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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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b.A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to ca re.
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d.The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.
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rt of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledg
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AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese a
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dults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used i
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o n. B y knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the prob
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groups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method d
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