TEST BANK
g
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
g g g g g g g
Based Practice Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
g g g g g g g
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgbestgdescribesgevidence-based-practiceg(EBP)?
a. Agcombinationgofgbestgresearchgevidence,gclinicalgexpertise,gandgthegneedsgandg
valuesgofgpatients.
b. Agdeterminationgofgthegfactorsgnecessarygtogcontrolgpatientgresponsesgtogcare.
c. Thegdevelopmentgofgpopulationgcaregguidelinesgapplicablegtogallgpatients.
d. Thegutilizationgofgquantitativegandgqualitativegstudiesgtogenhancegpatientgoutcomes.
ANS:g A
Feedback
A Evidence-
basedgpracticegevolvesgfromgthegintegrationgofgthegbestgresearchgevidencegwithgcli
nicalgexpertisegandgpatientgneedsgandgvalues.
B Studiesgthatgattemptgtogfindgdeterminantsgofgpatientgoutcomesgareggenerally
experimentalgorgquasi-
experimental.gTheygmaygbegusedgtogguidegEBPgbutgdognotgcompletelygdefinegit.
C EBPgisgagcombinationgofgguidelinesgandgspecificgpatientgneedsgandgvalues.
D Quantitativegandgqualitativegstudiesgappliedgtogthegevaluationgofgpatientgoutcomesgar
egpartgofgEBPgbutgdognotgcompletelygdefinegEBP.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gRememberingg(Knowledge)gREF:gp
.g3
2. Thegnursegisgcollectinggdatagaboutgthegsleepgpatternsgofgbreastfedgbabiesgasgpartgofgaglargergresea
rchgstudy.gWhichgresearchgmethodgwillgthegnursegusegwhengcollectinggdatagforgthisgstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:g B
Feedback
A Controlgcangbegdescribedgasgthegabilitygtogwritegagprescriptiongtogproducegthegdesired
goutcome.
B Descriptionginvolvesgidentifyinggandgunderstandinggthegnaturegofgnursinggphenome
nagandgthegrelationshipsgamonggthesegphenomena.
C Explanationgclarifiesgthegrelationshipsgamonggphenomenagandgidentifiesgwhygcertai
ngeventsgoccur.
D Throughgprediction,gthegprobabilitygofgagspecificgoutcomegcangbegestimatedgingaggive
ngsituation.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gUnderstandingg(Comprehension)gREF:gp
.g6
,3. Thegnursegisgparticipatinggingagstudygandgisgcollectinggdatagidentifyinggthegnumbergofgobesegadu
ltsgwhosegparentsgweregalsogobesegorgoverweight.gWhichgresearchgmethodgisgbeinggusedgingthisg
study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:g D
Feedback
A Controlgindicatesgthegabilitygtogusegagprescribedginterventiongtogproducegagdesiredgou
tcome.
B Descriptionginvolvesgidentifyinggandgunderstandinggthegnaturegofgnursinggphenome
nagandgthegrelationshipsgamonggthesegphenomena.
C Explanationgclarifiesgthegrelationshipsgamonggphenomenagandgidentifiesgwhygcertai
ngeventsgoccur.
D Throughgpredictiongthegprobabilitygofgagspecificgoutcomegcangbegestimatedgingaggiv
engsituation.gBygknowinggthegpercentagegofgparentsgofgobesegadultsgwhogwere
obese,gthegprobabilitygofgpredictinggthisgmaygbegcalculated.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gApplyingg(Application)gREF:gp
p.g7-8
4. Thegnursegreviewsgagstudygingwhichgadherencegtogangasthmagactiongplangisgcomparedgamongggr
oupsgofgadolescentsgwhogreceivedgdifferentgasthmageducation.gWhichgresearchgmethodgdoesgthi
sgrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:g C
Feedback
A Controlgindicatesgthegabilitygtogusegagprescribedginterventiongtogproducegagdesiredgou
tcome.
B Descriptionginvolvesgidentifyinggandgunderstandinggthegnaturegofgnursinggphenome
nagandgthegrelationshipsgamonggthesegphenomena.
C Explanationgclarifiesgthegrelationshipsgamonggphenomenagandgidentifiesgwhygcertai
ngeventsgoccur.
D Throughgprediction,gthegprobabilitygofgagspecificgoutcomegcangbegestimatedgingaggive
ngsituation.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gApplyingg(Application)gREF:gp
.g7
, 5. Agnursegmanagergisginterestedginglearninggwhichgattitudesgamonggstaffgnursesgmaygindicategr
elativegriskgofgneedle-
stickginjuries.gTogstudygthis,gthegnursegmanagergwillgemploygwhichgmethodgofgstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:g D
Feedback
A Controlgindicatesgthegabilitygtogusegagprescribedginterventiongtogproducegagdesiredgou
tcome.
B Explanationgclarifiesgthegrelationshipsgamonggphenomenagandgidentifiesgwhygcertai
ngeventsgoccur.
C Descriptionginvolvesgidentifyinggandgunderstandinggthegnaturegofgnursinggphenome
nagandgthegrelationshipsgamonggthesegphenomena.
D Throughgprediction,gthegprobabilitygofgagspecificgoutcomegcangbegestimatedgingaggive
ngsituation.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gApplyingg(Application)gREF:gp
p.g7-8
6. WhichgisgthegmostgimportantgresultgofgFlorencegNightingale’sgdatagcollectiongandgstatisticalga
nalysisgduringgthegCrimeangWar?
a. Bringinggawarenessgofgthegrigorsgofgwargtogtheggeneralgpublic.
b. Developinggagprocessgforgstatisticalganalysisgandgnursinggdocumentation.
c. Identifyinggandgdefininggthegrolegofgnursesgingmodernghealthgcare.
d. Usinggclinicalgresearchgtogevaluategthegimportancegofgsanitation,gcleangdrinkingg
water,gandgadequategnutrition.
ANS:g D
Feedback
A Thisgwasgnotgthegmostgimportantgresult
B Thisgwasgnotgthegmostgimportantgresult
C Thisgwasgnotgthegmostgimportantgresult
D Nightingale’sgresearchgenabledghergtoginstigategattitudinal,gorganizational,gandgsoci
algchanges,gincludinggthegmilitary’sgapproachgtogthegcaregofgthegsickgand
society’sgsensegofgresponsibilitygforgtestinggpublicgwater,gimprovinggsanitation,gan
dgpreventinggstarvationgtogdecreasegmorbiditygandgmortalitygrates.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gUnderstandingg(Comprehension)gREF:gp
.g11
7. Thegnursegparticipatesgingdatagcollectiongingagstudygingwhichgtwogdifferentgpaingmanagementgp
rotocolsgaregusedgwithgrandomlygassignedgpatientsgtogmeasuregdifferencesgingpostoperativegre
coverygtime.gWhichgmethodgofgstudygisgthis?
a. Control
g
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
g g g g g g g
Based Practice Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
g g g g g g g
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Whichgbestgdescribesgevidence-based-practiceg(EBP)?
a. Agcombinationgofgbestgresearchgevidence,gclinicalgexpertise,gandgthegneedsgandg
valuesgofgpatients.
b. Agdeterminationgofgthegfactorsgnecessarygtogcontrolgpatientgresponsesgtogcare.
c. Thegdevelopmentgofgpopulationgcaregguidelinesgapplicablegtogallgpatients.
d. Thegutilizationgofgquantitativegandgqualitativegstudiesgtogenhancegpatientgoutcomes.
ANS:g A
Feedback
A Evidence-
basedgpracticegevolvesgfromgthegintegrationgofgthegbestgresearchgevidencegwithgcli
nicalgexpertisegandgpatientgneedsgandgvalues.
B Studiesgthatgattemptgtogfindgdeterminantsgofgpatientgoutcomesgareggenerally
experimentalgorgquasi-
experimental.gTheygmaygbegusedgtogguidegEBPgbutgdognotgcompletelygdefinegit.
C EBPgisgagcombinationgofgguidelinesgandgspecificgpatientgneedsgandgvalues.
D Quantitativegandgqualitativegstudiesgappliedgtogthegevaluationgofgpatientgoutcomesgar
egpartgofgEBPgbutgdognotgcompletelygdefinegEBP.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gRememberingg(Knowledge)gREF:gp
.g3
2. Thegnursegisgcollectinggdatagaboutgthegsleepgpatternsgofgbreastfedgbabiesgasgpartgofgaglargergresea
rchgstudy.gWhichgresearchgmethodgwillgthegnursegusegwhengcollectinggdatagforgthisgstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:g B
Feedback
A Controlgcangbegdescribedgasgthegabilitygtogwritegagprescriptiongtogproducegthegdesired
goutcome.
B Descriptionginvolvesgidentifyinggandgunderstandinggthegnaturegofgnursinggphenome
nagandgthegrelationshipsgamonggthesegphenomena.
C Explanationgclarifiesgthegrelationshipsgamonggphenomenagandgidentifiesgwhygcertai
ngeventsgoccur.
D Throughgprediction,gthegprobabilitygofgagspecificgoutcomegcangbegestimatedgingaggive
ngsituation.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gUnderstandingg(Comprehension)gREF:gp
.g6
,3. Thegnursegisgparticipatinggingagstudygandgisgcollectinggdatagidentifyinggthegnumbergofgobesegadu
ltsgwhosegparentsgweregalsogobesegorgoverweight.gWhichgresearchgmethodgisgbeinggusedgingthisg
study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:g D
Feedback
A Controlgindicatesgthegabilitygtogusegagprescribedginterventiongtogproducegagdesiredgou
tcome.
B Descriptionginvolvesgidentifyinggandgunderstandinggthegnaturegofgnursinggphenome
nagandgthegrelationshipsgamonggthesegphenomena.
C Explanationgclarifiesgthegrelationshipsgamonggphenomenagandgidentifiesgwhygcertai
ngeventsgoccur.
D Throughgpredictiongthegprobabilitygofgagspecificgoutcomegcangbegestimatedgingaggiv
engsituation.gBygknowinggthegpercentagegofgparentsgofgobesegadultsgwhogwere
obese,gthegprobabilitygofgpredictinggthisgmaygbegcalculated.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gApplyingg(Application)gREF:gp
p.g7-8
4. Thegnursegreviewsgagstudygingwhichgadherencegtogangasthmagactiongplangisgcomparedgamongggr
oupsgofgadolescentsgwhogreceivedgdifferentgasthmageducation.gWhichgresearchgmethodgdoesgthi
sgrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:g C
Feedback
A Controlgindicatesgthegabilitygtogusegagprescribedginterventiongtogproducegagdesiredgou
tcome.
B Descriptionginvolvesgidentifyinggandgunderstandinggthegnaturegofgnursinggphenome
nagandgthegrelationshipsgamonggthesegphenomena.
C Explanationgclarifiesgthegrelationshipsgamonggphenomenagandgidentifiesgwhygcertai
ngeventsgoccur.
D Throughgprediction,gthegprobabilitygofgagspecificgoutcomegcangbegestimatedgingaggive
ngsituation.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gApplyingg(Application)gREF:gp
.g7
, 5. Agnursegmanagergisginterestedginglearninggwhichgattitudesgamonggstaffgnursesgmaygindicategr
elativegriskgofgneedle-
stickginjuries.gTogstudygthis,gthegnursegmanagergwillgemploygwhichgmethodgofgstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:g D
Feedback
A Controlgindicatesgthegabilitygtogusegagprescribedginterventiongtogproducegagdesiredgou
tcome.
B Explanationgclarifiesgthegrelationshipsgamonggphenomenagandgidentifiesgwhygcertai
ngeventsgoccur.
C Descriptionginvolvesgidentifyinggandgunderstandinggthegnaturegofgnursinggphenome
nagandgthegrelationshipsgamonggthesegphenomena.
D Throughgprediction,gthegprobabilitygofgagspecificgoutcomegcangbegestimatedgingaggive
ngsituation.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gApplyingg(Application)gREF:gp
p.g7-8
6. WhichgisgthegmostgimportantgresultgofgFlorencegNightingale’sgdatagcollectiongandgstatisticalga
nalysisgduringgthegCrimeangWar?
a. Bringinggawarenessgofgthegrigorsgofgwargtogtheggeneralgpublic.
b. Developinggagprocessgforgstatisticalganalysisgandgnursinggdocumentation.
c. Identifyinggandgdefininggthegrolegofgnursesgingmodernghealthgcare.
d. Usinggclinicalgresearchgtogevaluategthegimportancegofgsanitation,gcleangdrinkingg
water,gandgadequategnutrition.
ANS:g D
Feedback
A Thisgwasgnotgthegmostgimportantgresult
B Thisgwasgnotgthegmostgimportantgresult
C Thisgwasgnotgthegmostgimportantgresult
D Nightingale’sgresearchgenabledghergtoginstigategattitudinal,gorganizational,gandgsoci
algchanges,gincludinggthegmilitary’sgapproachgtogthegcaregofgthegsickgand
society’sgsensegofgresponsibilitygforgtestinggpublicgwater,gimprovinggsanitation,gan
dgpreventinggstarvationgtogdecreasegmorbiditygandgmortalitygrates.
PTS:g 1 DIF:
Cognitiveglevel:gUnderstandingg(Comprehension)gREF:gp
.g11
7. Thegnursegparticipatesgingdatagcollectiongingagstudygingwhichgtwogdifferentgpaingmanagementgp
rotocolsgaregusedgwithgrandomlygassignedgpatientsgtogmeasuregdifferencesgingpostoperativegre
coverygtime.gWhichgmethodgofgstudygisgthis?
a. Control
