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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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1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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atients.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledg e)
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REF: MCS: 6 sl sl
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adul
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ts whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in t his stud
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ups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does this r
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d. Prediction
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elationships among these phenomena. sl sl sl
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eve nts
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate rel
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ative risk of needle-
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DThrough prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situati on. PTS:1
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection and statisti cal
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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 sl
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 of p
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atients.
b.A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to ca re. c.The
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l 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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pertise and patient needs and values. sl sl sl sl sl
BStudies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally experimental or
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CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
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EBP but do not completely define EBP.sl sl sl sl sl sl
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 larg
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er research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this s tudy?
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a.Control b.D sl sl
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rediction
ANS: B sl
Feedback
AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t he r
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elationships among these phenomena. sl sl sl
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eve nts
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occur.
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adul
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ts whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in t his stud
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y?
a.Control b.D sl sl
escription c.E sl sl
xplanation d.P sl sl
rediction
ANS: D sl
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relationships among these phenomena. sl sl sl
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occur.
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edicting this may be calculated. sl sl sl sl
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among gro
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ups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does this r
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xplanation
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d. Prediction
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elationships among these phenomena. sl sl sl
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eve nts
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occur.
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DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application) sl sl sl
REF: MCS: 7 sl sl
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate rel
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ative risk of needle-
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stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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xplanation d.P sl sl
rediction
ANS: D sl
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DThrough prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situati on. PTS:1
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection and statisti cal
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