Test Bank For Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice 8th Edition By Susan K. Grove. All Chapters 1-14 Verified. | Latest Revision 2026.{A+}

TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING
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RESEARCH,8TH EDITION, SUSAN GROVE, JENNIFER
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GRAY (ALL CHAPTERS) LATEST 2026
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, Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building
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anEvidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 9i




1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs
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andvalues of hospital clients
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control hospital client responses to
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c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all hospital clients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance hospital client outcomes
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ACCURATE CHOICE:-A 9i



Reasoning:->>>Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i



researchevidence with clinical expertise and hospital client needs and values. Studies that
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attempt to find determinants ofhospital client outcomes are generally experimental or
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quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP
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is a combination of guidelines and specifichospital client needs and values. Quantitative
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and qualitative studies appliedto the evaluation of hospital client outcomes are part of EBP
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but do not completely define EBP.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) 9i 9i 9i




2. The RN is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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E:- B
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nursingphenomena and therelationships among these phenomena. Control can be
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described as theability to write a prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation
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clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
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situation.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) 9i 9i 9i




3. The RN is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese
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adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used
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inthis study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D 9i

, Reasoning:->>>Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i



estimated in a given situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who
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were obese, the probability of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the
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ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description
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involvesidentifying andunderstanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
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relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) 9i 9i 9i




4. The RN reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
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groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method
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doesthis represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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why certain events occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to
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produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature
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ofnursing phenomenaand the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction,
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the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) 9i 9i 9i




5. A RN manager is interestedNiU
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relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the RN manager will employ
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whichmethod of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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Reasoning:->>>Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimatedin 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i



a given situation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to producethe
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desiredresults. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of
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nursingphenomenaand the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the
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relationships amongphenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) 9i 9i 9i




6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and
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statisticalanalysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to
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carepractices
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b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i



c. Identifying and defining the role of RNs in modern primary care 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i



d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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, and adequate nutrition
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ACCURATE CHOICE:-D 9i



Reasoning:->>>Nightingale’s research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i



and social changes, including the military’s approach to the care of the sick and society’s
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sense of responsibility for testing public water, improving sanitation, and preventing
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starvation to decrease morbidityand mortality rates. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war
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to the public, developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation, and
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identifying and defining the role of RNs in modern primary care were not the most
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importantresults.
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7. The RN participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management
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protocols are used with randomly assigned hospital clients to measure differences in
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postoperative recovery time. Which method of study is this?
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a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
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Reasoning:->>>Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i



thedesired results. Correlation examines the relationships between different phenomena.
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
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andthe relationships amongthese phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships
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among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: ApplyinN
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onT) The RN reviews a study exploring experiences 9i 9i 9 i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i




of RNs’ decision-making processesregarding reporting a medical error. Which research method
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does this represent?
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e. Control
f. Description
g. Explanation
h. Prediction
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nursingphenomena and therelationships among these phenomena. Control can be
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described as theability to write a prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation
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clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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Through prediction, the probability of aspecific outcome can be estimated in a given
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situation.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) 9i 9i 9i




8. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and
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1970sserved to
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b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice. 9i 9i 9i 9i 9i



c. provide funding for nursing research. 9i 9i 9i 9i



d. provide direction for nursing research. 9i 9i 9i 9i