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Test Bank Understanding Nursing Research 8th Edition By Susan Grove, Jennifer Gray | Test Bank Verified A+ Grade 9780323826419 Learn to understand, critically appraise, and apply research studies to evidence-based nursing practice! Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice isa leading textbook of nursing research for evidence-based practice (EBP), identified as a competency in the 2021 AACN Essentials and a key emphasis the Next-Generation NCLEX® Examination (NGN). This updated and enhanced 8th edition gives you even sharper insights into critical appraisal of published studies for evidence-based nursing practice. Known for its authoritative content, its time-tested systematic approach, and its unique Research Example format ― the new 8th edition of this bestselling textbook features updated content throughout, including current examples of high-quality studies, along with new Research/Evidence-Based Practice Tips boxes and enhanced use of tables, boxes, and illustrations for improved learning.

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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
Evidence-Based Practice
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

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
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




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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.

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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
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d. Prediction
ANS: B
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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.

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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
ANS: D




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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)

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
ANS: C
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
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.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which
method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
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d. Prediction
ANS: D
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation. 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)

6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
analysis during the Crimean War?
a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care
practices
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,



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and adequate nutrition
ANS: D
Nightingale’s research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, and social changes,
including the military’s approach to the care of the sick and society’s sense of responsibility
for testing public water, improving sanitation, and preventing starvation to decrease morbidity
and mortality rates. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the public, developing a
process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation, and identifying and defining the
role of nurses in modern health care were not the most important results.

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7. The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management
protocols are used with randomly assigned patients to measure differences in postoperative
recovery time. Which method of study is this?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation




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ANS: A
Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results.
Correlation examines the relationships between different phenomena. Description involves
identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among
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these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies
why certain events occur.
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8. The nurse reviews a study exploring experiences of nurses’ decision-making processes
regarding reporting a medical error. Which research method does this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
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c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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)

9. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and 1970s
served to
a. determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice.
c. provide funding for nursing research.
d. provide direction for nursing research.




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