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TEST BANK
k
,Chapterk01:kIntroductionktokNursingkResearchkandkEvidence-
BasedkPracticekGrove:kUnderstandingkNursingkResearch,k8thkEdition
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Whichkbestkdescribeskevidence-based-practicek(EBP)?
a. Akcombinationkofkbestkresearchkevidence,kclinicalkexpertise,kandkthekneedska
ndkvalueskofkpatients.
b. Akdeterminationkofkthekfactorsknecessaryktokcontrolkpatientkresponsesktokcare.
c. Thekdevelopmentkofkpopulationkcarekguidelineskapplicablektokallkpatients.
d. Thekutilizationkofkquantitativekandkqualitativekstudiesktokenhancekpatientkoutcomes.
ANS:k A
Feedback
A Evidence-
basedkpracticekevolveskfromkthekintegrationkofkthekbestkresearchkevidencekwith
kclinicalkexpertisekandkpatientkneedskandkvalues.
B Studieskthatkattemptktokfindkdeterminantskofkpatientkoutcomeskarekgenerally
experimentalkorkquasi-
experimental.kTheykmaykbekusedktokguidekEBPkbutkdoknotkcompletelykdefinekit.
C EBPkiskakcombinationkofkguidelineskandkspecifickpatientkneedskandkvalues.
D Quantitativekandkqualitativekstudieskappliedktokthekevaluationkofkpatientkoutcome
skarekpartkofkEBPkbutkdoknotkcompletelykdefinekEBP.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kRememberingk(Knowledge)kREF:
k p.k3
2. Theknursekiskcollectingkdatakaboutktheksleepkpatternskofkbreastfedkbabieskaskpartkofkaklarger
kresearchkstudy.kWhichkresearchkmethodkwillktheknursekusekwhenkcollectingkdatakforkthiskstu
dy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:k B
Feedback
A Controlkcankbekdescribedkaskthekabilityktokwritekakprescriptionktokproducekthe
desiredkoutcome.
B Descriptionkinvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursingkpheno
menakandkthekrelationshipskamongkthesekphenomena.
C Explanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentifieskwhykcert
ainkeventskoccur.
D Throughkprediction,kthekprobabilitykofkakspecifickoutcomekcankbekestimatedkinka
givenksituation.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kUnderstandingk(Comprehension)kREF:
k p.k6
,3. Theknursekiskparticipatingkinkakstudykandkiskcollectingkdatakidentifyingktheknumberkofkobes
ekadultskwhosekparentskwerekalsokobesekorkoverweight.kWhichkresearchkmethodkiskbeingkus
edkinkthiskstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:k D
Feedback
A Controlkindicateskthekabilityktokusekakprescribedkinterventionktokproducekakdesire
d
outcome.
B Descriptionkinvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursing
phenomenakandkthekrelationshipskamongkthesekphenomena.
C Explanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentifieskwhy
certainkeventskoccur.
D Throughkpredictionkthekprobabilitykofkakspecifickoutcomekcankbekestimatedkinkak
givenksituation.kBykknowingkthekpercentagekofkparentskofkobesekadultskwhokwere
obese,kthekprobabilitykofkpredictingkthiskmaykbekcalculated.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kApplyingk(Application)kREF:
k pp.k7-8
4. Theknursekreviewskakstudykinkwhichkadherencektokankasthmakactionkplankiskcomparedkamo
ngkgroupskofkadolescentskwhokreceivedkdifferentkasthmakeducation.kWhichkresearchkmethod
kdoeskthiskrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:k C
Feedback
A Controlkindicateskthekabilityktokusekakprescribedkinterventionktokproducekakdesire
d
outcome.
B Descriptionkinvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursing
phenomenakandkthekrelationshipskamongkthesekphenomena.
C Explanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentifieskwhy
certainkeventskoccur.
D Throughkprediction,kthekprobabilitykofkakspecifickoutcomekcankbekestimatedkinka
givenksituation.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kApplyingk(Application)kREF:
k p.k7
, 5. Aknursekmanagerkiskinterestedkinklearningkwhichkattitudeskamongkstaffknurseskmaykindic
atekrelativekriskkofkneedle-
stickkinjuries.kTokstudykthis,ktheknursekmanagerkwillkemploykwhichkmethodkofkstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:k D
Feedback
A Controlkindicateskthekabilityktokusekakprescribedkinterventionktokproducekakdesire
d
outcome.
B Explanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentifieskwhy
certainkeventskoccur.
C Descriptionkinvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursing
phenomenakandkthekrelationshipskamongkthesekphenomena.
D Throughkprediction,kthekprobabilitykofkakspecifickoutcomekcankbekestimatedkinka
givenksituation.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kApplyingk(Application)kREF:
k pp.k7-8
6. WhichkiskthekmostkimportantkresultkofkFlorencekNightingale’skdatakcollectionkandkstatisti
calkanalysiskduringkthekCrimeankWar?
a. Bringingkawarenesskofkthekrigorskofkwarktokthekgeneralkpublic.
b. Developingkakprocesskforkstatisticalkanalysiskandknursingkdocumentation.
c. Identifyingkandkdefiningkthekrolekofknurseskinkmodernkhealthkcare.
d. Usingkclinicalkresearchktokevaluatekthekimportancekofksanitation,kcleankdrinki
ngkwater,kandkadequateknutrition.
ANS:k D
Feedback
A Thiskwasknotkthekmostkimportantkresult
B Thiskwasknotkthekmostkimportantkresult
C Thiskwasknotkthekmostkimportantkresult
D Nightingale’skresearchkenabledkherktokinstigatekattitudinal,korganizational,kandks
ocialkchanges,kincludingkthekmilitary’skapproachktokthekcarekofktheksickkand
society’sksensekofkresponsibilitykforktestingkpublickwater,kimprovingksanitation,
kandkpreventingkstarvationktokdecreasekmorbiditykandkmortalitykrates.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kUnderstandingk(Comprehension)kREF:
k p.k11
7. Theknursekparticipateskinkdatakcollectionkinkakstudykinkwhichktwokdifferentkpainkmanagem
entkprotocolskarekusedkwithkrandomlykassignedkpatientsktokmeasurekdifferenceskinkpostope
rativekrecoveryktime.kWhichkmethodkofkstudykiskthis?
a. Control
k
TEST BANK
k
,Chapterk01:kIntroductionktokNursingkResearchkandkEvidence-
BasedkPracticekGrove:kUnderstandingkNursingkResearch,k8thkEdition
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Whichkbestkdescribeskevidence-based-practicek(EBP)?
a. Akcombinationkofkbestkresearchkevidence,kclinicalkexpertise,kandkthekneedska
ndkvalueskofkpatients.
b. Akdeterminationkofkthekfactorsknecessaryktokcontrolkpatientkresponsesktokcare.
c. Thekdevelopmentkofkpopulationkcarekguidelineskapplicablektokallkpatients.
d. Thekutilizationkofkquantitativekandkqualitativekstudiesktokenhancekpatientkoutcomes.
ANS:k A
Feedback
A Evidence-
basedkpracticekevolveskfromkthekintegrationkofkthekbestkresearchkevidencekwith
kclinicalkexpertisekandkpatientkneedskandkvalues.
B Studieskthatkattemptktokfindkdeterminantskofkpatientkoutcomeskarekgenerally
experimentalkorkquasi-
experimental.kTheykmaykbekusedktokguidekEBPkbutkdoknotkcompletelykdefinekit.
C EBPkiskakcombinationkofkguidelineskandkspecifickpatientkneedskandkvalues.
D Quantitativekandkqualitativekstudieskappliedktokthekevaluationkofkpatientkoutcome
skarekpartkofkEBPkbutkdoknotkcompletelykdefinekEBP.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kRememberingk(Knowledge)kREF:
k p.k3
2. Theknursekiskcollectingkdatakaboutktheksleepkpatternskofkbreastfedkbabieskaskpartkofkaklarger
kresearchkstudy.kWhichkresearchkmethodkwillktheknursekusekwhenkcollectingkdatakforkthiskstu
dy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:k B
Feedback
A Controlkcankbekdescribedkaskthekabilityktokwritekakprescriptionktokproducekthe
desiredkoutcome.
B Descriptionkinvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursingkpheno
menakandkthekrelationshipskamongkthesekphenomena.
C Explanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentifieskwhykcert
ainkeventskoccur.
D Throughkprediction,kthekprobabilitykofkakspecifickoutcomekcankbekestimatedkinka
givenksituation.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kUnderstandingk(Comprehension)kREF:
k p.k6
,3. Theknursekiskparticipatingkinkakstudykandkiskcollectingkdatakidentifyingktheknumberkofkobes
ekadultskwhosekparentskwerekalsokobesekorkoverweight.kWhichkresearchkmethodkiskbeingkus
edkinkthiskstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:k D
Feedback
A Controlkindicateskthekabilityktokusekakprescribedkinterventionktokproducekakdesire
d
outcome.
B Descriptionkinvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursing
phenomenakandkthekrelationshipskamongkthesekphenomena.
C Explanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentifieskwhy
certainkeventskoccur.
D Throughkpredictionkthekprobabilitykofkakspecifickoutcomekcankbekestimatedkinkak
givenksituation.kBykknowingkthekpercentagekofkparentskofkobesekadultskwhokwere
obese,kthekprobabilitykofkpredictingkthiskmaykbekcalculated.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kApplyingk(Application)kREF:
k pp.k7-8
4. Theknursekreviewskakstudykinkwhichkadherencektokankasthmakactionkplankiskcomparedkamo
ngkgroupskofkadolescentskwhokreceivedkdifferentkasthmakeducation.kWhichkresearchkmethod
kdoeskthiskrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:k C
Feedback
A Controlkindicateskthekabilityktokusekakprescribedkinterventionktokproducekakdesire
d
outcome.
B Descriptionkinvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursing
phenomenakandkthekrelationshipskamongkthesekphenomena.
C Explanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentifieskwhy
certainkeventskoccur.
D Throughkprediction,kthekprobabilitykofkakspecifickoutcomekcankbekestimatedkinka
givenksituation.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kApplyingk(Application)kREF:
k p.k7
, 5. Aknursekmanagerkiskinterestedkinklearningkwhichkattitudeskamongkstaffknurseskmaykindic
atekrelativekriskkofkneedle-
stickkinjuries.kTokstudykthis,ktheknursekmanagerkwillkemploykwhichkmethodkofkstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:k D
Feedback
A Controlkindicateskthekabilityktokusekakprescribedkinterventionktokproducekakdesire
d
outcome.
B Explanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentifieskwhy
certainkeventskoccur.
C Descriptionkinvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursing
phenomenakandkthekrelationshipskamongkthesekphenomena.
D Throughkprediction,kthekprobabilitykofkakspecifickoutcomekcankbekestimatedkinka
givenksituation.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kApplyingk(Application)kREF:
k pp.k7-8
6. WhichkiskthekmostkimportantkresultkofkFlorencekNightingale’skdatakcollectionkandkstatisti
calkanalysiskduringkthekCrimeankWar?
a. Bringingkawarenesskofkthekrigorskofkwarktokthekgeneralkpublic.
b. Developingkakprocesskforkstatisticalkanalysiskandknursingkdocumentation.
c. Identifyingkandkdefiningkthekrolekofknurseskinkmodernkhealthkcare.
d. Usingkclinicalkresearchktokevaluatekthekimportancekofksanitation,kcleankdrinki
ngkwater,kandkadequateknutrition.
ANS:k D
Feedback
A Thiskwasknotkthekmostkimportantkresult
B Thiskwasknotkthekmostkimportantkresult
C Thiskwasknotkthekmostkimportantkresult
D Nightingale’skresearchkenabledkherktokinstigatekattitudinal,korganizational,kandks
ocialkchanges,kincludingkthekmilitary’skapproachktokthekcarekofktheksickkand
society’sksensekofkresponsibilitykforktestingkpublickwater,kimprovingksanitation,
kandkpreventingkstarvationktokdecreasekmorbiditykandkmortalitykrates.
PTS:k 1 DIF:
Cognitiveklevel:kUnderstandingk(Comprehension)kREF:
k p.k11
7. Theknursekparticipateskinkdatakcollectionkinkakstudykinkwhichktwokdifferentkpainkmanagem
entkprotocolskarekusedkwithkrandomlykassignedkpatientsktokmeasurekdifferenceskinkpostope
rativekrecoveryktime.kWhichkmethodkofkstudykiskthis?
a. Control
