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**Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition – Test Bank and Study Resource** Strengthen your understanding of nursing research and evidence-based practice with a study resource designed to support revision, self-assessment, and exam preparation. **Textbook:** *Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice*, 6th Edition, by Susan K. Grove, Jennifer R. Gray, and Nancy Burns. **Topics include:** - Introduction to nursing research and evidence-based practice - Quantitative research methods - Qualitative research methods - Ethical considerations in nursing research - Research problems, purposes, and hypotheses - Literature reviews and critical appraisal - Theory and research frameworks - Quantitative research designs - Research populations and sampling - Measurement and data collection - Statistics in nursing research - Critical appraisal of research findings - Applying evidence-based practice to nursing - Outcomes research **Ideal for:** Nursing students preparing for research-methods courses, quizzes, assignments, and examinations. **Study benefits:** - Practise questions to reinforce key concepts. - Review research terminology and methodologies. - Strengthen understanding of evidence-based nursing practice. - Identify topics requiring additional revision. **Before purchasing:** Review the preview and table of contents to verify the actual chapter coverage and whether answers or explanations are included. This is an independent study resource and is not an official publication from the authors or publisher.

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, TEST’BANK’FOR’UNDERSTANDING’NURSING’RESEARCH’-
’6TH’EDITION’BY’SUSAN’K’GROVE’&’JENNIFER’R’GRAY’&’NANCY’BURN
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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’Chapt

er’04:’Examining’Ethics’in’Nursing’Research’Chapter’05:’R

esearch’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’Cha

pter’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,’6th’Edition

MULTIPLE’ CHOICE

1. Which’ best’ describes’ evidence-based-practice’ (EBP)?
a. A’combination’of’best’research
evidence,’clinical’expertise,’and’th
e’needs’and’values’of’patients.
b. A’determination’of’the’factors
necessary’to’control’patient’respon
ses’to’care.
c. The’development’of’population
care’guidelines’applicable’to’all’pat
ients.
d. The’ utilization’ of’ quantitative
and’qualitative’studies’to’enhanc
e’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’babie
s’as’part’of’a’larger’research’study.’Which’research’method’will’the’nurs
e’use’when’collecting’data’for’this’study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:’ B

PTS:’ 1
DIF:’ Cognitive’level:’Understanding’(Comprehension)’R
EF:’p.’6

3. The’nurse’is’participating’in’a’study’and’is’collecting’data’identifying’th
e’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:’p
p.’7-8

4. The’ nurse’reviews’ a’study’in’which’adherence’to’an’asthma’action’plan’i
s’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’nur
ses’may’indicate’relative’risk’of’needle-
stick’injuries.’To’study’this,’the’nurse’manager’will’employ’which’metho
d’of’study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:’ D


PTS:’ 1 DIF:
Cognitive’level:’Applying’(Application)’REF:’p
p.’7-8

6. Which’is’the’most’important’result’of’Florence’Nightingale’s’data’c
ollection’and’statistical’analysis’during’the’Crimean’War?
a. Bringing’awareness’of’the’rigors’o
f’war’to’the’general’public.
b. Developing’a’process’for
statistical’analysis’and’nursing’docu
mentation.
c. Identifying’and’defining’the’role’o
f’nurses’in’modern’health’care.
d. Using’clinical’research’to’evaluat
e’the’importance’of
sanitation,’clean’drinking’water,’an
d’adequate’nutrition.
ANS:’ D
PTS:’ 1
DIF:’ Cognitive’level:’Understanding’(Comprehension)’R
EF:’p.’11

,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’st
udy’is’this?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
ANS:’ A

PTS:’ 1 DIF:
Cognitive’level:’Applying’(Application)’REF:’p
.’8

8. The’development’of’nursing’theories’and’conceptual’models’in’the’late’19
60s’and’1970s’served’to:
a. determine’the’effectiveness’of’nurs
ing’interventions.
b. establish’the’concept’of’e
vidence-based’practice.
c. provide’funding’for’nursing’rese
arch.
d. provide’direction’for’nursing’resear
ch.
ANS:’ D

PTS:’ 1
DIF:’ Cognitive’level:’Understanding’(Comprehension)’R
EF:’pp.’11-12

9. Under’Ada’Sue’Hinshaw,’the’National’Institute’of’Nursing’Research’(N
INR)’began’to’change’its’focus’to:
a. funding’nursing’rather’than’medica
l’research.
b. evaluating’outcomes’rather’than’pr
ocess’studies.
c. increasing’the’status’and’funding’fo
r’nursing’research.
d. supporting’the’dissemination’of’nur
sing’research.
ANS:’ C

PTS:’ 1
DIF:’ Cognitive’level:’Remembering’(Knowledge)’R
EF:’pp.’12-13

,10. An’emphasis’of’the’American’Nurses’Credentialing’Center’(ANCC)’Ma
gnet’Hospital’Designation’Program’for’Excellence’in’Nursing’is:
a. research’and’development’of’clinic
al’practice’guidelines.
b. putting’qualitative’research’into’pr
actice’in’clinical’settings.
c. using’ standard’ nursing’ care
plans’based’on’outcomes’research
.
d. utilizing’evidence-
based’practice’in’nursing.
ANS:’ D
PTS:’ 1
DIF:’ Cognitive’level:’Remembering’(Knowledge)’R
EF:’pp.’12-13

11. In’a’position’statement’in’2006,’the’American’Association’of’Colleges’of’
Nursing’(AACN)’identified’a’need’to:
a. acquire’clinical’knowledge’and’exp
ertise.
b. focus’on’evidence-
based’practice.
c. fund’ academic’ nursing’research.
d. prepare’a’workforce’of’nurse’scienti
sts.
ANS:’ D
PTS:’ 1
DIF:’ Cognitive’level:’Understanding’(Comprehension)’R
EF:’p.’14

12. The’lead’agency’designated’to’improve’health’care’quality’is:
a. Agency’for’Healthcare’Research’an
d’Quality’(AHRQ).
b. American’Nurses’Credentialing’Cen
ter’(ANCC).
c. Quality’and’Safety’Education’for’Nu
rses’(QSEN).
d. National’Institute’for’Nursing’Resea
rch’(NINR).
ANS:’ A
PTS:’ 1
DIF:’ Cognitive’level:’Remembering’(Knowledge)’R
EF:’pp.’12-13

13. To’help’fulfill’the’mission’of’the’National’Institute’for’Nursing’Research
—
to’promote’and’improve’the’health’of’individuals,’families,’communities
,’and’populations—a’study’may’be’conducted’which:

, a. assesses’the’effectiveness’of’strate
gies’for’weight
management’in’patients’with’typ
e’2’diabetes.
b. compares’the’ attitudes’ of’nurses
toward’clients’with’type’1’and’typ
e’2’diabetes.
c. generates’up-to-date’nursing
diagnoses’reflecting’the’needs’of’cl
ients’with’type’2’diabetes.
d. reviews’hospital’nurses’’adherenc
e’to’glucose-monitoring
guidelines’for’patients’with’type’2
’diabetes.


ANS:’ A
PTS:’ 1 DIF:
Cognitive’level:’Applying’(Application)’REF:’p
p.’14-15

14. Which’best’describes’the’Quality’and’Safety’Education’for’Nurses’(Q
SEN)’competency’for’evidence-based’practice’(EBP)?
a. Adhering’to’published’guidelines
to’provide’care’for’a’specific’pop
ulation.
b. Empowering’ clients’ to’ choose
among’effective’disease’managem
ent’ strategies.
c. Relying’on’expert’knowledge’to
guide’care’plan’development’for’an
’individual’patient.

d. Using’ evidence’ gained’ solely
from’experimental’studies’to’guid
e’care.
ANS:’ B
PTS:’ 1 DIF:
Cognitive’level:’Applying’(Application)’REF:’p
.’15

15. Through’knowledge’gained’from’her’phenomenological’qualitative’stu
dy’identifying’levels’of’experience’of’professional’nurses,’Patricia’Ben
ner’would’identify’which’nurse’as’an’expert?
a. A’ hospice’ nurse’ who’ values’ the
unique’wishes’of’each’patient’when
’providing’palliative’care.

, b. A’medical-
surgical’nurse’who’organizes’care’f
or’ a’group’ of
patients’to’ensure’timely’administr
ation’of’medications.
c. A’neonatal’intensive’care’nurse’wh
o’is’skilled’in’inserting
peripherally’inserted’central’cat
heters.
d. A’pediatric’nurse’who’notes
subtle’changes’and’intervenes’to’pr
event’respiratory’failure.
ANS:’ D
PTS:’ 1 DIF:
Cognitive’level:’Analyzing’(Analysis)’REF:’p
.’17

16. Which’study’exemplifies’qualitative’research?
a. A’study’that’evaluates’appetite’
among’residents’of’a’long-
term’care’facility’and’correlates
’this’data’with’whether’or’not

residents’are’rooming’together’
with’their’spouses.
b. A’study’that’defines’levels’of’appet
ite’based’on’residents’
descriptions’of’hunger’in’a’long-
’term’care’facility.

c. A’study’that’observes’the’interactio
ns’ of’ spouses’ during
mealtimes’in’a’long-
term’care’facility.
d. A’study’that’observes’the’effectiv
eness’of’spousal’encouragement’t
o’eat’on’the’residents’’quality’of’a
ppetite’in’a’long-
term’care’facility.
ANS:’ C

PTS:’ 1 DIF:
Cognitive’level:’Analyzing’(Analysis)’REF:’p
.’19

17. A’nurse’researcher’wants’to’know’how’well’adolescent’mothers’can’lea
rn’to’manage’their’children’s’asthma’and’develops’an’initial’study’to’ex

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