Question 1

In which year was the first national conference on nursing research in Canada held?&#10;A)1961&#10;B)1966&#10;C)1971&#10;D)1976

Accepted Answer

The first national conference on nursing research in Canada was held in Ottawa in 1971, under the auspices of the University of British Columbia.

Question 2

Agencies that support research-based nursing practice have also reported which one of the following outcomes?&#10;A)An increase in physician respect for nurses&#10;B)An improvement in nurses' work satisfaction&#10;C)Increased collaboration among health care providers&#10;D)Decreased feelings of autonomy and managerial support

Accepted Answer

Agencies that support research-based nursing practice have also reported an improvement in nurses' work satisfaction.

Question 3

The collaborative efforts of administrators and unit managers to work together to create a research environment can help ensure which following outcome?&#10;A)A safe environment in which nurses feel able to question practice&#10;B)Little need for outside consultation about issues&#10;C)Research activities and professional development during days off&#10;D)No need for allocation of agency resources to research-based nursing practice

Accepted Answer

One characteristic that can be ensured with administrators and unit managers working together to create a research environment is that nurses feel free to question practice.

Question 4

Which following reason is cited as being responsible for the research funding boom that occurred in the 1990s?&#10;A)Acceptance of critical social theory&#10;B)The ease with which grants could be obtained&#10;C)The economic and political climate of the time&#10;D)Isolation of researchers into sole discipline teams

Accepted Answer

The 1990s produced a funding boom in Canada, which occurred for two reasons: lobbying by researchers across disciplines, and the economic and political climate of the time.

Question 5

In which year was the first Centre for Nursing Research in Canada established?&#10;A)1961&#10;B)1966&#10;C)1971&#10;D)1976

Accepted Answer

The first Centre for Nursing Research in Canada was established in 1971 at McGill University, with federal support from Health and Welfare Canada.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of a hidden cost related to research-based nursing practice?&#10;A)Computers&#10;B)Consultation fees&#10;C)Equipment training costs&#10;D)The time of researchers and staff

Accepted Answer

There are both hidden and visible costs associated with research-based nursing practice. Hidden costs are associated with time of the researchers and staff, as well as with professional development and change implementation.

Question 7

Research becomes powerful when the knowledge that is generated is utilized. Which one of the following occurs with enhanced power?&#10;A)Isolation from peers&#10;B)Decreased autonomy&#10;C)Increased credibility&#10;D)Increased imbalance in the nurse-physician relationship

Accepted Answer

With enhanced power comes an increase in the nurses' credibility, which supports their autonomy and ideally encourages a more balanced relationship between nurses and physicians.

Question 8

At which level of nursing education do students initially learn how to conduct research?&#10;A)Doctoral&#10;B)Graduate&#10;C)Undergraduate&#10;D)Post-diploma

Accepted Answer

Graduate education in nursing is where research skills are learned in relation to conducting research.

Question 9

What did most funding agencies cite as a barrier to research utilization in the 1990s?&#10;A)Lack of grant applications&#10;B)Unavailability of doctoral-prepared faculty&#10;C)The Internet and the World Wide Web&#10;D)Ineffective dissemination of research findings

Accepted Answer

Most funding agencies cited ineffective dissemination of research findings as a barrier to research utilization during the 1990s.

Question 10

Which Canadian university offered the first funded doctoral program in nursing?&#10;A)McGill University&#10;B)University of Toronto&#10;C)University of Alberta&#10;D)University of British Columbia

Accepted Answer

University of Alberta offered the first funded doctoral program in nursing in January 1991.

Question 11

In 2007, Tourangeau and colleagues found that lower patient mortality rates in Ontario hospitals were linked to which following factor?&#10;A)Higher nurse:patient ratios&#10;B)Higher physician:patient ratios&#10;C)Ambulatory and home care programs&#10;D)Increased levels of nursing preparation

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which one of the following was considered instrumental in the transition from low research funding to high research funding in schools of nursing?&#10;A)Self-regulation&#10;B)Specialization&#10;C)Philosophy-based curriculums&#10;D)Qualified doctoral-prepared faculty

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Question 13

What were the earliest strategic health research priorities of the National Health Research and Development Program (NHRDP)?&#10;A)Aging and AIDS&#10;B)Prenatal care and early beginnings&#10;C)Cardiovascular disease and diabetes&#10;D)Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Disease

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which of the following is an example of a nursing-sensitive indicator of a patient outcome?&#10;A)Urinary tract infection&#10;B)Initial myocardial infarction&#10;C)Cost-benefit analysis of quality of home life&#10;D)High patient satisfaction statistics in acute care

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Question 15

What does the term &#34;minimum data set&#34; (MDS) refer to?&#10;A)Triage at entry into the health care system&#10;B)Computerized electronic patient charts&#10;C)National electronic data sharing and storing&#10;D)Standardized data extracted from hospital patient records

Accepted Answer

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Deck 8: Nursing Research in Canada