EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING:
The Research Practice Connection
4th Edition,
By: Sarah Jo Brown
TEST BANK
,Brown: Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research Practice Connection 4th Edition Test Bank
Table of Contents:
PART I: NURSING RESEARCH
Chapter 1 The Research–Practice Connection
Chapter 2 Research Evidence
Chapter 3 Reading Research Articles
Chapter 4 Qualitative Research
Chapter 5 Quantitative Descriptive Research
Chapter 6 Correlational Research
Chapter 7 Experimental Research
Chapter 8 Cohort Research
Chapter 9 Systematic Reviews
Chapter 10 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
PART II: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Chapter 11 Asking Clinical Questions
Chapter 12 Searching for Research Evidence
Chapter 13 Appraising Research Evidence
Chapter 14 Appraising Recommendations of Clinical Practice Guidelines
Chapter 15 Appraising Conclusions of Systematic Reviews with Narrative Synthesis
Chapter 16 Appraising Findings of Original Studies
Chapter 17 Evidence-Based Practice Strategies
Chapter 18 Evidence-Based Practice Participation
Capstone Project
Chapter 19 Point-of-Care Adaptations
,Chapter 1: The Research-Practice Connection
Brown: Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research Practice Connection 4th Edition Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which 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.
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
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A. Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical
expertise and patient needs and values.
B. 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.
C. EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
D. Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP
but do not completely define EBP.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering
(Knowledge) REF: dm. 3
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies aspart
of a larger research study. Which research method will the nurse use when
collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Predict ion
ANS: B
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A. Control can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
B. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
C. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
D. Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: dm. 6
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. Whichresearch
method is being used in this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Predict ion
ANS: D
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A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying
(Application) REF: pp. 7-8
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is
compared among groups of adolescents who received different asthma
education. Which research method does this represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C
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A. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
C. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
D. Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS:1 DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: dm. 7
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nursesmay
indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager
will employ which method of study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D
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