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The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zk
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a.A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values o
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b.A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to ca
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d.The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.
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ANS: A zk
Feedback
AEvidence
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ertise and patient needs and values. zk zk zk zk zk
BStudies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally experimental or
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quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it.
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CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
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DQuantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part
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of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledg e)
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Feedback
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t he relat
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eve n
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T S : 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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REF: MCS: 6 zk zk
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese ad
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ults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in t his
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study?
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Feedback
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t he relati
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PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application wl zk zk
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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 adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does this
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d. Prediction
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Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t he relat
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situati on. PT
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REF: MCS: 7 zk zk
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate r
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Feedback
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BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eve n
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection and statisti c
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al analysis during the Crimean War?
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The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zk
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a.A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values o
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b.A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to ca
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d.The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.
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ANS: A zk
Feedback
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BStudies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally experimental or
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledg e)
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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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Feedback
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T S : 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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REF: MCS: 6 zk zk
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese ad
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ults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in t his
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study?
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Feedback
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d. Prediction
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Feedback
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S:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application) zk zk zk
REF: MCS: 7 zk zk
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Feedback
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al analysis during the Crimean War?
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