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ennifer Gray, nf nf
TABLE OF CONTENTS nf nf
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research nf nf nf
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research nf nf nf
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks nf nf nf nf
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research nf nf nf
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing
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Practice
13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
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Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
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Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE nf
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
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values of patients
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and
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delivery of carenf nf nf
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
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ANS: A nf
Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expert
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ise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcom
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es are generally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a com
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bination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative stud
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ies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely defin
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e EBP.
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search study. Which researN
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a. Control USNT O nf nf nf
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B nf
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
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relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a pres
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cription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenom
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ena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a specific
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outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) nf nf nf
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese a
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dults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in
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this study? nf
a. Control
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d. Prediction
ANS: D nf
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on. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of
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predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed interventi
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on to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the natu
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re of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifie
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s the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) nf nf nf
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among g
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roups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does t
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his represent? nf
a. Control
b. Description
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d. Prediction
ANS: C nf
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events o
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ccur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired resu
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lts. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t
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he relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a specific o
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utcome can be estimated in a given situation.nf nf nf nf nf nf nf
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relative risk of needle-
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stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D nf
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on. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results
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. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
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relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenom
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ena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) nf nf nf
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
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analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care
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b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf
c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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ennifer Gray, nf nf
TABLE OF CONTENTS nf nf
Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research nf nf nf
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research nf nf nf
4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks nf nf nf nf
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research nf nf nf
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing
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Practice
13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed
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Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
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Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE nf
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
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values of patients
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and
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delivery of carenf nf nf
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
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ANS: A nf
Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expert
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ise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcom
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es are generally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a com
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bination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative stud
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ies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely defin
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e EBP.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) nf nf nf
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger re
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search study. Which researN
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a. Control USNT O nf nf nf
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B nf
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
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relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a pres
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cription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenom
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ena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a specific
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outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) nf nf nf
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese a
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dults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in
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this study? nf
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D nf
, Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situati
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on. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of
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predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed interventi
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on to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the natu
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re of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifie
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s the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) nf nf nf
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among g
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roups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does t
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his represent? nf
a. Control
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ANS: C nf
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ccur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired resu
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lts. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t
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he relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a specific o
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utcome can be estimated in a given situation.nf nf nf nf nf nf nf
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) nf nf nf
5. A nurse manager is int ere s t edNiU
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l eS
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ThBic.hCaOttiMtud es among staff nurses may indicate
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relative risk of needle-
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stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D nf
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on. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results
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. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
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relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenom
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ena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) nf nf nf
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
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analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care
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b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf
c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf nf
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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