Test Bank for Reading, Understanding, and Applying

Test Bank for Reading, Understanding, and Applying Nursing Research, 6e James Fain

Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Quantitative research uses the following methods of data collection except:

• Surveys
• Questionnaires
• Participant observation
• Psychosocial instruments

____ 2. Knowledge is information acquired in a variety of different ways. Methods used to acquire this knowledge are

referred to as:

• Scientific integrity
• Scientific rigor
• Triangulation
• Ways of knowing

____ 3. When a researcher uses a qualitative and quantitative approach to collecting data, this is referred to as:

• Scientific integrity
• Scientific rigor
• Triangulation
• Ways of knowing

____ 4. A type of research method emphasizing the meaning of an experience is termed:

• Qualitative
• Quantitative
• Scientific integrity
• Scientific method

____ 5. A group of individuals who collaborate on a research project from beginning to dissemination of findings are

referred to as a:

• Research consumer 1 / 4

• Research team
• Principal investigator
• Consultant

____ 6. An example of a specialty journal is:

• Nursing Research
• Research in Nursing and Health
• Oncology Nursing Forum
• Western Journal of Nursing Research

____ 7. Research that is done to examine findings of another researcher using the same variables but different subjects

is referred to as:

• Exploration
• Replication
• Empiricism
• Rigor

____ 8. Who is the current director of the National Institutes of Nursing Research (NINR)?

• Dr. Rebecca Patton
• Dr. Julie Gerberding
• Dr. Shannon Zenk
• Dr. Elias Zerhouni

____ 9. Nursing practice that relies on evidence from research and integrates those findings into clinical thinking and

decision making is called:

• Nursing science
• Evidence-based practice
• Scientific inquiry
• Scientific method

____ 10. Which guideline for authoring a paper for publication is incorrect?

• Colleagues should be consulted when parties disagree on authorship matters.
• Avoid duplicate and fragmented publications.
• Authors should provide additional information as requested by editors.
• The principle investigator takes sole responsibility for the final manuscript.

____ 11. Which nursing degree program has a focus on planning and launching independent programs of research?

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing
• Master’s degree in nursing
• Practice-focused doctoral program 2 / 4

• Research-focused doctoral program

____ 12. At a minimum, the nurse as research consumer is expected to:

• Gather data through direct observation
• Read and evaluate research projects
• Author research papers for publication
• Participate in the design and production of a study

____ 13. Striving for excellence in research with discipline, adherence to detail, and strict accuracy is called:

• Rigor
• Triangulation
• Replication
• Scientific inquiry

____ 14. A systematic inquiry designed to develop knowledge about issues important to nursing is called:

• Scientific method
• Evidence-based practice
• Nursing research
• Nursing science

____ 15. Which characteristic is unique to the scientific method and not associated with other ways of learning information?

• Objectivity
• Personal bias
• Subjectivity
• Logical reasoning 3 / 4

Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research

Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: 3

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• This is incorrect. Quantitative nursing research uses traditional quantitative approaches,

including surveys.

• This is incorrect. Quantitative nursing research uses traditional quantitative approaches,

including questionnaires.

• This is correct. Quantitative nursing research uses approaches that can be quantified.

Participant observation is used in qualitative research.

• This is incorrect. The use of psychosocial instruments is a quantitative method that can

be used in combination with interviews and observations to study a particularly complex phenomenon.

2. ANS: 4

Page: 6

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• This is incorrect. Scientific integrity refers to the ethical principles used in scientific

research.

• This is incorrect. Rigor refers to the discipline, scrupulous adherence to detail, and strict

accuracy in scientific research.

• This is incorrect. Triangulation is the use of qualitative and quantitative methods to

collect data about a particular phenomenon.

• This is correct. Methods used to acquire new knowledge are ways of knowing.

3. ANS: 3

Page: 7

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• This is incorrect. Scientific integrity refers to the ethical principles used in scientific

research.

• This is incorrect. Rigor refers to the discipline, scrupulous adherence to detail, and strict

accuracy in scientific research.

• This is correct. Triangulation refers to the use of both quantitative and qualitative

methods to collect data.

• This is incorrect. Methods used to acquire new knowledge are ways of knowing.
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