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BURNS AND GROVE'S THE PRACTICE OF NURSING
RESEARCH: APPRAISAL, SYNTHESIS, AND
GENERATION OF EVIDENCE 9TH EDITION LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026 [A+]
BY JENNIFER R. GRAY PHD RN FAAN (AUTHOR), SUSAN K. GROVE PHD RN ANP-BC GNP-
BC (AUTHOR)
,TABLE OF CONTENT
UNIT ONE: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH
1. DISCOVERING THE WORLD OF NURSING RESEARCH
2. EVOLUTION OF RESEARCH IN BUILDING EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING
PRACTICE
3. INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
4. INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
UNIT TWO: THE RESEARCH PROCESS
5. RESEARCH PROBLEM AND PURPOSE
6. OBJECTIVES, QUESTIONS, VARIABLES, AND HYPOTHESES
7. REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE
8. FRAMEWORKS
9. ETHICS IN RESEARCH
10. QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY: NONINTERVENTIONAL DESIGNS AND
METHODS
11. QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY: INTERVENTIONAL DESIGNS AND
METHODS
12. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
13. OUTCOMES RESEARCH
14. MIXED METHODS RESEARCH
15. SAMPLING
16. MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS
17. MEASUREMENT METHODS USED IN DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE
UNIT THREE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH
CARE
18. CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF NURSING STUDIES
19. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-
BASED PRACTICE
UNIT FOUR: ANALYZING DATA, DETERMINING OUTCOMES, AND
DISSEMINATING RESEARCH
20. COLLECTING AND MANAGING DATA
21. INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
22. USING STATISTICS TO DESCRIBE VARIABLES
23. USING STATISTICS TO EXAMINE RELATIONSHIPS
24. USING STATISTICS TO PREDICT
25 USING STATISTICS TO DETERMINE DIFFERENCES
26. INTERPRETING RESEARCH OUTCOMES
27. DISSEMINATING RESEARCH FINDINGS
,UNIT FIVE: PROPOSING AND SEEKING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH
28. WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSALS
29. SEEKING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH
, CHAPTER 01: DISCOVERING THE WORLD OF NURSING
RESEARCH
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. NURSES WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN NURSING CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE. THIS MEANS THAT THE
BSN NURSE:
a. DEVELOPS EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINES.
b. DESIGNS RESEARCH STUDIES ON WHICH PROTOCOLS MAY BE BASED.
c. EVALUATES AND REVISES EVIDENCE-BASED PROTOCOLS.
d. READS AND CRITICALLY APPRAISES EXISTING STUDIES.
ANSWER; D
NURSES WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) DEGREE HAVE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS AND SKILLS IN READING AND
CRITICALLY APPRAISING STUDIES. THEY USE THE BEST RESEARCH EVIDENCE
IN PRACTICE WITH GUIDANCE. NURSES WITH A BSN ALSO ASSIST WITH
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND DATA COLLECTION. NURSES WITH A MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (MSN) CRITICALLY APPRAISE AND SYNTHESIZE
FINDINGS FROM STUDIES TO REVISE OR DEVELOP PROTOCOLS, ALGORITHMS,
OR POLICIES FOR USE IN PRACTICE. NURSES WITH A DOCTOR OF NURSING
PRACTICE (DNP) DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE EVIDENCE-BASED
GUIDELINES. NURSES WITH A DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) ASSUME A
MAJOR ROLE IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: ANALYSIS
2. A STUDY IS DESIGNED TO TEST THE IDEA OF PROVIDING COMPANION DOGS TO
ELDERS IN A MAJOR HOSPITAL, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT UPON
THE ELDERS’ LEVEL OF ORIENTATION. THIS TYPE OF STUDY CAN DO WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING?
a. CONTROL
b. DESCRIBE
c. EXPLAIN
d. PREDICT
ANSWER; A
CONTROL IS THE ABILITY TO MANIPULATE THE SITUATION TO PRODUCE THE
DESIRED OUTCOME. DESCRIPTION INVOLVES OBSERVING AND DOCUMENTING
NURSING PHENOMENA, PROVIDING A SNAPSHOT OF REALITY.
EXPLANATION CLARIFIES THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CONCEPTS AND
VARIABLES WITH THE GOAL OF UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY WORK WITH
EACH OTHER. PREDICTION INVOLVES ESTIMATING THE PROBABILITY OF A
SPECIFIC OUTCOME IN A GIVEN SITUATION.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION
3. A RESEARCHER WANTS TO KNOW WHETHER CHILDREN WITH AUTISM WHO
ARE HOSPITALIZED IN A PEDIATRIC WARD WILL REQUIRE MORE HOURS OF
NURSING CARE THAN THE AVERAGE CHILD, WHEN THE PARENTS OR
CAREGIVERS ARE NOT PRESENT. WHAT TYPE OF RESEARCH OUTCOME DOES
THIS PROVIDE?
a. CONTROL
b. DESCRIPTION
BURNS AND GROVE'S THE PRACTICE OF NURSING
RESEARCH: APPRAISAL, SYNTHESIS, AND
GENERATION OF EVIDENCE 9TH EDITION LATEST
VERSION 2025/2026 [A+]
BY JENNIFER R. GRAY PHD RN FAAN (AUTHOR), SUSAN K. GROVE PHD RN ANP-BC GNP-
BC (AUTHOR)
,TABLE OF CONTENT
UNIT ONE: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH
1. DISCOVERING THE WORLD OF NURSING RESEARCH
2. EVOLUTION OF RESEARCH IN BUILDING EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING
PRACTICE
3. INTRODUCTION TO QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH
4. INTRODUCTION TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
UNIT TWO: THE RESEARCH PROCESS
5. RESEARCH PROBLEM AND PURPOSE
6. OBJECTIVES, QUESTIONS, VARIABLES, AND HYPOTHESES
7. REVIEW OF RELEVANT LITERATURE
8. FRAMEWORKS
9. ETHICS IN RESEARCH
10. QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY: NONINTERVENTIONAL DESIGNS AND
METHODS
11. QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY: INTERVENTIONAL DESIGNS AND
METHODS
12. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS
13. OUTCOMES RESEARCH
14. MIXED METHODS RESEARCH
15. SAMPLING
16. MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS
17. MEASUREMENT METHODS USED IN DEVELOPING EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE
UNIT THREE: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH
CARE
18. CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF NURSING STUDIES
19. EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS AND STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE-
BASED PRACTICE
UNIT FOUR: ANALYZING DATA, DETERMINING OUTCOMES, AND
DISSEMINATING RESEARCH
20. COLLECTING AND MANAGING DATA
21. INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
22. USING STATISTICS TO DESCRIBE VARIABLES
23. USING STATISTICS TO EXAMINE RELATIONSHIPS
24. USING STATISTICS TO PREDICT
25 USING STATISTICS TO DETERMINE DIFFERENCES
26. INTERPRETING RESEARCH OUTCOMES
27. DISSEMINATING RESEARCH FINDINGS
,UNIT FIVE: PROPOSING AND SEEKING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH
28. WRITING RESEARCH PROPOSALS
29. SEEKING FUNDING FOR RESEARCH
, CHAPTER 01: DISCOVERING THE WORLD OF NURSING
RESEARCH
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. NURSES WITH A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN NURSING CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE. THIS MEANS THAT THE
BSN NURSE:
a. DEVELOPS EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINES.
b. DESIGNS RESEARCH STUDIES ON WHICH PROTOCOLS MAY BE BASED.
c. EVALUATES AND REVISES EVIDENCE-BASED PROTOCOLS.
d. READS AND CRITICALLY APPRAISES EXISTING STUDIES.
ANSWER; D
NURSES WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (BSN) DEGREE HAVE
KNOWLEDGE OF THE RESEARCH PROCESS AND SKILLS IN READING AND
CRITICALLY APPRAISING STUDIES. THEY USE THE BEST RESEARCH EVIDENCE
IN PRACTICE WITH GUIDANCE. NURSES WITH A BSN ALSO ASSIST WITH
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND DATA COLLECTION. NURSES WITH A MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN NURSING (MSN) CRITICALLY APPRAISE AND SYNTHESIZE
FINDINGS FROM STUDIES TO REVISE OR DEVELOP PROTOCOLS, ALGORITHMS,
OR POLICIES FOR USE IN PRACTICE. NURSES WITH A DOCTOR OF NURSING
PRACTICE (DNP) DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND EVALUATE EVIDENCE-BASED
GUIDELINES. NURSES WITH A DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PHD) ASSUME A
MAJOR ROLE IN CONDUCTING RESEARCH.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: ANALYSIS
2. A STUDY IS DESIGNED TO TEST THE IDEA OF PROVIDING COMPANION DOGS TO
ELDERS IN A MAJOR HOSPITAL, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT UPON
THE ELDERS’ LEVEL OF ORIENTATION. THIS TYPE OF STUDY CAN DO WHICH OF
THE FOLLOWING?
a. CONTROL
b. DESCRIBE
c. EXPLAIN
d. PREDICT
ANSWER; A
CONTROL IS THE ABILITY TO MANIPULATE THE SITUATION TO PRODUCE THE
DESIRED OUTCOME. DESCRIPTION INVOLVES OBSERVING AND DOCUMENTING
NURSING PHENOMENA, PROVIDING A SNAPSHOT OF REALITY.
EXPLANATION CLARIFIES THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CONCEPTS AND
VARIABLES WITH THE GOAL OF UNDERSTANDING HOW THEY WORK WITH
EACH OTHER. PREDICTION INVOLVES ESTIMATING THE PROBABILITY OF A
SPECIFIC OUTCOME IN A GIVEN SITUATION.
DIF: COGNITIVE LEVEL: APPLICATION
3. A RESEARCHER WANTS TO KNOW WHETHER CHILDREN WITH AUTISM WHO
ARE HOSPITALIZED IN A PEDIATRIC WARD WILL REQUIRE MORE HOURS OF
NURSING CARE THAN THE AVERAGE CHILD, WHEN THE PARENTS OR
CAREGIVERS ARE NOT PRESENT. WHAT TYPE OF RESEARCH OUTCOME DOES
THIS PROVIDE?
a. CONTROL
b. DESCRIPTION
