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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of
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patients
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and delivery
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of care
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c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes -
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ANS>>ANS: A
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clinical expertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of
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patient outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to
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guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific
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patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of
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patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP. DIF: Cognitive level:
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Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
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research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this
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study?
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b. Description
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c. Explanation
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d. Prediction - ANS>>ANS: B
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
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relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a
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prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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Practice
phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a
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specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation. DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding
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(Comprehension)
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3. The nurse 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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in this study?
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a. Control
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b. Description
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c. Explanation
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d. Prediction - ANS>>ANS: D
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situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the
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probability of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a
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prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and
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understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these
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phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
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certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared
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among groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research
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method does this represent?
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a. Control
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b. Description
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c. Explanation
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d. Prediction - ANS>>ANS: C
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Practice
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
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occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired
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results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
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and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a
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specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
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relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which
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method of study?
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a. Control
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b. Description
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c. Explanation
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d. Prediction - ANS>>ANS: D
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situation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired
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results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
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and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale's data collection and statistical
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analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care practices
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b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care
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Practice
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 and values of
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patients
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and delivery
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of care
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c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes -
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ANS>>ANS: A
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Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with
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clinical expertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of
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patient outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to
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guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific
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patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of
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patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP. DIF: Cognitive level:
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Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
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research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this
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study?
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b. Description
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c. Explanation
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d. Prediction - ANS>>ANS: B
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
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relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a
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prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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Practice
phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a
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specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation. DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding
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(Comprehension)
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3. The nurse 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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in this study?
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a. Control
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b. Description
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c. Explanation
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d. Prediction - ANS>>ANS: D
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situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the
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probability of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a
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prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and
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understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these
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phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
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certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared
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among groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research
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method does this represent?
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a. Control
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b. Description
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c. Explanation
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d. Prediction - ANS>>ANS: C
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Practice
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
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occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired
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results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
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and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a
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specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
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relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which
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method of study?
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a. Control
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b. Description
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c. Explanation
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d. Prediction - ANS>>ANS: D
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situation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired
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results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
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and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale's data collection and statistical
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analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care practices
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b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care
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