bSarah bJo bBrown
ISBN-10:1284099431
bISBN-
13:9781284099430
Table bof bContents
Chapter b1 bThe bResearch-Practice bConnection
Chapter b2 bResearch bEvidence
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Chapter b3 bReading bResearch bArticles
Chapter b4 bQualitative bResearch
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Chapter b5 bQuantitative bDescriptive bResearch
Chapter b6 bCorrelational bResearch
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Chapter b7 bExperimental bResearch
Chapter b8 bCohort bResearch bWrap-Up
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Chapter b9 bSystematic bReviews
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Chapter b10 bEvidence-Based bClinical bPractice bGuidelines
Chapter b11 bAsking bClinical bQuestions
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Chapter b12 bSearching bfor bResearch bEvidence
Chapter b13 bAppraising bResearch bEvidence
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Chapter b14 bAppraising bRecommendations bof bClinical bPractice bGuidelines
Chapter b15 bAppraising bConclusions bof bSystematic bReviews bwith bNarrative bSynthesis
Chapter b16 bAppraising bFindings bof bOriginal bStudies
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Chapter b17 bEvidence-Based bPractice bStrategies
Chapter b18 bEvidence-Based bPractice bParticipation
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Chapter b19 bPoint-of-Care bAdaptations
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, Evidence-Based bNursing: bThe bResearch bPractice bConnection: bThe bResearch bPractice
bConnection b4th bEdition bTest bBank
Chapter b1 bThe bResearch-Practice bConnection
bMULTIPLE bCHOICE
• Which b best b describes b evidence-based-practice b (EBP)?
a.A bcombination bof bbest bresearch bevidence, bclinical bexpertise, band bthe bneeds
band bvalues bof bpatients.
b.A bdetermination bof bthe bfactors bnecessary bto bcontrol bpatient
bresponses bto bcare. bc.The bdevelopment bof bpopulation bcare
bguidelines bapplicable bto ball bpatients.
d.The butilization bof bquantitative band bqualitative bstudies bto benhance bpatient boutcomes.
ANS: bA
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AEvidence-based bpractice bevolves bfrom bthe bintegration bof bthe bbest bresearch
bevidence bwith bclinical bexpertise band bpatient bneeds band bvalues.
BStudies bthat battempt bto bfind bdeterminants bof bpatient boutcomes bare bgenerally
bexperimental bor bquasi-experimental. bThey bmay bbe bused bto bguide bEBP bbut bdo bnot
bcompletely bdefine bit.
CEBP bis ba bcombination bof bguidelines band bspecific bpatient bneeds band
bvalues. bDQuantitative band bqualitative bstudies bapplied bto bthe bevaluation
bof bpatient boutcomes bare bpart bof bEBP bbut bdo bnot bcompletely bdefine bEBP.
PTS: b1 bDIF: bCognitive blevel: bRemembering
b(Knowledge) bREF: bdm. b3
• The bnurse bis bcollecting bdata babout bthe bsleep bpatterns bof bbreastfed bbabies
bas bpart bof ba blarger bresearch bstudy. bWhich bresearch bmethod bwill bthe bnurse
buse bwhen bcollecting bdata bfor bthis bstudy?
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AControl bcan bbe bdescribed b as bthe bability bto b write b a bprescription b to b produce b the b desired b outcome.
B bDescription binvolves bidentifying band bunderstanding bthe bnature bof bnursing
bphenomena band bthe brelationships bamong bthese bphenomena.
C bExplanation bclarifies bthe brelationships bamong bphenomena band bidentifies bwhy
bcertain bevents boccur.
D bThrough bprediction, bthe bprobability bof ba bspecific boutcome bcan bbe bestimated bin ba bgiven
bsituation. bPTS: b1 bDIF: bCognitive blevel: bUnderstanding b(Comprehension)
REF: bdm. b6
• The bnurse bis bparticipating bin ba bstudy band bis bcollecting bdata bidentifying bthe
bnumber bof bobese badults bwhose bparents bwere balso bobese bor boverweight.
bWhich bresearch bmethod bis bbeing bused bin bthis bstudy?
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AControl bindicates b the b ability bto b use b a b prescribed b intervention bto b produce b a b desired b outcome.
BDescription binvolves bidentifying band bunderstanding bthe bnature bof bnursing
bphenomena band bthe brelationships bamong bthese bphenomena.
CExplanation bclarifies bthe brelationships bamong bphenomena band bidentifies bwhy
bcertain bevents boccur.
DThrough bprediction bthe bprobability bof ba bspecific boutcome bcan bbe bestimated bin
ba bgiven bsituation. bBy bknowing bthe bpercentage bof bparents bof bobese badults bwho
bwere bobese, bthe bprobability bof bpredicting bthis bmay bbe bcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive blevel: bApplying
b(Application) bREF: bpp. b7-8
• The bnurse breviews ba bstudy bin bwhich badherence bto ban basthma baction bplan
bis bcompared bamong bgroups bof badolescents bwho breceived bdifferent
basthma beducation. bWhich bresearch bmethod bdoes bthis brepresent?