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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 8 : Nursing Research in Canada Questions
Question 1 of 5
Funding for nursing research in Canada has always been a challenge, but one of the turning points was when the Nursing Care Partnership program was implemented (2002-2009). An evaluation of that program showed which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: An evaluation of the Nursing Care Partnership program concluded that the program was successful in increasing capacity for research among nurses and helping to establish successful careers of many nurse researchers.
Question 2 of 5
What does the term 'minimum data set' (MDS) refer to?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Bibliometrics and altmetrics are indicators of knowledge transfer and an indirect indicator of the potential impact of the research on nursing practice.
Question 3 of 5
The potential benefits of patient engagement in research include which of the following activities? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A,D,F,G
Rationale: Potential benefits of patient engagement include refined and more relevant research questions, patient-centred and culturally appropriate interventions, relevant and less burdensome outcomes and measures, improved recruitment and participant engagement processes, and acceptable methods for data collection.
Question 4 of 5
Research in nursing developed gradually and paralleled the evolution of which of the following types of nursing education?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Research in nursing developed gradually as the pool of nurses with research expertise slowly increased. This development paralleled the evolution of graduate education in nursing because it is in graduate education that research skills are learned and honed.
Question 5 of 5
Which Canadian university offered the first funded doctoral program in nursing?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The University of Alberta offered the first funded doctoral program in nursing in January 1991.