Deck 25: Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Question 1

Over the past several decades, nursing research has expanded and its direction has altered somewhat as demographics change and health care evolves. Along with conducting research, what is the current focus and a priority for nursing?

A)Plan and implement studies directly related to meeting specific client care needs.
B)Conduct research addressing the profession of nursing and nursing education.
C)Develop evidence-based practice by evaluating and applying the credible research findings of other nurse researchers.
D)Collaborate with other health-care workers to implement research related to patient satisfaction.

Answer 1

Develop evidence-based practice by evaluating and applying the credible research findings of other nurse researchers.

Question 2

What is the purpose of qualitative inquiry research?

A)Gaining an understanding of how individuals find meaning in their world
B)Measuring the variables identified as dependent
C)Testing an identified hypothesis and proving a theory
D)Generalizing relationships between concepts

Answer 2

Gaining an understanding of how individuals find meaning in their world

Question 3

It is important for nurses to develop the skill of ________________so that they will have the ability to understand the research process and then be able to sift through and carefully assesses all available and credible research findings.

Answer 3

critical discernment

Question 4

A doctoral-prepared nurse researcher employed by your acute care facility has recently completed a rigorous research study. Your clinical director has proposed that one of her findings be used in the development of a procedure and implemented on your unit. What is the best argument for questioning this decision?

A)The hospital should wait until the research findings are published.
B)Single studies are rarely sufficient for making decisions regarding clinical practice.
C)The hospital's institutional review board must first make a determination that implementing the findings would be safe.
D)Studies must be peer reviewed before they are determined valid.

Question 5

Nurses are accountable for all decisions they make regarding patient care. Identify the best defense for initiating or changing any specific nursing intervention.

A)Nursing administration has informed all units that they must update all current interventions.
B)A new intervention has been identified as less costly to patient and hospital.
C)The success of a new intervention is supported by strong empirical evidence.
D)The charge nurse has read a particularly good idea for a new intervention in a reputable nursing journal.

Question 6

Identify the best and most inclusive definition of nursing research.

A)A rigorous method of scientific inquiry
B)A study that will be implemented after a review by the Institutional Review Board of the hospital
C)Scientific knowledge generated through an exhaustive review of the literature
D)A systematic process to test or discover information with the goal of improving client care

Question 7

In nursing research, what is the critical link necessary to connect the researcher's framework with the appropriate type of data collection?

A)The research design
B)The research question
C)The nursing diagnosis statement
D)The propositional statement

Question 8

Nursing research has been expanding as opportunities for graduate education in nursing increases. Which of the following is true regarding primary research roles by education level?

A)The associate-degree nurse is qualified to share research finding with colleagues.
B)The baccalaureate-degree nurse may read, interpret, and evaluate research for its application to nursing practice.
C)Nurses prepared at the master's level provide leadership in conducting independent investigations in nursing.
D)The doctoral-prepared nurse assists others in applying scientific knowledge in nursing practice.

Question 9

Ethical issues present a challenge in any health-care situation. Nurses must follow specific guidelines to protect and advocate for patients. Identify the statement that capsulizes every nurse's responsibility to clients.

A)Nurses must follow the Nuremberg code of ethics in determining if certain research is safe for a client.
B)The National Research Act provides the criteria that must be met in order to safeguard clients during nursing research.
C)If all criteria set by the Institutional Review Board are met, the nurse can be satisfied that the client will be protected.
D)The responsibility of professional nurses to protect every client extends beyond research to any client-related issue.

Question 10

It is important to the future of nursing research that clinical practice areas find ways to support scientific inquiry. What has been identified as a significant barrier to the implementation of research findings in client care?

A)Skilled clinical nurses may not be skilled at accessing and understanding research findings.
B)Nurses may feel that available research does not provide the practical solutions they are searching for.
C)Published research is often written in a way that is difficult to understand.
D)Any or all of the above may constitute barriers.

Question 11

As nurses accept the responsibility of implementing research findings, they will begin plans to implement changes in their practice setting. What suggestion might help smooth the transition on a hospital unit?

A)Involve the nursing leaders to plan how the changes will be implemented.
B)Have the unit manager include the changes in the policy and procedure manual.
C)Seek input from all nurses who have a stake in the intervention or changes.
D)Have a staff education meeting, talk about great change, and serve pizza.