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e, Jennifer Gray,
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TABLE OF CONTENTSBG BG
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidenc
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e- Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research
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3. Introduction to Qualitative Research
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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
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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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12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursi
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ng Practice
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13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mix
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ed Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Buildin
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g an Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the need
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s and values of patients
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to car
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e and delivery of care
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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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based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical
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expertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of pat
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ient outcomes 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
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Ga combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qu
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alitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do
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not completely define EBP.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a l
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arger research study. Which researN
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for this study?
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b. Description
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
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the relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to
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write a prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationship
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s among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the p
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robability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of
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obese adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is
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being used in this study?
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a. Control
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, Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
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situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the p
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robability of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a pr
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escribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and
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Gunderstanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phe
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nomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why ce
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rtain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared a
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mong groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research
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method does this represent?
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Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eve
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nts occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the
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desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
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phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the prob
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ability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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5. A nurse manager is int eres t edNiU
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leS ThBi c.hCaOttiMtudes among staff nurses may in
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dicate relative risk of needle-
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stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of stud
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y?
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situation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the de
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sired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing ph
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enomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relatio
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nships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and stati
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stical analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation t
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o care practices
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b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care
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d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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