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Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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MULTIPLE CHOICE fi
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d.The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.
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BP but do not completely define EBP.
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earch study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and ther
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s whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in thisstudy?
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BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eventso
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection and statisticala
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nalysis during the Crimean War?
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The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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MULTIPLE CHOICE fi
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a.A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values ofp
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atients.
b.A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care.c
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.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 fi
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AEvidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence withclinical exp
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ertise and patient needs and values.
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BStudies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally experimental orq
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uasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi fi
CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
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DQuantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part ofE
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BP but do not completely define EBP.
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earch study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
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s whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in thisstudy?
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AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and ther
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CExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eventso
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among grou
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ps of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does thisrepres
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eventso
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate relati
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AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eventso
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection and statisticala
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