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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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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
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Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
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Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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Chapter 05: Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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Chapter 06: Understanding and CriticallyAppraising the Literature Review
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Chapter 07: Understanding Theoryand Research Frameworks
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Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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Chapter 09: ExaminingPopulations and Samples in Research
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Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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Chapter 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-
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Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE bn
1.b n Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research b n b n b n b n
evidence, clinical expertise, and bn bn bn
the needs and values of patients. b n b n b n b n b n
b. A determination of the factors b n bn bn bn
necessary to control patient bn b n bn
responses to care. b n b n
c. The development of population b n b n b n
care guidelines applicable to all bn bn b n bn
patients.
d. The u tilization ofq uantitative n
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and qualitative studies to bn b n bn
enhance patient outcomes. b n b n
ANS: A b n
PTS: 1 b n DIF: b n Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) b n b n b n
REF: p. 3 b n bn
2.b n 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 n
PTS: 1 b n DIF: b n Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) b n b n b n
REF: p. 6 b n bn
3.b n 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? b n b n b n b n b n b n b n b n b n
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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ANS: D b n
PTS: 1 b n DIF: b n Cognitive level: Applying (Application) bn bn b n
REF: pp. 7-8 b n bn
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b n The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action
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plan is compared among groups of adolescents who received different
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asthma education. Which research method doesthisrepresent? bn bn n
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C b n
PTS: 1 b n DIF: b n Cognitive level: Applying (Application) bn bn b n
REF: p. 7 b n bn
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b n A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff
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nurses may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this,
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the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D b n
PTS: 1 b n DIF: b n Cognitive level: Applying (Application) bn bn b n
REF: pp. 7-8 b n bn
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b n Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data
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collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean War? b n bn b n b n b n bn bn
a. Bringingawareness oft he r igors n
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of war to the general public. bn bn bn bn bn
b. Developing a process for bn b n bn
statistical analysis a nd nursing n
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documentation.
c. Identifying and defining the role bn bn bn bn
of nurses in modern health care. bn b n bn b n b n
d. Using clinical research to bn bn bn
evaluate the importance of bn bn bn
sanitation, clean drinking water, bn bn bn
and adequate nutrition. bn bn
ANS: D b n
PTS: 1 b n DIF: b n Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) b n b n b n
REF: p. 11 b n bn