, TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH - 8th EDITION BY
SUSAN K GROVE & JENNIFER R GRAY & NANCY BURNS
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
Chapter 05: Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
Chapter 06: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
Chapter 07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
Chapter 09: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
Based Practice
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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.
ANS: A
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REF: p. 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
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p. 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
, ANS: D
PTS: 1 DIF: 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 this represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: p. 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 method of study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
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.
b. Developing a process for
statistical analysis and nursing
documentation.
c. Identifying and defining the role
of nurses in modern health care.
d. Using clinical research to
evaluate the importance of
sanitation, clean drinking water,
and adequate nutrition.
ANS: D
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p. 11
SUSAN K GROVE & JENNIFER R GRAY & NANCY BURNS
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
Chapter 05: Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
Chapter 06: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
Chapter 07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
Chapter 09: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
Based Practice
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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.
ANS: A
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REF: p. 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
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p. 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
, ANS: D
PTS: 1 DIF: 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 this represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: p. 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 method of study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
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.
b. Developing a process for
statistical analysis and nursing
documentation.
c. Identifying and defining the role
of nurses in modern health care.
d. Using clinical research to
evaluate the importance of
sanitation, clean drinking water,
and adequate nutrition.
ANS: D
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p. 11
