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,Test Bank for Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition, Susan Grov
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e, Jennifer Gray,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS m5 m5




Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence
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- Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research
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3. Introduction to Qualitative Research
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4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworksm5 m5 m5 m5




8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research m5 m5 m5




12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursin
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g Practice
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13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixe
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d Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building
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an Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE m5




1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs
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and values of patients
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care
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and delivery of care
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c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
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ANS: A m5


Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical e
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xpertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patie
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nt outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is
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a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and quali
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tative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not
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DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a lar
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ger research study. Which researN
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s e use when collecting data for
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5 this study?
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b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
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the relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to wri
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te a prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships a
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mong phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the proba
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bility of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of o
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bese adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is bei
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ng used in this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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, Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given si
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tuation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the pro
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bability of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a presc
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ribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and und
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erstanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenome
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na. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared am
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ong groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research met
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hod does this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain even
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ts occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the de
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sired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing ph
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enomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probabi
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lity of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) m5 m5 m5




5. A nurse manager is int eres t edNiU
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leS ThBi c.hCaOttiMtudes among staff nurses may ind
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icate relative risk of needle-
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stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study
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?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given si
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tuation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desir
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ed results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phen
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omena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationshi
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ps among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) m5 m5 m5




6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statis
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tical analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to
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care practices
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b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care
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d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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