Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis,and
Generation of Evidence 8th Edition Test Bank
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
ofpatients.
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.
ANS: A
Feedback
AEvidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence
withclinical expertise and patient needs and values.
BStudies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally
experimental orquasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not
completely define it.
CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
DQuantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part
ofEBP 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
ANS: 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
therelationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
eventsoccur.
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
thisstudy?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS: D
Feedback
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
therelationships among these phenomena.
CExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
eventsoccur.
DThrough prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation.By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the
probability of predicting this may be calculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does
thisrepresent?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
, d. Prediction
ANS: C
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
therelationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
eventsoccur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation.PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: MCS: 7
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which
methodof study?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS: D
Feedback
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
eventsoccur.
CDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
therelationships among these phenomena.
DThrough prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation.PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection and
statisticalanalysis during the Crimean War?
Generation of Evidence 8th Edition Test Bank
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
ofpatients.
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.
ANS: A
Feedback
AEvidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence
withclinical expertise and patient needs and values.
BStudies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally
experimental orquasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not
completely define it.
CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
DQuantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part
ofEBP 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
ANS: 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
therelationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
eventsoccur.
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
thisstudy?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS: D
Feedback
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
therelationships among these phenomena.
CExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
eventsoccur.
DThrough prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation.By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the
probability of predicting this may be calculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does
thisrepresent?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
, d. Prediction
ANS: C
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
therelationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
eventsoccur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation.PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: MCS: 7
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which
methodof study?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS: D
Feedback
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
eventsoccur.
CDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
therelationships among these phenomena.
DThrough prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation.PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection and
statisticalanalysis during the Crimean War?
