TEST BANK FOR BURNS AND GROVE'S THE PRACTICE OF NURSING RESEARCH: APPRAISAL, SYNTHESIS, AND GENERATION OF EVIDENCE 8TH EDITION (2025) BY JENNIFER R. GRAY, SUSAN K. GROVE, SUZANNE SUTHERLAND ALL CHAPTERS 1-29.COMPLETE GUIDE ALL CHAPTERS COVERED 100%

Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank

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The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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MULTIPLE CHOICE bn




1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a.A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values
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b.A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to ca
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re.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 bn




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AEvidence
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based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical exp
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BStudies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally experimental o
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r quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it.
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CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
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DQuantitative 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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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledg e
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) REF: MCS: 3
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a l
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arg er research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this
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E xplanation d
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AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t he relat
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eve
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situati o n. P
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T S : 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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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 t hi
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AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t he relat
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n. B y knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability o f
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predicting this may be calculated. bn bn bn bn




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) REF: pp. 7-8
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
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groups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does thi
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d. Prediction
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A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and t he relat
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain eve
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situati on. PT
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S:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application) bn bn bn




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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate r
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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.D bn b



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E xplanation d
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DThrough prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situati on. PT
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection and statisti c
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al analysis during the Crimean War?
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