What type of research has a major focus on examining the long-term, short-term, negative, and positive results of care across a variety of settings? a. Correlational b. Ethnographic c. Historical d. Outcomes ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Outcomes research is focused on the end results of care or determining changes in health status for patients. […]
Benner (1984) emphasizes the importance of acquiring clinical knowledge and expertise through: a. authorities. b. borrowing from other disciplines. c. personal experience. d. research. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C Based on her research, Benner proposes that a nurse’s personal experience affects the breadth and depth of that nurse’s knowledge and expertise. Benner did not emphasize […]
An example of inductive reasoning is: a. going from a single diabetic patient to all diabetic patients. b. moving from all chronically ill patients to a single chronically ill patient. c. using a standard nursing care plan to care for a specific patient. d. using a computerized nursing care plan to care for insulin-dependent diabetic […]
Scientific knowledge is generated through: a. authorities. b. borrowing from other disciplines. c. personal experience. d. research. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: D Research is needed to provide a sound scientific basis for nursing. Other ways of knowing (e.g., tradition, authority, borrowing, trial and error) help to inform nursing knowledge, but knowledge based on factual information […]
A major focus of nursing science during the 1970s was: a. communication of research findings. b. health care delivery. c. illness prevention. d. nursing education. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A Communication of research findings was a major issue for nursing in the 1970s. National and international research conferences were held, and several new research journals […]
One major focus of nursing research during the 1980s was: a. communication of research findings. b. illness prevention. c. increased funding for nursing research. d. nurses’ job satisfaction. ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: C Most of the federal funds before this time were designated for medical studies involving the diagnosis and cure of disease. The communication […]
Which of the following historical events had a major impact on the funding for nursing research? a. Development of a Nursing Research Council as part of the American Nurses Association b. Development of local, national, and international nursing research conferences by Sigma Theta Tau c. Formation of the National Center for Nursing Research d. Initiation […]
A research study validates the positive effect that a nursing intervention, patient journaling, has on decreasing spiritual distress during cancer recovery. This would be an example of which type of research evidence? a. Control b. Description c. Explanation d. Prediction ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to […]
A nurse who reads research articles and incorporates research findings into nursing practice would demonstrate which of the following research roles? a. Collaborator b. Consumer c. Primary investigator d. Producer ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B A research consumer reads research reports, critiques the reports, and makes decisions about incorporating research into practice. A collaborator is […]
A research study investigating the benefits of ambulation after cesarean section would be an example of which type of research evidence? a. Control b. Description c. Explanation d. Prediction ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as […]
