Understanding
Nursing Research
Building an Evidence-
Based Practice, 8th
Edition
By Susan Grove, All
Chapters 1 to 14
,TABLEOF CONTENT
Chapter01: Introduction toNursingResearchand Evidence-BasedPractice
Chapter02: IntroductiontotheQuantitativeResearch
Chapter03: IntroductiontotheQualitativeResearch
Chapter04:ExaminingEthicsinNursingResearch
Chapter05:Research Problems,Purposes,andHypotheses
Chapter06:UnderstandingandCriticallyAppraisingthe LiteratureReview
Chapter07:UnderstandingTheoryandResearch Frameworks
Chapter08:ClarifyingQuantitativeResearchDesigns
Chapter09:ExaminingPopulationsandSamplesinResearch
, Chapter10:ClarifyingMeasurementandDataCollectioninQuantitativeResearch
Chapter11:UnderstandingStatisticsinResearch
Chapter12:CriticalAppraisalofQuantitativeand QualitativeResearch forNursingPractice
Chapter13:Buildingan Evidence-BasedNursingPractice
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Chapter14:OutcomesResearch
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
Based Practice
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research
evidence,clinicalexpertise,and
the needs and values of patients.
b. A determination ofthe factors
necessary to control patient
responses to care.
c. The development of population
careguidelines applicable toall
patients.
d. Theutilizationofquantitative
and qualitative studies to
enhance patient outcomes.
ANS: A
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REF: p.3
2. The nurse is collecting data aboutthe sleep patterns of breastfed
babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method will
the nurse use when collecting data forthisstudy?
a. d.
b.
ANS: B
c.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p.6