Test Bank for Burns
̦̣ & Grove's The Practice of Nursing
̦̣ Research:
Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence 10th Edition by Jennifer R.
Gray, Susan
̦̣ K. Grove, and Daisha J. Cipher
, Stuvia.com
̦̣ - The Marketplace to Buy̦̣ and Sell your̦̣ Study
̦̣ Material
Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing
̦̣ Research
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses
̦̣ with a bachelor’s degree in nursing
̦̣ can participate in the implementation of evidence-
based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse
̦̣
a. Develops evidence-based guidelines
̦̣
b. Designs research studies,
̦̣ on which protocols may be based
c. Evaluates
̦̣ and revises evidence-based protocols
d. Contributes
̦̣ practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings
e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during
̦̣ protocol development
ANS: D
Nurseș̣ with a BSN degree have knowledge of the research process and skills in reading and
critically appraising studies.
̦̣ They assist with the implementation of evidence-based
guidelines,
̦̣ protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses
̦̣ provide
their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are being puț̣ into
practice, and continue̦̣ to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects of
those protocols.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 4
2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major hospital,
in order to determine the effect upon̦̣ the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’ level of
orientation will not be a focuș̣ of the research.) This type of study
̦̣ can do which of the
following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: A
Control is the ability to manipulate
̦̣ the situation
̦̣ to produce̦̣ the desired outcome.
̦̣ Description
involves identifying and understanding
̦̣ the nature
̦̣ of nursing
̦̣ phenomena and, sometimes, the
relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies the reasons why certain events occur.̦̣ The ability to estimate the probability of a
specific outcome
̦̣ in a given situation
̦̣ in nursing
̦̣ practice is known as prediction. The
researcher’s focuș̣ is on predicting what is likely.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 13
3. A researcher wants to find ouț̣ whether children with autism
̦̣ who are hospitalized on a pediatric
ward will require
̦̣ more hours ̦̣ of nursing
̦̣ care than average children when the parents
or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome
̦̣ does this provide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
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ANS: D
Control is the ability to manipulate
̦̣ the situation
̦̣ to produce ̦̣ the desired outcome.
̦̣ Description
involves identifying and understanding
̦̣ the natu re
̦̣ of nu rsing
̦̣ phenomena and, sometimes, the
relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies the reasons why certain events occur.̦̣ The ability to estimate the probability of a
specific outcome
̦̣ in a given situation
̦̣ in nursing
̦̣ practice is known as prediction. The
researcher’s focuș̣ is on predicting what is likely.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 16
4. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-effect
̦̣ relationship between requiring
̦̣
that all children under
̦̣ the age of 8 will ride in special care harnesses and the subsequ
̦̣ ent
̦̣ rate
of children’s spinal cord injury
̦̣ will consequently
̦̣ utilize
̦̣ which form of nursing
̦̣ research?
a. Descriptive research
b. Outcomes
̦̣ research
Qualitative
̦̣ research
c.
d. Quantitative
̦̣ research
ANS: D
Quantitative
̦̣ research, the most frequently
̦̣ used
̦̣ method, is a formal, objective, systematic
methodology to describe variables, test relationships, and examine cause-and-effect
̦̣
interactions. Quantitative
̦̣ research includes
̦̣ experimental research, which is the method for
testing cause-and-effect
̦̣ relationships between and among specific variables. Qualitative ̦̣
research methods are used ̦̣ for explaining meanings and describing experiences in context.
Descriptive research involves identifying and understanding
̦̣ the natu re
̦̣ of phenomena and,
sometimes,the relationships among them. Outcomes ̦̣ research examines the end resulț̣ of care
in huge̦̣ populations,
̦̣ most often retrospectively, using ̦̣ a database.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 3
5. Despite the presence of an intraventricular
̦̣ drain, the intracranial pressure
̦̣ of an ICU neuro
̦̣
patient remains increased. The nurse
̦̣ recalibrates the machine, makes sure ̦̣ the monitor is on the
same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who comes to
the unit
̦̣ and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning prompts the nurse ̦̣ to recalibrate, ensure̦̣
proper placement, and check connections?
a. Abstract reasoning
Concrete thinking
b.
c. Logistic reasoning
d. Reality testing
ANS: C
Logistic reasoning is used
̦̣ to break a whole into parts that can be carefully̦̣ examined.
Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that are
observed and experienced in reality. Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of
an idea withouț̣ application to, or association with, a particular
̦̣ instance. Reality testing is used
̦̣
to validate what is observed in the empirical world.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 6
6. A nurse
̦̣ with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients
in the emergency department. The resultant
̦̣ policy emanates from
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a. Abstract reasoning
b. Concrete thinking
c. Logistic reasoning
d. Reality testing
ANS: A
Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an idea withouț̣ application to, or
association with, a particular
̦̣ instance. Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by
tangible things or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Logistic reasoning is
used
̦̣ to break a whole into parts that can be carefully
̦̣ examined. Reality testing is used
̦̣ to
validate what is observed in the empirical world.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7
7. A nurse
̦̣ with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients in
the emergency department. The type of reasoning the nurse
̦̣ uses
̦̣ to do this is _____ reasoning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
Logistic c.
d. Inductive
̦̣
ANS: D
Inductive
̦̣ reasoning involves reasoning that moves from the specific to the general, whereby
particular
̦̣ instances are observed and then combined into a larger whole or general statement.
Problematic reasoning involves (1) identifying a problem and factors influencing
̦̣ it, (2)
selecting solutions
̦̣ to the problem, and (3) resolving the problem. Operational reasoning
involves the identification of and discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints.
Logistic reasoning is used
̦̣ to break the whole into parts that can be carefully
̦̣ examined, as the
relationships among the parts can also be.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesis REF: Page 7
8. What is the best explanation of intuition
̦̣ that forms a legitimate source
̦̣ of knowledge in
nursing?
̦̣
a. It is based on knowledge thoroughly̦̣ incorporated into thought
̦̣ buț̣ seldom
articulated.
̦̣
b. It is based on a gift from the universe
̦̣ and should
̦̣ be honored when it arrives.
It is never inaccurate.
̦̣ c.
d. It is a revisiting of old knowledge, accompanied by deep reflection.
ANS: A
Intuition
̦̣ is the revisiting of old knowledge accompanied by deep reflection.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 5
9. Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
a. Abstract concepts are of no use ̦̣ to nursing.
̦̣
b. Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning.
c. It allows the researcher to measure ̦̣ the concepts studied.
̦̣
d. It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families.
̦̣ & Grove's The Practice of Nursing
̦̣ Research:
Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence 10th Edition by Jennifer R.
Gray, Susan
̦̣ K. Grove, and Daisha J. Cipher
, Stuvia.com
̦̣ - The Marketplace to Buy̦̣ and Sell your̦̣ Study
̦̣ Material
Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing
̦̣ Research
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses
̦̣ with a bachelor’s degree in nursing
̦̣ can participate in the implementation of evidence-
based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse
̦̣
a. Develops evidence-based guidelines
̦̣
b. Designs research studies,
̦̣ on which protocols may be based
c. Evaluates
̦̣ and revises evidence-based protocols
d. Contributes
̦̣ practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings
e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during
̦̣ protocol development
ANS: D
Nurseș̣ with a BSN degree have knowledge of the research process and skills in reading and
critically appraising studies.
̦̣ They assist with the implementation of evidence-based
guidelines,
̦̣ protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses
̦̣ provide
their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are being puț̣ into
practice, and continue̦̣ to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects of
those protocols.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 4
2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major hospital,
in order to determine the effect upon̦̣ the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’ level of
orientation will not be a focuș̣ of the research.) This type of study
̦̣ can do which of the
following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: A
Control is the ability to manipulate
̦̣ the situation
̦̣ to produce̦̣ the desired outcome.
̦̣ Description
involves identifying and understanding
̦̣ the nature
̦̣ of nursing
̦̣ phenomena and, sometimes, the
relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies the reasons why certain events occur.̦̣ The ability to estimate the probability of a
specific outcome
̦̣ in a given situation
̦̣ in nursing
̦̣ practice is known as prediction. The
researcher’s focuș̣ is on predicting what is likely.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 13
3. A researcher wants to find ouț̣ whether children with autism
̦̣ who are hospitalized on a pediatric
ward will require
̦̣ more hours ̦̣ of nursing
̦̣ care than average children when the parents
or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome
̦̣ does this provide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
l
, Stuvia.com
̦̣ - The Marketplace to Buy̦̣ and Sell your̦̣ Study
̦̣ Material
ANS: D
Control is the ability to manipulate
̦̣ the situation
̦̣ to produce ̦̣ the desired outcome.
̦̣ Description
involves identifying and understanding
̦̣ the natu re
̦̣ of nu rsing
̦̣ phenomena and, sometimes, the
relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies the reasons why certain events occur.̦̣ The ability to estimate the probability of a
specific outcome
̦̣ in a given situation
̦̣ in nursing
̦̣ practice is known as prediction. The
researcher’s focuș̣ is on predicting what is likely.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 16
4. A researcher who desires to determine the cause-and-effect
̦̣ relationship between requiring
̦̣
that all children under
̦̣ the age of 8 will ride in special care harnesses and the subsequ
̦̣ ent
̦̣ rate
of children’s spinal cord injury
̦̣ will consequently
̦̣ utilize
̦̣ which form of nursing
̦̣ research?
a. Descriptive research
b. Outcomes
̦̣ research
Qualitative
̦̣ research
c.
d. Quantitative
̦̣ research
ANS: D
Quantitative
̦̣ research, the most frequently
̦̣ used
̦̣ method, is a formal, objective, systematic
methodology to describe variables, test relationships, and examine cause-and-effect
̦̣
interactions. Quantitative
̦̣ research includes
̦̣ experimental research, which is the method for
testing cause-and-effect
̦̣ relationships between and among specific variables. Qualitative ̦̣
research methods are used ̦̣ for explaining meanings and describing experiences in context.
Descriptive research involves identifying and understanding
̦̣ the natu re
̦̣ of phenomena and,
sometimes,the relationships among them. Outcomes ̦̣ research examines the end resulț̣ of care
in huge̦̣ populations,
̦̣ most often retrospectively, using ̦̣ a database.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 3
5. Despite the presence of an intraventricular
̦̣ drain, the intracranial pressure
̦̣ of an ICU neuro
̦̣
patient remains increased. The nurse
̦̣ recalibrates the machine, makes sure ̦̣ the monitor is on the
same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who comes to
the unit
̦̣ and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning prompts the nurse ̦̣ to recalibrate, ensure̦̣
proper placement, and check connections?
a. Abstract reasoning
Concrete thinking
b.
c. Logistic reasoning
d. Reality testing
ANS: C
Logistic reasoning is used
̦̣ to break a whole into parts that can be carefully̦̣ examined.
Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that are
observed and experienced in reality. Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of
an idea withouț̣ application to, or association with, a particular
̦̣ instance. Reality testing is used
̦̣
to validate what is observed in the empirical world.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 6
6. A nurse
̦̣ with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients
in the emergency department. The resultant
̦̣ policy emanates from
, Stuvia.com
̦̣ - The Marketplace to Buy̦̣ and Sell your̦̣ Study
̦̣ Material
a. Abstract reasoning
b. Concrete thinking
c. Logistic reasoning
d. Reality testing
ANS: A
Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an idea withouț̣ application to, or
association with, a particular
̦̣ instance. Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by
tangible things or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Logistic reasoning is
used
̦̣ to break a whole into parts that can be carefully
̦̣ examined. Reality testing is used
̦̣ to
validate what is observed in the empirical world.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 7
7. A nurse
̦̣ with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients in
the emergency department. The type of reasoning the nurse
̦̣ uses
̦̣ to do this is _____ reasoning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
Logistic c.
d. Inductive
̦̣
ANS: D
Inductive
̦̣ reasoning involves reasoning that moves from the specific to the general, whereby
particular
̦̣ instances are observed and then combined into a larger whole or general statement.
Problematic reasoning involves (1) identifying a problem and factors influencing
̦̣ it, (2)
selecting solutions
̦̣ to the problem, and (3) resolving the problem. Operational reasoning
involves the identification of and discrimination among many alternatives and viewpoints.
Logistic reasoning is used
̦̣ to break the whole into parts that can be carefully
̦̣ examined, as the
relationships among the parts can also be.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesis REF: Page 7
8. What is the best explanation of intuition
̦̣ that forms a legitimate source
̦̣ of knowledge in
nursing?
̦̣
a. It is based on knowledge thoroughly̦̣ incorporated into thought
̦̣ buț̣ seldom
articulated.
̦̣
b. It is based on a gift from the universe
̦̣ and should
̦̣ be honored when it arrives.
It is never inaccurate.
̦̣ c.
d. It is a revisiting of old knowledge, accompanied by deep reflection.
ANS: A
Intuition
̦̣ is the revisiting of old knowledge accompanied by deep reflection.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 5
9. Why is operational reasoning necessary for research?
a. Abstract concepts are of no use ̦̣ to nursing.
̦̣
b. Standard interventions are obtained from operational reasoning.
c. It allows the researcher to measure ̦̣ the concepts studied.
̦̣
d. It facilitates the researcher’s rapport with families.
