understanding nursing research 8th edition grove test bank

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,Chapterj01:jIntroductionjtojNursingjResearchjandjEvidence-
BasedjPracticejGrove:jUnderstandingjNursingjResearch,j8thjEdition


MULTIPLEjCHOICE

1. Whichjbestjdescribesjevidence-based-practicej(EBP)?
a. Ajcombinationjofjbestjresearchjevidence,jclinicaljexpertise,jandjthejneedsjandjval
uesjofjpatients.
b. Ajdeterminationjofjthejfactorsjnecessaryjtojcontroljpatientjresponsesjtojcare.
c. Thejdevelopmentjofjpopulationjcarejguidelinesjapplicablejtojalljpatients.
d. Thejutilizationjofjquantitativejandjqualitativejstudiesjtojenhancejpatientjoutcomes.

ANS:j A

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A Evidence-
basedjpracticejevolvesjfromjthejintegrationjofjthejbestjresearchjevidencejwithjclinical
jexpertisejandjpatient jneedsjandjvalues.

B Studiesjthatjattemptjtojfindjdeterminantsjofjpatientjoutcomesjarejgenerally
experimentaljorjquasi-
experimental.jTheyjmayjbejusedjtojguidejEBPjbutjdojnotjcompletelyjdefinejit.
C EBPjisjajcombinationjofjguidelinesjandjspecificjpatientjneedsjandjvalues.
D Quantitativejandjqualitativejstudiesjappliedjtojthejevaluationjofjpatientjoutcomesjarejp
artjofjEBPjbutjdojnotjcompletelyjdefinejEBP.

PTS:j 1 DIF:
Cognitivejlevel:jRememberingj(Knowledge)jREF:j p.
j3

2. Thejnursejisjcollectingjdatajaboutjthejsleepjpatternsjofjbreastfedjbabiesjasjpartjofjajlargerjresearchj
study.jWhichjresearchjmethodjwilljthejnursejusejwhenjcollectingjdatajforjthisjstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:j B

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A Controljcanjbejdescribedjasjthejabilityjtojwritejajprescriptionjtojproducejthejdesiredjo
utcome.
B Descriptionjinvolvesjidentifyingjandjunderstandingjthejnaturejofjnursingjphenomenaj
andjthejrelationshipsjamongjthesejphenomena.
C Explanationjclarifiesjthejrelationshipsjamongjphenomenajandjidentifiesjwhyjcertainje
ventsjoccur.
D Throughjprediction,jthejprobabilityjofjajspecificjoutcomejcanjbejestimatedjinjajgivenjs
ituation.

PTS:j 1 DIF:
Cognitivejlevel:jUnderstandingj(Comprehension)jREF:j p.
j6

,3. Thejnursejisjparticipatingjinjajstudyjandjisjcollectingjdatajidentifyingjthejnumberjofjobesejadultsj
whosejparentsjwerejalsojobesejorjoverweight.jWhichjresearchjmethodjisjbeingjusedjinjthisjstudy?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction
ANS:j D

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A Controljindicatesjthejabilityjtojusejajprescribedjinterventionjtojproducejajdesiredjoutco
me.
B Descriptionjinvolvesjidentifyingjandjunderstandingjthejnaturejofjnursingjphenomenaj
andjthejrelationshipsjamongjthesejphenomena.
C Explanationjclarifiesjthejrelationshipsjamongjphenomenajandjidentifiesjwhyjcertainje
ventsjoccur.
D Throughjpredictionjthejprobabilityjofjajspecificjoutcomejcanjbejestimatedjinja
givenjsituation.jByjknowingjthejpercentagejofjparentsjofjobesejadultsjwhojwerejobese,j
thejprobabilityjofjpredictingjthisjmayjbejcalculated.

PTS:j 1 DIF:
Cognitivejlevel:jApplyingj(Application)jREF:j p
p.j7-8

4. Thejnursejreviewsjajstudyjinjwhichjadherencejtojanjasthmajactionjplanjisjcomparedjamongjgroup
sjofjadolescentsjwhojreceivedjdifferentjasthmajeducation.jWhichjresearchjmethodjdoesjthisjrepre
sent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction

ANS:j C

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A Controljindicatesjthejabilityjtojusejajprescribedjinterventionjtojproducejajdesiredjoutco
me.
B Descriptionjinvolvesjidentifyingjandjunderstandingjthejnaturejofjnursingjphenomenaj
andjthejrelationshipsjamongjthesejphenomena.
C Explanationjclarifiesjthejrelationshipsjamongjphenomenajandjidentifiesjwhyjcertainje
ventsjoccur.
D Throughjprediction,jthejprobabilityjofjajspecificjoutcomejcanjbejestimatedjinjajgivenjs
ituation.

PTS:j 1 DIF:
Cognitivejlevel:jApplyingj(Application)jREF:j p.
j7

, 5. Ajnursejmanagerjisjinterestedjinjlearningjwhichjattitudesjamongjstaffjnursesjmayjindicatejrelat
ivejriskjofjneedle-
stickjinjuries.jTojstudyjthis,jthejnursejmanagerjwilljemployjwhichjmethodjofjstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction

ANS:j D

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A Controljindicatesjthejabilityjtojusejajprescribedjinterventionjtojproducejajdesiredjoutco
me.
B Explanationjclarifiesjthejrelationshipsjamongjphenomenajandjidentifiesjwhyjcertainje
ventsjoccur.
C Descriptionjinvolvesjidentifyingjandjunderstandingjthejnaturejofjnursingjphenomenaj
andjthejrelationshipsjamongjthesejphenomena.
D Throughjprediction,jthejprobabilityjofjajspecificjoutcomejcanjbejestimatedjinjajgivenjs
ituation.

PTS:j 1 DIF:
Cognitivejlevel:jApplyingj(Application)jREF:j p
p.j7-8

6. WhichjisjthejmostjimportantjresultjofjFlorencejNightingale’sjdatajcollectionjandjstatisticaljanal
ysisjduringjthejCrimeanjWar?
a. Bringingjawarenessjofjthejrigorsjofjwarjtojthejgeneraljpublic.
b. Developingjajprocessjforjstatisticaljanalysisjandjnursingjdocumentation.
c. Identifyingjandjdefiningjthejrolejofjnursesjinjmodernjhealthjcare.
d. Usingjclinicaljresearchjtojevaluatejthejimportancejofjsanitation,jcleanjdrinkingjwa
ter,jandjadequatejnutrition.
ANS:j D

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A Thisjwasjnotjthejmostjimportantjresult
B Thisjwasjnotjthejmostjimportantjresult
C Thisjwasjnotjthejmostjimportantjresult
D Nightingale’sjresearchjenabledjherjtojinstigatejattitudinal,jorganizational,jandjsocialjc
hanges,jincludingjthejmilitary’sjapproachjtojthejcarejofjthejsickjandjsociety’sjsensejofj
responsibilityjforjtestingjpublicjwater,jimprovingjsanitation,
andjpreventingjstarvationjtojdecreasejmorbidityjandjmortalityjrates.

PTS:j 1 DIF:
Cognitivejlevel:jUnderstandingj(Comprehension)jREF:j p.
j11

7. Thejnursejparticipatesjinjdatajcollectionjinjajstudyjinjwhichjtwojdifferentjpainjmanagementjprot
ocolsjarejusedjwithjrandomlyjassignedjpatientsjtojmeasurejdifferencesjinjpostoperativejrecover
yjtime.jWhichjmethodjofjstudyjisjthis?
a. Control