Chapter 06 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Chapter 06  Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Institutional review boards determine whether research studies involving human subjects will:
a.
be published.
b.
add to the body of nursing knowledge.
c.
cause harm.
d.
receive funding.

ANS: C
The institutional review board (also called the human subjects committee) examines research proposals to ensure that the ethical rights of those individuals participating in the research study are protected. This board makes sure that persons who participate in research are assured that their right to privacy, confidentiality, fair treatment, and freedom from harm is protected.

DIF: Knowledge REF: p. 102

2. A nurse is interested in understanding the meaning of the human experience of surviving polio. Subject recruitment targets persons who have been diagnosed with the disease. The researcher reflects on the data and identifies common themes in order to understand the “lived experience.” These characteristics are consistent with the qualitative research method known as:
a.
grounded theory.
b.
ethnography.
c.
phenomenology.
d.
case study.

ANS: C
Phenomenology is a qualitative research design that uses inductive descriptive methodology to describe the lived experiences of study participants.

DIF: Comprehension REF: p. 89 | p. 95, Table 6-2

3. The use of research to guide nursing practice is called:
a.
utilization.
b.
dissemination.
c.
generalizability.
d.
analysis.

ANS: A
Utilization of research guides nursing practice. Clinical agencies need to make a commitment to implementing research findings and then developing policies and procedures to guide the implementation process.

DIF: Comprehension REF: pp. 95-96

4. A public health nurse is interested in determining which educational programs are needed in the aggregates served. The researcher personally interviews individuals who are walking on the streets in the community. This type of research design is:
a.
quasi-experimental.
b.
survey.
c.
case study.
d.
ethnography.

ANS: B
Survey is a nonexperimental research design that focuses on obtaining information regarding the status quo of some situation, often through direct questioning of participants.

DIF: Application REF: p. 94, Table 6-1