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Complete 2026/2027 test bank for Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice, 8th Edition. Includes verified multiple-choice questions with answers and rationales covering research methods, evidence-based practice, study design, data analysis, and application of research findings in nursing for exam preparation and mastery.

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Latest: 1 of 227 Test Bank For Understanding
Test BankNursing
For Understanding
Research Building
NursinganResearch
Evidence-Based
Building Practice,
an Evidence-Based
8th Edition Practice,
By Susan8th
K. Grove.pdf
Edition By Susan K. Grove




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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.




Test Bank For Understanding
Test
Nursing
Bank Research
For Understanding
Building an
Nursing
Evidence-Based
Research
Page
Building
Practice,
1 an8th
Evidence-Based
Edition By Susan
Practice,
K. Grove.pdf
8th Edition By Susan K. Grove.pdf 2026

,Latest: 2 of 227 Test Bank For Understanding
Test BankNursing
For Understanding
Research Building
NursinganResearch
Evidence-Based
Building Practice,
an Evidence-Based
8th Edition Practice,
By Susan8th
K. Grove.pdf
Edition By Susan K. Grove




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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.




Test Bank For Understanding
Test
Nursing
Bank Research
For Understanding
Building an
Nursing
Evidence-Based
Research
Page
Building
Practice,
2 an8th
Evidence-Based
Edition By Susan
Practice,
K. Grove.pdf
8th Edition By Susan K. Grove.pdf 2026

,Latest: 3 of 227 Test Bank For Understanding
Test BankNursing
For Understanding
Research Building
NursinganResearch
Evidence-Based
Building Practice,
an Evidence-Based
8th Edition Practice,
By Susan8th
K. Grove.pdf
Edition By Susan K. Grove




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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.




Test Bank For Understanding
Test
Nursing
Bank Research
For Understanding
Building an
Nursing
Evidence-Based
Research
Page
Building
Practice,
3 an8th
Evidence-Based
Edition By Susan
Practice,
K. Grove.pdf
8th Edition By Susan K. Grove.pdf 2026

, Latest: 4 of 227 Test Bank For Understanding
Test BankNursing
For Understanding
Research Building
NursinganResearch
Evidence-Based
Building Practice,
an Evidence-Based
8th Edition Practice,
By Susan8th
K. Grove.pdf
Edition By Susan K. Grove




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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.




Test Bank For Understanding
Test
Nursing
Bank Research
For Understanding
Building an
Nursing
Evidence-Based
Research
Page
Building
Practice,
4 an8th
Evidence-Based
Edition By Susan
Practice,
K. Grove.pdf
8th Edition By Susan K. Grove.pdf 2026

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