NURSING RESEARCH 9TH EDITION\ APPRAISAL, SYNTHESIS,
AND GENERATION OF EVIDENCE - LATEST STUDY GUIDE
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. DISCOVERING THE WORLD OF NURSING RESEARCH ................................................................ 3
CHAPTER 2. EVOLUTION OF RESEARCH IN BUILDING EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING PRACTICE ................... 13
CHAPTER 3. INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH ...................................................................... 32
CHAPTER 4. INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ......................................................................... 58
CHAPTER 5. RESEARCH PROBLEM AND PURPOSE ...................................................................................... 85
CHAPTER 6. OBJECTIVES, QUESTIONS, VARIABLES, AND HYPOTHESES .................................................... 101
CHAPTER 7. REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE ...................................................................................... 127
CHAPTER 8. FRAMEWORKS ....................................................................................................................... 150
CHAPTER 9. ETHICS IN RESEARCH ............................................................................................................. 162
CHAPTER 10. QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY: NONINTERVENTIONAL DESIGNS AND METHODS .......... 185
CHAPTER 11. QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY: INTERVENTIONAL DESIGNS AND METHODS ................. 207
CHAPTER 12. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ................................................................................... 227
CHAPTER 13. OUTCOMES RESEARCH........................................................................................................ 239
CHAPTER 14. MIXED METHODS RESEARCH .............................................................................................. 253
CHAPTER 15. SAMPLING ........................................................................................................................... 263
CHAPTER 16. MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS ................................................................................................ 296
CHAPTER 17. MEASUREMENT METHODS USED IN DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ............... 312
CHAPTER 18. CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF NURSING STUDIES ........................................................................ 331
CHAPTER 19. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
.................................................................................................................................................................. 342
CHAPTER 20. COLLECTING AND MANAGING DATA .................................................................................. 352
CHAPTER 21. INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS ........................................................................ 362
CHAPTER 22. ............................................................................................................................................. 379
CHAPTER 23: USING STATISTICS TO EXAMINE RELATIONSHIPS TEST BANK ............................................. 389
CHAPTER 24: USING STATISTICS TO PREDICT TEST BANK ......................................................................... 399
CHAPTER 25: USING STATISTICS TO DETERMINE DIFFERENCES TEST BANK ............................................ 408
CHAPTER 26. INTERPRETING RESEARCH OUTCOMES ............................................................................... 418
CHAPTER 27. DISSEMINATING RESEARCH FINDINGS................................................................................ 433
CHAPTER 28. WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSALS ........................................................................................ 452
CHAPTER 29. SEEKING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH ..................................................................................... 461
,BURNS AND GROVE'S THE PRACTICE OF NURSING RESEARCH: APPRAISAL, SYNTHESIS, AND GENERATION
OF EVIDENCE 8TH EDITION TEST BANK- LATEST SRUDY GUIDE
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
OF PATIENTS.
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.
CORRECT ANSWER>>A
FEEDBACK
A EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE EVOLVES FROM THE INTEGRATION OF THE BEST RESEARCH EVIDENCE
WITH CLINICAL EXPERTISE AND PATIENT NEEDS AND VALUES.
B STUDIES THAT ATTEMPT TO FIND DETERMINANTS OF PATIENT OUTCOMES ARE GENERALLY
EXPERIMENTAL OR QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL. THEY MAY BE USED TO GUIDE EBP BUT DO NOT COMPLETELY
DEFINE IT.
C EBP 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 OF EBP 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
CORRECT ANSWER>>B
FEEDBACK
ACONTROL CAN BE DESCRIBED AS THE ABILITY TO WRITE A PRESCRIPTION TO PRODUCE THE 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: 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
CORRECT ANSWER>>D
FEEDBACK
ACONTROL INDICATES THE ABILITY TO USE A PRESCRIBED INTERVENTION TO PRODUCE A DESIRED
OUTCOME.