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Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. IntroductiontoQuantitativeResearch l l l
3. Introductionto Qualitative Research l l l
4. ExaminingEthics in Nursing Research l l l l
5. Examining Research Problems, Purposes,and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and CriticallyAppraisingtheLiterature Review l l l l l l
7. UnderstandingTheoryand Research Frameworks l l l l
8. ClarifyingQuantitativeResearchDesigns
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9. Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. ClarifyingMeasurement andData Collection inQuantitativeResearch
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11. UnderstandingStatisticsinResearch l l l
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative ResearchforNursing
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Practice
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13. Building anEvidence-BasedNursingPractice
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14. IntroductiontoAdditional ResearchMethodologies in Nursing:Mixedl l l l l l l
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:UnderstandingNursingResearch,7thEdition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE l
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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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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expertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient
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outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but
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do not completely define it. EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and
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values. Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part
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of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger research
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study. Which researN
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s e use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
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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
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prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a
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specific outcome 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 adults
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whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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, Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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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 intervention to
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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
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relationships 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 groups
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of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does this
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represent?
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Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
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occur. 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 outcome
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relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which
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method of study?
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Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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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 phenomena
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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?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care l l l l l l l l l l
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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