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Chapter 01: The Role of Research in Nursing
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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 Nurses Association developing a research mandate.
ANS: B
Feedback
A Endowment of nursing research chairs did not occur until the number of nurses
with 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 Nurses Association did not develop a research mandate until the
end of the twentieth century.
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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.
ANS: C
Feedback
A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional
guidelines 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.
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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.
ANS: A
Feedback
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.
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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 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
ANS: B
Feedback
A Not all nurses are responsible for supervising compliance with new measures.
B Nurses are accountable to maintain quality patient care despite cost-cutting
measures.
C Nurses should encourage patient participation in care despite cost-cutting
measures.
D Nurses are not responsible for reforming other disciplines.
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5. Why do 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 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
ANS: D
Feedback
A Nurses who do not conduct research would not influence participant
identification.
B Nurses who do not conduct research would not influence data collection.
C Nurses who do not conduct research would not influence participant recruitment.
D 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.
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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 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.
ANS: D
Feedback
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.
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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
ANS: C
Feedback
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
the study itself.
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8. In designating research functions to nursing staff, which of the following functions would you
designate to a staff registered nurse?
a. Protecting human participants 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
ANS: A
Feedback
A All nurses are responsible for protecting human participants in research.
B Nurses are at the bedside implementing protocols. Expert consultation is
reserved for MSN- or PhD-level nurses.
C Developing methods is reserved for nurses with advanced education.
D Providing leadership is reserved for nurses with advanced education.
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9. 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.
ANS: C
Feedback
A Having a role in nursing research or implementing findings is not limited to
BScN and MSN nurses only.
B Master’s-prepared nurses can provide leadership to supervise how research
findings are applied in the clinical area. All levels of nurses can apply research
findings to practice.
C Nurses should have an awareness of the relevance of nursing research and ask
clinical questions.
D Data analysis is usually conducted by an MSN- or PhD-level nurse.
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10. 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
ANS: D
Feedback
A Establishing a school of nursing is not a form of scientific investigation.
B Developing curricula is not a form of scientific investigation.
C Lobbying a parliament is more about advocacy and health care reform.
D Systematic, objective data collection during the Crimean War formed the basis
for modern-day nursing research methods.
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11. 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
ANS: A
Feedback
A Nursing education has been documented to have been the focus of nursing
research in the early twentieth century.
B Disease prevention was a focus in the 1960s.
C Florence Nightingale used epidemiology in her early research.
D Dissemination of nursing research findings grew in the 1980s.
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12. What was the outcome of the 1932 Weir report?
a. Recognition of research as part of the roles and responsibilities of the registered
nurse
b. Recommendation of changes to improve standards of education and practice
c. Establishment of multiple entry levels to the nursing profession
d. Publication of the Canadian Journal of Nursing
ANS: B
Feedback
A The focus was on advancing the delivery of nursing education to improve
practice.
B The Weir report identified serious problems in nursing education that affected
nursing practice.
C The standardization of BScN, MSN, and PhD programs was suggested, but it
took 50 years for its full adoption.
D No publication called the Canadian Journal of Nursing exists. [Show Less]