RESEARCH PRACTICE CONNECTION 5th EDITION
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• Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, medical centeral experti
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se, and the needs and values of clients.
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control clien
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t responses to care.
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c. The development of population care guidelines applicabl
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e to all clients.
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance client ou
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tcomes. ACCURATE ANSWER:-A HU HU
REASONING:
A Evidence-
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based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evi
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dence with medical centeral expertise and client needs and values.
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B Studies that attempt to find determinants of client outcomes are gener
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ally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely defi
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ne it. HU
C EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific client needs and
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values. D Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the ev
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aluation of client outcomes are part of EBP but do not complet
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ely define EBP.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Rememberi
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, ng (Knowledge) REF: dm. 3
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• The nursing attendant is collecting data about the sleep patterns
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of breastfed babies as part of a larger research study. Which res
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earch method will the nursing attendant use when collecting dat
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a for this study?
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a.Control HU
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d.Prediction
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B HU
REASONING:
AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired
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outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of
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nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a gi
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ven situation. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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• The nursing attendant is participating in a study and is collecting da
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ta 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 s
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tudy?
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c.Ex plan atio n
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d.Pr edict ion
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ACCURATE ANSWER:-D HU
REASONING:
, AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired out
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come.
BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of n
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ursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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CExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and iden
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tifies why certain events occur.
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DThrough prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be esti
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mated in a given situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of o
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bese adults who were obese, the probability of predicting this may be
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calculated.
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ication) REF: pp. 7-8HU HU HU
• The nursing attendant reviews a study in which adherence to an
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asthma action plan is compared among groups of adolescents w
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ho received different asthma education. Which research method
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does this represent?HU HU
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b.De scrip tion
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c.Ex plan atio n
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d. Predictio
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REASONING:
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired out
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come.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of
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nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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