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Burns and Grove’s the Practice of
Nursing Research 9th Edition Susan K.
Grove
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,TEST BANK Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research 9E
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.
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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
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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
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,outcome does this provide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D
wise
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wiseprof
, 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
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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.
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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.
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Burns and Grove’s the Practice of
Nursing Research 9th Edition Susan K.
Grove
wise
prof
wiseprof
,TEST BANK Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research 9E
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.
wise
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
prof
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
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,outcome does this provide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D
wise
prof
wiseprof
, 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
wise
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.
prof
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.
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