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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
o o o o o o o o o o o o
Evidence-Based Practiceo
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
o o o o o
MULTIPLEoCHOICE
1. Whichostatementobestodescribesoevidence-basedopracticeo(EBP)?
a. Aocombinationoofobestoresearchoevidence,oclinicaloexpertise,oandotheoneedsoando
valuesoofopatients
b. Aodeterminationoofotheofactorsonecessaryotoocontrolopatientoresponsesotoocareoando
deliveryoofocare
c. Theodevelopmentoofopopulationocareoguidelinesoapplicableotooallopatients
d. Theoutilizationoofoquantitativeoandoqualitativeostudiesotooenhanceopatientooutcomes
ANS:o A
Evidence-
basedopracticeoevolvesofromotheointegrationoofotheobestoresearchoevidenceowithoclinicaloexpertise
oandopatient oneedsoandovalues.oStudiesothatoattemptotoofindodeterminantsoofopatientooutcomesoare
ogenerallyoexperimental ooroquasi-
experimental.oTheyomayobeousedotooguideoEBPobutodoonotocompletelyodefineoit.oEBPoisoaocombin
ationoofoguidelinesoandospecificopatientoneedsoandovalues.oQuantitativeoandoqualitativeostudiesoa
ppliedotootheoevaluationoofopatientooutcomesoareopartoofoEBPobutodoonotocompletelyodefineoEBP.
DIF: Cognitiveolevel:oRememberingo(Knowledge)
2. Theonurseoisocollectingodataoaboutotheosleepopatternsoofobreastfedobabiesoasopartoofoaolargeroresear
cho study.o Whicho researN
chomRe t hIo d oG
w i l l Bt h.e Cn u rM
s e ouseowheno collectingo datao foro thiso study?
a. Control UoSoNoT O
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:o B
Descriptionoinvolvesoidentifyingoandounderstandingotheonatureoofonursingophenomenaoandotheorelatio
nshipsoamongotheseophenomena.oControlocanobeodescribedoasotheoabilityotoowriteoaoprescriptionotoopr
oduceotheodesiredoresults.oExplanationoclarifiesotheorelationshipsoamongophenomenaoandoidentifieso
whyocertainoeventsooccur.oThroughoprediction,otheoprobabilityoofoaospecificooutcomeocanobeoestimate
doinoaogivenosituation.
DIF: Cognitiveolevel:oUnderstandingo(Comprehension)
3. Theonurseoisoparticipatingoinoaostudyoandoisocollectingodataoidentifyingotheonumberoofoobeseoadu
ltsowhoseoparentsowereoalsooobeseoorooverweight.oWhichoresearchomethodoisobeingousedoinothiso
study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:o D
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Throughoprediction,otheoprobabilityoofoaospecificooutcomeocanobeoestimatedoinoaogivenosituation.
oByoknowingotheopercentageoofoparents oofoobeseoadultsowhoowereoobese,otheoprobabilityoofopredi
ctingothisomayobeocalculated.oControloindicatesotheoabilityotoouseoaoprescribedointerventionotoopro
duceotheodesiredoresults.oDescriptionoinvolvesoidentifyingoandounderstandingotheonatureoofonursi
ngophenomenaoandotheorelationshipsoamongotheseophenomena.oExplanationoclarifiesotheorelatio
nshipsoamongophenomenaoandoidentifiesowhyocertainoeventsooccur.
DIF: Cognitiveolevel:oApplyingo(Application)
4. Theonurseoreviewsoaostudyoinowhichoadherenceotooanoasthmaoactionoplanoisocomparedoamongogro
upsoofoyoungoadultsowhooreceivedodifferentoasthmaoeducation.oWhichoresearchomethododoesothiso
represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:o C
Explanationoclarifiesotheorelationshipsoamongophenomenaoandoidentifiesowhyocertainoeventsoocc
ur.oControloindicatesotheoabilityotoouseoaoprescribedointerventionotooproduceotheodesiredoresults.o
Descriptionoinvolvesoidentifyingoandounderstandingotheonatureoofonursingophenomenaoandotheore
lationshipsoamongotheseophenomena.oThroughoprediction,otheoprobabilityoofoaospecificooutcome
ocanobeoestimatedoinoaogivenosituation.
DIF: Cognitiveolevel:oApplyingo(Application)
5. Aonurseomanageroisointerest edNiU
nR arI
leS niNngGw
ThBic.hCaOttiMtudes oamongostaffonursesomayoindicateor
elativeoriskoofoneedle-
stickoinjuries.oToostudyothis,otheonurseomanagerowilloemployowhichomethodoofostudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:o D
Throughoprediction,otheoprobabilityoofoaospecificooutcomeocanobeoestimatedoinoaogivenosituation.
oControloindicatesotheoabilityotoouseoaoprescribed ointerventionotooproduceotheodesiredoresults.oDes
criptionoinvolvesoidentifyingoandounderstandingotheonatureoofonursingophenomenaoandotheorelati
onshipsoamongotheseophenomena.oExplanationoclarifiesotheorelationshipsoamongophenomenaoan
doidentifiesowhyocertainoeventsooccur.
DIF: Cognitiveolevel:oApplyingo(Application)
6. WhichoisotheomostoimportantoresultoofoFlorenceoNightingale’sodataocollectionoandostatisticaloa
nalysisoduringotheoCrimeanoWar?
a. Bringingoawarenessoofotheorigorsoofowarotootheogeneralopublicoinorelationotoocareop
ractices
b. Developingoaoprocessoforostatisticaloanalysisoandonursingodocumentation
c. Identifyingoandodefiningotheoroleoofonursesoinomodernohealthocare
d. Usingoclinicaloresearchotooevaluateotheoneedoforosanitation,ocleanodrinkingowater,
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
o o o o o o o o o o o o
Evidence-Based Practiceo
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
o o o o o
MULTIPLEoCHOICE
1. Whichostatementobestodescribesoevidence-basedopracticeo(EBP)?
a. Aocombinationoofobestoresearchoevidence,oclinicaloexpertise,oandotheoneedsoando
valuesoofopatients
b. Aodeterminationoofotheofactorsonecessaryotoocontrolopatientoresponsesotoocareoando
deliveryoofocare
c. Theodevelopmentoofopopulationocareoguidelinesoapplicableotooallopatients
d. Theoutilizationoofoquantitativeoandoqualitativeostudiesotooenhanceopatientooutcomes
ANS:o A
Evidence-
basedopracticeoevolvesofromotheointegrationoofotheobestoresearchoevidenceowithoclinicaloexpertise
oandopatient oneedsoandovalues.oStudiesothatoattemptotoofindodeterminantsoofopatientooutcomesoare
ogenerallyoexperimental ooroquasi-
experimental.oTheyomayobeousedotooguideoEBPobutodoonotocompletelyodefineoit.oEBPoisoaocombin
ationoofoguidelinesoandospecificopatientoneedsoandovalues.oQuantitativeoandoqualitativeostudiesoa
ppliedotootheoevaluationoofopatientooutcomesoareopartoofoEBPobutodoonotocompletelyodefineoEBP.
DIF: Cognitiveolevel:oRememberingo(Knowledge)
2. Theonurseoisocollectingodataoaboutotheosleepopatternsoofobreastfedobabiesoasopartoofoaolargeroresear
cho study.o Whicho researN
chomRe t hIo d oG
w i l l Bt h.e Cn u rM
s e ouseowheno collectingo datao foro thiso study?
a. Control UoSoNoT O
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:o B
Descriptionoinvolvesoidentifyingoandounderstandingotheonatureoofonursingophenomenaoandotheorelatio
nshipsoamongotheseophenomena.oControlocanobeodescribedoasotheoabilityotoowriteoaoprescriptionotoopr
oduceotheodesiredoresults.oExplanationoclarifiesotheorelationshipsoamongophenomenaoandoidentifieso
whyocertainoeventsooccur.oThroughoprediction,otheoprobabilityoofoaospecificooutcomeocanobeoestimate
doinoaogivenosituation.
DIF: Cognitiveolevel:oUnderstandingo(Comprehension)
3. Theonurseoisoparticipatingoinoaostudyoandoisocollectingodataoidentifyingotheonumberoofoobeseoadu
ltsowhoseoparentsowereoalsooobeseoorooverweight.oWhichoresearchomethodoisobeingousedoinothiso
study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:o D
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Throughoprediction,otheoprobabilityoofoaospecificooutcomeocanobeoestimatedoinoaogivenosituation.
oByoknowingotheopercentageoofoparents oofoobeseoadultsowhoowereoobese,otheoprobabilityoofopredi
ctingothisomayobeocalculated.oControloindicatesotheoabilityotoouseoaoprescribedointerventionotoopro
duceotheodesiredoresults.oDescriptionoinvolvesoidentifyingoandounderstandingotheonatureoofonursi
ngophenomenaoandotheorelationshipsoamongotheseophenomena.oExplanationoclarifiesotheorelatio
nshipsoamongophenomenaoandoidentifiesowhyocertainoeventsooccur.
DIF: Cognitiveolevel:oApplyingo(Application)
4. Theonurseoreviewsoaostudyoinowhichoadherenceotooanoasthmaoactionoplanoisocomparedoamongogro
upsoofoyoungoadultsowhooreceivedodifferentoasthmaoeducation.oWhichoresearchomethododoesothiso
represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:o C
Explanationoclarifiesotheorelationshipsoamongophenomenaoandoidentifiesowhyocertainoeventsoocc
ur.oControloindicatesotheoabilityotoouseoaoprescribedointerventionotooproduceotheodesiredoresults.o
Descriptionoinvolvesoidentifyingoandounderstandingotheonatureoofonursingophenomenaoandotheore
lationshipsoamongotheseophenomena.oThroughoprediction,otheoprobabilityoofoaospecificooutcome
ocanobeoestimatedoinoaogivenosituation.
DIF: Cognitiveolevel:oApplyingo(Application)
5. Aonurseomanageroisointerest edNiU
nR arI
leS niNngGw
ThBic.hCaOttiMtudes oamongostaffonursesomayoindicateor
elativeoriskoofoneedle-
stickoinjuries.oToostudyothis,otheonurseomanagerowilloemployowhichomethodoofostudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:o D
Throughoprediction,otheoprobabilityoofoaospecificooutcomeocanobeoestimatedoinoaogivenosituation.
oControloindicatesotheoabilityotoouseoaoprescribed ointerventionotooproduceotheodesiredoresults.oDes
criptionoinvolvesoidentifyingoandounderstandingotheonatureoofonursingophenomenaoandotheorelati
onshipsoamongotheseophenomena.oExplanationoclarifiesotheorelationshipsoamongophenomenaoan
doidentifiesowhyocertainoeventsooccur.
DIF: Cognitiveolevel:oApplyingo(Application)
6. WhichoisotheomostoimportantoresultoofoFlorenceoNightingale’sodataocollectionoandostatisticaloa
nalysisoduringotheoCrimeanoWar?
a. Bringingoawarenessoofotheorigorsoofowarotootheogeneralopublicoinorelationotoocareop
ractices
b. Developingoaoprocessoforostatisticaloanalysisoandonursingodocumentation
c. Identifyingoandodefiningotheoroleoofonursesoinomodernohealthocare
d. Usingoclinicaloresearchotooevaluateotheoneedoforosanitation,ocleanodrinkingowater,
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