UNDERSTANDING NURSING
RESEARCH (8TH EDITION) BY
SUSAN K GROVE & JENNIFER R
GRAY
,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
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
,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
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
, 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
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. the need for sanitation, clean drinking water, and adequate nutrition.
ANS: D
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