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MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichbest describesevidence-based-practice(EBP)?
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a. Acombinationofbestresearchevidence,xclinicalexpertise,
andtheneedsandvalues x ofpatients.
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b. Adeterminationofthefactorsnecessarytocontrolpatientresponsesto x
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xquantitative andqualitative studiestoenhance patient outcomes. pq
ANS:xA
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AEvidence-based practiceevolvesfromthexintegrationofthebest
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xresearch evidence xwithclinicalexpertisexandpatientneedsandvalues.
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BStudiesthatattempttofinddeterminantsofpatient outcomesaregenerallyexperim pq
ental x x orquasi-experimental. xTheymaybeusedtoguide
xEBPbutdonotcompletelydefineit.
CEBPisacombinationofguidelinesandspecificpatientneedsandvalues. qp
DQuantitativeandqualitativestudiesappliedtotheevaluation ofpatientoutcomesarepartofEBP
qp pq qp
x x butdonot completelydefinexEBP.
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PTS:1DIF:Cognitivelevel:Remembering
x (Knowledge)REF:xMCS:x3
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2. Thenurseiscollectingdataaboutthesleep patternsofbreastfed babiesxasxpart ofa pq pq
larger x researchstudy.
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x Whichresearchmethodwillthenurseusewhencollectingdataforthisstudy?
a.Control
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xc.Explanatio
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xd.Prediction
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ANS:xB
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AControl x can x bedescribed as x theabilitytowriteaprescriptiontoproducethedesiredoutcome.
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BDescriptioninvolvesidentifyingandunderstandingthenatureofnursingphenomenaand x
x therelationshipsamongthesephenomena.
CExplanationclarifiestherelationshipsamong phenomenaand identifieswhycert
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ain x eventsoccur.
DThroughprediction,
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REF:xMCS:6
3. Thenurseisparticipatinginastudyandiscollectingdataidentifyingthenumberofobesea
dults x x x whoseparentswerexalsoxobeseoroverweight.
Whichresearchmethodisbeingusedin thisstudy?
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a.Control
xb.Description
xc.Explanatio
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xd.Prediction
ANS:xD
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AControlindicatestheabilitytouseaprescribedinterventiontoproduceadesiredoutcome.
BDescriptioninvolvesidentifyingand understanding the nature ofnursingphenomenaxand
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x therelationshipsamong thesephenomena.
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CExplanationclarifiestherelationshipsamongphenomenaandidentifieswhycerta
in x x eventsoccur.
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MULTIPLECHOICE
1. Whichbest describesevidence-based-practice(EBP)?
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a. Acombinationofbestresearchevidence,xclinicalexpertise,
andtheneedsandvalues x ofpatients.
x qp
b. Adeterminationofthefactorsnecessarytocontrolpatientresponsesto x
x care.c.Thedevelopmentofpopulationcareguidelinesapplicabletoallpatient
s. x x d.Theutilization of pq
xquantitative andqualitative studiestoenhance patient outcomes. pq
ANS:xA
Feedback
AEvidence-based practiceevolvesfromthexintegrationofthebest
pq pq
xresearch evidence xwithclinicalexpertisexandpatientneedsandvalues.
pq qp
BStudiesthatattempttofinddeterminantsofpatient outcomesaregenerallyexperim pq
ental x x orquasi-experimental. xTheymaybeusedtoguide
xEBPbutdonotcompletelydefineit.
CEBPisacombinationofguidelinesandspecificpatientneedsandvalues. qp
DQuantitativeandqualitativestudiesappliedtotheevaluation ofpatientoutcomesarepartofEBP
qp pq qp
x x butdonot completelydefinexEBP.
pq
PTS:1DIF:Cognitivelevel:Remembering
x (Knowledge)REF:xMCS:x3
qp
2. Thenurseiscollectingdataaboutthesleep patternsofbreastfed babiesxasxpart ofa pq pq
larger x researchstudy.
x
x Whichresearchmethodwillthenurseusewhencollectingdataforthisstudy?
a.Control
xb.Description
xc.Explanatio
n
xd.Prediction
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ANS:xB
Feedback
AControl x can x bedescribed as x theabilitytowriteaprescriptiontoproducethedesiredoutcome.
pq
, BurnsandGrove's ThePracticeofNursing Research8thEdition Test Bank
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BDescriptioninvolvesidentifyingandunderstandingthenatureofnursingphenomenaand x
x therelationshipsamongthesephenomena.
CExplanationclarifiestherelationshipsamong phenomenaand identifieswhycert
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ain x eventsoccur.
DThroughprediction,
x theprobabilityofaspecificoutcome canbeestimated ina givensituation.PTS:
pq pq x 1xDIF:
Cognitivelevel:xUnderstanding(Comprehension)
x
REF:xMCS:6
3. Thenurseisparticipatinginastudyandiscollectingdataidentifyingthenumberofobesea
dults x x x whoseparentswerexalsoxobeseoroverweight.
Whichresearchmethodisbeingusedin thisstudy?
x pq pq
a.Control
xb.Description
xc.Explanatio
n
xd.Prediction
ANS:xD
Feedback
AControlindicatestheabilitytouseaprescribedinterventiontoproduceadesiredoutcome.
BDescriptioninvolvesidentifyingand understanding the nature ofnursingphenomenaxand
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x therelationshipsamong thesephenomena.
pq
CExplanationclarifiestherelationshipsamongphenomenaandidentifieswhycerta
in x x eventsoccur.
DThrough predictionthe probabilityof a pq xspecificoutcome x can
xbeestimatedinagivensituation.By
xknowingthepercentage of parentsof obeseadultswhowereobese,
pq
xtheprobabilityofpredicting xthismaybecalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitivelevel:Applying
x (Application)REF:xpp.x7-8
4. Thenursereviewsastudyinwhichadherencetoxan
pq
asthmaactionplaniscomparedamonggroups
x
x ofadolescentswhoreceiveddifferentasthmaeducation.
