The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition
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Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis,
and Generation of Evidence 8th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values
ofpatients.
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care
.c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients.
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.
ANS: A
Feedback
A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence
withclinical expertise and patient needs and values.
B Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally experimental
orquasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it.
CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
D Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part
ofEBP but do not completely define EBP.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REF: MCS: 3
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS: B
Feedback
AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: MCS: 6
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese
adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this
study?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS: D
Feedback
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
CExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
DThrough prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of
predicting this may be calculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does this
represent?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
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d. Prediction
ANS: C
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: MCS: 7
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method
of study?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS: D
Feedback
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
CDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
DThrough gprediction, gthe gprobability gof ga gspecific goutcome gcan gbe gestimated gin ga ggiven
gsituation.gPTS:1DIF:Cognitive glevel: gApplying g(Application)
REF: gpp. g7-8
6. Which gis gthe gmost gimportant gresult gof gFlorence gNightingales gdata gcollection gand
gstatisticalganalysis gduring gthe gCrimean gWar?
, The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition
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a.Bringing gawareness gof gthe grigors gof gwar gto gthe ggeneral gpublic.
gb.Developing ga gprocess gfor gstatistical ganalysis gand gnursing
gdocumentation.gc.Identifying gand gdefining gthe grole gof gnurses gin
gmodern ghealth gcare.
d.Using gclinical gresearch gto gevaluate gthe gimportance gof gsanitation, gclean gdrinking
gwater, gandgadequate gnutrition.
ANS: gD
Feedback
AThis gwas gnot gthe gmost gimportant
gresult gBThis gwas gnot gthe gmost
gimportant gresult gCThis gwas gnot gthe
gmost gimportant gresult
DNightingales gresearch genabled gher gto ginstigate gattitudinal, gorganizational, gand gsocial
gchanges, gincluding gthe gmilitarys gapproach gto gthe gcare gof gthe gsick gand gsocietys gsense gof
gresponsibility gfor gtesting gpublic gwater, gimproving gsanitation, gand gpreventing gstarvation
gto gdecrease gmorbidity gandgmortality grates.
PTS: g1 gDIF: gCognitive glevel: gUnderstanding
g(Comprehension)gREF: gMCS: g11
7. The gnurse gparticipates gin gdata gcollection gin ga gstudy gin gwhich gtwo gdifferent gpain
gmanagementgprotocols gare gused gwith grandomly gassigned gpatients gto gmeasure gdifferences
gin gpostoperative grecovery gtime. gWhich gmethod gof gstudy gis gthis?
a.Control
gb.Correlation
gc.Descriptio
n
gd.Explanatio
n
ANS: gA
Feedback
AControl gindicates gthe gability gto guse ga gprescribed gintervention gto gproduce ga gdesired
goutcome.
BCorrelation gexamines gthe grelationships gbetween gdifferent gphenomena.
CDescription ginvolves gidentifying gand gunderstanding gthe gnature gof gnursing gphenomena
gand gthegrelationships gamong gthese gphenomena.
DExplanation gclarifies gthe grelationships gamong gphenomena gand gidentifies gwhy gcertain
geventsgoccur.
Test Bank Latest Update
Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis,
and Generation of Evidence 8th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values
ofpatients.
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care
.c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients.
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.
ANS: A
Feedback
A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence
withclinical expertise and patient needs and values.
B Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally experimental
orquasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it.
CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
D Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part
ofEBP but do not completely define EBP.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REF: MCS: 3
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS: B
Feedback
AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
,The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: MCS: 6
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese
adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this
study?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS: D
Feedback
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
CExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
DThrough prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of
predicting this may be calculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does this
represent?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
,The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition
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d. Prediction
ANS: C
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: MCS: 7
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method
of study?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS: D
Feedback
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
CDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
DThrough gprediction, gthe gprobability gof ga gspecific goutcome gcan gbe gestimated gin ga ggiven
gsituation.gPTS:1DIF:Cognitive glevel: gApplying g(Application)
REF: gpp. g7-8
6. Which gis gthe gmost gimportant gresult gof gFlorence gNightingales gdata gcollection gand
gstatisticalganalysis gduring gthe gCrimean gWar?
, The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition
Test Bank Latest Update
a.Bringing gawareness gof gthe grigors gof gwar gto gthe ggeneral gpublic.
gb.Developing ga gprocess gfor gstatistical ganalysis gand gnursing
gdocumentation.gc.Identifying gand gdefining gthe grole gof gnurses gin
gmodern ghealth gcare.
d.Using gclinical gresearch gto gevaluate gthe gimportance gof gsanitation, gclean gdrinking
gwater, gandgadequate gnutrition.
ANS: gD
Feedback
AThis gwas gnot gthe gmost gimportant
gresult gBThis gwas gnot gthe gmost
gimportant gresult gCThis gwas gnot gthe
gmost gimportant gresult
DNightingales gresearch genabled gher gto ginstigate gattitudinal, gorganizational, gand gsocial
gchanges, gincluding gthe gmilitarys gapproach gto gthe gcare gof gthe gsick gand gsocietys gsense gof
gresponsibility gfor gtesting gpublic gwater, gimproving gsanitation, gand gpreventing gstarvation
gto gdecrease gmorbidity gandgmortality grates.
PTS: g1 gDIF: gCognitive glevel: gUnderstanding
g(Comprehension)gREF: gMCS: g11
7. The gnurse gparticipates gin gdata gcollection gin ga gstudy gin gwhich gtwo gdifferent gpain
gmanagementgprotocols gare gused gwith grandomly gassigned gpatients gto gmeasure gdifferences
gin gpostoperative grecovery gtime. gWhich gmethod gof gstudy gis gthis?
a.Control
gb.Correlation
gc.Descriptio
n
gd.Explanatio
n
ANS: gA
Feedback
AControl gindicates gthe gability gto guse ga gprescribed gintervention gto gproduce ga gdesired
goutcome.
BCorrelation gexamines gthe grelationships gbetween gdifferent gphenomena.
CDescription ginvolves gidentifying gand gunderstanding gthe gnature gof gnursing gphenomena
gand gthegrelationships gamong gthese gphenomena.
DExplanation gclarifies gthe grelationships gamong gphenomena gand gidentifies gwhy gcertain
geventsgoccur.
