Deck 1: The Role of Research in Nursing

Question 1

What action or strategy limits 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

Answer 1

Using singular measures to assess phenomena

Question 2

Before nursing research could be undertaken in a serious manner,one vital step needed to be taken.Research became possible when:

A) research chairs were endowed.
B) universities offered baccalaureate nursing programs.
C) a baccalaureate degree became the entry to practice.
D) the Canadian Nurses Association developed a research mandate.

Answer 2

universities offered baccalaureate nursing programs.

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Collecting data systematically on the health status of British soldiers during the Crimean War

Question 4

In designating research functions to nursing staff,which of the following functions would you designate to a staff registered nurse?

A) Protecting human subjects 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 leadership by assisting others in applying scientific knowledge in nursing practice

Question 5

Which of the following statements regarding the role of the nurse in research is true?

A) Nurses must be prepared at the baccalaureate level or higher 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 registered nurse is to identify issues in clinical practice that are suitable for research.
D) Regardless of nursing education, the only nurse who should interpret research findings is the one who has the most comprehensive understanding of statistical analysis methods.

Question 6

What was the outcome of the 1932 Weir report?

A) Publication of the Canadian Journal of Nursing
B) Recognition of research as part of the roles and responsibilities of the registered nurse
C) Recommendation of changes to improve standards of education and practice
D) Establishment of multiple entry levels to the nursing profession

Question 7

Why do nurses who do not conduct research need to understand the nursing research process?

A) To identify potential subjects 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

Question 8

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
C) Promotion of excellence in nursing science
D) Promotion of advanced education in nursing

Question 9

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

Question 10

Review the information from four abstracts below and identify which study is an example of outcome-based research.

A) This study used a school-based community sample (N = 920) to examine trajectories of depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and expressed anger in the critical years of emerging adulthood (ages 18-25).
B) To identify reasons for lower organ donation rates by Blacks, knowledge and attitudes about brain death, donation, and transplantation and trust in the health care system were examined.
C) An exploratory study was undertaken with a racially diverse group of custodial grandfathers to fill a gap in the literature about the vulnerability for elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect as expressed by older Black, Latino, and White custodial grandfathers.
D) A multicentre, international clinical trial was conducted in 3,500 patients with documented coronary heart disease to determine whether a brief education and counseling intervention delivered by a nurse can reduce prehospital delay in the face of symptoms of ACS.

Question 11

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) Implementing an intervention found to be effective in a clinical study

Question 12

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) Both advance the knowledge base of nursing.

Question 13

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.

Question 14

Which of the following is the overall value of developing evidence- informed nursing practice?

A) Implementation of the most cost-effective nursing practice patterns
B) Demonstration of how nursing makes a difference in patient outcomes
C) Separation of nursing research from the research of other disciplines
D) Development of new nursing theories

Question 15

How is using multiple measures to assess a clinical phenomenon useful to nursing research or practice?

A) When multiple measures are used, qualitative data and quantitative data are always obtained.
B) Using multiple measures reduces the number of subjects needed in a sample size to reach statistical significance.
C) Comparison of various methods of measurement may reduce the need to use invasive methods in measuring physical parameters in future studies.
D) The results of studies using multiple measures to assess a clinical phenomenon are more likely to be published in journals other than nursing journals as well.

Question 16

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

Question 17

Taking into account the future priorities of nursing research,which of the following studies would most likely be funded by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF)?

A) This study used a school-based community sample (N = 920) to examine trajectories of depressive symptoms, self-esteem, and expressed anger in the critical years of emerging adulthood (ages 18-25).
B) To identify reasons for lower organ donation rates by Blacks, knowledge and attitudes about brain death, donation, and transplantation and trust in the health care system were examined.
C) An exploratory study was undertaken with a racially diverse group of custodial grandfathers to fill a gap in the literature about the vulnerability for elder abuse, exploitation, and neglect as expressed by older Black, Latino, and White custodial grandfathers.
D) A multicentre, international clinical trial was conducted in 3,500 patients with documented coronary heart disease to determine whether a brief education and counseling intervention delivered by a nurse can reduce pre-hospital delay in the face of symptoms of ACS.

Question 18

Why should a nursing research study that demonstrates a positive outcome for a specific intervention be replicated before the intervention can be accepted for implementation?

A) Findings that are reproducible in a series of replicated studies increase the generalizability of the results.
B) Being able to replicate existing studies increases the opportunity for nurses to be involved in nursing research.
C) Replicated studies provide more data for statistical analysis and measurement of reliability.
D) If a high level of significance is associated with the study results, replication is unnecessary.

Question 19

What was the focus of most nursing research studies conducted during the first half 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

Question 20

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.