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of Nursing Research
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9th Edition by Gray All chapters 1 to 29 covered
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,Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research
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1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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2. Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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3. Introduction to Quantitative Research
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4. Introduction to Qualitative Research
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Unit Two: The Research Process
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5. Research Problem and Purpose
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6. Objectives, Questions, Variables, and Hypotheses
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7. Review of Relevant Literature
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8. Frameworks
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9. Ethics in Research
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10. Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods
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11. Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods
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12. Qualitative Research Methods
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13. Outcomes Research
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14. Mixed Methods Research
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15. Sampling
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16. Measurement Concepts
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17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice
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Unit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care
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18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies
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19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice
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Unit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research
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20. Collecting and Managing Data
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21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis
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22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables
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23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships
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24. Using Statistics to Predict
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25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences
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26. Interpreting Research Outcomes
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27. Disseminating Research Findings
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Unit Five: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research
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28. Writing Research Proposals
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29. Seeking Funding for Research
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Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing
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ResearchTest Bank
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1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of
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a. Develops evidence-based guidelines bk bk
b. Designs research studies, on which protocols may be based
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c. Evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols bk bk bk bk
d. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings
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e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development
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ANS: D bk
, Nurses with a BSN degree have knowledge of the research process and skills in reading
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andcritically appraising studies. They assist with the implementation of evidence-based
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guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses
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provide their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are
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being put into practice, and continue to provide feedback, regarding the positive and
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negative aspects of those protocols.
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2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major
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hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. (The
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dogs’ levelof orientation will not be a focus of the research.) This type of study can do
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which of the following?
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a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
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Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome.
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Descriptioninvolves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and,
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sometimes, therelationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate
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the probability of a specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known
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as prediction. The researcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
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3. A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a
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pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the
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parentsor caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
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Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome.
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Descriptioninvolves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and,
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sometimes, therelationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate
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the probability of a specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known
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as prediction. The researcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
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4. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-effect relationship between
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requiring that all children under the age of 8 will ride in special care harnesses and
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the subsequent rateof children’s spinal cord injury will consequently utilize which form
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of nursing research?
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a. Descriptive research bk
b. Outcomes research bk
c. Qualitative research bk
d. Quantitative research bk
ANS: D bk
Quantitative research, the most frequently used method, is a formal, objective,
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systematic methodology to describe variables, test relationships, and examine cause-
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and-effect interactions. Quantitative research includes experimental research, which is
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the method for testing cause-and-effect relationships between and among specific
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variables. Qualitative research methods are used for explaining meanings and
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describing experiences in context. Descriptive research involves identifying and
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understanding the nature of phenomena and, sometimes, the relationships among them.
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Outcomes research examines the end result of carein huge populations, most often
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retrospectively, using a database.
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5. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of an ICU
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neuro patient remains increased. The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the
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monitor is on the same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the
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physician, who comesto the unit and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning
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prompts the nurse to recalibrate, ensure proper placement, and check connections?
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ANS: C bk
Logistic reasoning is used to break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined.
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Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that
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are observed and experienced in reality. Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the
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development ofan idea without application to, or association with, a particular instance.
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Reality testing is usedto validate what is observed in the empirical world.
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6. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated
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