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A nurse is developing a foreground question for nursing research using the PICO model. Which component would be represented by the statement, "a 45-year-old male with coronary heart disease and atrial fibrillation"?
P
The nurse researcher would like to gather data about the attitudes of young adults on spirituality and health care. What is the most effective form of research on this topic?
Qualitative research
The nursing instructor asks a group of students to identify a theory that describes how humans adjust to life with other living things and with the environment. One student correctly identifies this as which theory?
Adaptation theory
The nurse wor king in research correctly identifies which of the following to be mandatory for the ethical conduction of research in a hospital setting?
Clients must grant informed consent if they are to participate.
Information is collected for analysis in both quantitative and qualitative research. What is the information called?
Data
A mother has brought her 6-year-old child into the clinic. The mother is concerned that her child does not seem to skip as well as the other children in her class. In planning assessments and care for this child, the nurse might choose which theory as a foundation for decision making?
Developmental theory
The nursing instructor asks a group of students to identify a theory that describes the maturation of humans through stages. One student correctly identifies this theory as what?
Developmental theory
One of the primary focuses of nursing research is to:
generate knowledge to guide practice.
How would a student nurse define a conceptual framework?
A group of interrelated objects that follow a pattern.
Which of the following represents the basic framework of the research process?
Nursing Process
A group of nurses is planning to investigate the effectiveness of turning immobilized stroke clients more frequently in order to prevent skin breakdown. The team has begun by formulating a PICO question. Which of the following will the "o" in the team's PICO question refer to
preventing skin breakdown
When looking at a model for evidence-based practice, what is the final step of the process?
Evaluating practice change
Who is considered to be the first nursing researcher?
Florence Nightingale
Who is considered to be the first nursing theorist who conceptualized nursing in terms of manipulating the environment?
Florence Nightingale
A nursing theorist examines a hospital environment by studying each ward and how it works individually, then relates this information to the hospital as a whole working entity This is an example of the use of which theory?
General systems theory
Which theory emphasizes the relationships between the whole and the parts, and describes how parts function and behave?
General systems theory
What is the central theme of Florence Nightingale's nursing theory?
Meeting the personal needs of the client within the environment.
What is the best explanation for the way evidence-based practice (EBP) has changed the way nursing care is delivered?
Nursing care now uses EBP as a means of ensuring quality care.
Following the identification of a researchable problem, what must the nurse do?
Select literature relevant to the problem.
A nursing student is reading a research article from a nursing journal. The student is aware that the opening paragraph summarizing the a rticle and the research findings is a good place to start. What part of the article is the nursing student reading?
Abstract
For which research activity is a phenomenological research method most appropriate?
Attempting to understand non-English speaking immigrants' experiences of being hospital clients
A nurse researcher is examining the cause and effect relationship between the consumption of tap water containing minimal amounts of bleach, and the incidence of cancer in rats. The research is taking place in a laboratory setting. What type of quantitative research is being used based upon this description.
Experimental research
Nurses in an ICU noticed that their clients required fewer interventions for pain when the ICU was quiet. They then asked a researcher to design a study about the effects of noise on the pain levels of hospitalized clients. How does this demonstrate the ultimate goal of expanding the nursing body of knowledge?
Nursing research helps improve ways to promote and maintain health.
There are four common concepts in nursing theory. While all concepts are important, the focus of nursing is always on which of the following?
Person
Which statement best explains the importance of theoretic frameworks?
Theoretic frameworks advance nursing knowledge and practice.
The nursing instructor is explaining sources of knowledge to a group of nursing students. She says, "Some knowledge is passed from one generation to another." One of the students correctly describes this source as being what?
Traditional knowledge
A male client 79 years of age who is postoperative Day 3 following hip replacement surgery has been approached by a nurse researcher and asked to participate in a research study. This study will test a new rehabilitation strategy. What aspect of the nursing research process addresses the client's understanding of the potential risks and benefits of this study?
going through the informed consent process with the client
