TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH,
8TH EDITION, SUSAN GROVE, JENNIFER GRAY (ALL
CHAPTERS) LATEST 2026
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
Evidence-Based Practice
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
values of hospital clients
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control hospital client responses to
care anddelivery of care
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all hospital clients
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance hospital client outcomes
ACCURATE CHOICE:-A
Reasoning:->>>Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research
evidence with clinical expertise and hospital client needs and values. Studies that attempt
to find determinants ofhospital client outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-
experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a
combination of guidelines and specifichospital client needs and values. Quantitative and
qualitative studies appliedto the evaluation of hospital client outcomes are part of EBP but
do not completely define EBP.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
2. The RN is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
research study. Which researN RethIod G
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se use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
CORRE
CT
CHOIC
E:- B
Reasoning:->>>Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and therelationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the
ability to write a prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the
relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through
prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
3. The RN 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
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D
, Reasoning:->>>Through 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. Control indicates the
ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves
identifying andunderstanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why certain events occur.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
4. The RN reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does
this represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ACCURATE CHOICE:-C
Reasoning:->>>Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies
why certain events occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to
produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of
nursing phenomenaand the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the
probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
5. A RN manager is interestedNiU
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relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the RN manager will employ which
method of study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D
Reasoning:->>>Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated
in a given situation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce
the desiredresults. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomenaand the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the
relationships amongphenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
analysis during the Crimean War?
a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care
practices
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
c. Identifying and defining the role of RNs in modern primary care
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
, and adequate nutrition
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D
Reasoning:->>>Nightingale’s research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational,
and social changes, including the military’s approach to the care of the sick and society’s
sense of responsibility for testing public water, improving sanitation, and preventing
starvation to decrease morbidityand mortality rates. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war
to the public, developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation, and
identifying and defining the role of RNs in modern primary care were not the most important
results.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
7. The RN participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management
protocols are used with randomly assigned hospital clients to measure differences in
postoperative recovery time. Which method of study is this?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
ACCURATE CHOICE:-A
Reasoning:->>>Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the
desired results. Correlation examines the relationships between different phenomena.
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
the relationships amongthese phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: ApplyinN
gU RpSplIicaNtiGonT) The RN reviews a study exploring experiences
(A
of RNs’ decision-making processesregarding reporting a medical error. Which research method
does this represent?
e. Control
f. Description
g. Explanation
h. Prediction
ACCURATE CHOICE:-B
Reasoning:->>>Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and therelationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the
ability to write a prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the
relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through
prediction, the probability of aspecific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
8. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and 1970s
served to
a. determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice.
c. provide funding for nursing research.
d. provide direction for nursing research.
8TH EDITION, SUSAN GROVE, JENNIFER GRAY (ALL
CHAPTERS) LATEST 2026
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
Evidence-Based Practice
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
values of hospital clients
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control hospital client responses to
care anddelivery of care
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all hospital clients
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance hospital client outcomes
ACCURATE CHOICE:-A
Reasoning:->>>Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research
evidence with clinical expertise and hospital client needs and values. Studies that attempt
to find determinants ofhospital client outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-
experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a
combination of guidelines and specifichospital client needs and values. Quantitative and
qualitative studies appliedto the evaluation of hospital client outcomes are part of EBP but
do not completely define EBP.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
2. The RN is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
research study. Which researN RethIod G
ch m willBth.eCnurM
se use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
CORRE
CT
CHOIC
E:- B
Reasoning:->>>Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and therelationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the
ability to write a prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the
relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through
prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
3. The RN 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
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D
, Reasoning:->>>Through 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. Control indicates the
ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves
identifying andunderstanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why certain events occur.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
4. The RN reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does
this represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ACCURATE CHOICE:-C
Reasoning:->>>Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies
why certain events occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to
produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of
nursing phenomenaand the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the
probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
5. A RN manager is interestedNiU
nR arI
leS ngGw
niN ThBic.hCaO
t tiM
tudes among staff RNs may indicate
relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the RN manager will employ which
method of study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D
Reasoning:->>>Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated
in a given situation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce
the desiredresults. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomenaand the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the
relationships amongphenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
analysis during the Crimean War?
a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care
practices
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
c. Identifying and defining the role of RNs in modern primary care
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
, and adequate nutrition
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D
Reasoning:->>>Nightingale’s research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational,
and social changes, including the military’s approach to the care of the sick and society’s
sense of responsibility for testing public water, improving sanitation, and preventing
starvation to decrease morbidityand mortality rates. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war
to the public, developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation, and
identifying and defining the role of RNs in modern primary care were not the most important
results.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
7. The RN participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management
protocols are used with randomly assigned hospital clients to measure differences in
postoperative recovery time. Which method of study is this?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
ACCURATE CHOICE:-A
Reasoning:->>>Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the
desired results. Correlation examines the relationships between different phenomena.
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
the relationships amongthese phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: ApplyinN
gU RpSplIicaNtiGonT) The RN reviews a study exploring experiences
(A
of RNs’ decision-making processesregarding reporting a medical error. Which research method
does this represent?
e. Control
f. Description
g. Explanation
h. Prediction
ACCURATE CHOICE:-B
Reasoning:->>>Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and therelationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the
ability to write a prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the
relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through
prediction, the probability of aspecific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
8. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and 1970s
served to
a. determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice.
c. provide funding for nursing research.
d. provide direction for nursing research.
