The qPractice qof qNursing qResearch q8th q Edition q Test qBank
Chapter q1. qDiscovering qthe qWorld qof qNursing qResearch
MULTIPLE qCHOICE
1. Which qbest qdescribes qevidence-based-practice q(EBP)?
,a.A qcombination qof qbest qresearch qevidence, qclinical qexpertise, qand qthe qneeds qand qvalues qof
qpatients.
b. A qdetermination qof qthe qfactors qnecessary qto qcontrol qpatient qresponses qto qcare.
c. The qdevelopment qof qpopulation qcare qguidelines qapplicable qto qall qpatients.
d. The qutilization qof qquantitative qand qqualitative qstudies qto qenhance qpatient qoutcomes.
ANS: qA
Feedback
AEvidence-based qpractice qevolves qfrom qthe qintegration qof qthe qbest qresearch qevidence qwith
qclinical qexpertise qand qpatient qneeds qand qvalues.
BStudies qthat qattempt qto qfind qdeterminants qof qpatient qoutcomes qare qgenerally qexperimental
qor qquasi-experimental. qThey qmay qbe qused qto qguide qEBP qbut qdo qnot qcompletely qdefine qit.
CEBP qis qa qcombination qof qguidelines qand qspecific qpatient qneeds qand qvalues.
DQuantitative qand qqualitative qstudies qapplied qto qthe qevaluation qof qpatient qoutcomes qare qpart qof
qEBP qbut qdo qnot qcompletely qdefine qEBP.
PTS: q1 qDIF: qCognitive qlevel: qRemembering q(Knowledge)
q REF: qMCS: q3
2. The qnurse qis qcollecting qdata qabout qthe qsleep qpatterns qof qbreastfed qbabies qas qpart qof qa
q larger qresearch qstudy. qWhich qresearch qmethod qwill qthe qnurse quse qwhen qcollecting qdata qfor
this qstudy?
q
a.Control
qb.Description
qc.Explanation
qd.Prediction
ANS: qB
Feedback
AControl qcan qbe qdescribed qas qthe qability qto qwrite qa qprescription qto qproduce qthe qdesired qoutcome.
,B qDescription qinvolves qidentifying qand qunderstanding qthe qnature qof qnursing qphenomena qand qthe
qrelationships qamong qthese qphenomena.
C qExplanation qclarifies qthe qrelationships qamong qphenomena qand qidentifies qwhy qcertain qevents
qoccur.
D qThrough qprediction, qthe qprobability qof qa qspecific qoutcome qcan qbe qestimated qin qa qgiven qsituation.
q PTS: q1 qDIF: qCognitive qlevel: qUnderstanding q(Comprehension)
REF: qMCS: q6
3. The qnurse qis qparticipating qin qa qstudy qand qis qcollecting qdata qidentifying qthe qnumber qof qobese
q adults qwhose qparents qwere qalso qobese qor qoverweight. qWhich qresearch qmethod qis qbeing qused qin
this qstudy?
q
a.Control
qb.Description
qc.Explanation
qd.Prediction
ANS: qD
Feedback
AControl qindicates qthe qability qto quse qa qprescribed qintervention qto qproduce qa qdesired qoutcome.
BDescription qinvolves qidentifying qand qunderstanding qthe qnature qof qnursing qphenomena qand qthe
qrelationships qamong qthese qphenomena.
CExplanation qclarifies qthe qrelationships qamong qphenomena qand qidentifies qwhy qcertain qevents
qoccur.
DThrough qprediction qthe qprobability qof qa qspecific qoutcome qcan qbe qestimated qin qa qgiven
qsituation. qBy qknowing qthe qpercentage qof qparents qof qobese qadults qwho qwere qobese, qthe
qprobability qof qpredicting qthis qmay qbe qcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive qlevel: qApplying q(Application)
q REF: qpp. q7-8
4. The qnurse qreviews qa qstudy qin qwhich qadherence qto qan qasthma qaction qplan qis qcompared qamong
q groups qof qadolescents qwho qreceived qdifferent qasthma qeducation. qWhich qresearch qmethod qdoes
this qrepresent?
q
a.Control
qb.Description
qc.Explanation
, d. qPrediction
ANS: qC
Feedback
A qControl qindicates qthe qability qto quse qa qprescribed qintervention qto qproduce qa qdesired qoutcome.
B qDescription qinvolves qidentifying qand qunderstanding qthe qnature qof qnursing qphenomena qand qthe
qrelationships qamong qthese qphenomena.
C qExplanation qclarifies qthe qrelationships qamong qphenomena qand qidentifies qwhy qcertain qevents
qoccur.
D qThrough qprediction, qthe qprobability qof qa qspecific qoutcome qcan qbe qestimated qin qa qgiven qsituation.
q PTS:1DIF:Cognitive qlevel: qApplying q(Application)
REF: qMCS: q7
5. A qnurse qmanager qis qinterested qin qlearning qwhich qattitudes qamong qstaff qnurses qmay qindicate
q relative qrisk qof qneedle-stick qinjuries. qTo qstudy qthis, qthe qnurse qmanager qwill qemploy qwhich
method qof qstudy?
q
a.Control
qb.Description
qc.Explanation
qd.Prediction
ANS: qD
Feedback
AControl qindicates qthe qability qto quse qa qprescribed qintervention qto qproduce qa qdesired qoutcome.
BExplanation qclarifies qthe qrelationships qamong qphenomena qand qidentifies qwhy qcertain
qevents qoccur.
CDescription qinvolves qidentifying qand qunderstanding qthe qnature qof qnursing qphenomena qand qthe
qrelationships qamong qthese qphenomena.
DThrough qprediction, qthe qprobability qof qa qspecific qoutcome qcan qbe qestimated qin qa qgiven qsituation.
q PTS:1DIF:Cognitive qlevel: qApplying q(Application)
REF: qpp. q7-8
6. Which qis qthe qmost qimportant qresult qof qFlorence qNightingales qdata qcollection qand
statistical qanalysis qduring qthe qCrimean qWar?
q
Chapter q1. qDiscovering qthe qWorld qof qNursing qResearch
MULTIPLE qCHOICE
1. Which qbest qdescribes qevidence-based-practice q(EBP)?
,a.A qcombination qof qbest qresearch qevidence, qclinical qexpertise, qand qthe qneeds qand qvalues qof
qpatients.
b. A qdetermination qof qthe qfactors qnecessary qto qcontrol qpatient qresponses qto qcare.
c. The qdevelopment qof qpopulation qcare qguidelines qapplicable qto qall qpatients.
d. The qutilization qof qquantitative qand qqualitative qstudies qto qenhance qpatient qoutcomes.
ANS: qA
Feedback
AEvidence-based qpractice qevolves qfrom qthe qintegration qof qthe qbest qresearch qevidence qwith
qclinical qexpertise qand qpatient qneeds qand qvalues.
BStudies qthat qattempt qto qfind qdeterminants qof qpatient qoutcomes qare qgenerally qexperimental
qor qquasi-experimental. qThey qmay qbe qused qto qguide qEBP qbut qdo qnot qcompletely qdefine qit.
CEBP qis qa qcombination qof qguidelines qand qspecific qpatient qneeds qand qvalues.
DQuantitative qand qqualitative qstudies qapplied qto qthe qevaluation qof qpatient qoutcomes qare qpart qof
qEBP qbut qdo qnot qcompletely qdefine qEBP.
PTS: q1 qDIF: qCognitive qlevel: qRemembering q(Knowledge)
q REF: qMCS: q3
2. The qnurse qis qcollecting qdata qabout qthe qsleep qpatterns qof qbreastfed qbabies qas qpart qof qa
q larger qresearch qstudy. qWhich qresearch qmethod qwill qthe qnurse quse qwhen qcollecting qdata qfor
this qstudy?
q
a.Control
qb.Description
qc.Explanation
qd.Prediction
ANS: qB
Feedback
AControl qcan qbe qdescribed qas qthe qability qto qwrite qa qprescription qto qproduce qthe qdesired qoutcome.
,B qDescription qinvolves qidentifying qand qunderstanding qthe qnature qof qnursing qphenomena qand qthe
qrelationships qamong qthese qphenomena.
C qExplanation qclarifies qthe qrelationships qamong qphenomena qand qidentifies qwhy qcertain qevents
qoccur.
D qThrough qprediction, qthe qprobability qof qa qspecific qoutcome qcan qbe qestimated qin qa qgiven qsituation.
q PTS: q1 qDIF: qCognitive qlevel: qUnderstanding q(Comprehension)
REF: qMCS: q6
3. The qnurse qis qparticipating qin qa qstudy qand qis qcollecting qdata qidentifying qthe qnumber qof qobese
q adults qwhose qparents qwere qalso qobese qor qoverweight. qWhich qresearch qmethod qis qbeing qused qin
this qstudy?
q
a.Control
qb.Description
qc.Explanation
qd.Prediction
ANS: qD
Feedback
AControl qindicates qthe qability qto quse qa qprescribed qintervention qto qproduce qa qdesired qoutcome.
BDescription qinvolves qidentifying qand qunderstanding qthe qnature qof qnursing qphenomena qand qthe
qrelationships qamong qthese qphenomena.
CExplanation qclarifies qthe qrelationships qamong qphenomena qand qidentifies qwhy qcertain qevents
qoccur.
DThrough qprediction qthe qprobability qof qa qspecific qoutcome qcan qbe qestimated qin qa qgiven
qsituation. qBy qknowing qthe qpercentage qof qparents qof qobese qadults qwho qwere qobese, qthe
qprobability qof qpredicting qthis qmay qbe qcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive qlevel: qApplying q(Application)
q REF: qpp. q7-8
4. The qnurse qreviews qa qstudy qin qwhich qadherence qto qan qasthma qaction qplan qis qcompared qamong
q groups qof qadolescents qwho qreceived qdifferent qasthma qeducation. qWhich qresearch qmethod qdoes
this qrepresent?
q
a.Control
qb.Description
qc.Explanation
, d. qPrediction
ANS: qC
Feedback
A qControl qindicates qthe qability qto quse qa qprescribed qintervention qto qproduce qa qdesired qoutcome.
B qDescription qinvolves qidentifying qand qunderstanding qthe qnature qof qnursing qphenomena qand qthe
qrelationships qamong qthese qphenomena.
C qExplanation qclarifies qthe qrelationships qamong qphenomena qand qidentifies qwhy qcertain qevents
qoccur.
D qThrough qprediction, qthe qprobability qof qa qspecific qoutcome qcan qbe qestimated qin qa qgiven qsituation.
q PTS:1DIF:Cognitive qlevel: qApplying q(Application)
REF: qMCS: q7
5. A qnurse qmanager qis qinterested qin qlearning qwhich qattitudes qamong qstaff qnurses qmay qindicate
q relative qrisk qof qneedle-stick qinjuries. qTo qstudy qthis, qthe qnurse qmanager qwill qemploy qwhich
method qof qstudy?
q
a.Control
qb.Description
qc.Explanation
qd.Prediction
ANS: qD
Feedback
AControl qindicates qthe qability qto quse qa qprescribed qintervention qto qproduce qa qdesired qoutcome.
BExplanation qclarifies qthe qrelationships qamong qphenomena qand qidentifies qwhy qcertain
qevents qoccur.
CDescription qinvolves qidentifying qand qunderstanding qthe qnature qof qnursing qphenomena qand qthe
qrelationships qamong qthese qphenomena.
DThrough qprediction, qthe qprobability qof qa qspecific qoutcome qcan qbe qestimated qin qa qgiven qsituation.
q PTS:1DIF:Cognitive qlevel: qApplying q(Application)
REF: qpp. q7-8
6. Which qis qthe qmost qimportant qresult qof qFlorence qNightingales qdata qcollection qand
statistical qanalysis qduring qthe qCrimean qWar?
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