ask a coworker who has used the equipment. 
C) Access the instructions on the company's Internet site. 
D) Try to scan the bladder and decide if the value obtained makes sense. 
E) Notify the manager that a formal inservice is needed.
F)Read the instruction booklet.

Exam 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research

What are the connections between evidence-based practice and nursing research?

A study is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders' level of orientation. This type of study can do which of the following?

Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?

A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients in the Emergency Department. The type of reasoning the nurse uses to do this is:

In nursing mentorship, as opposed to authority, the novice nurse fills which of the following roles?

What is the hospitalized patient's place in evidence-based practice?

A researcher wants to know whether children with autism who are hospitalized in a pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than the average child, when the parents or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?

Which of the following sources generate new knowledge for nurses?

What might a nursing research study address?

Nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of research into practice. This means that the BSN nurse:

How are dialectic reasoning and holistic practice similar?

Which of these are suitable foci for a nursing research study?

What is the best explanation of the type of intuition that forms a legitimate source of knowledge in nursing?

A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients in the Emergency Department. The resultant policy emanates from:

Realistically, what might be done in a situation in which a nurse does not know the appropriate way to use a new ultrasonic bladder scanner (a noninvasive, painless procedure) but has a new order at 2 a.m. to perform a scan?

Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice

Introduction to Quantitative Research

Introduction to Qualitative Research

Research Problem and Purpose

Objectives, Questions, Hypotheses, and Study Variables

Review of Relevant Literature

Frameworks

Ethics in Research

Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods

Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods

Qualitative Research Methods

Outcomes Research

Mixed Methods Research

Sampling

Quantitative Measurement Concepts

Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice

Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies

Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice

Collecting and Managing Data

Introduction to Statistical Analysis

Using Statistics to Describe Variables

Using Statistics to Examine Relationships

Using Statistics to Predict

Using Statistics to Determine Differences

Interpreting Research Outcomes

Disseminating Research Findings

Writing Research Proposals

Seeking Funding for Research

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