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TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH,
8TH EDITION BY SUSAN K. GROVE AND JENNIFER R. GRAY -
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED\COMPLETE STUDYGUIDE
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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
FEEDBACK
A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best
research evidence with clinical expertise and patient needs and
values.
B Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are
generally
experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide
EBP but do not completely define it.
C EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and
values.
D Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of
patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define
EBP.
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
FEEDBACK
A Control 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 the relationships among these
phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why certain events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a
given situation.
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
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 the relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why
certain events occur.
D 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.
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
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
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phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why
certain events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a
given situation.
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
FEEDBACK
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to
produce a desired
outcome.
B Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why
certain events occur.
C Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of
nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a
given situation.
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
FEEDBACK
A This was not the most important result
B This was not the most important result
C This was not the most important result
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TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH,
8TH EDITION BY SUSAN K. GROVE AND JENNIFER R. GRAY -
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED\COMPLETE STUDYGUIDE
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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
FEEDBACK
A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best
research evidence with clinical expertise and patient needs and
values.
B Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are
generally
experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide
EBP but do not completely define it.
C EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and
values.
D Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of
patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define
EBP.
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
FEEDBACK
A Control 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 the relationships among these
phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why certain events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a
given situation.
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
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 the relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why
certain events occur.
D 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.
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
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
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phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why
certain events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a
given situation.
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
FEEDBACK
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to
produce a desired
outcome.
B Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why
certain events occur.
C Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of
nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a
given situation.
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
FEEDBACK
A This was not the most important result
B This was not the most important result
C This was not the most important result
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