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
~_____ ______ ____Test Ban k for Understand ing Nurs ing Research, 8th Edition by Su san K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray , and Nancy Burns offers a complete, exam -focused collection of questions designed to strengthen understanding of research principles essential for evidence-based nursing practice. It covers quantitative and qualitative research methods, sampling, research ethics, data collection, reliab ility and validity , statistical analy sis, literature review evaluation, research utilizatio n, and critical appraisal of p ublished stu dies. Each question includes clear, detailed so lutio ns that guide learners throug h key concepts, enhance analy tical thin king, and suppor t success in n ursing research courses, EBP coursewor k, and advanced academic programs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
, 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 patientresponses to care.
c. The development of population
care guidelines applicable to allpatients.
d. The utilization of quantitative
and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.
CORRECT ANSWERS:- A
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REFERENCE:- 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
CORRECT ANSWERS:- B
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REFERENCE:- 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
~_____ ______ ____Test Ban k for Understand ing Nurs ing Research, 8th Edition by Su san K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray , and Nancy Burns offers a complete, exam -focused collection of questions designed to strengthen understanding of research principles essential for evidence-based nursing practice. It covers quantitative and qualitative research methods, sampling, research ethics, data collection, reliab ility and validity , statistical analy sis, literature review evaluation, research utilizatio n, and critical appraisal of p ublished stu dies. Each question includes clear, detailed so lutio ns that guide learners throug h key concepts, enhance analy tical thin king, and suppor t success in n ursing research courses, EBP coursewor k, and advanced academic programs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
, CORRECT ANSWERS:- D
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REFERENCE:- 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
CORRECT ANSWERS:- C
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REFERENCE:- 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
CORRECT ANSWERS:- D
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REFERENCE:- 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 rigorsof 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.
CORRECT ANSWERS:- D
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REFERENCE:- p. 11
~_____ ______ ____Test Ban k for Understand ing Nurs ing Research, 8th Edition by Su san K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray , and Nancy Burns offers a complete, exam -focused collection of questions designed to strengthen understanding of research principles essential for evidence-based nursing practice. It covers quantitative and qualitative research methods, sampling, research ethics, data collection, reliab ility and validity , statistical analy sis, literature review evaluation, research utilizatio n, and critical appraisal of p ublished stu dies. Each question includes clear, detailed so lutio ns that guide learners throug h key concepts, enhance analy tical thin king, and suppor t success in n ursing research courses, EBP coursewor k, and advanced academic programs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
, 7. The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two
different pain management protocols are used with randomly assigned
patients to measure differences in postoperative recovery time. Which
method of study is this?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
CORRECT ANSWERS:- A
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REFERENCE:- p. 8
8. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late
1960s and 1970s served to:
a. determine the effectiveness ofnursing interventions.
b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice.
c. provide funding for nursingresearch.
d. provide direction for nursing research.
CORRECT ANSWERS:- D
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REFERENCE:- pp. 11-12
9. Under Ada Sue Hinshaw, the National Institute of Nursing Research
(NINR) began to change its focus to:
a. funding nursing rather thanmedical research.
b. evaluating outcomes rather thanprocess studies.
c. increasing the status and fundingfor nursing research.
d. supporting the dissemination ofnursing research.
CORRECT ANSWERS:- C
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REFERENCE:- pp. 12-13
~_____ ______ ____Test Ban k for Understand ing Nurs ing Research, 8th Edition by Su san K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray , and Nancy Burns offers a complete, exam -focused collection of questions designed to strengthen understanding of research principles essential for evidence-based nursing practice. It covers quantitative and qualitative research methods, sampling, research ethics, data collection, reliab ility and validity , statistical analy sis, literature review evaluation, research utilizatio n, and critical appraisal of p ublished stu dies. Each question includes clear, detailed so lutio ns that guide learners throug h key concepts, enhance analy tical thin king, and suppor t success in n ursing research courses, EBP coursewor k, and advanced academic programs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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
~_____ ______ ____Test Ban k for Understand ing Nurs ing Research, 8th Edition by Su san K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray , and Nancy Burns offers a complete, exam -focused collection of questions designed to strengthen understanding of research principles essential for evidence-based nursing practice. It covers quantitative and qualitative research methods, sampling, research ethics, data collection, reliab ility and validity , statistical analy sis, literature review evaluation, research utilizatio n, and critical appraisal of p ublished stu dies. Each question includes clear, detailed so lutio ns that guide learners throug h key concepts, enhance analy tical thin king, and suppor t success in n ursing research courses, EBP coursewor k, and advanced academic programs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
, 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 patientresponses to care.
c. The development of population
care guidelines applicable to allpatients.
d. The utilization of quantitative
and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes.
CORRECT ANSWERS:- A
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REFERENCE:- 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
CORRECT ANSWERS:- B
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REFERENCE:- 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
~_____ ______ ____Test Ban k for Understand ing Nurs ing Research, 8th Edition by Su san K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray , and Nancy Burns offers a complete, exam -focused collection of questions designed to strengthen understanding of research principles essential for evidence-based nursing practice. It covers quantitative and qualitative research methods, sampling, research ethics, data collection, reliab ility and validity , statistical analy sis, literature review evaluation, research utilizatio n, and critical appraisal of p ublished stu dies. Each question includes clear, detailed so lutio ns that guide learners throug h key concepts, enhance analy tical thin king, and suppor t success in n ursing research courses, EBP coursewor k, and advanced academic programs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
, CORRECT ANSWERS:- D
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REFERENCE:- 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
CORRECT ANSWERS:- C
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REFERENCE:- 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
CORRECT ANSWERS:- D
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REFERENCE:- 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 rigorsof 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.
CORRECT ANSWERS:- D
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REFERENCE:- p. 11
~_____ ______ ____Test Ban k for Understand ing Nurs ing Research, 8th Edition by Su san K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray , and Nancy Burns offers a complete, exam -focused collection of questions designed to strengthen understanding of research principles essential for evidence-based nursing practice. It covers quantitative and qualitative research methods, sampling, research ethics, data collection, reliab ility and validity , statistical analy sis, literature review evaluation, research utilizatio n, and critical appraisal of p ublished stu dies. Each question includes clear, detailed so lutio ns that guide learners throug h key concepts, enhance analy tical thin king, and suppor t success in n ursing research courses, EBP coursewor k, and advanced academic programs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
, 7. The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two
different pain management protocols are used with randomly assigned
patients to measure differences in postoperative recovery time. Which
method of study is this?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
CORRECT ANSWERS:- A
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REFERENCE:- p. 8
8. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late
1960s and 1970s served to:
a. determine the effectiveness ofnursing interventions.
b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice.
c. provide funding for nursingresearch.
d. provide direction for nursing research.
CORRECT ANSWERS:- D
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REFERENCE:- pp. 11-12
9. Under Ada Sue Hinshaw, the National Institute of Nursing Research
(NINR) began to change its focus to:
a. funding nursing rather thanmedical research.
b. evaluating outcomes rather thanprocess studies.
c. increasing the status and fundingfor nursing research.
d. supporting the dissemination ofnursing research.
CORRECT ANSWERS:- C
POINTS:- 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REFERENCE:- pp. 12-13
~_____ ______ ____Test Ban k for Understand ing Nurs ing Research, 8th Edition by Su san K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray , and Nancy Burns offers a complete, exam -focused collection of questions designed to strengthen understanding of research principles essential for evidence-based nursing practice. It covers quantitative and qualitative research methods, sampling, research ethics, data collection, reliab ility and validity , statistical analy sis, literature review evaluation, research utilizatio n, and critical appraisal of p ublished stu dies. Each question includes clear, detailed so lutio ns that guide learners throug h key concepts, enhance analy tical thin king, and suppor t success in n ursing research courses, EBP coursewor k, and advanced academic programs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
