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aexpertise, aand athe aneeds aand avalues aof aclients.
b. aA adetermination aof athe afactors anecessary ato acontrol
aclient aresponses ato acare. a
c. aThe adevelopment aof apopulation acare aguidelines
aapplicable ato aall aclients.
d. aThe autilization aof aquantitative aand aqualitative astudies ato aenhance aclient
a outcomes. aACCURATE aANSWER:-A
REASONING:
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aresearch aevidence awith amedical acenteral aexpertise aand aclient aneeds
aand avalues.
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agenerally aexperimental aor aquasi-experimental. aThey amay abe aused ato
aguide aEBP abut ado anot acompletely adefine ait.
C aEBP ais aa acombination aof aguidelines aand aspecific aclient aneeds
aand avalues. aD aQuantitative aand aqualitative astudies aapplied ato
athe aevaluation aof aclient aoutcomes aare apart aof aEBP abut ado anot
acompletely adefine aEBP.
PTS: a1 aDIF: aCognitive alevel:
aRemembering a(Knowledge) aREF: adm.
a3
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aof abreastfed ababies aas apart aof aa alarger aresearch astudy. aWhich
aresearch amethod awill athe anursing aattendant ause awhen acollecting
adata afor athis astudy?
a.Control a
b.Description a
c.explanation a
d.Prediction
ACCURATE aANSWER:-B
REASONING:
AControl a can a be a described a as a the a ability a to a write a a a prescription a to a produce a the
a desired a outcome.
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, nursing aphenomena aand athe arelationships aamong athese
a
phenomena.
a
C aExplanation aclarifies athe arelationships aamong aphenomena aand
aidentifies awhy acertain aevents aoccur.
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agiven asituation. aPTS: a1 aDIF: aCognitive alevel: aUnderstanding a(Comprehension)
REF: a dm. a 6
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adata aidentifying athe anumber aof aobese aadults awhose aparents awere
aalso aobese aor aoverweight. aWhich aresearch amethod ais abeing aused ain
athis astudy?
a.Co antrol a
b.De ascrip ation a
c.Ex aplan aatio an
ad.Pr aedict aion
ACCURATE aANSWER:-D
REASONING:
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a outcome.
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anursing aphenomena aand athe arelationships aamong athese
aphenomena.
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aidentifies awhy acertain aevents aoccur.
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aof aobese aadults awho awere aobese, athe aprobability aof apredicting athis
amay abe acalculated.
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a(Application) aREF: app. a7-8
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aan aasthma aaction aplan ais acompared aamong agroups aof
aadolescents awho areceived adifferent aasthma aeducation. aWhich
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a.Co antrol
ab.De ascrip ation
ac.Ex aplan aatio an
d.
Prediction
a
a ACCURAT
, E
a ANSWER:-
C
REASONING:
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a outcome.
B aDescription ainvolves aidentifying aand aunderstanding athe anature aof
anursing aphenomena aand athe arelationships aamong athese
aphenomena.
C aExplanation aclarifies athe arelationships aamong aphenomena aand
aidentifies awhy acertain aevents aoccur.
D aThrough aprediction, athe aprobability aof aa aspecific aoutcome acan abe aestimated ain aa agiven
asituation. aPTS:1DIF:Cognitive alevel: aApplying a(Application)
REF: a dm. a 7
• A anursing aattendant amanager ais ainterested ain alearning awhich
aattitudes aamong astaff anursing aattendants amay aindicate arelative arisk
aof aneedle-stick ainjuries. aTo astudy athis, athe anursing aattendant
amanager awill aemploy awhich amethod aof astudy?
a.Co antrol a
b.De ascrip ation a
c.Ex aplan aatio an a
d.Pr aedict aion
ACCURATE aANSWER:-D
REASONING:
AControl a indicates a the a ability a to a use a a a prescribed a intervention a to a produce a a a desired
a outcome.
BExplanation a clarifies a the a relationships a among a phenomena a and a identifies a why
certain a events a occur.
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anursing aphenomena aand athe arelationships aamong athese
aphenomena.
DThrough aprediction, athe aprobability aof aa aspecific aoutcome acan abe
aestimated ain aa agiven asituation. aPTS:1DIF:Cognitive alevel: aApplying
a(Application)
REF: a pp. a 7-8
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acollection aand astatistical aanalysis aduring athe aCrimean aWar?
a.Bringing aawareness aof athe arigors aof awar ato athe ageneral
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anursing adocumentation. ac.Identifying aand adefining athe