Burns and Grove’s
The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition
by Jennifer R. Gray and Grove
,TabletoftContents
1. DiscoveringtthetWorldtoftNursingtResearch
2. EvolutiontoftResearchtintBuildingtEvidence-BasedtNursingtPractice
3. IntroductionttotQuantitativetResearch
4. IntroductionttotQualitativetResearch
5. ResearchtProblemtandtPurpose
6. Objectives,tQuestions,tVariables,tandtHypotheses
7. ReviewtoftRelevanttLiterature
8. Frameworks
9. EthicstintResearch
10. QuantitativetMethodology:tNoninterventionaltDesignstandtMethods
11. QuantitativetMethodology:tInterventionaltDesignstandtMethods
12. QualitativetResearchtMethods
13. OutcomestResearch
14. MixedtMethodstResearchtNEW!
15. Sampling
16. MeasurementtConcepts
17. MeasurementtMethodstUsedtintDevelopingtEvidence-BasedtPractice
18. CriticaltAppraisaltoftNursingtStudies
,19. EvidencetSynthesistandtStrategiestfortImplementingtEvidence-BasedtPractice
20. CollectingtandtManagingtData
21. IntroductionttotStatisticaltAnalysis
22. UsingtStatisticsttotDescribetVariables
23. UsingtStatisticsttotExaminetRelationships
24. UsingtStatisticsttotPredict
25tUsingtStatisticsttotDeterminetDifferences
26. InterpretingtResearchtOutcomes
27. DisseminatingtResearchtFindings
28. WritingtResearchtProposals
29. SeekingtFundingtfortResearch
, Chaptert1.tDiscoveringtthetWorldtoftNursingtResearch
MULTIPLEtCHOICE
1. Whichtbesttdescribestevidence-based-practicet(EBP)?
a.Atcombinationtoftbesttresearchtevidence,tclinicaltexpertise,tandtthetneedstandtvaluestoft
patients.
b.Atdeterminationtoftthetfactorstnecessaryttotcontroltpatienttresponsesttotcare.t
c.Thetdevelopmenttoftpopulationtcaretguidelinestapplicablettotalltpatients.
d.Thetutilizationtoftquantitativetandtqualitativetstudiesttotenhancetpatienttoutcomes.
ANS:tA
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ANS:tB
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