Test Bank for Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences {6th Edition 2024} by Gravetter | All Chapters | Updated

, TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH - 6TH EDITION BY
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SUSAN K GROVE & JENNIFER R GRAY & NANCY BURNS
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
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Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
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Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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Chapter 05: Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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Chapter 06: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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Chapter 07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
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Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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Chapter 09: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
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Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE k k




1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research kk kk kk kk



evidence, clinical expertise, and kk kk kk



the needs and values of patients.
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b. A determination of the factors
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necessary to control patient kk kk kk



responses to care.
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c. The development of population
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care guidelines applicable to all
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patients.
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d. The utilization of quantitative
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and qualitative studies to
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enhance patient outcomes.
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ANS: A k k




PTS: 1 k k DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) kk kk kk



REF: p. 3
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
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babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method
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will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B kk




PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding
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(Comprehension) REF: p. 6
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data
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identifying the number of obese adults whose parents were also
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obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this
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study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction

, ANS: D kk



PTS: 1 k k DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) kk kk kk



REF: pp. 7-8
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action
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plan is compared among groups of adolescents who received
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different asthma education. Which research method does this
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represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C k k



PTS: 1 k k DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) kk kk kk



REF: p. 7
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff
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nurses may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this,
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the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D kk




PTS: 1 k k DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) kk kk kk



REF: pp. 7-8
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data
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collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors kk kk kk kk



of war to the general public. kk kk kk kk kk kk




b. Developing a process for kk kk kk



statistical analysis and nursing kk kk kk



documentation. kk




c. Identifying and defining the role kk kk kk kk



of nurses in modern health care. kk kk kk kk kk kk




d. Using clinical research to kk kk kk



evaluate the importance of kk kk kk kk



sanitation, clean drinking water, kk kk kk



and adequate nutrition. kk kk kk




ANS: D kk



PTS: 1 k k DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding k k kk kk



(Comprehension) REF: p. 11
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