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NURSING RESEARCH 7th EDITION BY
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SUSAN K.GROVE COMPLETE GUIDE
!! !! !! !!
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
!! !! !! !! !! !!
MULTIPLE !!CHOICE
1. Which !!best !!describes !!evidence-based-practice !!(EBP)?
a. A !!combination !!of !!best !!research !!evidence, !!clinical !!expertise, !!and !!the !!needs
!! and !!values !!of !!patients.
b. A !!determination !!of !!the !!factors !!necessary !!to !!control !!patient !!responses !!to !!care.
c. The !!development !!of !!population !!care !!guidelines !!applicable !!to !!all !!patients.
d. The !!utilization !!of !!quantitative !!and !!qualitative !!studies !!to !!enhance !!patient !!outcomes.
ANS: ! ! A
Feedback
A Evidence-based !!practice !!evolves !!from !!the !!integration !!of !!the !!best !!research
!!evidence !!with !!clinical !! expertise !!and !!patient !!needs !!and !!values.
B Studies !!that !!attempt !!to !!find !!determinants !!of !!patient !!outcomes !!are !!generally
experimental !!or !!quasi-experimental. !!They !!may !!be !!used !!to !!guide !!EBP !!but !!do
!!not !!completely !!define !!it.
C EBP !!is !!a !!combination !!of !!guidelines !!and !!specific !!patient !!needs !!and !!values.
D Quantitative !!and !!qualitative !!studies !!applied !!to !!the !!evaluation !!of !!patient
!!outcomes !!are !!part !!of !!EBP !!but !!do !!not !!completely !!define !!EBP.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Remembering
!!(Knowledge) !!REF: !!p. !!3
2. The !!nurse !!is !!collecting !!data !!about !!the !!sleep !!patterns !!of !!breastfed !!babies !!as !!part !!of !!a
larger !!research !!study. !!Which !!research !!method !!will !!the !!nurse !!use !!when !!collecting !!data
!!
!!for !!this !!study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: ! ! B
Feedback
A Control !!can !!be !!described !!as !!the !!ability !!to !!write !!a !!prescription !!to !!produce !!the
!!desired !!outcome.
B Description !!involves !!identifying !!and !!understanding !!the !!nature !!of !!nursing
!!phenomena !!and !!the !!relationships !!among !!these !! phenomena.
C Explanation !!clarifies !!the !!relationships !!among !!phenomena !!and !!identifies !!why
!!certain !!events !!occur.
D Through !!prediction, !!the !!probability !!of !!a !!specific !!outcome !!can !!be !!estimated !!in
!!a !!given !!situation.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Understanding
!!(Comprehension) !!REF: !!p. !!6
,3. The !!nurse !!is !!participating !!in !!a !!study !!and !!is !!collecting !!data !!identifying !!the !!number !!of
obese !!adults !!whose !!parents !!were !!also !!obese !!or !!overweight. !!Which !!research !!method !!is
!!
!!being !!used !!in !!this !!study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: ! ! D
Feedback
A Control !!indicates !!the !!ability !!to !!use !!a !!prescribed !!intervention !!to !!produce !!a
!!desired !!outcome.
B Description !!involves !!identifying !!and !!understanding !!the !!nature !!of !!nursing
!!phenomena !!and !!the !!relationships !!among !!these !! phenomena.
C Explanation !!clarifies !!the !!relationships !!among !!phenomena !!and !!identifies !!why
!!certain !!events !!occur.
D Through !!prediction !!the !!probability !!of !!a !!specific !!outcome !!can !!be !!estimated
!!in !!a !!given !!situation. !!By !!knowing !!the !!percentage !!of !!parents !!of !!obese !!adults
!!who !!were
obese, !!the !!probability !!of !!predicting !!this !!may !!be !!calculated.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Applying
!!(Application) !!REF: !!pp. !!7-8
4. The !!nurse !!reviews !!a !!study !!in !!which !!adherence !!to !!an !!asthma !!action !!plan !!is !!compared
among !!groups !!of !!adolescents !!who !!received !!different !!asthma !!education. !!Which !!research
!!
!!method !!does !!this !!represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: ! ! C
Feedback
A Control !!indicates !!the !!ability !!to !!use !!a !!prescribed !!intervention !!to !!produce !!a
!!desired !!outcome.
B Description !!involves !!identifying !!and !!understanding !!the !!nature !!of !!nursing
!!phenomena !!and !!the !!relationships !!among !!these !! phenomena.
C Explanation !!clarifies !!the !!relationships !!among !!phenomena !!and !!identifies !!why
!!certain !!events !!occur.
D Through !!prediction, !!the !!probability !!of !!a !!specific !!outcome !!can !!be !!estimated !!in
!!a !!given !!situation.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Applying
!!(Application) !!REF: !!p. !!7
, 5. A !!nurse !!manager !!is !!interested !!in !!learning !!which !!attitudes !!among !!staff !!nurses !!may
indicate !!relative !!risk !!of !!needle-stick !!injuries. !!To !!study !!this, !!the !!nurse !!manager
!!
!!will !!employ !!which !!method !!of !!study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: ! ! D
Feedback
A Control !!indicates !!the !!ability !!to !!use !!a !!prescribed !!intervention !!to !!produce !!a
!!desired !!outcome.
B Explanation !!clarifies !!the !!relationships !!among !!phenomena !!and !!identifies !!why
!!certain !!events !!occur.
C Description !!involves !!identifying !!and !!understanding !!the !!nature !!of !!nursing
!!phenomena !!and !!the !!relationships !!among !!these !! phenomena.
D Through !!prediction, !!the !!probability !!of !!a !!specific !!outcome !!can !!be !!estimated !!in
!!a !!given !!situation.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Applying
!!(Application) !!REF: !!pp. !!7-8
6. Which !!is !!the !!most !!important !!result !!of !!Florence !!Nightingale’s !!data !!collection !!and
statistical !!analysis !!during !!the !!Crimean !!War?
!!
a. Bringing !!awareness !!of !!the !!rigors !!of !!war !!to !!the !!general !!public.
b. Developing !!a !!process !!for !!statistical !!analysis !!and !!nursing !!documentation.
c. Identifying !!and !!defining !!the !!role !!of !!nurses !!in !!modern !!health !!care.
d. Using !!clinical !!research !!to !!evaluate !!the !!importance !!of !!sanitation, !!clean
!!drinking !!water, !!and !!adequate !!nutrition.
ANS: ! ! D
Feedback
A This !!was !!not !!the !!most !!important !!result
B This !!was !!not !!the !!most !!important !!result
C This !!was !!not !!the !!most !!important !!result
D Nightingale’s !!research !!enabled !!her !!to !!instigate !!attitudinal, !!organizational, !!and
!!social !!changes, !!including !!the !!military’s !!approach !!to !!the !!care !!of !!the !!sick
!!and
society’s !!sense !!of !!responsibility !!for !!testing !!public !!water, !!improving !!sanitation,
!!and !!preventing !!starvation !!to !!decrease !!morbidity !!and !!mortality !!rates.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Understanding
!!(Comprehension) !!REF: !!p. !!11
7. The !!nurse !!participates !!in !!data !!collection !!in !!a !!study !!in !!which !!two !!different !!pain
management !!protocols !!are !!used !!with !!randomly !!assigned !!patients !!to !!measure
!!
!!differences !!in !!postoperative !!recovery !!time. !!Which !!method !!of !!study !!is !!this?
a. Control
!! !! !!
NURSING RESEARCH 7th EDITION BY
!! !! !! !! !!
SUSAN K.GROVE COMPLETE GUIDE
!! !! !! !!
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
!! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
!! !! !! !! !! !!
MULTIPLE !!CHOICE
1. Which !!best !!describes !!evidence-based-practice !!(EBP)?
a. A !!combination !!of !!best !!research !!evidence, !!clinical !!expertise, !!and !!the !!needs
!! and !!values !!of !!patients.
b. A !!determination !!of !!the !!factors !!necessary !!to !!control !!patient !!responses !!to !!care.
c. The !!development !!of !!population !!care !!guidelines !!applicable !!to !!all !!patients.
d. The !!utilization !!of !!quantitative !!and !!qualitative !!studies !!to !!enhance !!patient !!outcomes.
ANS: ! ! A
Feedback
A Evidence-based !!practice !!evolves !!from !!the !!integration !!of !!the !!best !!research
!!evidence !!with !!clinical !! expertise !!and !!patient !!needs !!and !!values.
B Studies !!that !!attempt !!to !!find !!determinants !!of !!patient !!outcomes !!are !!generally
experimental !!or !!quasi-experimental. !!They !!may !!be !!used !!to !!guide !!EBP !!but !!do
!!not !!completely !!define !!it.
C EBP !!is !!a !!combination !!of !!guidelines !!and !!specific !!patient !!needs !!and !!values.
D Quantitative !!and !!qualitative !!studies !!applied !!to !!the !!evaluation !!of !!patient
!!outcomes !!are !!part !!of !!EBP !!but !!do !!not !!completely !!define !!EBP.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Remembering
!!(Knowledge) !!REF: !!p. !!3
2. The !!nurse !!is !!collecting !!data !!about !!the !!sleep !!patterns !!of !!breastfed !!babies !!as !!part !!of !!a
larger !!research !!study. !!Which !!research !!method !!will !!the !!nurse !!use !!when !!collecting !!data
!!
!!for !!this !!study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: ! ! B
Feedback
A Control !!can !!be !!described !!as !!the !!ability !!to !!write !!a !!prescription !!to !!produce !!the
!!desired !!outcome.
B Description !!involves !!identifying !!and !!understanding !!the !!nature !!of !!nursing
!!phenomena !!and !!the !!relationships !!among !!these !! phenomena.
C Explanation !!clarifies !!the !!relationships !!among !!phenomena !!and !!identifies !!why
!!certain !!events !!occur.
D Through !!prediction, !!the !!probability !!of !!a !!specific !!outcome !!can !!be !!estimated !!in
!!a !!given !!situation.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Understanding
!!(Comprehension) !!REF: !!p. !!6
,3. The !!nurse !!is !!participating !!in !!a !!study !!and !!is !!collecting !!data !!identifying !!the !!number !!of
obese !!adults !!whose !!parents !!were !!also !!obese !!or !!overweight. !!Which !!research !!method !!is
!!
!!being !!used !!in !!this !!study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: ! ! D
Feedback
A Control !!indicates !!the !!ability !!to !!use !!a !!prescribed !!intervention !!to !!produce !!a
!!desired !!outcome.
B Description !!involves !!identifying !!and !!understanding !!the !!nature !!of !!nursing
!!phenomena !!and !!the !!relationships !!among !!these !! phenomena.
C Explanation !!clarifies !!the !!relationships !!among !!phenomena !!and !!identifies !!why
!!certain !!events !!occur.
D Through !!prediction !!the !!probability !!of !!a !!specific !!outcome !!can !!be !!estimated
!!in !!a !!given !!situation. !!By !!knowing !!the !!percentage !!of !!parents !!of !!obese !!adults
!!who !!were
obese, !!the !!probability !!of !!predicting !!this !!may !!be !!calculated.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Applying
!!(Application) !!REF: !!pp. !!7-8
4. The !!nurse !!reviews !!a !!study !!in !!which !!adherence !!to !!an !!asthma !!action !!plan !!is !!compared
among !!groups !!of !!adolescents !!who !!received !!different !!asthma !!education. !!Which !!research
!!
!!method !!does !!this !!represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: ! ! C
Feedback
A Control !!indicates !!the !!ability !!to !!use !!a !!prescribed !!intervention !!to !!produce !!a
!!desired !!outcome.
B Description !!involves !!identifying !!and !!understanding !!the !!nature !!of !!nursing
!!phenomena !!and !!the !!relationships !!among !!these !! phenomena.
C Explanation !!clarifies !!the !!relationships !!among !!phenomena !!and !!identifies !!why
!!certain !!events !!occur.
D Through !!prediction, !!the !!probability !!of !!a !!specific !!outcome !!can !!be !!estimated !!in
!!a !!given !!situation.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Applying
!!(Application) !!REF: !!p. !!7
, 5. A !!nurse !!manager !!is !!interested !!in !!learning !!which !!attitudes !!among !!staff !!nurses !!may
indicate !!relative !!risk !!of !!needle-stick !!injuries. !!To !!study !!this, !!the !!nurse !!manager
!!
!!will !!employ !!which !!method !!of !!study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: ! ! D
Feedback
A Control !!indicates !!the !!ability !!to !!use !!a !!prescribed !!intervention !!to !!produce !!a
!!desired !!outcome.
B Explanation !!clarifies !!the !!relationships !!among !!phenomena !!and !!identifies !!why
!!certain !!events !!occur.
C Description !!involves !!identifying !!and !!understanding !!the !!nature !!of !!nursing
!!phenomena !!and !!the !!relationships !!among !!these !! phenomena.
D Through !!prediction, !!the !!probability !!of !!a !!specific !!outcome !!can !!be !!estimated !!in
!!a !!given !!situation.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Applying
!!(Application) !!REF: !!pp. !!7-8
6. Which !!is !!the !!most !!important !!result !!of !!Florence !!Nightingale’s !!data !!collection !!and
statistical !!analysis !!during !!the !!Crimean !!War?
!!
a. Bringing !!awareness !!of !!the !!rigors !!of !!war !!to !!the !!general !!public.
b. Developing !!a !!process !!for !!statistical !!analysis !!and !!nursing !!documentation.
c. Identifying !!and !!defining !!the !!role !!of !!nurses !!in !!modern !!health !!care.
d. Using !!clinical !!research !!to !!evaluate !!the !!importance !!of !!sanitation, !!clean
!!drinking !!water, !!and !!adequate !!nutrition.
ANS: ! ! D
Feedback
A This !!was !!not !!the !!most !!important !!result
B This !!was !!not !!the !!most !!important !!result
C This !!was !!not !!the !!most !!important !!result
D Nightingale’s !!research !!enabled !!her !!to !!instigate !!attitudinal, !!organizational, !!and
!!social !!changes, !!including !!the !!military’s !!approach !!to !!the !!care !!of !!the !!sick
!!and
society’s !!sense !!of !!responsibility !!for !!testing !!public !!water, !!improving !!sanitation,
!!and !!preventing !!starvation !!to !!decrease !!morbidity !!and !!mortality !!rates.
PTS: ! ! 1 DIF: Cognitive !!level: !!Understanding
!!(Comprehension) !!REF: !!p. !!11
7. The !!nurse !!participates !!in !!data !!collection !!in !!a !!study !!in !!which !!two !!different !!pain
management !!protocols !!are !!used !!with !!randomly !!assigned !!patients !!to !!measure
!!
!!differences !!in !!postoperative !!recovery !!time. !!Which !!method !!of !!study !!is !!this?
a. Control
