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Test Bank For Understanding Nursing Research 8th Edition Author:Susan Grove, Jennifer Gray All Chapters[1-14]100% Q&A Complete A+ Guide Latest Version

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,Test Bank for Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition, Susan Grove, Je
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nnifer Gray,
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TABLE OF CONTENTS sf sf




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 sf sf sf




3. Introduction to Qualitative Research sf sf sf




4. Examining Ethics in Nursing Research sf sf sf sf




5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review sf sf sf sf sf sf




7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks sf sf sf sf




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 sf sf sf




12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing P
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ractice
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 sf


Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE sf




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 sf sf


b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and
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delivery of care sf sf


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 sf


Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertis
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e and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes
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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 combi
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nation of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative studies
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applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define E
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BP.

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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger rese
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arch study. Which researN
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b. Description
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the r
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elationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a prescr
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iption to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomen
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a and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a specific out
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come can be estimated in a given situation.
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese ad
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ults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in thi
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s study?
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a. Control
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, Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situatio
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n. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of pr
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edicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention t
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o produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of
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nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the r
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elationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among gr
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oups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does thi
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s represent?
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a. Control
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d. Prediction
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cur. 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. Through prediction, the probability of a specific outco
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5. A nurse manager is int eres t edNiU
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relative risk of needle- sf sf sf


stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
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d. Prediction
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n. 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 re
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lationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomen
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a and identifies why certain events occur.
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
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analysis during the Crimean War? sf sf sf sf


a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care
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practices
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf sf


d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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