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TION T
, ChapterT1TTheTResearch-PracticeTConnectionT
MULTIPLETCHOICE
• WhichT bestT describesT evidence-based-practiceT (EBP)?
a.TATcombinationTofTbestTresearchTevidence,TmedicalTcenteralTexpertise,TandTtheTn
eedsTandTvaluesTofTclients.
b.TATdeterminationTofTtheTfactorsTnecessaryTtoTcontrolTclientTresponsesTt
oTcare.T
c.TTheTdevelopmentTofTpopulationTcareTguidelinesTapplicableTtoTallTclie
nts.
d.TTheTutilizationTofTquantitativeTandTqualitativeTstudiesTtoTenhanceTclientToutcomes.TACCUR
ATETANSWER:-A
REASONING:
ATEvidence-
basedTpracticeTevolvesTfromTtheTintegrationTofTtheTbestTresearchTevidenceTwithTm
edicalTcenteralTexpertiseTandTclientTneedsTandTvalues.
BTStudiesTthatTattemptTtoTfindTdeterminantsTofTclientToutcomesTareTgenerallyTexperiment
alTorTquasi-
experimental.TTheyTmayTbeTusedTtoTguideTEBPTbutTdoTnotTcompletelyTdefineTit.
CTEBPTisTaTcombinationTofTguidelinesTandTspecificTclientTneedsTandTvalues.TDTQua
ntitativeTandTqualitativeTstudiesTappliedTtoTtheTevaluationTofTclientToutcomesT
areTpartTofTEBPTbutTdoTnotTcompletelyTdefineTEBP.
PTS:T1TDIF:TCognitiveTlevel:TRememberingT(Kno
wledge)TREF:Tdm.T3
• TheTnursingTattendantTisTcollectingTdataTaboutTtheTsleepTpatternsTofTbreastfedT
babiesTasTpartTofTaTlargerTresearchTstudy.TWhichTresearchTmethodTwillTtheTnurs
ingTattendantTuseTwhenTcollectingTdataTforTthisTstudy?
a.ControlT
b.DescriptionT
c.explanationT
d.Prediction
ACCURATETANSWER:-B
REASONING:
AControlT canT beT describedT asT theT abilityT toT writeT aT prescriptionT toT produceT theT desiredT outcome.
BTDescriptionTinvolvesTidentifyingTandTunderstandingTtheTnatureTofTnursingTpheno
menaTandTtheTrelationshipsTamongTtheseTphenomena.
CTExplanationTclarifiesTtheTrelationshipsTamongTphenomenaTandTidentifiesTwhyTcertainTe
ventsToccur.
DTThroughTprediction,TtheTprobabilityTofTaTspecificToutcomeTcanTbeTestimatedTinTaTgivenTsituation.TPTS:T
1TDIF:TCognitiveTlevel:TUnderstandingT(Comprehension)
REF:T dm.T 6
• TheTnursingTattendantTisTparticipatingTinTaTstudyTandTisTcollectingTdataTidentifyingT
theTnumberTofTobeseTadultsTwhoseTparentsTwereTalsoTobeseTorToverweight.TWhich
TresearchTmethodTisTbeingTusedTinTthisTstudy?
,a.CoTntrolT
b.DeTscripTtionT
c.ExTplanTatioTn
Td.PrTedictTion
ACCURATETANSWER:-D
REASONING:
AControlT indicatesT theT abilityT toT useT aT prescribedT interventionT toT produceT aT desiredT outcome.
BDescriptionTinvolvesTidentifyingTandTunderstandingTtheTnatureTofTnursingTphenom
enaTandTtheTrelationshipsTamongTtheseTphenomena.
CExplanationTclarifiesTtheTrelationshipsTamongTphenomenaTandTidentifiesTwhyTcer
tainTeventsToccur.
DThroughTpredictionTtheTprobabilityTofTaTspecificToutcomeTcanTbeTestimatedTinTaTgive
nTsituation.TByTknowingTtheTpercentageTofTparentsTofTobeseTadultsTwhoTwereTobese,Tt
heTprobabilityTofTpredictingTthisTmayTbeTcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:CognitiveTlevel:TApplyingT(Applicatio
n)TREF:Tpp.T7-8
• TheTnursingTattendantTreviewsTaTstudyTinTwhichTadherenceTtoTanTasthmaTaction
TplanTisTcomparedTamongTgroupsTofTadolescentsTwhoTreceivedTdifferentTasth
maTeducation.TWhichTresearchTmethodTdoesTthisTrepresent?
a.CoTntrol
Tb.DeTscripTtion
Tc.ExTplanTatioTn
d.TPredictionT
ACCURATET
ANSWER:-C
REASONING:
ATControlT indicatesT theT abilityT toT useT aT prescribedT interventionT toT produceT aT desiredT outcome.
BTDescriptionTinvolvesTidentifyingTandTunderstandingTtheTnatureTofTnursingTpheno
menaTandTtheTrelationshipsTamongTtheseTphenomena.
CTExplanationTclarifiesTtheTrelationshipsTamongTphenomenaTandTidentifiesTwhyTcertainTe
ventsToccur.
DTThroughTprediction,TtheTprobabilityTofTaTspecificToutcomeTcanTbeTestimatedTinTaTgivenTsituation.TPTS:1DIF:C
ognitiveTlevel:TApplyingT(Application)
REF:T dm.T 7
• ATnursingTattendantTmanagerTisTinterestedTinTlearningTwhichTattitudesTamongTstaf
fTnursingTattendantsTmayTindicateTrelativeTriskTofTneedle-
stickTinjuries.TToTstudyTthis,TtheTnursingTattendantTmanagerTwillTemployTwhichTmeth
odTofTstudy?
a.CoTntrolT
b.DeTscripTtionT
c.ExTplanTatioTnT
d.PrTedictTion
ACCURATETANSWER:-D
REASONING:
, AControlT indicatesT theT abilityT toT useT aT prescribedT interventionT toT produceT aT desiredT outcome.
BExplanationT clarifiesT theTrelationshipsT amongT phenomenaT andT identifiesT why
certainT eventsT occur.
CDescriptionTinvolvesTidentifyingTandTunderstandingTtheTnatureTofTnursingTphenom
enaTandTtheTrelationshipsTamongTtheseTphenomena.
DThroughTprediction,TtheTprobabilityTofTaTspecificToutcomeTcanTbeTestimatedTinTaTgivenTsitu
ation.TPTS:1DIF:CognitiveTlevel:TApplyingT(Application)
REF:T pp.T 7-8
• WhichTisTtheTmostTimportantTresultTofTFlorenceTNightingalesTdataTcollectionTandTs
tatisticalTanalysisTduringTtheTCrimeanTWar?
a.BringingTawarenessTofTtheTrigorsTofTwarTtoTtheTgeneralTpublic.Tb.Dev
elopingTaTprocessTforTstatisticalTanalysisTandTnursingTdocumentation.Tc.I
dentifyingTandTdefiningTtheTroleTofTnursingTattendantsTinTmodernThealth
Tcare.
d.UsingTmedicalTcenteralTresearchTtoTevaluateTtheTimportanceTofTsanitation,TcleanT
drinkingTwater,TandTadequateTnutrition.
ACCURATETANSWER:-D
REASONING:
AThis T was Tnot Tthe T most T import
antTresultTBThisTwasTnotTtheTmostTi
mportant T result T CThis T was T not T
the T most T importantTresult
DNightingalesT researchT enabledT herT toT instigateT attitudinal,T organizational,T andTsoci
alTchanges,TincludingTtheTmilitarysTapproachTtoTtheTcareTofTtheTsickTandTsocietysTsenseTofT
responsibilityTforTtestingTpublicTwater,TimprovingTsanitation,TandTpreventingTstarvationTt
oTdecreaseTmorbidityTandTmortalityTrates.
PTS:T1TDIF:TCognitiveTlevel:TUnderstandingT(Co
mprehension)TREF:Tdm.T11
• TheTnursingTattendantTparticipatesTinTdataTcollectionTinTaTstudyTinTwhichTtwoTdiffe
rentTpainTmanagementTprotocolsTareTusedTwithTrandomlyTassignedTclientsTtoTme
asureTdifferencesTinTpostoperativeTrecoveryTtime.TWhichTmethodTofTstudyTisTthis?
a.CoTntrol
Tb.CoTrrelaTtionT
c.DeTscripTtionT
d.ExTplan
ationT
ACCURATETANSWER:-A
REASONING:
AControlT indicatesT theT abilityT toT useT aT prescribedT interventionT toT produceT aT desiredT outcome.
BCorrelationT examinesT theT relationshipsT betweenT differentT phenomena.
CDescriptionTinvolvesTidentifyingTandTunderstandingTtheTnatureTofTnursingTphenom
enaTandTtheTrelationshipsTamongTtheseTphenomena.
DExplanationTclarifiesTtheTrelationshipsTamongTphenomenaTandTidentifiesTwhyTcer
tainTeventsToccur.
PTS:1DIF:CognitiveTlevel:TApplyingT(Applicatio
n)TREF:Tdm.T8
• TheTdevelopmentTofTnursingTtheoriesTandTconceptualTmodelsTinTtheTlateT196