Test Bank for Understanding Nursing Research 8th Edition by Grove & Gray | Complete Guide ISBN 978-0323532044

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, Chapterm01:mIntroductionmtomNursingmResearchmandmItsmImportanceminmBuilding
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Evidence-BasedmPractice
Grove:mUnderstandingmNursingmResearch,m8thmEdition


MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Whichmstatementmbestmdescribesmevidence-basedmpracticem(EBP)?
a. Amcombinationmofmbestmresearchmevidence,mclinicalmexpertise,mandmthemneedsm
andmvaluesmofmhospitalmclients
b. Amdeterminationmofmthemfactorsmnecessarymtomcontrolmhospitalmclientmresponse
smtomcaremandmdeliverymofmcare
c. Themdevelopmentmofmpopulationmcaremguidelinesmapplicablemtomallmhospitalmclients
d. Themutilizationmofmquantitativemandmqualitativemstudiesmtomenhancemhospitalmclientmoutcomes
ACCURATEmCHOICE:-A
Reasoning:->>>Evidence-
basedmpracticemevolvesmfrommthemintegrationmofmthembestmresearchmevidencemwithmclinicalm
expertisemandmhospitalmclientmneedsmandmvalues.mStudiesmthatmattemptmtomfindmdeterminant
smofhospitalmclientmoutcomesmaremgenerallymexperimentalmormquasi-
experimental.mTheymmaymbemusedmtomguidemEBPmbutmdomnotmcompletelymdefinemit.mEBPmi
smamcombinationmofmguidelinesmandmspecifichospitalmclientmneedsmandmvalues.mQuantitativ
emandmqualitativemstudiesmappliedmtomthemevaluationmofmhospitalmclientmoutcomesmarempartm
ofmEBPmbutmdomnotmcompletelymdefinemEBP.

DIFFICULT: Cognitivemlevel:mRememberingm(Knowledge)

2. ThemRNmismcollectingmdatamaboutmthemsleepmpatternsmofmbreastfedmbabiesmasmpartmofmamlarge
rmresearchmstudy.mWhichmresearN RethIodmG
chmm willBth.eCnurM
semusemwhenmcollectingmdatamformthisms

tudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
CORRE
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OICmE:-
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Reasoning:-
>>>Descriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenome
namandmtherelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.mControlmcanmbemdescribedmasmthemabilit
ymtomwritemamprescriptionmtomproducemthemdesiredmresults.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelati
onshipsmamongmphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.mThroughmpredictio
n,mthemprobabilitymofmamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgivenmsituation.

DIFFICULT: Cognitivemlevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension)

3. ThemRNmismparticipatingminmamstudymandmismcollectingmdatamidentifyingmthemnumbermofmobes
emadultsmwhosemparentsmweremalsomobesemormoverweight.mWhichmresearchmmethodmismbeingm
usedminmthismstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ACCURATEmCHOICE:-D

, Reasoning:-
>>>Throughmprediction,mthemprobabilitymofmamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgi
venmsituation.mBymknowingmthempercentagemofmparentsmofmobesemadultsmwhomweremobese,m
themprobabilitymofmpredictingmthismmaymbemcalculated.mControlmindicatesmthemabilitymtomus
emamprescribedminterventionmtomproducemthemdesiredmresults.mDescriptionminvolvesmidentifyi
ngmandunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamandmthemrelationshipsmamongmth
esemphenomena.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamandmidentifie
smwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.

DIFFICULT: Cognitivemlevel:mApplyingm(Application)

4. ThemRNmreviewsmamstudyminmwhichmadherencemtomanmasthmamactionmplanmismcomparedmamon
gmgroupsmofmyoungmadultsmwhomreceivedmdifferentmasthmameducation.mWhichmresearchmmetho
dmdoesmthismrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ACCURATEmCHOICE:-C
Reasoning:-
>>>Explanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainm
eventsmoccur.mControlmindicatesmthemabilitymtomusemamprescribedminterventionmtomproducemth
emdesiredmresults.mDescriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursin
gmphenomenaandmthemrelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.mThroughmprediction,mthempro
babilitymofmamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgivenmsituation.

DIFFICULT: Cognitivemlevel:mApplyingm(Application)

5. AmRNmmanagermisminterestedNiU
nR arI
leS ngGw
niN ThBic.hCaO
ttiM
tudesmamongmstaffmRNsmmaymindicat
emrelativemriskmofmneedle-
stickminjuries.mTomstudymthis,mthemRNmmanagermwillmemploymwhichmmethodmofmstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ACCURATEmCHOICE:-D
Reasoning:-
>>>Throughmprediction,mthemprobabilitymofmamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgive
nmsituation.mControlmindicatesmthemabilitymtomusemamprescribedminterventionmtomproducemthemd
esiredresults.mDescriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmph
enomenaandmthemrelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelation
shipsmamongphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.

DIFFICULT: Cognitivemlevel:mApplyingm(Application)

6. WhichmismthemmostmimportantmresultmofmFlorencemNightingale’smdatamcollectionmandmstatis
ticalmanalysismduringmthemCrimeanmWar?
a. Bringingmawarenessmofmthemrigorsmofmwarmtomthemgeneralmpublicminmrelationmto
m carempractices

b. Developingmamprocessmformstatisticalmanalysismandmnursingmdocumentation
c. IdentifyingmandmdefiningmthemrolemofmRNsminmmodernmprimarymcare
d. Usingmclinicalmresearchmtomevaluatemthemneedmformsanitation,mcleanmdrinkingmwater,

, andmadequatemnutrition
ACCURATEmCHOICE:-D
Reasoning:-
>>>Nightingale’smresearchmenabledmhermtominstigatemattitudinal,morganizational,mandmsocialm
changes,mincludingmthemmilitary’smapproachmtomthemcaremofmthemsickmandmsociety’smsensemofm
responsibilitymformtestingmpublicmwater,mimprovingmsanitation,mandmpreventingmstarvationmtom
decreasemmorbidityandmmortalitymrates.mBringingmawarenessmofmthemrigorsmofmwarmtomthempu
blic,mdevelopingmamprocessmformstatisticalmanalysismandmnursingmdocumentation,mandmidentify
ingmandmdefiningmthemrolemofmRNsminmmodernmprimarymcaremweremnotmthemmostmimportantmre
sults.

DIFFICULT: Cognitivemlevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension)

7. ThemRNmparticipatesminmdatamcollectionminmamstudyminmwhichmtwomdifferentmpainmmanagem
entmprotocolsmaremusedmwithmrandomlymassignedmhospitalmclientsmtommeasuremdifferencesmi
nmpostoperativemrecoverymtime.mWhichmmethodmofmstudymismthis?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
ACCURATEmCHOICE:-A
Reasoning:-
>>>Controlmindicatesmthemabilitymtomusemamprescribedminterventionmtomproducemthemdesiredmr
esults.mCorrelationmexaminesmthemrelationshipsmbetweenmdifferentmphenomena.
Descriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenama
ndmthemrelationshipsmamongthesemphenomena.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmam
ongmphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.

DIFFICULT:
Cognitivemlevel:mApplyinN
gU RpSplI
(A icaNtiG
onT)m ThemRNmreviewsmamstudymexploringmexperiencesmofmR
Ns’mdecision-
makingmprocessesregardingmreportingmammedicalmerror.mWhichmresearchmmethodmdoesmthismrepres
ent?
e. Control
f. Description
g. Explanation
h. Prediction
ACCURATEmCHOICE:-B
Reasoning:-
>>>Descriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenome
namandmtherelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.mControlmcanmbemdescribedmasmthemabilit
ymtomwritemamprescriptionmtomproducemthemdesiredmresults.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelati
onshipsmamongmphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.mThroughmpredictio
n,mthemprobabilitymofmaspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgivenmsituation.

DIFFICULT: Cognitivemlevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension)

8. Themdevelopmentmofmnursingmtheoriesmandmconceptualmmodelsminmthemlatem1960smandm1
970smservedmto
a. determinemthemeffectivenessmofmnursingminterventions.
b. establishmthemconceptmofmevidence-basedmpractice.
c. providemfundingmformnursingmresearch.
d. providemdirectionmformnursingmresearch.