Question 1

What are the two major barriers to communicating research findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inadequate thinking and writing skills. 
B)  Lack of confidence and time. 
C)  Limited avenues and money. 
A)  Inadequate thinking and writing skills. 
B)  Lack of confidence and time. 
C)  Limited avenues and money. B

Question 2

Failure to communicate a study's findings has been labeled a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  disregard for the public's right to know. 
B)  form of scientific misconduct. 
C)  illegal act of omission. 
A)  disregard for the public's right to know. 
B)  form of scientific misconduct. 
C)  illegal act of omission. B

Question 3

Which type of communication strategy reaches the largest audience but is most time consuming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Presentation to the research team and internal target audiences. 
B)  Publishing study findings in a professional journal or consumer publication. 
C)  Submission of abstract and preparation for professional conference presentations. 
A)  Presentation to the research team and internal target audiences. 
B)  Publishing study findings in a professional journal or consumer publication. 
C)  Submission of abstract and preparation for professional conference presentations. B

Question 4

Evidence-based practice is dependent on researchers "getting the word out" and making their study findings public so that the findings can be

Accepted Answer

A)  added to the databases so research can be cited in other literature reviews. 
B)  critically appraised by a large population of specialists and practitioners. 
C)  evaluated as part of the body of evidence for practice decisions. 
A)  added to the databases so research can be cited in other literature reviews. 
B)  critically appraised by a large population of specialists and practitioners. 
C)  evaluated as part of the body of evidence for practice decisions.

Question 5

Which of the following questions can best be used to guide the audience analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Does the journal editor have an interest in the proposed article for a certain audience? 
B)  Is the prospective audience going to be available by the time the article is published? 
C)  Will the audience be only nurses, or does it include other disciplines and professionals? 
A)  Does the journal editor have an interest in the proposed article for a certain audience? 
B)  Is the prospective audience going to be available by the time the article is published? 
C)  Will the audience be only nurses, or does it include other disciplines and professionals?

Question 6

Repackaging the same findings and communicating them in different outlets is referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Far-reaching approach. 
B)  Multi-prong approach. 
C)  Self-plagiarism. 
A)  Far-reaching approach. 
B)  Multi-prong approach. 
C)  Self-plagiarism.

Question 7

Communicating research findings is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  ethical responsibility of the IRB. 
B)  professional and ethical responsibility for nurse researchers. 
C)  professional and ethical responsibility of the research consumer. 
A)  ethical responsibility of the IRB. 
B)  professional and ethical responsibility for nurse researchers. 
C)  professional and ethical responsibility of the research consumer.

Question 8

Communicating study findings entails decisions about which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  How to include all findings in one report. 
B)  What to tell, who to tell, and how to tell. 
C)  Whether or not to report the findings. 
A)  How to include all findings in one report. 
B)  What to tell, who to tell, and how to tell. 
C)  Whether or not to report the findings.

Question 9

Which of the following communication strategies would be less intimidating and offer an opportunity for presentation of "in-progress" research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peer-reviewed article submission. 
B)  Podium presentation. 
C)  Poster presentation. 
A)  Peer-reviewed article submission. 
B)  Podium presentation. 
C)  Poster presentation.

Question 10

Study findings can be used to inform nursing practice as well as to

Accepted Answer

A)  dictate legal statutes and standards of care. 
B)  influence public knowledge, attitudes, opinions, and policy. 
C)  persuade physicians of the value of nurse researchers. 
A)  dictate legal statutes and standards of care. 
B)  influence public knowledge, attitudes, opinions, and policy. 
C)  persuade physicians of the value of nurse researchers.

Question 11

Which of the following are strategies to assist in overcoming the barriers to communication of research results?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acceptance of all research for publication and editors to help with writing. 
B)  Belief in the importance of evidence-based practice and seeking consultation. 
C)  Improved pay and recognition for the importance of nursing research. 
A)  Acceptance of all research for publication and editors to help with writing. 
B)  Belief in the importance of evidence-based practice and seeking consultation. 
C)  Improved pay and recognition for the importance of nursing research.

Question 12

A study with both quantitative and qualitative findings, or a vast amount of data, is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a major study with a large sample population and generalizability. 
B)  an evaluative study that produces rationale for practice change. 
C)  the need to create separate reports targeted to different audiences. 
A)  a major study with a large sample population and generalizability. 
B)  an evaluative study that produces rationale for practice change. 
C)  the need to create separate reports targeted to different audiences.

Question 13

A conference podium presentation as a communication strategy

Accepted Answer

A)  is a more time-consuming strategy. 
B)  reaches a large target population. 
C)  may be the most intimidating strategy. 
A)  is a more time-consuming strategy. 
B)  reaches a large target population. 
C)  may be the most intimidating strategy.

Question 14

Decisions about the focus of a report have implications for choosing ______ to tell.

Accepted Answer

A)  What. 
B)  When. 
C)  Who. 
A)  What. 
B)  When. 
C)  Who.

What are the two major barriers to communicating research findings?

Failure to communicate a study's findings has been labeled a(n)

Which type of communication strategy reaches the largest audience but is most time consuming?

Evidence-based practice is dependent on researchers "getting the word out" and making their study findings public so that the findings can be

Which of the following questions can best be used to guide the audience analysis?

Repackaging the same findings and communicating them in different outlets is referred to as which of the following?

Communicating research findings is a(n)

Communicating study findings entails decisions about which of the following?

Which of the following communication strategies would be less intimidating and offer an opportunity for presentation of "in-progress" research?

Study findings can be used to inform nursing practice as well as to

Which of the following are strategies to assist in overcoming the barriers to communication of research results?

A study with both quantitative and qualitative findings, or a vast amount of data, is an example of

A conference podium presentation as a communication strategy

Decisions about the focus of a report have implications for choosing ______ to tell.

Research and Contemporary Nursing

The Research Process: An Overview

Ways of Knowing for Nursing Research

Ethical Considerations in Nursing Research

Study Foundations: The Research Problem, Purpose, Sub-Problems, and Variables

Study Backgrounds and Literature Reviews

Frameworks for Nursing Research

Research Designs

Research Samples

Principles of Measurement

Data Collection Strategies

Data Analysis in Quantitative Research

Data Analysis and Qualitative Research

The Research Critique Process

Conducting Research in Practice Settings

Using Research Findings in Practice Settings

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Exam 16: Communicating Research Findings

What are the two major barriers to communicating research findings?

Failure to communicate a study's findings has been labeled a(n)

Which type of communication strategy reaches the largest audience but is most time consuming?

Evidence-based practice is dependent on researchers "getting the word out" and making their study findings public so that the findings can be

Which of the following questions can best be used to guide the audience analysis?

Repackaging the same findings and communicating them in different outlets is referred to as which of the following?

Communicating research findings is a(n)

Communicating study findings entails decisions about which of the following?

Which of the following communication strategies would be less intimidating and offer an opportunity for presentation of "in-progress" research?

Study findings can be used to inform nursing practice as well as to

Which of the following are strategies to assist in overcoming the barriers to communication of research results?

A study with both quantitative and qualitative findings, or a vast amount of data, is an example of

A conference podium presentation as a communication strategy

Decisions about the focus of a report have implications for choosing ______ to tell.

Research and Contemporary Nursing

The Research Process: An Overview

Ways of Knowing for Nursing Research

Ethical Considerations in Nursing Research

Study Foundations: The Research Problem, Purpose, Sub-Problems, and Variables

Study Backgrounds and Literature Reviews

Frameworks for Nursing Research

Research Designs

Research Samples

Principles of Measurement

Data Collection Strategies

Data Analysis in Quantitative Research

Data Analysis and Qualitative Research

The Research Critique Process

Conducting Research in Practice Settings

Using Research Findings in Practice Settings

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