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TABLE OF CONTE NT
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Chapter01: Introductiont oNursingResearchand Evidence-Based Practice Chapter02:
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Introduction to the Quantitative Research
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Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
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bChapter05:Research Problems, Purposes,and Hypotheses
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Chapter06: Understandingand CriticallyAppraisingthe LiteratureReview Chapter
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07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
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Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs Chapter
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09:Examining Populationsand Samplesin Research
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Chapter10:Clarifying Measurement and DataCollectionin QuantitativeResearch
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Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
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Chapter12:CriticalAppraisal of Quantitativeand QualitativeResearchf or NursingPracticeChapter
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13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence- Based
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Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research b b b b
evidence, clinical expertise, and b b b
bthe needs and values of patients.
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b. A determination of the factors
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necessaryto controlpatient
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responses to care. b b
c. The development of population
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care guidelines applicable toall
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patients.
d. The utilization of b b
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studies to enhance
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patientoutcomes.
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ANS: A b
PTS: 1 b DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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REF: p. 3
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
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babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method will
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the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B b
PTS: 1 b DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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REF: p. 6
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying
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the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or
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overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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PTS: 1 b DIF: Cognitive level: Applying ( Application)
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REF: pp. 7-8
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is
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bcompared among groups of adolescents who received different asthma
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beducation. Which research method does this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C b
PTS: 1 b DIF: Cognitive level: Applying ( Application)
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REF: p. 7
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff
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nurses m ay indicate relative risk o f needle-stick injuries. To study this,
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the nurse manager will employ which method ofstudy?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D b
PTS: 1 b DIF: Cognitive level: Applying ( Application)
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REF: pp. 7-8
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data
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collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean War?
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war to the general public. b b b b b
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statistical analysis and nursing b b b b
documentation. b
c. Identifying and defining the role b b b b
o f nurses in modern health care. b b b b b b
d. Using clinical research to b b b
evaluate the importance of b b b b
sanitation,cleandrinkingwater,
and adequate nutrition. b b b
ANS: D b
PTS: 1 b DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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REF: p. 11
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