Test Bank for Understanding Nursing Research 8th Edition by Susan Grove & Jennifer Gray | Questions and Answers 2027

TEST BANK FOR
UNDERSTANDING NURSING
RESEARCH, 8TH EDITION,
SUSAN GROVE, JENNIFER
GRAY, ISBN:
9780323532051, ISBN:
9780323546515, ISBN:
9780323546447

,
,Test Bank for
̣ Understanding Nursing Research, 8TH EDITION, Susan
̣ Gray, ISBN: 9780323532051, ISBN: 9780323546515, ISBN:
Grove,Jennifer
9780323546447


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
Based Practice
2. Introduction to Quantitative Research
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
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8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
11. Understanding Statistics in Research
12. Critical Appraisal of ̣Quantitative and Qualitative Research for
̣ Nursing
Practice
13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
Methods and Outcomes NEW!

, Understanding Nursing Research 8th Edition Grove Test Bank


Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
Evidence-Based Practice
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8TH EDITION


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of ̣best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
values of ̣ patients
b. A determination of ̣the factors
̣ necessary to control patient responses to care and
delivery of ̣ care
c. The development of ̣ population care guidelines applicable to all patients
d. The utilization of ̣quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
ANS: A
Evidence-based practice evolves froṃ the integration of ̣ the best research evidence with
clinical expertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to finḍ determinants of ̣
patient outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to
guide EBP but do not completely define ̣ it. EBP is a combination of ̣ guidelines and specific̣
patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of ̣
patient outcomes are part of ̣ EBP but do not completely define ̣ EBP.

DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)

2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of ̣ breastfed
̣ babies as part of ̣ a larger
research study. Which researN RethIod G
ch m se use when collecting data for
willBth.eCnurM ̣ this study?
a. Control U S N T O
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B
̣
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of ̣ nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a
̣ the relationships among
prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies
̣ why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of ̣ a
phenomena and identifies
̣ outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
specific

DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)

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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of ̣ obese
adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in
this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D





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