CHAPTER 8
A nurse researcher is preparing to conduct a research study that involves human subjects. Prior to conducting the study, what approval should the nurse obtain?
institutional review board
Which principle underlies the ethical conduction of research in a hospital setting?
Clients must grant informed consent if they are to participate.
What is the ultimate goal of expanding nursing knowledge through nursing research?
Learn improved ways to promote and maintain health
A nurse would like to study the effect that a new hand washing technique has on client infection rates. What is the independent variable?
New hand washing technique
Which criterion is not used for critically evaluating websites when doing a literature review?
Accessibility
Which agency would a nurse researcher identify as being the lead agency for supporting research designed to improve health care for all Americans?
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Who is considered to be the first nursing researcher?
Florence Nightingale
The nurse is caring for a client who was recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Which action demonstrates that the nurse is using the Basic Needs theory?
Providing foot care for the client
A nurse researcher must decide on the method for conducting the research. The researcher that plans to emphasize collection of numerical data and analysis would select which method of research?
Quantitative research
The nurse is preparing to submit a research project to the institutional review board (IRB). The nurse understands that if the IRB were to reject the research project, it would most likely be for which reason?
The project lacks sufficient safeguards to protect human subjects.
