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TABLE OF CONTENTS mf mf
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research mf mf mf
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research mf mf mf
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks mf mf mf mf
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research mf mf mf
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing
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Practice
13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
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Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
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Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE mf
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
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values of patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
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ANS: A mf
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es are generally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a com
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bination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative stud
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ies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely defin
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e EBP.
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relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a pres
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cription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenom
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ena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a specific
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outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese a
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dults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in
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on. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of
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predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed interventi
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on to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the natu
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re of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifie
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s the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among g
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roups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does t
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he relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a specific o
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utcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
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relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenom
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
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analysis during the Crimean War?
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d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS mf mf
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research mf mf mf
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research mf mf mf
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks mf mf mf mf
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research mf mf mf
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing
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Practice
13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
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Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
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Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE mf
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
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values of patients
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and
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delivery of caremf mf mf
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
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ANS: A mf
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es are generally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a com
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bination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative stud
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e EBP.
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search study. Which researN
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relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a pres
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cription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenom
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outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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dults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in
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this study? mf
a. Control
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on. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of
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predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed interventi
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on to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the natu
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re of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifie
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s the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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roups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does t
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utcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
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relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenom
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analysis during the Crimean War?
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