Test Bank for Nursing Research, Methods and Critical Appraisal for Evidence-Based Practice, 9th Edition

TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH METHODS AND CRITICAL APPRAISAL FOR EVIDENCEBASED PRACTICE 9TH EDITION BY GERI LOBIONDO-WOOD, AND JUDITH HABER
TABLE OF CONTENT
PART I. OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Research Vignette

1. Integrating Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement Processes
2. Research Questions, Hypotheses, and Clinical Questions
3. Gathering and Appraising the Literature
4. Theoretical Frameworks for Research
   PART II. PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
   Research Vignette
5. Introduction to Qualitative Research
6. Qualitative Approaches to Research
7. Appraising Qualitative Research
   PART III. PROCESSES AND EVIDENCE RELATED TO QUANTITATIVE
   RESEARCH
   Research Vignette
8. Introduction to Quantitative Research
9. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Designs
10. Nonexperimental Designs
11. Systematic Reviews and Clinical Practice Guidelines
12. Sampling
13. Legal and Ethical Issues
14. Data Collection Methods
15. Reliability and Validity
16. Data Analysis: Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
17. Understanding Research Findings
18. Appraising Quantitative Research
    PART IV. APPLICATION OF RESEARCH: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
    Research Vignette
19. Strategies and Tools for Developing an Evidence-Based Practice
20. Developing an Evidence-Based Practice
21. Quality Improvement

Chapter 01: Integrating Research, Evidence-Based Practice, and Quality Improvement
Processes
LoBiondo-Wood & Haber: Nursing Research: Methods and Critical Appraisal for
Evidence-Based Practice, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Nursing research is significant to the profession of nursing because it promotes:
   a. more specifically defined nursing practice responsibilities.
   b. decreased liability within the practice of nursing.
   c. generation of a specialized body of nursing knowledge for use in nursing practice.
   d. expansion of the scope of nursing practice into other disciplines.
   ANS: C
   Feedback
   A Research aids in documenting accountability of nurses, but professional guidelines
   already exist regarding responsibility. Each state has a Nurse Practice Act with
   rules and regulations that define scope of practice.
   B Liability is a legal concept related to a nurse’s legal scope of practice and
   professional standards of practice. Research does not change a nurse’s liability.
   C Nursing research generates a specialized scientific knowledge base that empowers
   the nursing profession to anticipate and meet constantly shifting challenges of
   health care delivery to multiple populations. It provides a foundation for
   evidence-based nursing care and quality improvement activities.
   D Although research can doNcuUmReSntInNuGrsTinBg.acCcOouMntability, each state’s Nurse
   Practice Act defines the scope of nursing practice for that state.
   PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension)
   REF: Page 6
2. An aspect of the scientific investigation of nursing practice that is also a fundamental concept
   of American Nurses Association (ANA)’s Code for Nurses is:
   a. professional accountability.
   b. standards of care.
   c. legal scope of practice.
   d. advanced practice nursing activities.
   ANS: A
   Feedback
   A Scientific investigation promotes accountability, a hallmark of the nursing
   profession and a fundamental concept of the ANA’s Code for Nurses.
   B Standards of care are defined by ANA, as well as specialty nursing organizations.
   The Code for Nurses states that nurses should conform to standards, but standards
   per se are not part of the Code.
   C Legal scope of practice is defined by each state’s Nurse Practice Act and
   elaborated in its rules and regulations.
   D The ANA Code applies to nursing practice in general, not advanced practice.
   TEST BANK FOR NURSING RESEARCH 9TH EDITION BY LOBIONDO-WOOD