Chapter_01.bnk
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 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.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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?
a. Control
b. Description
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.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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
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.
PTS: 1
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 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.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
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.
PTS: 1
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, 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.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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
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 these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
8. The nurse reviews a study exploring experiences of nurses'
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 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.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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?
a. Control
b. Description
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.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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
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.
PTS: 1
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 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.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
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.
PTS: 1
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, 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.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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
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 these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
8. The nurse reviews a study exploring experiences of nurses'
