CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO NURSING RESEARCH
AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN BUILDIN AN LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of patients
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and delivery of care
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
ANSWER
ANS: A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with
clinical expertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of
patient outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to
guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific
patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of
patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP. DIF: Cognitive level:
Remembering (Knowledge)
Question 2.
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larg er
research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANSWER
ANS: B Description involves identifying and understanding the
- nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Control can
be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired results.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur. Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation. DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
, Question 3.
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adults
whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANSWER
ANS: D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the
probability of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed
intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and
understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these
phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
certain events occur. DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
Question 4.
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does this
represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANSWER
ANS: C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
events occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the
desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the
probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
Question 5.
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may
ANSWER
ANS: D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation. Control indicates
AND ITS IMPORTANCE IN BUILDIN AN LATEST ACTUAL
EXAM WITH VERIFIED QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of patients
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and delivery of care
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
ANSWER
ANS: A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with
clinical expertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of
patient outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to
guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific
patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of
patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP. DIF: Cognitive level:
Remembering (Knowledge)
Question 2.
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larg er
research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANSWER
ANS: B Description involves identifying and understanding the
- nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Control can
be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired results.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur. Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation. DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
, Question 3.
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adults
whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANSWER
ANS: D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the
probability of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed
intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and
understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these
phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
certain events occur. DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
Question 4.
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does this
represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANSWER
ANS: C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
events occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the
desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the
probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
Question 5.
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may
ANSWER
ANS: D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation. Control indicates
