Chapter 06: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Chapter 06: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Institutional review boards determine whether research studies involving human subjects will:

a.	be published.
b.	add to the body of nursing knowledge.
c.	cause harm.
d.	receive funding.

 

 

ANS:  C

Correct: The institutional review board (also called the human subjects committee) examines research proposals to ensure that the ethical rights of those individuals participating in the research study are protected. This board makes sure that persons who participate in research are assured that their right to privacy, confidentiality, fair treatment, and freedom from harm is protected.

Incorrect:

1. Research publication is not controlled by institutional review boards.
2. Institutional review boards do not review the merit or significance of research to nursing knowledge.
3. Institutional review boards do not award grants or allocate funds.

 

DIF:    Knowledge     REF:   p. 89 | p. 102

 

2. A nurse is interested in understanding the meaning of the human experience of surviving polio. Subject recruitment targets persons who have been diagnosed with the disease. The researcher reflects on the data and identifies common themes in order to understand the “lived experience.” These characteristics are consistent with the qualitative research method known as:

a.	grounded theory.
b.	ethnography.
c.	phenomenology.
d.	case study.

 

 

ANS:  C

Correct: Phenomenology is a qualitative research design that uses inductive descriptive methodology to describe the lived experiences of study participants.

Incorrect:

1. Grounded theory is a qualitative research design that is used to collect and analyze data with the aim of developing theories grounded in real world observations. This method is used to study a social process.
2. Ethnography is a qualitative research method that is used for the purpose of investigating cultures; it involves data collection, description, and analysis of data to develop a theory of cultural behavior.
3. Case study is a method of quantitative research that is used to present an in-depth analysis of a single subject, group, institution, or other social unit.

 

DIF:    Application    REF:   p. 88

 

3. The use of research to guide nursing practice is called:

a.	utilization.
b.	dissemination.
c.	generalizability.
d.	analysis.

 

 

ANS:  A

Correct: Utilization of research guides nursing practice. Clinical agencies need to make a commitment to implementing research findings and then developing policies and procedures to guide the implementation process.

Incorrect:

1. Dissemination is defined as the spreading of information, generally through published reports or by word of mouth.
2. Generalizability is when findings true for the sample are found to be true for the entire population.
3. Analysis is the second step or phase of the nursing process.

 

DIF:    Comprehension                               REF:   p. 98

 

4. A public health nurse is interested in determining which educational programs are needed in the aggregates served. The researcher personally interviews individuals who are walking on the streets in the community. This type of research design is:

a.	quasi-experimental.
b.	survey.
c.	case study.
d.	ethnography.

 

 

ANS:  B

Correct: Survey is a nonexperimental research design that focuses on obtaining information regarding the status quo of some situation, often through direct questioning of participants.

Incorrect:

1. Quasi-experimental research design is a type of quantitative research that lacks one of the components (randomization, control group, manipulation of one or more variables) of an experimental design.
2. Case study designs are used to present an in-depth analysis of a single subject, group, institution, or other social unit. The purpose is to gain insight and provide background information for more controlled, broader studies.
3. Ethnography is a qualitative research method that is used for the purpose of investigating cultures; it involves data collection and description and analysis of data for the purpose of developing a theory of cultural behavior.

 

DIF:    Analysis         REF:   p. 88

 

5. Which organization provides federal funding for research?

a.	National Institute of Nursing Research
b.	Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
c.	W. K. Kellogg Foundation
d.	Sigma Theta Tau International

 

 

ANS:  A

Correct: The National Institute of Nursing Research is a federal agency that provides federal funding for health care research.

Incorrect:

1. Robert Wood Johnson is a private foundation.
2. W. K. Kellogg Foundation is also a private foundation.
3. Sigma Theta Tau International is a nursing organization.

 

DIF:     Knowledge      REF:    pp. 90-91