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
Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research
1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
2. Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
3. Introduction to Quantitative Research
4. Introduction to Qualitative Research
Unit Two: The Research Process
5. Research Problem and Purpose
6. Objectives, Questions, Variables, and Hypotheses
7. Review of Relevant Literature
8. Frameworks
9. Ethics in Research
10. Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods
11. Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods
12. Qualitative Research Methods
13. Outcomes Research
14. Mixed Methods Research
15. Sampling
16. Measurement Concepts
17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice
Unit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care
18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies
19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice
Unit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research
20. Collecting and Managing Data
21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis
22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables
23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships
24. Using Statistics to Predict
25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences
26. Interpreting Research Outcomes
27. Disseminating Research Findings
Unit Five: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research
28. Writing Research Proposals
29. Seeking Funding for Research
,Chapter7v01:7vDiscovering7vthe7vWorld7vof7vNursing7vResearch
MULTIPLE7vCHOICE
1. Nurses7vwith7va7vbachelor’s7vdegree7vin7vnursing7vcan7vparticipate7vin7vthe7vimplementation7vof7vr
esearch7vinto7vpractice.7vThis7vmeans7vthat7vthe7vBSN7vnurse:
a. develops7vevidence-based7vguidelines.
b. designs7vresearch7vstudies7von7vwhich7vprotocols7vmay7vbe7vbased.
c. evaluates7vand7vrevises7vevidence-based7vprotocols.
d. reads7vand7vcritically7vappraises7vexisting7vstudies.
ANS:7 v D
Nurses7vwith7va7vBachelor7vof7vScience7vin7vNursing7v(BSN)7vdegree7vhave7vknowledge7vof7vthe7vr
esearch7vprocess7vand7vskills7vin7vreading7vand7vcritically7vappraising7vstudies.7vThey7vuse7vthe7vb
est7vresearch7vevidence7vin7vpractice7vwith7vguidance.7vNurses7vwith7va7vBSN7valso7vassist7vwith7vpr
oblem7videntification7vand7vdata7vcollection.7vNurses7vwith7va7vMaster7vof7vScience7vin7vNursing7v(
MSN)7vcritically7vappraise7vand7vsynthesize7vfindings7vfrom7vstudies7vto7vrevise7vor7vdevelop7vprot
ocols,7valgorithms,7vor7vpolicies7vfor7vuse7vin7vpractice.7vNurses7vwith7va7vDoctor7vof7vNursing7vPra
ctice7v(DNP)7vdevelop,7vimplement,7vand7vevaluate7vevidence-
based7vguidelines.7vNurses7vwith7va7vDoctor7vof7vPhilosophy7v(PhD)7vassume7va7vmajor7vrole7vin7v
conducting7vresearch.
DIF: Cognitive7vLevel:7vAnalysis
2. A7vstudy7vis7vdesigned7vto7vtest7vthe7videa7vof7vproviding7vcompanion7vdogs7vto7velders7vin7va7vmajor
hospital,7vin7vorder7vto7vdetermine7vthe7veffect7vupon7vthe7velders’7vlevel7vof7vorientation.7vThis7vt
7v
ype7vof7vstudy7vcan7vdo7vwhich7vof7vthe7vfollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:7 v A
Control7vis7vthe7vability7vto7vmanipulate7vthe7vsituation7vto7vproduce7vthe7vdesired7voutcome.7vDescriptio
n7vinvolves7vobserving7vand7vdocumenting7vnursing7vphenomena,7vproviding7va7vsnapshot7vof7vreality.
Explanation7vclarifies7vthe7vrelationships7vamong7vconcepts7vand7vvariables7vwith7vthe7vgoal7vof7v
understanding7vhow7vthey7vwork7vwith7veach7vother.7vPrediction7vinvolves7vestimating7vthe7vproba
bility7vof7va7vspecific7voutcome7vin7va7vgiven7vsituation.
DIF: Cognitive7vLevel:7vApplication
3. A7vresearcher7vwants7vto7vknow7vwhether7vchildren7vwith7vautism7vwho7vare7vhospitalized7vin7va7vp
ediatric7vward7vwill7vrequire7vmore7vhours7vof7vnursing7vcare7vthan7vthe7vaverage7vchild,7vwhen7vt
he7vparents7vor7vcaregivers7vare7vnot7vpresent.7vWhat7vtype7vof7vresearch7voutcome7vdoes7vthis7vp
rovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:7 v D
, Prediction7vinvolves7vestimating7vthe7vprobability7vof7va7vspecific7voutcome7vin7va7vgiven7vsituatio
n.7vControl7vis7vthe7vability7vto7vmanipulate7vthe7vsituation7vto7vproduce7vthe7vdesired7voutcome.7vDe
scription7vinvolves7vobserving7vand7vdocumenting7vnursing7vphenomena,7vproviding7va7vsnapsho
t7vof7vreality.
Explanation7vclarifies7vthe7vrelationships7vamong7vconcepts7vand7vvariables7vwith7vthe7vgoal7vof7vun
derstanding7vhow7vthey7vwork7vwith7veach7vother.
DIF: Cognitive7vLevel:7vApplication
4. Despite7vthe7vpresence7vof7van7vintraventricular7vdrain,7vthe7vintracranial7vpressure7vof7va7vpatient7
vin7vneurological7vintensive7vcare7vremains7vincreased.7vThe7vnurse7vrecalibrates7vthe7vmachine,7vm
akes7vsure7vthe7vmonitor7vis7von7vthe7vsame7vlevel7vas7vthe7vdrain,7vchecks7vall7vconnections,7vand7v
then7vnotifies7vthe7vphysician,7vwho7vcomes7vto7vthe7vunit7vand7vinserts7va7vnew7vdrain.7vWhat7vtyp
e7vof7vreasoning7vor7vthinking7vprompts7vthe7vnurse7vto7vrecalibrate,7vassure7vproper7vplacement,7v
and7vcheck7vconnections?
a. Abstract7vthinking
b. Concrete7vthinking
c. Logical7vreasoning
d. Dialectical7vreasoning
ANS:7 v C
Logical7vreasoning7vis7vused7vto7vdissect7vcomponents7vof7va7vsituation7vor7vconclusion,7vexamine7veac
h7vcarefully,7vand7vanalyze7vrelationships7vamong7vthe7vparts.7vAbstract7vthinking7vis7voriented7vtoward7v
the7vdevelopment7vof7van7videa7vwithout7vapplication7vto,7vor7vassociation7vwith,7va7vparticular7vinstanc
e.
Concrete7vthinking7vis7voriented7vtoward7vand7vlimited7vby7vtangible7vthings7vor7vby7vevents7vthat7v
are7vobserved7vand7vexperienced7vin7vreality.7vDialectical7vreasoning7vinvolves7vlooking7vat7vsituati
ons7vin7va7vholistic7vway.
DIF: Cognitive7vLevel:7vApplication
5. A7vnurse7vwith7vconsiderable7vclinical7vexpertise7vdevelops7va7vpolicy7vfor7vmanaging7vagitated7vp
atients7vin7vthe7vEmergency7vDepartment.7vThe7vresultant7vpolicy7vemanates7vfrom:
a. abstract7vthinking.
b. concrete7vthinking.
c. operational7vreasoning.
d. dialectical7vreasoning.
ANS:7 v A
Abstract7vthinking7vis7voriented7vtoward7vthe7vdevelopment7vof7van7videa7vwithout7vapplication7vt
o,7vor7vassociation7vwith,7va7vparticular7vinstance.7vConcrete7vthinking7vis7voriented7vtoward7vand7v
limited7vby7vtangible7vthings7vor7vby7vevents7vthat7vare7vobserved7vand7vexperienced7vin7vreality.7v
Operational7vreasoning7vis7vthe7videntification7vof7vand7vdiscrimination7vamong7vmany7valternative
s7vand7vviewpoints.7vDialectical7vreasoning7vinvolves7vlooking7vat7vsituations7vin7va7vholistic7vway
.
DIF: Cognitive7vLevel:7vApplication
6. A7vnurse7vwith7vconsiderable7vclinical7vexpertise7vdevelops7va7vpolicy7vfor7vmanaging7vagitated7vp
atients7vin7vthe7vEmergency7vDepartment.7vThe7vtype7vof7vreasoning7vthe7vnurse7vuses7vto7vdo7vth
is7vis:
a. problematic7vreasoning.
b. operational7vreasoning.
c. collaborative7vreasoning.
d. inductive7vreasoning.
GROVE’S, THE PRACTICE OF NURSING
RESEARCH 9TH EDITION: By GROVE &
JENNIFER R. GRAY | ALL CHAPTERS COVERED
,TABLE OF CONTENT
Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research
1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
2. Evolution of Research in Building Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
3. Introduction to Quantitative Research
4. Introduction to Qualitative Research
Unit Two: The Research Process
5. Research Problem and Purpose
6. Objectives, Questions, Variables, and Hypotheses
7. Review of Relevant Literature
8. Frameworks
9. Ethics in Research
10. Quantitative Methodology: Noninterventional Designs and Methods
11. Quantitative Methodology: Interventional Designs and Methods
12. Qualitative Research Methods
13. Outcomes Research
14. Mixed Methods Research
15. Sampling
16. Measurement Concepts
17. Measurement Methods Used in Developing Evidence-Based Practice
Unit Three: Putting It All Together for Evidence-Based Health Care
18. Critical Appraisal of Nursing Studies
19. Evidence Synthesis and Strategies for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice
Unit Four: Analyzing Data, Determining Outcomes, and Disseminating Research
20. Collecting and Managing Data
21. Introduction to Statistical Analysis
22. Using Statistics to Describe Variables
23. Using Statistics to Examine Relationships
24. Using Statistics to Predict
25 Using Statistics to Determine Differences
26. Interpreting Research Outcomes
27. Disseminating Research Findings
Unit Five: Proposing and Seeking Funding for Research
28. Writing Research Proposals
29. Seeking Funding for Research
,Chapter7v01:7vDiscovering7vthe7vWorld7vof7vNursing7vResearch
MULTIPLE7vCHOICE
1. Nurses7vwith7va7vbachelor’s7vdegree7vin7vnursing7vcan7vparticipate7vin7vthe7vimplementation7vof7vr
esearch7vinto7vpractice.7vThis7vmeans7vthat7vthe7vBSN7vnurse:
a. develops7vevidence-based7vguidelines.
b. designs7vresearch7vstudies7von7vwhich7vprotocols7vmay7vbe7vbased.
c. evaluates7vand7vrevises7vevidence-based7vprotocols.
d. reads7vand7vcritically7vappraises7vexisting7vstudies.
ANS:7 v D
Nurses7vwith7va7vBachelor7vof7vScience7vin7vNursing7v(BSN)7vdegree7vhave7vknowledge7vof7vthe7vr
esearch7vprocess7vand7vskills7vin7vreading7vand7vcritically7vappraising7vstudies.7vThey7vuse7vthe7vb
est7vresearch7vevidence7vin7vpractice7vwith7vguidance.7vNurses7vwith7va7vBSN7valso7vassist7vwith7vpr
oblem7videntification7vand7vdata7vcollection.7vNurses7vwith7va7vMaster7vof7vScience7vin7vNursing7v(
MSN)7vcritically7vappraise7vand7vsynthesize7vfindings7vfrom7vstudies7vto7vrevise7vor7vdevelop7vprot
ocols,7valgorithms,7vor7vpolicies7vfor7vuse7vin7vpractice.7vNurses7vwith7va7vDoctor7vof7vNursing7vPra
ctice7v(DNP)7vdevelop,7vimplement,7vand7vevaluate7vevidence-
based7vguidelines.7vNurses7vwith7va7vDoctor7vof7vPhilosophy7v(PhD)7vassume7va7vmajor7vrole7vin7v
conducting7vresearch.
DIF: Cognitive7vLevel:7vAnalysis
2. A7vstudy7vis7vdesigned7vto7vtest7vthe7videa7vof7vproviding7vcompanion7vdogs7vto7velders7vin7va7vmajor
hospital,7vin7vorder7vto7vdetermine7vthe7veffect7vupon7vthe7velders’7vlevel7vof7vorientation.7vThis7vt
7v
ype7vof7vstudy7vcan7vdo7vwhich7vof7vthe7vfollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS:7 v A
Control7vis7vthe7vability7vto7vmanipulate7vthe7vsituation7vto7vproduce7vthe7vdesired7voutcome.7vDescriptio
n7vinvolves7vobserving7vand7vdocumenting7vnursing7vphenomena,7vproviding7va7vsnapshot7vof7vreality.
Explanation7vclarifies7vthe7vrelationships7vamong7vconcepts7vand7vvariables7vwith7vthe7vgoal7vof7v
understanding7vhow7vthey7vwork7vwith7veach7vother.7vPrediction7vinvolves7vestimating7vthe7vproba
bility7vof7va7vspecific7voutcome7vin7va7vgiven7vsituation.
DIF: Cognitive7vLevel:7vApplication
3. A7vresearcher7vwants7vto7vknow7vwhether7vchildren7vwith7vautism7vwho7vare7vhospitalized7vin7va7vp
ediatric7vward7vwill7vrequire7vmore7vhours7vof7vnursing7vcare7vthan7vthe7vaverage7vchild,7vwhen7vt
he7vparents7vor7vcaregivers7vare7vnot7vpresent.7vWhat7vtype7vof7vresearch7voutcome7vdoes7vthis7vp
rovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:7 v D
, Prediction7vinvolves7vestimating7vthe7vprobability7vof7va7vspecific7voutcome7vin7va7vgiven7vsituatio
n.7vControl7vis7vthe7vability7vto7vmanipulate7vthe7vsituation7vto7vproduce7vthe7vdesired7voutcome.7vDe
scription7vinvolves7vobserving7vand7vdocumenting7vnursing7vphenomena,7vproviding7va7vsnapsho
t7vof7vreality.
Explanation7vclarifies7vthe7vrelationships7vamong7vconcepts7vand7vvariables7vwith7vthe7vgoal7vof7vun
derstanding7vhow7vthey7vwork7vwith7veach7vother.
DIF: Cognitive7vLevel:7vApplication
4. Despite7vthe7vpresence7vof7van7vintraventricular7vdrain,7vthe7vintracranial7vpressure7vof7va7vpatient7
vin7vneurological7vintensive7vcare7vremains7vincreased.7vThe7vnurse7vrecalibrates7vthe7vmachine,7vm
akes7vsure7vthe7vmonitor7vis7von7vthe7vsame7vlevel7vas7vthe7vdrain,7vchecks7vall7vconnections,7vand7v
then7vnotifies7vthe7vphysician,7vwho7vcomes7vto7vthe7vunit7vand7vinserts7va7vnew7vdrain.7vWhat7vtyp
e7vof7vreasoning7vor7vthinking7vprompts7vthe7vnurse7vto7vrecalibrate,7vassure7vproper7vplacement,7v
and7vcheck7vconnections?
a. Abstract7vthinking
b. Concrete7vthinking
c. Logical7vreasoning
d. Dialectical7vreasoning
ANS:7 v C
Logical7vreasoning7vis7vused7vto7vdissect7vcomponents7vof7va7vsituation7vor7vconclusion,7vexamine7veac
h7vcarefully,7vand7vanalyze7vrelationships7vamong7vthe7vparts.7vAbstract7vthinking7vis7voriented7vtoward7v
the7vdevelopment7vof7van7videa7vwithout7vapplication7vto,7vor7vassociation7vwith,7va7vparticular7vinstanc
e.
Concrete7vthinking7vis7voriented7vtoward7vand7vlimited7vby7vtangible7vthings7vor7vby7vevents7vthat7v
are7vobserved7vand7vexperienced7vin7vreality.7vDialectical7vreasoning7vinvolves7vlooking7vat7vsituati
ons7vin7va7vholistic7vway.
DIF: Cognitive7vLevel:7vApplication
5. A7vnurse7vwith7vconsiderable7vclinical7vexpertise7vdevelops7va7vpolicy7vfor7vmanaging7vagitated7vp
atients7vin7vthe7vEmergency7vDepartment.7vThe7vresultant7vpolicy7vemanates7vfrom:
a. abstract7vthinking.
b. concrete7vthinking.
c. operational7vreasoning.
d. dialectical7vreasoning.
ANS:7 v A
Abstract7vthinking7vis7voriented7vtoward7vthe7vdevelopment7vof7van7videa7vwithout7vapplication7vt
o,7vor7vassociation7vwith,7va7vparticular7vinstance.7vConcrete7vthinking7vis7voriented7vtoward7vand7v
limited7vby7vtangible7vthings7vor7vby7vevents7vthat7vare7vobserved7vand7vexperienced7vin7vreality.7v
Operational7vreasoning7vis7vthe7videntification7vof7vand7vdiscrimination7vamong7vmany7valternative
s7vand7vviewpoints.7vDialectical7vreasoning7vinvolves7vlooking7vat7vsituations7vin7va7vholistic7vway
.
DIF: Cognitive7vLevel:7vApplication
6. A7vnurse7vwith7vconsiderable7vclinical7vexpertise7vdevelops7va7vpolicy7vfor7vmanaging7vagitated7vp
atients7vin7vthe7vEmergency7vDepartment.7vThe7vtype7vof7vreasoning7vthe7vnurse7vuses7vto7vdo7vth
is7vis:
a. problematic7vreasoning.
b. operational7vreasoning.
c. collaborative7vreasoning.
d. inductive7vreasoning.