BURNS AND GROVE'S THE PRACTICE OF NURSING RESEARCH:
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APPRAISAL, SYNTHESIS, AND GENERATION OF
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EVIDENCE 8TH EDITION TEST BANK
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Chapter f#1. f#Discovering f#the f#World f#of f#Nursing f#Research
MULTIPLE f#CHOICE
1. Which f#best f#describes f#evidence-based-practice f#(EBP)?
a.A f#combination f#of f#best f#research f#evidence, f#clinical f#expertise, f#and f#the f#needs f#and f#values
f#of f#patients.
b. A f#determination f#of f#the f#factors f#necessary f#to f#control f#patient f#responses f#to f#care.
c. The f#development f#of f#population f#care f#guidelines f#applicable f#to f#all f#patients.
d. The f#utilization f#of f#quantitative f#and f#qualitative f#studies f#to f#enhance f#patient f#outcomes.
ANS: f#A
Feedback
AEvidence-based f#practice f#evolves f#from f#the f#integration f#of f#the f#best f#research f#evidence f#with
f#clinical f#expertise f#and f#patient f#needs f#and f#values.
BStudies f#that f#attempt f#to f#find f#determinants f#of f#patient f#outcomes f#are f#generally
f#experimental f#or f#quasi-experimental. f#They f#may f#be f#used f#to f#guide f#EBP f#but f#do f#not
f#completely f#define f#it.
CEBP f#is f#a f#combination f#of f#guidelines f#and f#specific f#patient f#needs f#and f#values.
DQuantitative f#and f#qualitative f#studies f#applied f#to f#the f#evaluation f#of f#patient f#outcomes f#are
f#part f#of f#EBP f#but f#do f#not f#completely f#define f#EBP.
PTS: f#1 f#DIF: f#Cognitive f#level: f#Remembering
(Knowledge) f#REF: f#MCS: f#3
f#
2. The f#nurse f#is f#collecting f#data f#about f#the f#sleep f#patterns f#of f#breastfed f#babies f#as f#part
f# of f#a f#larger f#research f#study. f#Which f#research f#method f#will f#the f#nurse f#use f#when
f# collecting f#data f#for f#this f#study?
a.Control
f#b.Description
f#c.Explanation
f#d.Prediction
ANS: f#B
Feedback
AControl f#can f#be f#described f#as f#the f#ability f#to f#write f#a f#prescription f#to f#produce f#the f#desired
,f# outcome.
,B f#Description f#involves f#identifying f#and f#understanding f#the f#nature f#of f#nursing f#phenomena
f#and f#the f#relationships f#among f#these f#phenomena.
C f#Explanation f#clarifies f#the f#relationships f#among f#phenomena f#and f#identifies f#why f#certain
f#events f#occur.
D f#Through f#prediction, f#the f#probability f#of f#a f#specific f#outcome f#can f#be f#estimated f#in f#a f#given
f# situation. f#PTS: f#1 f#DIF: f#Cognitive f#level: f#Understanding f#(Comprehension)
REF: f#MCS: f#6
3. The f#nurse f#is f#participating f#in f#a f#study f#and f#is f#collecting f#data f#identifying f#the f#number f#of
f# obese f#adults f#whose f#parents f#were f#also f#obese f#or f#overweight. f#Which f#research f#method f#is
f# being f#used f#in f#this f#study?
a.Control
f#b.Description
f#c.Explanation
f#d.Prediction
ANS: f#D
Feedback
AControl f#indicates f#the f#ability f#to f#use f#a f#prescribed f#intervention f#to f#produce f#a f#desired
f#outcome.
BDescription f#involves f#identifying f#and f#understanding f#the f#nature f#of f#nursing f#phenomena
f#and f#the f#relationships f#among f#these f#phenomena.
CExplanation f#clarifies f#the f#relationships f#among f#phenomena f#and f#identifies f#why f#certain
f#events f#occur.
DThrough f#prediction f#the f#probability f#of f#a f#specific f#outcome f#can f#be f#estimated f#in f#a f#given
f#situation. f#By f#knowing f#the f#percentage f#of f#parents f#of f#obese f#adults f#who f#were f#obese, f#the
f#probability f#of f#predicting f#this f#may f#be f#calculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive f#level: f#Applying
(Application) f#REF: f#pp. f#7-8
f#
4. The f#nurse f#reviews f#a f#study f#in f#which f#adherence f#to f#an f#asthma f#action f#plan f#is f#compared
f# among f#groups f#of f#adolescents f#who f#received f#different f#asthma f#education. f#Which f#research
f# method f#does f#this f#represent?
a.Control
f#b.Description
f#c.Explanation
, d. f#Prediction
ANS: f#C
Feedback
A f#Control f#indicates f#the f#ability f#to f#use f#a f#prescribed f#intervention f#to f#produce f#a f#desired
f#outcome.
B f#Description f#involves f#identifying f#and f#understanding f#the f#nature f#of f#nursing f#phenomena
f#and f#the f#relationships f#among f#these f#phenomena.
C f#Explanation f#clarifies f#the f#relationships f#among f#phenomena f#and f#identifies f#why f#certain
f#events f#occur.
D f#Through f#prediction, f#the f#probability f#of f#a f#specific f#outcome f#can f#be f#estimated f#in f#a f#given
situation. f#PTS:1DIF:Cognitive f#level: f#Applying f#(Application)
f#
REF: f#MCS: f#7
5. A f#nurse f#manager f#is f#interested f#in f#learning f#which f#attitudes f#among f#staff f#nurses f#may
f# indicate f#relative f#risk f#of f#needle-stick f#injuries. f#To f#study f#this, f#the f#nurse f#manager f#will
employ f#which f#method f#of f#study?
f#
a.Control
f#b.Description
f#c.Explanation
f#d.Prediction
ANS: f#D
Feedback
AControl f#indicates f#the f#ability f#to f#use f#a f#prescribed f#intervention f#to f#produce f#a f#desired
f#outcome.
BExplanation f#clarifies f#the f#relationships f#among f#phenomena f#and f#identifies f#why f#certain
f#events f#occur.
CDescription f#involves f#identifying f#and f#understanding f#the f#nature f#of f#nursing f#phenomena
f#and f#the f#relationships f#among f#these f#phenomena.
DThrough f#prediction, f#the f#probability f#of f#a f#specific f#outcome f#can f#be f#estimated f#in f#a f#given
situation. f#PTS:1DIF:Cognitive f#level: f#Applying f#(Application)
f#
REF: f#pp. f#7-8
6. Which f#is f#the f#most f#important f#result f#of f#Florence f#Nightingales f#data f#collection f#and
statistical f#analysis f#during f#the f#Crimean f#War?
f#
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APPRAISAL, SYNTHESIS, AND GENERATION OF
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EVIDENCE 8TH EDITION TEST BANK
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Chapter f#1. f#Discovering f#the f#World f#of f#Nursing f#Research
MULTIPLE f#CHOICE
1. Which f#best f#describes f#evidence-based-practice f#(EBP)?
a.A f#combination f#of f#best f#research f#evidence, f#clinical f#expertise, f#and f#the f#needs f#and f#values
f#of f#patients.
b. A f#determination f#of f#the f#factors f#necessary f#to f#control f#patient f#responses f#to f#care.
c. The f#development f#of f#population f#care f#guidelines f#applicable f#to f#all f#patients.
d. The f#utilization f#of f#quantitative f#and f#qualitative f#studies f#to f#enhance f#patient f#outcomes.
ANS: f#A
Feedback
AEvidence-based f#practice f#evolves f#from f#the f#integration f#of f#the f#best f#research f#evidence f#with
f#clinical f#expertise f#and f#patient f#needs f#and f#values.
BStudies f#that f#attempt f#to f#find f#determinants f#of f#patient f#outcomes f#are f#generally
f#experimental f#or f#quasi-experimental. f#They f#may f#be f#used f#to f#guide f#EBP f#but f#do f#not
f#completely f#define f#it.
CEBP f#is f#a f#combination f#of f#guidelines f#and f#specific f#patient f#needs f#and f#values.
DQuantitative f#and f#qualitative f#studies f#applied f#to f#the f#evaluation f#of f#patient f#outcomes f#are
f#part f#of f#EBP f#but f#do f#not f#completely f#define f#EBP.
PTS: f#1 f#DIF: f#Cognitive f#level: f#Remembering
(Knowledge) f#REF: f#MCS: f#3
f#
2. The f#nurse f#is f#collecting f#data f#about f#the f#sleep f#patterns f#of f#breastfed f#babies f#as f#part
f# of f#a f#larger f#research f#study. f#Which f#research f#method f#will f#the f#nurse f#use f#when
f# collecting f#data f#for f#this f#study?
a.Control
f#b.Description
f#c.Explanation
f#d.Prediction
ANS: f#B
Feedback
AControl f#can f#be f#described f#as f#the f#ability f#to f#write f#a f#prescription f#to f#produce f#the f#desired
,f# outcome.
,B f#Description f#involves f#identifying f#and f#understanding f#the f#nature f#of f#nursing f#phenomena
f#and f#the f#relationships f#among f#these f#phenomena.
C f#Explanation f#clarifies f#the f#relationships f#among f#phenomena f#and f#identifies f#why f#certain
f#events f#occur.
D f#Through f#prediction, f#the f#probability f#of f#a f#specific f#outcome f#can f#be f#estimated f#in f#a f#given
f# situation. f#PTS: f#1 f#DIF: f#Cognitive f#level: f#Understanding f#(Comprehension)
REF: f#MCS: f#6
3. The f#nurse f#is f#participating f#in f#a f#study f#and f#is f#collecting f#data f#identifying f#the f#number f#of
f# obese f#adults f#whose f#parents f#were f#also f#obese f#or f#overweight. f#Which f#research f#method f#is
f# being f#used f#in f#this f#study?
a.Control
f#b.Description
f#c.Explanation
f#d.Prediction
ANS: f#D
Feedback
AControl f#indicates f#the f#ability f#to f#use f#a f#prescribed f#intervention f#to f#produce f#a f#desired
f#outcome.
BDescription f#involves f#identifying f#and f#understanding f#the f#nature f#of f#nursing f#phenomena
f#and f#the f#relationships f#among f#these f#phenomena.
CExplanation f#clarifies f#the f#relationships f#among f#phenomena f#and f#identifies f#why f#certain
f#events f#occur.
DThrough f#prediction f#the f#probability f#of f#a f#specific f#outcome f#can f#be f#estimated f#in f#a f#given
f#situation. f#By f#knowing f#the f#percentage f#of f#parents f#of f#obese f#adults f#who f#were f#obese, f#the
f#probability f#of f#predicting f#this f#may f#be f#calculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive f#level: f#Applying
(Application) f#REF: f#pp. f#7-8
f#
4. The f#nurse f#reviews f#a f#study f#in f#which f#adherence f#to f#an f#asthma f#action f#plan f#is f#compared
f# among f#groups f#of f#adolescents f#who f#received f#different f#asthma f#education. f#Which f#research
f# method f#does f#this f#represent?
a.Control
f#b.Description
f#c.Explanation
, d. f#Prediction
ANS: f#C
Feedback
A f#Control f#indicates f#the f#ability f#to f#use f#a f#prescribed f#intervention f#to f#produce f#a f#desired
f#outcome.
B f#Description f#involves f#identifying f#and f#understanding f#the f#nature f#of f#nursing f#phenomena
f#and f#the f#relationships f#among f#these f#phenomena.
C f#Explanation f#clarifies f#the f#relationships f#among f#phenomena f#and f#identifies f#why f#certain
f#events f#occur.
D f#Through f#prediction, f#the f#probability f#of f#a f#specific f#outcome f#can f#be f#estimated f#in f#a f#given
situation. f#PTS:1DIF:Cognitive f#level: f#Applying f#(Application)
f#
REF: f#MCS: f#7
5. A f#nurse f#manager f#is f#interested f#in f#learning f#which f#attitudes f#among f#staff f#nurses f#may
f# indicate f#relative f#risk f#of f#needle-stick f#injuries. f#To f#study f#this, f#the f#nurse f#manager f#will
employ f#which f#method f#of f#study?
f#
a.Control
f#b.Description
f#c.Explanation
f#d.Prediction
ANS: f#D
Feedback
AControl f#indicates f#the f#ability f#to f#use f#a f#prescribed f#intervention f#to f#produce f#a f#desired
f#outcome.
BExplanation f#clarifies f#the f#relationships f#among f#phenomena f#and f#identifies f#why f#certain
f#events f#occur.
CDescription f#involves f#identifying f#and f#understanding f#the f#nature f#of f#nursing f#phenomena
f#and f#the f#relationships f#among f#these f#phenomena.
DThrough f#prediction, f#the f#probability f#of f#a f#specific f#outcome f#can f#be f#estimated f#in f#a f#given
situation. f#PTS:1DIF:Cognitive f#level: f#Applying f#(Application)
f#
REF: f#pp. f#7-8
6. Which f#is f#the f#most f#important f#result f#of f#Florence f#Nightingales f#data f#collection f#and
statistical f#analysis f#during f#the f#Crimean f#War?
f#
