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Jennifer Gray, U/ U/
TABLE OF CONTENTS U/ U/
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research
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3. Introduction to Qualitative ResearchU/ U/ U/
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks U/ U/ U/ U/
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research U/ U/ U/
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing
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Practice
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13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
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Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building a
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n Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE U/
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs a
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nd values of patients U/ U/ U/
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care a
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nd delivery of care U/ U/ U/
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
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ANS: A U/
Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expe
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rtise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outc
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omes are generally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a co
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mbination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative
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studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completel
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y define EBP.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) U/ U/ U/
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
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research study. Which researN
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dy?
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b. Description
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and th
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e relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a
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prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among ph
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enomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a s
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pecific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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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 obes
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e adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being use
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d in this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D U/
, Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situa
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tion. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probabilit
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y of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed inte
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rvention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding t
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he nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanatio
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n clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) U/ U/ U/
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
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groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method d
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oes this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
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occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired r
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esults. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
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and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a spe
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cific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) U/ U/ U/
5. A nurse manager is int eres t edNiU
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l eS ThBic.hCaOttiMtudes among staff nurses may indica
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te relative risk of needle-
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stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D U/
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situa
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tion. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired res
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ults. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena a
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nd the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) U/ U/ U/
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistic
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al analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to ca
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re practices U/
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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Jennifer Gray, U/ U/
TABLE OF CONTENTS U/ U/
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
Based Practice
U/ U/
2. Introduction to Quantitative Research
U/ U/ U/
3. Introduction to Qualitative ResearchU/ U/ U/
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks U/ U/ U/ U/
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research U/ U/ U/
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing
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Practice
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13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
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Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building a
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
n Evidence-Based Practice
U/ U/
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
MULTIPLE CHOICE U/
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs a
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
nd values of patients U/ U/ U/
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care a
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nd delivery of care U/ U/ U/
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
ANS: A U/
Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expe
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
rtise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outc
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
omes are generally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a co
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
mbination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative
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studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completel
U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
y define EBP.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) U/ U/ U/
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
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research study. Which researN
/ ch mRe t hIo d G
U/ w i l l Bt h.e Cn u rM
U/ s e use when collecting data for this stu
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dy?
a. Control USNT U/ U/ U/ O
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B U/
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and th
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e relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a
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prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among ph
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enomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a s
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pecific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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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 obes
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e adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being use
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d in this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D U/
, Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situa
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tion. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probabilit
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y of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed inte
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rvention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding t
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he nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanatio
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n clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) U/ U/ U/
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
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groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method d
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oes this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C U/
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
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occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired r
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esults. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
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and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a spe
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cific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) U/ U/ U/
5. A nurse manager is int eres t edNiU
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l eS ThBic.hCaOttiMtudes among staff nurses may indica
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te relative risk of needle-
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stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D U/
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situa
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tion. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired res
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ults. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena a
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nd the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) U/ U/ U/
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistic
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al analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to ca
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re practices U/
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/ U/
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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