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Jennifer Gray,u5
TABLE OF CONTENTS u5 u5
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research u5 u5 u5
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research u5 u5 u5
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks u5 u5 u5 u5
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research u5 u5 u5
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research forNursing P
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ractice
13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
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Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building a
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n Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE u5
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 an
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d values of patients u5 u5 u5
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d delivery of care u5 u5 u5
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: A u 5
Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expe rt
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ise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outc om
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es are generally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a co m
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bination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative s tud
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ies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely defin
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e EBP.
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search study. Which researN
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b. Description
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d. Prediction
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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 pr es
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cription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phen om
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ena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a spe cific
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outcome can be estimated in a given situation. u5 u5 u5 u5 u5 u5 u5
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese a
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dults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in
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this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D u 5
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on. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability o
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f predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed interv ent
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ion to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nat
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ure of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation c larifi
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es the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among g
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roups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method do es
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this represent?
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cur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired r esul
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ts. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t
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he relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a spe cific o
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utcome can be estimated in a given situation. u5 u5 u5 u5 u5 u5 u5
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relative risk of needle-
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on. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired resu lt
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s. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and th
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e relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among ph eno
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mena and identifies why certain events occur.
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistic
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al analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to ca
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d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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Jennifer Gray,u5
TABLE OF CONTENTS u5 u5
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research u5 u5 u5
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research u5 u5 u5
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks u5 u5 u5 u5
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research u5 u5 u5
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research forNursing P
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ractice
13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
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Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building a
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n Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE u5
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 an
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d values of patients u5 u5 u5
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care an
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d delivery of care u5 u5 u5
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: A u 5
Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expe rt
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ise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outc om
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es are generally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a co m
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bination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative s tud
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ies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely defin
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e EBP.
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search study. Which researN
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a. Control USNT O
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B u 5
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 pr es
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cription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phen om
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ena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a spe cific
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outcome can be estimated in a given situation. u5 u5 u5 u5 u5 u5 u5
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese a
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dults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in
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this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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on. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability o
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f predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed interv ent
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ion to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nat
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ure of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation c larifi
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es the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among g
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roups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method do es
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this represent?
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d. Prediction
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cur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired r esul
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ts. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t
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he relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a spe cific o
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utcome can be estimated in a given situation. u5 u5 u5 u5 u5 u5 u5
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relative risk of needle-
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a. Control
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on. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired resu lt
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s. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and th
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e relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among ph eno
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistic
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al analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to ca
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re practices u5
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