Understanding Nursing Research: Building an Evidence-Based Practice – 8th Edition by Susan K. Grove | Complete Test Bank (Chapters 1–14)

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Understanding Nursing Research
Building an Evidence-Based Practice, 8th Edition
By Susan Grove, All Chapters 1 to 14




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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
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Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
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Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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Chapter 05: Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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Chapter 06: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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Chapter 07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
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Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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Chapter 09: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
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Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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1.s z Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research s z sz sz sz




evidence, clinical expertise, and sz sz sz




the needs and values of patients. sz sz sz sz sz




b. A determination of the factors sz sz sz sz




necessary to control patient sz sz sz




responses to care. sz sz




c. The development of population sz sz sz




care guidelines applicable to all sz sz sz sz




patients.
d. The utilization of quantitative sz sz sz




and qualitative studies to sz sz sz




enhance patient outcomes. sz sz




ANS: A s z




PTS: 1 s z DIF: s z Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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REF: p. 3 sz sz




2.s z The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
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babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method will
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the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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PTS: 1 s z DIF: s z Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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REF: p. 6 sz sz




3.s z The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying
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the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or
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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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ANS: D s z




PTS: 1 s z DIF: s z Cognitive level: Applying (Application) sz sz sz




REF: pp. 7-8 sz sz




4.
s z The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action
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plan is compared among groups of adolescents who received different
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asthma education. Which research method does this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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PTS: 1 s z DIF: s z Cognitive level: Applying (Application) sz sz sz




REF: p. 7 sz sz




5.
s z A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff
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nurses may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this,
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the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D s z




PTS: 1 s z DIF: s z Cognitive level: Applying (Application) sz sz sz




REF: pp. 7-8 sz sz




6.
s z Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data
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collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean War? sz sz sz sz sz sz sz




a. Bringing awareness of the rigors sz sz sz sz




of war to the general public. sz sz sz sz sz




b. Developing a process for sz sz sz




statistical analysis and nursing sz sz sz




documentation.
c. Identifying and defining the role sz sz sz sz




of nurses in modern health care. sz sz sz sz sz




d. Using clinical research to sz sz sz




evaluate the importance of sz sz sz




sanitation, clean drinking water, sz sz sz




and adequate nutrition. sz sz




ANS: D s z




PTS: 1 s z DIF: s z Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)s z s z s z




REF: p. 11 sz sz