TEST BANK
Burns and Groves The Practice
of Nursing Research
9th Edition by Gray All chapters 1 to 29 covered
,UnitiOne:iIntroductionitoiNursingiResearch
1.iDiscoveringitheiWorldiofiNursingiResearch
2.iEvolutioniofiResearchiiniBuildingiEvidence-BasediNursingiPractice
3.iIntroductionitoiQuantitativeiResearch
4.iIntroductionitoiQualitativeiResearch
UnitiTwo:iTheiResearchiProcess
5.iResearchiProblemiandiPurpose
6.iObjectives,iQuestions,iVariables,iandiHypotheses
7.iReviewiofiRelevantiLiterature
8.iFrameworks
9.iEthicsiiniResearch
10.iQuantitativeiMethodology:iNoninterventionaliDesignsiandiMethods
11.iQuantitativeiMethodology:iInterventionaliDesignsiandiMethods
12.iQualitativeiResearchiMethods
13.iOutcomesiResearch
14.iMixediMethodsiResearch
15.iSampling
16.iMeasurementiConcepts
17.iMeasurementiMethodsiUsediiniDevelopingiEvidence-BasediPractice
UnitiThree:iPuttingiItiAlliTogetheriforiEvidence-BasediHealthiCare
18.iCriticaliAppraisaliofiNursingiStudies
19.iEvidenceiSynthesisiandiStrategiesiforiImplementingiEvidence-BasediPractice
UnitiFour:iAnalyzingiData,iDeterminingiOutcomes,iandiDisseminatingiResearch
20.iCollectingiandiManagingiData
21.iIntroductionitoiStatisticaliAnalysis
22.iUsingiStatisticsitoiDescribeiVariables
23.iUsingiStatisticsitoiExamineiRelationships
24.iUsingiStatisticsitoiPredict
25iUsingiStatisticsitoiDetermineiDifferences
26.iInterpretingiResearchiOutcomes
27.iDisseminatingiResearchiFindings
UnitiFive:iProposingiandiSeekingiFundingiforiResearch
28.iWritingiResearchiProposals
29.iSeekingiFundingiforiResearch
Chapteri1:iDiscoveringitheiWorldiofiNursingiResearchiT
estiBank
MULTIPLEiCHOICE
1. Nursesiwithiaibachelor’sidegreeiininursingicaniparticipateiinitheiimplementationiofievidence-
basediprotocolsiinipractice.iThisimeansithatitheiBSNinurse
i
a. Developsievidence-basediguidelines
b. Designsiresearchistudies,ioniwhichiprotocolsimayibeibased
c. Evaluatesiandirevisesievidence-basediprotocols
d. Contributesipracticeiwisdomiwheniapplyingiprotocolsiinipatientisettings
e. MentorsiPhDiresearchersiinitheiclinicalisettingiduringiprotocolidevelopment
ANS:i D
NursesiwithiaiBSNidegreeihaveiknowledgeiofitheiresearchiprocessiandiskillsiinireadingiandicritic
, allyiappraisingistudies.iTheyiassistiwithitheiimplementationiofievidence-
basediguidelines,iprotocols,ialgorithms,iandipoliciesiinipractice.iThisiimpliesithatinursesiprovide
itheiripointiofiview,ifromitheiclinician’sivantage,iwheninewiprotocolsiareibeingiputiintoipractice,i
andicontinueitoiprovideifeedback,iregardingitheipositiveiandinegativeiaspectsiofithoseiprotocols.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iAnalysis REF:iPagei4
2. Researchiisidesigneditoitestitheiideaiofiprovidingicompanionidogsitoieldersiiniaimajorihospital,iini
orderitoidetermineitheieffectiuponitheielders’ileveliofiorientation.i(Theidogs’ileveliofiorientationiw
illinotibeiaifocusiofitheiresearch.)iThisitypeiofistudyicanidoiwhichiofitheifollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:i A
Controliisitheiabilityitoimanipulateitheisituationitoiproduceitheidesiredioutcome.iDescriptioniinv
olvesiidentifyingiandiunderstandingitheinatureiofinursingiphenomenaiand,isometimes,itheirelatio
nshipsiamongithem.iExplanationiclarifiesitheirelationshipsiamongiphenomenaiandiidentifiesithei
reasonsiwhyicertainieventsioccur.iTheiabilityitoiestimateitheiprobabilityiofiaispecificioutcomeiini
aigivenisituationiininursingipracticeiisiknowniasiprediction.iTheiresearcher’sifocusiisionipredicti
ngiwhati isilikely.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication REF:iPagei13
3. Airesearcheriwantsitoifindioutiwhetherichildreniwithiautismiwhoiareihospitalizedioniaipediatriciw
ardiwillirequireimoreihoursiofinursingicareithaniaverageichildreniwhenitheiparentsioricaregiversiar
einotipresent.iWhatitypeiofiresearchioutcomeidoesithisiprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
, ANS:i D
Controliisitheiabilityitoimanipulateitheisituationitoiproduceitheidesiredioutcome.iDescriptioniinv
olvesiidentifyingiandiunderstandingitheinatureiofinursingiphenomenaiand,isometimes,itheirelatio
nshipsiamongithem.iExplanationiclarifiesitheirelationshipsiamongiphenomenaiandiidentifiesithei
reasonsiwhyicertainieventsioccur.iTheiabilityitoiestimateitheiprobabilityiofiaispecificioutcomeiini
aigivenisituationiininursingipracticeiisiknowniasiprediction.iTheiresearcher’sifocusiisionipredicti
ngiwhati isilikely.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication REF:iPagei16
4. Airesearcheriwhoidesiresitoidetermineitheicause-and-
effectirelationshipibetweenirequiringithatiallichildreniunderitheiageiofi8iwillirideiinispecialicarei
harnessesianditheisubsequentirateiofichildren’sispinalicordiinjuryiwilliconsequentlyiutilizeiwhic
hiformiofinursingiresearch?
a. Descriptiveiresearch
b. Outcomesiresearch
c. Qualitativeiresearch
d. Quantitativeiresearch
ANS:i D
Quantitativeiresearch,itheimostifrequentlyiusedimethod,iisiaiformal,iobjective,isystematicimetho
dologyitoidescribeivariables,itestirelationships,iandiexamineicause-and-
effectiinteractions.iQuantitativeiresearchiincludesiexperimentaliresearch,iwhichiisitheimethodifo
ritestingicause-and-
effectirelationshipsibetweeniandiamongispecificivariables.iQualitativeiresearchimethodsiareiuse
diforiexplainingimeaningsiandidescribingiexperiencesiinicontext.iDescriptiveiresearchiinvolvesii
dentifyingiandiunderstandingitheinatureiofiphenomenaiand,isometimes,itheirelationshipsiamongi
them.iOutcomesiresearchiexaminesitheiendiresultioficareiinihugeipopulations,i mostiofteniretrospe
ctively,iusingiaidatabase.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication REF:iPagei3
5. Despiteitheipresenceiofianiintraventricularidrain,itheiintracranialipressureiofianiICUineuroipatienti
remainsiincreased.iTheinurseirecalibratesitheimachine,imakesisureitheimonitoriisionitheisameileve
liasitheidrain,ichecksialliconnections,ianditheninotifiesitheiphysician,iwhoicomesitoitheiunitiandiins
ertsiainewidrain.iWhatitypeiofireasoningipromptsitheinurseitoirecalibrate,iensureiproperiplacemen
t,iandicheckiconnections?
a. Abstractireasoning
b. Concreteithinking
c. Logisticireasoning
d. Realityitesting
ANS:i C
Logisticireasoningi isiuseditoibreakiaiwholeiintoipartsithaticanibeicarefullyiexamined.iConcreteithi
nkingiisiorienteditowardiandilimitedibyitangibleithingsioribyieventsithatiareiobservediandiexperien
cediinireality.iAbstractireasoningiisiorienteditowarditheidevelopmentiofianiideaiwithoutiapplicatio
nito,ioriassociationiwith,iaiparticulariinstance.iRealityitestingiisiuseditoivalidateiwhatiisiobservediin
itheiempiricaliworld.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication REF:iPagei6
6. Ainurseiwithiconsiderableiclinicaliexpertiseidevelopsiaipolicyiforimanagingiagitatedipatientsiinit
heiemergencyidepartment.iTheiresultantipolicyiemanatesifrom
Burns and Groves The Practice
of Nursing Research
9th Edition by Gray All chapters 1 to 29 covered
,UnitiOne:iIntroductionitoiNursingiResearch
1.iDiscoveringitheiWorldiofiNursingiResearch
2.iEvolutioniofiResearchiiniBuildingiEvidence-BasediNursingiPractice
3.iIntroductionitoiQuantitativeiResearch
4.iIntroductionitoiQualitativeiResearch
UnitiTwo:iTheiResearchiProcess
5.iResearchiProblemiandiPurpose
6.iObjectives,iQuestions,iVariables,iandiHypotheses
7.iReviewiofiRelevantiLiterature
8.iFrameworks
9.iEthicsiiniResearch
10.iQuantitativeiMethodology:iNoninterventionaliDesignsiandiMethods
11.iQuantitativeiMethodology:iInterventionaliDesignsiandiMethods
12.iQualitativeiResearchiMethods
13.iOutcomesiResearch
14.iMixediMethodsiResearch
15.iSampling
16.iMeasurementiConcepts
17.iMeasurementiMethodsiUsediiniDevelopingiEvidence-BasediPractice
UnitiThree:iPuttingiItiAlliTogetheriforiEvidence-BasediHealthiCare
18.iCriticaliAppraisaliofiNursingiStudies
19.iEvidenceiSynthesisiandiStrategiesiforiImplementingiEvidence-BasediPractice
UnitiFour:iAnalyzingiData,iDeterminingiOutcomes,iandiDisseminatingiResearch
20.iCollectingiandiManagingiData
21.iIntroductionitoiStatisticaliAnalysis
22.iUsingiStatisticsitoiDescribeiVariables
23.iUsingiStatisticsitoiExamineiRelationships
24.iUsingiStatisticsitoiPredict
25iUsingiStatisticsitoiDetermineiDifferences
26.iInterpretingiResearchiOutcomes
27.iDisseminatingiResearchiFindings
UnitiFive:iProposingiandiSeekingiFundingiforiResearch
28.iWritingiResearchiProposals
29.iSeekingiFundingiforiResearch
Chapteri1:iDiscoveringitheiWorldiofiNursingiResearchiT
estiBank
MULTIPLEiCHOICE
1. Nursesiwithiaibachelor’sidegreeiininursingicaniparticipateiinitheiimplementationiofievidence-
basediprotocolsiinipractice.iThisimeansithatitheiBSNinurse
i
a. Developsievidence-basediguidelines
b. Designsiresearchistudies,ioniwhichiprotocolsimayibeibased
c. Evaluatesiandirevisesievidence-basediprotocols
d. Contributesipracticeiwisdomiwheniapplyingiprotocolsiinipatientisettings
e. MentorsiPhDiresearchersiinitheiclinicalisettingiduringiprotocolidevelopment
ANS:i D
NursesiwithiaiBSNidegreeihaveiknowledgeiofitheiresearchiprocessiandiskillsiinireadingiandicritic
, allyiappraisingistudies.iTheyiassistiwithitheiimplementationiofievidence-
basediguidelines,iprotocols,ialgorithms,iandipoliciesiinipractice.iThisiimpliesithatinursesiprovide
itheiripointiofiview,ifromitheiclinician’sivantage,iwheninewiprotocolsiareibeingiputiintoipractice,i
andicontinueitoiprovideifeedback,iregardingitheipositiveiandinegativeiaspectsiofithoseiprotocols.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iAnalysis REF:iPagei4
2. Researchiisidesigneditoitestitheiideaiofiprovidingicompanionidogsitoieldersiiniaimajorihospital,iini
orderitoidetermineitheieffectiuponitheielders’ileveliofiorientation.i(Theidogs’ileveliofiorientationiw
illinotibeiaifocusiofitheiresearch.)iThisitypeiofistudyicanidoiwhichiofitheifollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:i A
Controliisitheiabilityitoimanipulateitheisituationitoiproduceitheidesiredioutcome.iDescriptioniinv
olvesiidentifyingiandiunderstandingitheinatureiofinursingiphenomenaiand,isometimes,itheirelatio
nshipsiamongithem.iExplanationiclarifiesitheirelationshipsiamongiphenomenaiandiidentifiesithei
reasonsiwhyicertainieventsioccur.iTheiabilityitoiestimateitheiprobabilityiofiaispecificioutcomeiini
aigivenisituationiininursingipracticeiisiknowniasiprediction.iTheiresearcher’sifocusiisionipredicti
ngiwhati isilikely.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication REF:iPagei13
3. Airesearcheriwantsitoifindioutiwhetherichildreniwithiautismiwhoiareihospitalizedioniaipediatriciw
ardiwillirequireimoreihoursiofinursingicareithaniaverageichildreniwhenitheiparentsioricaregiversiar
einotipresent.iWhatitypeiofiresearchioutcomeidoesithisiprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
, ANS:i D
Controliisitheiabilityitoimanipulateitheisituationitoiproduceitheidesiredioutcome.iDescriptioniinv
olvesiidentifyingiandiunderstandingitheinatureiofinursingiphenomenaiand,isometimes,itheirelatio
nshipsiamongithem.iExplanationiclarifiesitheirelationshipsiamongiphenomenaiandiidentifiesithei
reasonsiwhyicertainieventsioccur.iTheiabilityitoiestimateitheiprobabilityiofiaispecificioutcomeiini
aigivenisituationiininursingipracticeiisiknowniasiprediction.iTheiresearcher’sifocusiisionipredicti
ngiwhati isilikely.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication REF:iPagei16
4. Airesearcheriwhoidesiresitoidetermineitheicause-and-
effectirelationshipibetweenirequiringithatiallichildreniunderitheiageiofi8iwillirideiinispecialicarei
harnessesianditheisubsequentirateiofichildren’sispinalicordiinjuryiwilliconsequentlyiutilizeiwhic
hiformiofinursingiresearch?
a. Descriptiveiresearch
b. Outcomesiresearch
c. Qualitativeiresearch
d. Quantitativeiresearch
ANS:i D
Quantitativeiresearch,itheimostifrequentlyiusedimethod,iisiaiformal,iobjective,isystematicimetho
dologyitoidescribeivariables,itestirelationships,iandiexamineicause-and-
effectiinteractions.iQuantitativeiresearchiincludesiexperimentaliresearch,iwhichiisitheimethodifo
ritestingicause-and-
effectirelationshipsibetweeniandiamongispecificivariables.iQualitativeiresearchimethodsiareiuse
diforiexplainingimeaningsiandidescribingiexperiencesiinicontext.iDescriptiveiresearchiinvolvesii
dentifyingiandiunderstandingitheinatureiofiphenomenaiand,isometimes,itheirelationshipsiamongi
them.iOutcomesiresearchiexaminesitheiendiresultioficareiinihugeipopulations,i mostiofteniretrospe
ctively,iusingiaidatabase.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication REF:iPagei3
5. Despiteitheipresenceiofianiintraventricularidrain,itheiintracranialipressureiofianiICUineuroipatienti
remainsiincreased.iTheinurseirecalibratesitheimachine,imakesisureitheimonitoriisionitheisameileve
liasitheidrain,ichecksialliconnections,ianditheninotifiesitheiphysician,iwhoicomesitoitheiunitiandiins
ertsiainewidrain.iWhatitypeiofireasoningipromptsitheinurseitoirecalibrate,iensureiproperiplacemen
t,iandicheckiconnections?
a. Abstractireasoning
b. Concreteithinking
c. Logisticireasoning
d. Realityitesting
ANS:i C
Logisticireasoningi isiuseditoibreakiaiwholeiintoipartsithaticanibeicarefullyiexamined.iConcreteithi
nkingiisiorienteditowardiandilimitedibyitangibleithingsioribyieventsithatiareiobservediandiexperien
cediinireality.iAbstractireasoningiisiorienteditowarditheidevelopmentiofianiideaiwithoutiapplicatio
nito,ioriassociationiwith,iaiparticulariinstance.iRealityitestingiisiuseditoivalidateiwhatiisiobservediin
itheiempiricaliworld.
DIF: CognitiveiLevel:iApplication REF:iPagei6
6. Ainurseiwithiconsiderableiclinicaliexpertiseidevelopsiaipolicyiforimanagingiagitatedipatientsiinit
heiemergencyidepartment.iTheiresultantipolicyiemanatesifrom
