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nnifer Gray, ISBN: 9780323532051, ISBN: 9780323546515, ISBN: 97803235
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TABLE OF CONTENTS b b
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research b b b
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research b b b
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks b b b b
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research b b b
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing P
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ractice
13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
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Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an E
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vidence-Based Practice b
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and va
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lues of patients b b
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and de
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livery of care b b
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
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ANS: A b
Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise
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and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are g
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enerally experimental or quasi- b b b
experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a combinat
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ion of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative studies appli
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ed to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)b b b
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger research
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study. Which researN
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b. Description
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the rel
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ationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a prescriptio
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n to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and id
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entifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can
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be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adult
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s whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this stu
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dy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D b
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By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of predict
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ing this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produ
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ce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing p
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henomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships
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bamong phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among group
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s of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does this repr
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esent?
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c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C b
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ur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. D
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escription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relati
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onships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can
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be estimated in a given situation.
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a. Control
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Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Descr
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iption involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relations
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hips among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and ide
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ntifies why certain events occur. b b b b
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical an
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alysis during the Crimean War? b b b b
a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care pr
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actices
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care b b b b b b b b b b
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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nnifer Gray, ISBN: 9780323532051, ISBN: 9780323546515, ISBN: 97803235
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46447
TABLE OF CONTENTS b b
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research b b b
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research b b b
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks b b b b
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research b b b
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing P
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ractice
13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
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Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an E
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vidence-Based Practice b
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE b
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and va
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lues of patients b b
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and de
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livery of care b b
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
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ANS: A b
Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise
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and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are g
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enerally experimental or quasi- b b b
experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a combinat
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ion of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative studies appli
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ed to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)b b b
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger research
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study. Which researN
ch mRe t hIo d G
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b s e use when collecting data for this study? b b b b b b b b b
a. Control USNT O b b b
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B b
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the rel
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ationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a prescriptio
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n to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and id
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entifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can
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be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adult
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s whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this stu
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dy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D b
, Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of predict
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ing this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produ
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ce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing p
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henomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships
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bamong phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) b b b
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among group
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s of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does this repr
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esent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C b
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occ
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ur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. D
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escription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relati
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onships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can
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be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) b b b
5. A nurse manager is interest edNiU
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leS
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ThBic.hCaOttiMtudes among staff nurses may indicate re
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lative risk of needle- b b b
stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D b
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Descr
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iption involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relations
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hips among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and ide
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ntifies why certain events occur. b b b b
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) b b b
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical an
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alysis during the Crimean War? b b b b
a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care pr
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actices
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation b b b b b b b b
c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care b b b b b b b b b b
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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