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Understanding Nursing Research
Building an Evidence-Based Practice, 8th Edition
By Susan Grove, All Chapters 1 to 14
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TABLEiOFiCONTENT
Chapteri01:iIntroductionitoiNursingiResearchiandiEvidence-BasediPractice
Chapteri02:iIntroductionitoitheiQuantitativeiResearch
Chapteri03:iIntroductionitoitheiQualitativeiResearch
Chapteri04:iExaminingiEthicsiiniNursingiResearch
Chapteri05:iResearchiProblems,iPurposes,iandiHypotheses
Chapteri06:iUnderstandingiandiCriticallyiAppraisingitheiLiteratureiReview
Chapteri07:iUnderstandingiTheoryiandiResearchi Frameworks
Chapteri08:iClarifyingiQuantitativeiResearchiDesigns
Chapteri09:iExaminingiPopulationsiandiSamplesiiniResearch
Chapteri10:iClarifyingiMeasurementiandiDataiCollectioniiniQuantitativeiResearch
Chapteri11:iUnderstandingiStatisticsiiniResearch
Chapteri12:iCriticaliAppraisaliofiQuantitativeiandiQualitativeiResearchiforiNursingiPractice
Chapteri13:iBuildingianiEvidence-BasediNursingiPractice
Chapteri14:iOutcomesiResearch
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
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Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE iCHOICE
1.i Which i besti describes i evidence-based-practice i (EBP)?
a. Ai combination i of i besti research
evidence,iclinicaliexpertise,iand
the i needsi and i values i ofi patients.
b. Ai determination iofitheifactors
necessary itoi controli patient
responses i toi care.
c. The i development i ofi population
care iguidelines iapplicable i toiall
patients.
d. The iutilization iofiquantitative
and iqualitative i studiesito
enhancei patienti outcomes.
ANS: i A
PTS:i 1 DIF:i Cognitive i level:i Remembering i (Knowledge)
REF: i p.i3
2.i The i nursei isi collecting i data i aboutithe i sleep ipatterns i ofi breastfed
babies i as iparti ofi ai larger i researchi study.i Whichi research i method i will
the inurseiuse iwhen icollecting idatai forithis istudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: i B
PTS:i 1 DIF: i Cognitive i level:i Understandingi (Comprehension)
REF: i p.i6
3.i The i nurse i isi participating i in i ai studyi and i isi collecting i data iidentifying
the i numberi ofi obesei adultsi whose i parentsi were i alsoi obese i or
overweight. i Which i research i method i is i being i usedi in i this i study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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ANS: i D
PTS:i 1 DIF:i Cognitive i level:iApplying i (Application)
REF: i pp. i7-8
4.i The i nursei reviews iai study iini which iadherence ito ian iasthma iaction
plani is i comparedi among i groups i ofi adolescents i who i receivedi different
asthma ieducation. iWhich iresearchimethod idoesithisirepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: i C
PTS:i 1 DIF:i Cognitive i level:iApplying i (Application)
REF: i p.i7
5.i Ai nursei manager i isi interested i ini learning i which i attitudes i among i staff
nurses imay iindicateirelative i riskiof ineedle-stick i injuries.i To istudyithis,
the inursei manager iwilliemploy i which i method i of istudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: i D
PTS:i 1 DIF:i Cognitive i level:iApplying i (Application)
REF: i pp. i7-8
6.i Which i isi thei mostiimportanti resulti ofiFlorence i Nightingale’s i data
collection i andistatistical i analysis i duringi thei Crimean iWar?
a. Bringingiawareness iofithe irigors
of iwarito ithe igeneralipublic.
b. Developing iai process ifor
statistical ianalysisiand inursing
documentation.
c. Identifyingi andidefining i the irole
of inursesi in i modern i health i care.
d. Usingiclinical iresearch ito
evaluate itheiimportance iof
sanitation, icleanidrinkingiwater,
and iadequatei nutrition.
ANS: i D
PTS:i 1 DIF: i Cognitive i level:i Understandingi (Comprehension)
REF: i p.i11