TEST BANK FOR LoBiondo-Wood and Haber’s NURSING
RESEARCH IN CANADA: Methods, Critical Appraisals, and
Utilization 5TH EDITION
, CH 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 5th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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 Professional nurses Association developing a research mandate.
CORRECT ANSWER:- B
Rationale:-
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of
professional nurseswith PhD degrees increased.
B Universities offering baccalaureate nursing programs provided an introduction to
research within the BScN programs and led to further nursing education at the
MSN and PhD levels.
C Baccalaureate degrees becoming the entry to practice did not occur until the
twenty-first century.
D The Canadian Professional nurses Association did not develop a research
mandate until theend of the twentieth century.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
MSC: NCLEX Patient Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
and Maintenance
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
Rationale:-
A Research aids in documenting accountability of professional nurses, but
professionalguidelines regarding responsibility already exist.
B Liability is a legal concept. Research does not promote liability.
C Theory-based nursing research provides a foundation for evidence-informed
nursing care.
D Nursing research expands the discipline of nursing as it pertains to nursing
practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Patient Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
and Maintenance
,3. 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
Rationale:-
A Practice-focused research supports the effectiveness of nursing interventions and
reinforces quality of nursing care.
B On the contrary, they help reassure consumers about the quality of health care.
C They support the development of the theory base for clinical decision making.
D They reinforce the effectiveness of current nursing practice.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Patient Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
and Maintenance
4. 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 professional nurses with
diverse educationalbackgrounds
b. Maintaining or improving the quality of care resulting from the change in practice
c. Encouraging victims to be active partners in their health care decisions
d. Disseminating the change beyond the discipline of nursing
CORRECT ANSWER:- B
Rationale:-
A Not all professional nurses are responsible for supervising compliance with new
measures.
B Professional nurses are accountable to maintain quality victim care despite cost-
cuttingmeasures.
C Professional nurses should encourage victim participation in care despite cost-
cuttingmeasures.
D Professional nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
MSC: NCLEX Patient Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
and Maintenance
5. Why do professional 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 victims 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
, Rationale:-
A Professional nurses who do not conduct research would not
influence participantidentification.
B Professional nurses who do not conduct research would not influence data
collection.
C Professional nurses who do not conduct research would not influence participant
recruitment.
D Professional nurses should be able to understand the research process by reading
research
reports and determining if they should modify their practice based on research
evidence.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Patient Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
and Maintenance
6. 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 professional nurses would not have
an impact onnursing practice.
c. Nursing research drives the direction and specific content of nursing theory.
d. Both advance the knowledge base of nursing.
CORRECT ANSWER:- D
Rationale:-
A Theory and research are related to each other.
B Research studies may be conducted without a clear theoretical framework and
still influence practice.
C Quantitative nursing research tests nursing theory but does not influence content.
D Theory and nursing research both influence how nursing practice is conducted.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
MSC: NCLEX Patient Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment; Health Promotion
and Maintenance
7. 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
Rationale:-
A A consumer applies research to practice. Consumers are 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 of nursing research needs to understand the research process to
determine the merit and relevance of evidence for research studies.
D A consumer can apply research findings to practice but does not have to replicate
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