ESSENTIALS OF NURSING RESEARCH:
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APPRAISING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
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PRACTICE 9TH EDITION BY DENISE
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POLIT, CHERYL BECK
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APPRAISING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
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Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 2 Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and
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Qualitative
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Chapter 3 Reading and Critically Appraising Research
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Articles Chapter 4 Attending to Ethics in Research
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Chapter 5 Identifying Research Problems, Research Questions, and
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Hypotheses Chapter 6 Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in
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the Literature
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Chapter 7 Understanding Theoretical and Conceptual
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Frameworks Chapter 8 Appraising Quantitative Research
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Design
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Chapter 9 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative
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Chapter 11 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
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Chapter 12 Understanding Mixed Methods Research, Quality Improvement,
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and Other
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Chapter 13 Understanding Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
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Chapter 14 Interpreting Quantitative Findings and Evaluating Clinical
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Significance Chapter 15 Understanding the Analysis of Qualitative
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Chapter 16 Appraising Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative
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Chapter 18 Putting Research Evidence Into Practice: Evidence-Based
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, CHAPTER l#1: l#Introducing l#Nursing l#Research l#For l#Evidence-Based l#Practice
Essentials l#of l#Nursing l#Research: l#Appraising l#Evidence l#for l#Nursing l#Practice l#9th l#Edition l#by
l#Polit, l#Beck
1. Which l#of l#the l#following l#groups l#would l#be l#best l#served l#by l#the
l#development l#of l#a l#scientific l # base l#for l#nursing l#practice?
A) Nursing l#administrators
B) Practicing l#nurses
C) Nurses' l#clients
D) Health l#care l#policymakers
Ans: l# C
l#Feedback:
Nursing l#research l#is l#systematic l#inquiry l#designed l#to l#develop l#trustworthy
l#evidence l#about l # issues l#of l#importance l#to l#nurses l#and l#their l#clients.
l#Nurse l#leaders l#recognize l#the l#need l#to l#base l # specific l#nursing l#decisions
l#on l#evidence l#indicating l#that l#the l#decisions l#are l#clinically l # appropriate,
l#cost-effective, l#and l#result l#in l#positive l#client l#outcomes. l#Although l#all l#of l#the
l # people l#listed l#would l#benefit l#from l#the l#development l#of l#a l#scientific l#base
l#for l#nursing l # practice, l#ultimately l#it l#is l#the l#clients l#themselves l#who l#would
l#most l#benefit, l#as l#they l#would l # then l#receive l#the l#most l#appropriate l#and
l#most l#effective l#care.
2. An l#especially l#important l#goal l#for l#the l#nursing l#profession l#is l#to l#do l#which l#of l#the
l#following?
A) Conduct l#research l#to l#better l#understand l#the l#context l#of l#nursing l#practice
B) Establish l#a l#solid l#base l#of l#evidence l#for l#practice l#through l#disciplined l#research
C) Document l#the l#role l#nursing l#serves l#in l#society
D) Establish l#research l#priorities
Ans: l# B
l#Feedback:
Nurses l#are l#increasingly l#expected l#to l#understand l#and l#undertake l#research
l#and l# to l#base l#their l # practice l#on l#evidence l#from l#research. l#Evidence-based
l#practice l#is l#the l#use l#of l#the l#best l # evidence l#in l#making l#patient l#care
l#decisions l#and l#typically l#comes l#from l#research l#conducted l # by l#nurses l#and
l#other l#health-care l#professionals. l#All l#of l#the l#other l#answers l#are l#possible
l#goals l # for l#the l#nursing l#profession, l#but l#none l#is l#as l#important l#as
l#establishing l#evidence l#for l#practice.
3. Which l#of l#the l#following l#is l#a l#fundamental l#belief l#of l#those l#who l#hold l#to
l#the l#constructivist l # paradigm?
A) A l#fixed l#reality l#exists l#in l#nature l#for l#humans l#to l#understand
B) The l#nature l#of l#reality l#has l#changed l#over l#time
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