NEW COMPLETE TEST BANK: BURNS AND
GROVE’S, THE PRACTICE OF NURSING
RESEARCH 9TH EDITION: By GROVE &
JENNIFER R. GRAY | ALL CHAPTERS COVERED
,TABLE OF CONTENT
p4 p4
Unitp4One:p4Introductionp4top4Nursingp4Research
1. Discoveringp4thep4Worldp4ofp4Nursingp4Research
2. Evolutionp4ofp4Researchp4inp4Buildingp4Evidence-Basedp4Nursingp4Practice
3. Introductionp4top4Quantitativep4Research
4. Introductionp4top4Qualitativep4Research
Unitp4Two:p4Thep4Researchp4Process
5. Researchp4Problemp4andp4Purpose
6. Objectives,p4Questions,p4Variables,p4andp4Hypotheses
7. Reviewp4ofp4Relevantp4Literature
8. Frameworks
9. Ethicsp4inp4Research
10. Quantitativep4Methodology:p4Noninterventionalp4Designsp4andp4Methods
11. Quantitativep4Methodology:p4Interventionalp4Designsp4andp4Methods
12. Qualitativep4Researchp4Methods
13. Outcomesp4Research
14. Mixedp4Methodsp4Research
15. Sampling
16. Measurementp4Concepts
17. Measurementp4Methodsp4Usedp4inp4Developingp4Evidence-Basedp4Practice
Unitp4Three:p4Puttingp4Itp4Allp4Togetherp4forp4Evidence-Basedp4Healthp4Care
18. Criticalp4Appraisalp4ofp4Nursingp4Studies
19. Evidencep4Synthesisp4andp4Strategiesp4forp4Implementingp4Evidence-Basedp4Practice
Unitp4Four:p4Analyzingp4Data,p4Determiningp4Outcomes,p4andp4Disseminatingp4Resear
ch
20. Collectingp4andp4Managingp4Data
21. Introductionp4top4Statisticalp4Analysis
22. Usingp4Statisticsp4top4Describep4Variables
23. Usingp4Statisticsp4top4Examinep4Relationships
24. Usingp4Statisticsp4top4Predict
25p4Usingp4Statisticsp4top4Determinep4Differences
26. Interpretingp4Researchp4Outcomes
27. Disseminatingp4Researchp4Findings
Unitp4Five:p4Proposingp4andp4Seekingp4Fundingp4forp4Research
28. Writingp4Researchp4Proposals
29. Seekingp4Fundingp4forp4Research
,Chapterp401:p4Discoveringp4thep4Worldp4ofp4Nursingp4Research
MULTIPLEp4CHOICE
1. Nursesp4withp4ap4bachelor’sp4degreep4inp4nursingp4canp4participatep4inp4thep4implementationp4ofp4r
esearchp4intop4practice.p4Thisp4meansp4thatp4thep4BSNp4nurse:
a. developsp4evidence-basedp4guidelines.
b. designsp4researchp4studiesp4onp4whichp4protocolsp4mayp4bep4based.
c. evaluatesp4andp4revisesp4evidence-basedp4protocols.
d. readsp4andp4criticallyp4appraisesp4existingp4studies.
ANS:p 4 D
Nursesp4withp4ap4Bachelorp4ofp4Sciencep4inp4Nursingp4(BSN)p4degreep4havep4knowledgep4ofp4thep4r
esearchp4processp4andp4skillsp4inp4readingp4andp4criticallyp4appraisingp4studies.p4Theyp4usep4thep4b
estp4researchp4evidencep4inp4practicep4withp4guidance.p4Nursesp4withp4ap4BSNp4alsop4assistp4withp4pr
oblemp4identificationp4andp4datap4collection.p4Nursesp4withp4ap4Masterp4ofp4Sciencep4inp4Nursingp4(
MSN)p4criticallyp4appraisep4andp4synthesizep4findingsp4fromp4studiesp4top4revisep4orp4developp4prot
ocols,p4algorithms,p4orp4policiesp4forp4usep4inp4practice.p4Nursesp4withp4ap4Doctorp4ofp4Nursingp4Pra
cticep4(DNP)p4develop,p4implement,p4andp4evaluatep4evidence-
basedp4guidelines.p4Nursesp4withp4ap4Doctorp4ofp4Philosophyp4(PhD)p4assumep4ap4majorp4rolep4inp4
conductingp4research.
DIF: Cognitivep4Level:p4Analysis
2. Ap4studyp4isp4designedp4top4testp4thep4ideap4ofp4providingp4companionp4dogsp4top4eldersp4inp4ap4major
hospital,p4inp4orderp4top4determinep4thep4effectp4uponp4thep4elders’p4levelp4ofp4orientation.p4Thisp4t
p4
ypep4ofp4studyp4canp4dop4whichp4ofp4thep4following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:p 4 A
Controlp4isp4thep4abilityp4top4manipulatep4thep4situationp4top4producep4thep4desiredp4outcome.p4Descriptio
np4involvesp4observingp4andp4documentingp4nursingp4phenomena,p4providingp4ap4snapshotp4ofp4reality.
Explanationp4clarifiesp4thep4relationshipsp4amongp4conceptsp4andp4variablesp4withp4thep4goalp4ofp4
understandingp4howp4theyp4workp4withp4eachp4other.p4Predictionp4involvesp4estimatingp4thep4proba
bilityp4ofp4ap4specificp4outcomep4inp4ap4givenp4situation.
DIF: Cognitivep4Level:p4Application
3. Ap4researcherp4wantsp4top4knowp4whetherp4childrenp4withp4autismp4whop4arep4hospitalizedp4inp4ap4p
ediatricp4wardp4willp4requirep4morep4hoursp4ofp4nursingp4carep4thanp4thep4averagep4child,p4whenp4t
hep4parentsp4orp4caregiversp4arep4notp4present.p4Whatp4typep4ofp4researchp4outcomep4doesp4thisp4p
rovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:p 4 D
, Predictionp4involvesp4estimatingp4thep4probabilityp4ofp4ap4specificp4outcomep4inp4ap4givenp4situatio
n.p4Controlp4isp4thep4abilityp4top4manipulatep4thep4situationp4top4producep4thep4desiredp4outcome.p4De
scriptionp4involvesp4observingp4andp4documentingp4nursingp4phenomena,p4providingp4ap4snapsho
tp4ofp4reality.
Explanationp4clarifiesp4thep4relationshipsp4amongp4conceptsp4andp4variablesp4withp4thep4goalp4ofp4un
derstandingp4howp4theyp4workp4withp4eachp4other.
DIF: Cognitivep4Level:p4Application
4. Despitep4thep4presencep4ofp4anp4intraventricularp4drain,p4thep4intracranialp4pressurep4ofp4ap4patientp
4inp4neurologicalp4intensivep4carep4remainsp4increased.p4Thep4nursep4recalibratesp4thep4machine,p4m
akesp4surep4thep4monitorp4isp4onp4thep4samep4levelp4asp4thep4drain,p4checksp4allp4connections,p4andp4
thenp4notifiesp4thep4physician,p4whop4comesp4top4thep4unitp4andp4insertsp4ap4newp4drain.p4Whatp4typ
ep4ofp4reasoningp4orp4thinkingp4promptsp4thep4nursep4top4recalibrate,p4assurep4properp4placement,p4
andp4checkp4connections?
a. Abstractp4thinking
b. Concretep4thinking
c. Logicalp4reasoning
d. Dialecticalp4reasoning
ANS:p 4 C
Logicalp4reasoningp4isp4usedp4top4dissectp4componentsp4ofp4ap4situationp4orp4conclusion,p4examinep4eac
hp4carefully,p4andp4analyzep4relationshipsp4amongp4thep4parts.p4Abstractp4thinkingp4isp4orientedp4towardp4
thep4developmentp4ofp4anp4ideap4withoutp4applicationp4to,p4orp4associationp4with,p4ap4particularp4instanc
e.
Concretep4thinkingp4isp4orientedp4towardp4andp4limitedp4byp4tangiblep4thingsp4orp4byp4eventsp4thatp4
arep4observedp4andp4experiencedp4inp4reality.p4Dialecticalp4reasoningp4involvesp4lookingp4atp4situati
onsp4inp4ap4holisticp4way.
DIF: Cognitivep4Level:p4Application
5. Ap4nursep4withp4considerablep4clinicalp4expertisep4developsp4ap4policyp4forp4managingp4agitatedp4p
atientsp4inp4thep4Emergencyp4Department.p4Thep4resultantp4policyp4emanatesp4from:
a. abstractp4thinking.
b. concretep4thinking.
c. operationalp4reasoning.
d. dialecticalp4reasoning.
ANS:p 4 A
Abstractp4thinkingp4isp4orientedp4towardp4thep4developmentp4ofp4anp4ideap4withoutp4applicationp4t
o,p4orp4associationp4with,p4ap4particularp4instance.p4Concretep4thinkingp4isp4orientedp4towardp4andp4
limitedp4byp4tangiblep4thingsp4orp4byp4eventsp4thatp4arep4observedp4andp4experiencedp4inp4reality.p4
Operationalp4reasoningp4isp4thep4identificationp4ofp4andp4discriminationp4amongp4manyp4alternative
sp4andp4viewpoints.p4Dialecticalp4reasoningp4involvesp4lookingp4atp4situationsp4inp4ap4holisticp4way
.
DIF: Cognitivep4Level:p4Application
6. Ap4nursep4withp4considerablep4clinicalp4expertisep4developsp4ap4policyp4forp4managingp4agitatedp4p
atientsp4inp4thep4Emergencyp4Department.p4Thep4typep4ofp4reasoningp4thep4nursep4usesp4top4dop4th
isp4is:
a. problematicp4reasoning.
b. operationalp4reasoning.
c. collaborativep4reasoning.
d. inductivep4reasoning.
GROVE’S, THE PRACTICE OF NURSING
RESEARCH 9TH EDITION: By GROVE &
JENNIFER R. GRAY | ALL CHAPTERS COVERED
,TABLE OF CONTENT
p4 p4
Unitp4One:p4Introductionp4top4Nursingp4Research
1. Discoveringp4thep4Worldp4ofp4Nursingp4Research
2. Evolutionp4ofp4Researchp4inp4Buildingp4Evidence-Basedp4Nursingp4Practice
3. Introductionp4top4Quantitativep4Research
4. Introductionp4top4Qualitativep4Research
Unitp4Two:p4Thep4Researchp4Process
5. Researchp4Problemp4andp4Purpose
6. Objectives,p4Questions,p4Variables,p4andp4Hypotheses
7. Reviewp4ofp4Relevantp4Literature
8. Frameworks
9. Ethicsp4inp4Research
10. Quantitativep4Methodology:p4Noninterventionalp4Designsp4andp4Methods
11. Quantitativep4Methodology:p4Interventionalp4Designsp4andp4Methods
12. Qualitativep4Researchp4Methods
13. Outcomesp4Research
14. Mixedp4Methodsp4Research
15. Sampling
16. Measurementp4Concepts
17. Measurementp4Methodsp4Usedp4inp4Developingp4Evidence-Basedp4Practice
Unitp4Three:p4Puttingp4Itp4Allp4Togetherp4forp4Evidence-Basedp4Healthp4Care
18. Criticalp4Appraisalp4ofp4Nursingp4Studies
19. Evidencep4Synthesisp4andp4Strategiesp4forp4Implementingp4Evidence-Basedp4Practice
Unitp4Four:p4Analyzingp4Data,p4Determiningp4Outcomes,p4andp4Disseminatingp4Resear
ch
20. Collectingp4andp4Managingp4Data
21. Introductionp4top4Statisticalp4Analysis
22. Usingp4Statisticsp4top4Describep4Variables
23. Usingp4Statisticsp4top4Examinep4Relationships
24. Usingp4Statisticsp4top4Predict
25p4Usingp4Statisticsp4top4Determinep4Differences
26. Interpretingp4Researchp4Outcomes
27. Disseminatingp4Researchp4Findings
Unitp4Five:p4Proposingp4andp4Seekingp4Fundingp4forp4Research
28. Writingp4Researchp4Proposals
29. Seekingp4Fundingp4forp4Research
,Chapterp401:p4Discoveringp4thep4Worldp4ofp4Nursingp4Research
MULTIPLEp4CHOICE
1. Nursesp4withp4ap4bachelor’sp4degreep4inp4nursingp4canp4participatep4inp4thep4implementationp4ofp4r
esearchp4intop4practice.p4Thisp4meansp4thatp4thep4BSNp4nurse:
a. developsp4evidence-basedp4guidelines.
b. designsp4researchp4studiesp4onp4whichp4protocolsp4mayp4bep4based.
c. evaluatesp4andp4revisesp4evidence-basedp4protocols.
d. readsp4andp4criticallyp4appraisesp4existingp4studies.
ANS:p 4 D
Nursesp4withp4ap4Bachelorp4ofp4Sciencep4inp4Nursingp4(BSN)p4degreep4havep4knowledgep4ofp4thep4r
esearchp4processp4andp4skillsp4inp4readingp4andp4criticallyp4appraisingp4studies.p4Theyp4usep4thep4b
estp4researchp4evidencep4inp4practicep4withp4guidance.p4Nursesp4withp4ap4BSNp4alsop4assistp4withp4pr
oblemp4identificationp4andp4datap4collection.p4Nursesp4withp4ap4Masterp4ofp4Sciencep4inp4Nursingp4(
MSN)p4criticallyp4appraisep4andp4synthesizep4findingsp4fromp4studiesp4top4revisep4orp4developp4prot
ocols,p4algorithms,p4orp4policiesp4forp4usep4inp4practice.p4Nursesp4withp4ap4Doctorp4ofp4Nursingp4Pra
cticep4(DNP)p4develop,p4implement,p4andp4evaluatep4evidence-
basedp4guidelines.p4Nursesp4withp4ap4Doctorp4ofp4Philosophyp4(PhD)p4assumep4ap4majorp4rolep4inp4
conductingp4research.
DIF: Cognitivep4Level:p4Analysis
2. Ap4studyp4isp4designedp4top4testp4thep4ideap4ofp4providingp4companionp4dogsp4top4eldersp4inp4ap4major
hospital,p4inp4orderp4top4determinep4thep4effectp4uponp4thep4elders’p4levelp4ofp4orientation.p4Thisp4t
p4
ypep4ofp4studyp4canp4dop4whichp4ofp4thep4following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:p 4 A
Controlp4isp4thep4abilityp4top4manipulatep4thep4situationp4top4producep4thep4desiredp4outcome.p4Descriptio
np4involvesp4observingp4andp4documentingp4nursingp4phenomena,p4providingp4ap4snapshotp4ofp4reality.
Explanationp4clarifiesp4thep4relationshipsp4amongp4conceptsp4andp4variablesp4withp4thep4goalp4ofp4
understandingp4howp4theyp4workp4withp4eachp4other.p4Predictionp4involvesp4estimatingp4thep4proba
bilityp4ofp4ap4specificp4outcomep4inp4ap4givenp4situation.
DIF: Cognitivep4Level:p4Application
3. Ap4researcherp4wantsp4top4knowp4whetherp4childrenp4withp4autismp4whop4arep4hospitalizedp4inp4ap4p
ediatricp4wardp4willp4requirep4morep4hoursp4ofp4nursingp4carep4thanp4thep4averagep4child,p4whenp4t
hep4parentsp4orp4caregiversp4arep4notp4present.p4Whatp4typep4ofp4researchp4outcomep4doesp4thisp4p
rovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:p 4 D
, Predictionp4involvesp4estimatingp4thep4probabilityp4ofp4ap4specificp4outcomep4inp4ap4givenp4situatio
n.p4Controlp4isp4thep4abilityp4top4manipulatep4thep4situationp4top4producep4thep4desiredp4outcome.p4De
scriptionp4involvesp4observingp4andp4documentingp4nursingp4phenomena,p4providingp4ap4snapsho
tp4ofp4reality.
Explanationp4clarifiesp4thep4relationshipsp4amongp4conceptsp4andp4variablesp4withp4thep4goalp4ofp4un
derstandingp4howp4theyp4workp4withp4eachp4other.
DIF: Cognitivep4Level:p4Application
4. Despitep4thep4presencep4ofp4anp4intraventricularp4drain,p4thep4intracranialp4pressurep4ofp4ap4patientp
4inp4neurologicalp4intensivep4carep4remainsp4increased.p4Thep4nursep4recalibratesp4thep4machine,p4m
akesp4surep4thep4monitorp4isp4onp4thep4samep4levelp4asp4thep4drain,p4checksp4allp4connections,p4andp4
thenp4notifiesp4thep4physician,p4whop4comesp4top4thep4unitp4andp4insertsp4ap4newp4drain.p4Whatp4typ
ep4ofp4reasoningp4orp4thinkingp4promptsp4thep4nursep4top4recalibrate,p4assurep4properp4placement,p4
andp4checkp4connections?
a. Abstractp4thinking
b. Concretep4thinking
c. Logicalp4reasoning
d. Dialecticalp4reasoning
ANS:p 4 C
Logicalp4reasoningp4isp4usedp4top4dissectp4componentsp4ofp4ap4situationp4orp4conclusion,p4examinep4eac
hp4carefully,p4andp4analyzep4relationshipsp4amongp4thep4parts.p4Abstractp4thinkingp4isp4orientedp4towardp4
thep4developmentp4ofp4anp4ideap4withoutp4applicationp4to,p4orp4associationp4with,p4ap4particularp4instanc
e.
Concretep4thinkingp4isp4orientedp4towardp4andp4limitedp4byp4tangiblep4thingsp4orp4byp4eventsp4thatp4
arep4observedp4andp4experiencedp4inp4reality.p4Dialecticalp4reasoningp4involvesp4lookingp4atp4situati
onsp4inp4ap4holisticp4way.
DIF: Cognitivep4Level:p4Application
5. Ap4nursep4withp4considerablep4clinicalp4expertisep4developsp4ap4policyp4forp4managingp4agitatedp4p
atientsp4inp4thep4Emergencyp4Department.p4Thep4resultantp4policyp4emanatesp4from:
a. abstractp4thinking.
b. concretep4thinking.
c. operationalp4reasoning.
d. dialecticalp4reasoning.
ANS:p 4 A
Abstractp4thinkingp4isp4orientedp4towardp4thep4developmentp4ofp4anp4ideap4withoutp4applicationp4t
o,p4orp4associationp4with,p4ap4particularp4instance.p4Concretep4thinkingp4isp4orientedp4towardp4andp4
limitedp4byp4tangiblep4thingsp4orp4byp4eventsp4thatp4arep4observedp4andp4experiencedp4inp4reality.p4
Operationalp4reasoningp4isp4thep4identificationp4ofp4andp4discriminationp4amongp4manyp4alternative
sp4andp4viewpoints.p4Dialecticalp4reasoningp4involvesp4lookingp4atp4situationsp4inp4ap4holisticp4way
.
DIF: Cognitivep4Level:p4Application
6. Ap4nursep4withp4considerablep4clinicalp4expertisep4developsp4ap4policyp4forp4managingp4agitatedp4p
atientsp4inp4thep4Emergencyp4Department.p4Thep4typep4ofp4reasoningp4thep4nursep4usesp4top4dop4th
isp4is:
a. problematicp4reasoning.
b. operationalp4reasoning.
c. collaborativep4reasoning.
d. inductivep4reasoning.