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Week 1 Quiz NURS 3151 Foundations on Nursing Research 1. Understanding the research process is a necessary skill for nurses to incorporate evidence-based practice into patient care. 2. Having a unique... body of nursing knowledge is an expected outcome of nursing research. True 3. The best research evidence is the empirical knowledge generated from traditions and trial and error. 4. Characteristics of qualitative research include objective, statistical analysis, cause and effect basis of nursing, and generalization. 5. The evolution of nursing research dates back to Florence Nightingale. Her research priorities were focused on: 6. Nursing research priorities in the 21st century include all but: a. 7. Which of the following is an example of a well-written research problem? 8. Research problems can be identified by all but: d. television talk shows addressing health issues 9. With the completion of baccalaureate education, the BSN nurse is prepared to: 10. Which of the following is a type of quantitative research? 11. Which of the following is a type of qualitative research? 12. The highest level of evidence used to support clinical decisions in nursing practice is: 13. The ___________ was established in 1989 to facilitate outcomes research. 14. clinical nurse researcher is analyzing twelve months of data following the implementation of a fall reduction program in a long term care facility. This type of research is: 15. A well-written research problem includes a description of all but. 16. Research problems are developed from: 17. Which of the following is a research purpose 18. Which of the following is a research aim or objective? 19. Research questions in qualitative studies 20. A feasibility study is completed to determine if there are sufficient resources to conduct a study. 21. What is the relationship between post-operative infection rate and sterile dressing changes following cholecystectomy is a research purpose. 22. Quantitative research questions focus on the identification or description of the variables to be studied. 23. Replication of research studies may be conducted to determine if the findings are similar to previous studies 24. Descriptive research is a type of qualitative research used to analyze events that have occurred in the past. 25. Match the type of research with the example: Researcher studies the life experiences of individuals undergoing amputation (a. Qualitative research) Researcher studies the use of silicone tipped catheters on the incidence of UTI’s in ICU patients. (b. Intervention research) Researcher studies the relationship between nurse fatigue and medication errors (c. Quantitative research) Researcher studies the effects of implementing a staffing methodology on sick leave use over six months (d. Outcomes research) Researcher studies the relationship between the use of sterile gloves during PICC line insertion on the development of sepsis over the previous four months (d. Outcome research) Researcher studies the experience of loneliness and the use of isolation while being treated for C. diff infections to develop a theory (a. Qualitative research) Researcher measures the fall rate residents in long term care who receive daily Vitamin Dover 6 months (d. Outcomes research) Researcher randomly assigns patients to the study or the control group to study the effects on arrhythmia development following myocardial infarction (c. Quantitative research) Researcher studies the effect of weekly blood pressure screening at a senior center on medication compliance (d. Intervention research) Researcher randomly assigns patients to two groups. One group receives anti-anxiety medication and the other group receives weekly counseling (c. Quantitative research) [Show More]

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