1. The most reliable means of obtaining nursing knowledge
is through
A. trial and error.
B. tradition.
C. scientific research.
D. authority.
2. Applied research
A. often leads to basic research.
B. depends on the existence of healthy participants.
C. usually occurs in a laboratory.
D. is not usually based on an immediate practical need.
3. The major reason for conducting nursing research is to
A. promote evidence-based care for patients/ clients.
B. promote the growth of the nursing profession.
C. document the cost-effectiveness of nursing care.
D. ensure accountability for nursing practice.
4. What statement explains how research is establishing the
credibility of nursing as a profession?
A. Nursing has traditionally borrowed knowledge from the
natural sciences.
B. Through research, nursing has been establishing a body of
knowledge that is distinct
from other professions.
C. Nurses were included on the Gallup Poll as
professionals with an ethical standard.
D. The nursing profession exists to provide service to
society.
5. What type of research provides a statistical analysis of
the relationships among variables?
A. quantitative research studies
B. qualitative research studies
C. a tightly controlled study
D. a cost-effectiveness study
6. Describe the usual setting for research during
a qualitative study.
A. The setting is usually a remote place where
the participant responds to a survey
B. A small numbers of participants usually
share their information in a natural setting.
C. Large numbers of participants respond to
computer-based surveys from their homes.
D. A proctored and quiet test setting is used to
collect information.
7. What is a graduate of a practice-focused doctoral nursing
program academically prepared
to do? Choose all that apply.
A. Use advanced leadership knowledge.
B. Evaluate research.
C. Translate research into practice.
D. Begin an independent program of research.
E. Carry out research.
8. All nurses should be able to
A. identify researchable problems for nursing
research studies.
B. explain the details of a medical research
study to potential participants.
C. determine when most study findings are
ready for use in nursing practice.
D. confidently critique the majority of published nursing
research studies.
9. As nurses first began to receive advanced educational
preparation and became qualified to conduct research, many of their studies
concerned
A. nursing education.
B. characteristics of nurses.
C. nursing administration.
D. nursing care.
10. Identify which topics are listed as research priorities
among the members of the Oncology
Nursing Society. Choose all that apply.
A. Quality of life
B. falls
C. Pain
D. domestic violence
E. quality assurance
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