Chapter 2

One of the primary reasons for conducting nursing research is to:

generate knowledge to guide practice.

Which theory emphasizes the relationships between the whole and the parts, and describes how parts function and behave?

General systems theory

Knowledge gained from someone with a great deal of perceived experience is which type of knowledge?

Authoritative knowledge

What is the process of considering a group of specific ideas and then drawing conclusions that relate to a general idea?

Inductive reasoning

A nurse is reviewing nursing theory for usefulness in a home healthcare setting. Which is the appropriate application of Dorothea Orem's Self-Care Model in a home healthcare setting?

Match the client's self-care needs with appropriate supportive interventions.

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.

Which statement best explains the importance of theoretic frameworks?

Theoretic frameworks advance nursing knowledge and practice.

Evidence-based care emphasizes decision making based on the best available evidence and:

use of outcome studies to guide decisions.

A nurse develops the following foreground question using the PICOT format in preparation for a research study: "In overweight clients, how do chromium supplements compared to no supplements help with weight loss?" Which part of the question reflects the intervention?

Chromium supplements

A nursing theorist examines a hospital environment by studying each ward and how it works individually, and 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