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Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal,
Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence
JENNIFER R. GRAY, SUSAN K. GROVE
9th Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENT
Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research
1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
2. Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
3. Introduction to Quantitative Research
4. Introduction to Qualitative Research
Unit Two: The Research Process
5. Research Problem and Purpose
6. Objectives, Questions, Variables, and Hypotheses
7. Review of Relevant Literature
8. Frameworks
9. Ethics in Research
10. Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods
11. Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods
12. Qualitative Research Methods
13. Outcomes Research
14. Mixed Methods Research
15. Sampling
16. Measurement Concepts
17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice
Unit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care
18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies
19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice
Unit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating
Research
20. Collecting and Managing Data
21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis
22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables
23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships
24. Using Statistics to Predict
25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences
26. Interpreting Research Outcomes
27. Disseminating Research Findings
Unit Five: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research
28. Writing Research Proposals
29. Seeking Funding for Research
,Chapter 01: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the
implementation of research into practice. This means that the BSN nurse:
a. develops evidence-based guidelines.
b. designs research studies on which protocols may be based.
c. evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols.
d. reads and critically appraises existing studies.
ANS: D
Nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree have knowledge of
the research process and skills in reading and critically appraising studies. They
use the best research evidence in practice with guidance. Nurses with a BSN also
assist with problem identification and data collection. Nurses with a Master of
Science in Nursing (MSN) critically appraise and synthesize findings from studies
to revise or develop protocols, algorithms, or policies for use in practice. Nurses
with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) develop, implement, and evaluate
evidence-based guidelines. Nurses with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) assume a
major role in conducting research.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
2. A study is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a
major hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of
orientation. This type of study can do which of the following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: A
Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome.
Description involves observing and documenting nursing phenomena, providing a
snapshot of reality.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among concepts and variables with the
goal of understanding how they work with each other. Prediction involves
estimating the probability of a specific outcome in a given situation.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
3. A researcher wants to know whether children with autism who are hospitalized
in a pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than the average
child, when the parents or caregivers are not present. What type of research
outcome does this provide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D
, Prediction involves estimating the probability of a specific outcome in a given
situation. Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired
outcome. Description involves observing and documenting nursing phenomena,
providing a snapshot of reality.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among concepts and variables with the goal of
understanding how they work with each other.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
4. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of a
patient in neurological intensive care remains increased. The nurse recalibrates
the machine, makes sure the monitor is on the same level as the drain, checks
all connections, and then notifies the physician, who comes to the unit and
inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning or thinking prompts the nurse to
recalibrate, assure proper placement, and check connections?
a. Abstract thinking
b. Concrete thinking
c. Logical reasoning
d. Dialectical reasoning
ANS: C
Logical reasoning is used to dissect components of a situation or conclusion,
examine each carefully, and analyze relationships among the parts. Abstract
thinking is oriented toward the development of an idea without application to, or
association with, a particular instance.
Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events
that are observed and experienced in reality. Dialectical reasoning involves
looking at situations in a holistic way.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
5. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing
agitated patients in the Emergency Department. The resultant policy emanates
from:
a. abstract thinking.
b. concrete thinking.
c. operational reasoning.
d. dialectical reasoning.
ANS: A
Abstract thinking is oriented toward the development of an idea without
application to, or association with, a particular instance. Concrete thinking is
oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that are observed
and experienced in reality. Operational reasoning is the identification of and
discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints. Dialectical reasoning
involves looking at situations in a holistic way.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
6. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing
agitated patients in the Emergency Department. The type of reasoning the
nurse uses to do this is:
a. problematic reasoning.
b. operational reasoning.
c. collaborative reasoning.
d. inductive reasoning.
Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal,
Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence
JENNIFER R. GRAY, SUSAN K. GROVE
9th Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENT
Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research
1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
2. Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
3. Introduction to Quantitative Research
4. Introduction to Qualitative Research
Unit Two: The Research Process
5. Research Problem and Purpose
6. Objectives, Questions, Variables, and Hypotheses
7. Review of Relevant Literature
8. Frameworks
9. Ethics in Research
10. Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods
11. Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods
12. Qualitative Research Methods
13. Outcomes Research
14. Mixed Methods Research
15. Sampling
16. Measurement Concepts
17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice
Unit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care
18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies
19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice
Unit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating
Research
20. Collecting and Managing Data
21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis
22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables
23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships
24. Using Statistics to Predict
25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences
26. Interpreting Research Outcomes
27. Disseminating Research Findings
Unit Five: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research
28. Writing Research Proposals
29. Seeking Funding for Research
,Chapter 01: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the
implementation of research into practice. This means that the BSN nurse:
a. develops evidence-based guidelines.
b. designs research studies on which protocols may be based.
c. evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols.
d. reads and critically appraises existing studies.
ANS: D
Nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree have knowledge of
the research process and skills in reading and critically appraising studies. They
use the best research evidence in practice with guidance. Nurses with a BSN also
assist with problem identification and data collection. Nurses with a Master of
Science in Nursing (MSN) critically appraise and synthesize findings from studies
to revise or develop protocols, algorithms, or policies for use in practice. Nurses
with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) develop, implement, and evaluate
evidence-based guidelines. Nurses with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) assume a
major role in conducting research.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
2. A study is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a
major hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of
orientation. This type of study can do which of the following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: A
Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome.
Description involves observing and documenting nursing phenomena, providing a
snapshot of reality.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among concepts and variables with the
goal of understanding how they work with each other. Prediction involves
estimating the probability of a specific outcome in a given situation.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
3. A researcher wants to know whether children with autism who are hospitalized
in a pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than the average
child, when the parents or caregivers are not present. What type of research
outcome does this provide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D
, Prediction involves estimating the probability of a specific outcome in a given
situation. Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired
outcome. Description involves observing and documenting nursing phenomena,
providing a snapshot of reality.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among concepts and variables with the goal of
understanding how they work with each other.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
4. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of a
patient in neurological intensive care remains increased. The nurse recalibrates
the machine, makes sure the monitor is on the same level as the drain, checks
all connections, and then notifies the physician, who comes to the unit and
inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning or thinking prompts the nurse to
recalibrate, assure proper placement, and check connections?
a. Abstract thinking
b. Concrete thinking
c. Logical reasoning
d. Dialectical reasoning
ANS: C
Logical reasoning is used to dissect components of a situation or conclusion,
examine each carefully, and analyze relationships among the parts. Abstract
thinking is oriented toward the development of an idea without application to, or
association with, a particular instance.
Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events
that are observed and experienced in reality. Dialectical reasoning involves
looking at situations in a holistic way.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
5. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing
agitated patients in the Emergency Department. The resultant policy emanates
from:
a. abstract thinking.
b. concrete thinking.
c. operational reasoning.
d. dialectical reasoning.
ANS: A
Abstract thinking is oriented toward the development of an idea without
application to, or association with, a particular instance. Concrete thinking is
oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that are observed
and experienced in reality. Operational reasoning is the identification of and
discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints. Dialectical reasoning
involves looking at situations in a holistic way.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
6. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing
agitated patients in the Emergency Department. The type of reasoning the
nurse uses to do this is:
a. problematic reasoning.
b. operational reasoning.
c. collaborative reasoning.
d. inductive reasoning.
