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,Test Bank for Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition, Susan Grove,
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@ Jennifer Gray, ISBN: 9780323532051, ISBN: 9780323546515, ISBN: 9780
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TABLE OF CONTENTS @ @




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
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3. Introduction to Qualitative Research
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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@ @ @ @




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 @ @ @




12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing
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Practice
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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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, Understanding Nursing Research 8th Edition Grove Test Ban
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building a
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n Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE @




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 an
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d values of patients
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care an
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d delivery of care
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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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ANS: A @


Evidence-
based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical exper
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tise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outco
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mes 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 co
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mbination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative s
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tudies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely
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define EBP. @




DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger r
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esearch study. Which researN
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b. Description
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and th
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e relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a p
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rescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phe
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nomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a sp
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ecific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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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
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adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used
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in this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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, Understanding Nursing Research 8th Edition Grove Test Ban
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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 o
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f predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed interven
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tion to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the n
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ature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clar
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ifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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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 young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method do
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es this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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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 re
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sults. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena a
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nd the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a speci
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fic outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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5. A nurse manager is interestedNiU
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ThBic.hCaOttiMtudes among staff nurses may indicat
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e 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
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Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situati
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on. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired resul
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ts. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
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the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phe
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nomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistic
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al analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to ca
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b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care
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d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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