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WorksheetsIntroduction to Nursing Research
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
What is the best reason that scholars consider Florence Nightingale to be the first nurse researcher?
She changed nursing by basing her practice on her research findings.
She identified a body of knowledge unique to nursing.
She collected data in a systematic fashion.
She communicated the data collected to other nurses.
Research is important to the nursing profession for many reasons. What is the ultimate goal of nursing research?
Document the cost-effectiveness of nursing care.
Ensure credibility of the nursing profession.
Promote evidence-based practice in nursing.
Provide accountability for the nursing profession.
The National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR) establishes research priorities. Which option reflects a study that meets the current mission of the NINR?
The effect of nurse-led community education on the prevalence of heart disease
The number of students entering nursing programs
The efficacy of a specific medication therapy for congestive heart failure
The job satisfaction level of currently employed nurses
Nurses involved in research assume different roles, based on their level of education. Which best describes the role of the BSN-prepared nurse in research?
Collaborates with other nurses to design research studies
Critiques research studies and applies research to clinical practice
Develops policy based on nursing research findings
Assumes the role of primary investigator in an independent research study
Which option reflects the "authority" approach to knowledge development?
The nurses on the unit have used a variety of approaches to a client care problem, trying to find one that is effective.
A nurse approaches a client care situation in a specific manner because "that is what seems to be the best thing to do."
When asked why client care is organized in the current manner, the nurse manager states, "We've always done it that way."
When faced with a question regarding provision of nursing care, the nurse consults a nursing textbook for instruction.
The nurse researcher is conducting a study to help a nursing unit solve the problem of increased post procedure infections in clients who have undergone transurethral prostatectomy. Which type of nursing research is this researcher conducting?
Basic research
Applied research
Quantitative research
Qualitative research
What is generally considered the most valid means of developing the knowledge base of nursing?
Scientific research
Evidence-based practice
Qualitative research
Outcomes research
For which role in a research study is special research preparation necessary?
Identifier of researchable problems
Evaluator of research findings
Patient advocate during studies
Principal investigator for study
Acting as principal investigator on a project, a nurse discovers that study results do not support some of the researcher's long-held beliefs. What is the most significant danger in this situation?
The researcher may tire of the topic before the study is completed.
The researcher may abandon the project.
The researcher may be unable to remain unbiased in the interpretation of data.
The researcher may feel obligated to ask another nurse researcher to act as the principle investigator on the project.
Which research study will most likely be conducted using a qualitative approach?
A study comparing the results of two antihypertensive medications given to patients who have diabetes mellitus
A study tracking change in reading level for children treated with behavioral therapy for attention-deficit activity disorder
A study investigating changes in family dynamics following the sudden death of a child
A study designed to measure weight-loss trends in middle adults who increase walking
