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TablefgoffgContents:
Chapterfg1fgIntroducingfgNursingfgResearchfgforfgEvidence-BasedfgPractice
Chapterfg2fgUnderstandingfgKeyfgConceptsfgandfgStepsfginfgQuantitativefgandfgQualitative
Research
Chapterfg3fgReadingfgandfgCriticallyfgAppraisingfgResearchfgArticles
Chapterfg4fgAttendingfgtofgEthicsfginfgResearch
Chapterfg5fgIdentifyingfgResearchfgProblems,fgResearchfgQuestions,fgandfgHypotheses
Chapterfg6fgFindingfgandfgReviewingfgResearchfgEvidencefginfgthefgLiterature
Chapterfg7fgUnderstandingfgTheoreticalfgandfgConceptualfgFrameworks
Chapterfg8fgAppraisingfgQuantitativefgResearchfgDesign
Chapterfg9fgAppraisingfgSamplingfgandfgDatafgCollectionfginfgQuantitativefgStudies
Chapterfg10fgAppraisingfgQualitativefgDesignsfgandfgApproaches
Chapterfg11fgAppraisingfgSamplingfgandfgDatafgCollectionfginfgQualitativefgStudies
Chapterfg12fgUnderstandingfgMixedfgMethodsfgResearch,fgQualityfgImprovement,fgandfgOth
er
SpecialfgTypesfgoffgResearch
Chapterfg13fgUnderstandingfgStatisticalfgAnalysisfgoffgQuantitativefgData
Chapterfg14fgInterpretingfgQuantitativefgFindingsfgandfgEvaluatingfgClinicalfgSignificance
Chapterfg15fgUnderstandingfgthefgAnalysisfgoffgQualitativefgData
Chapterfg16fgAppraisingfgTrustworthinessfgandfgIntegrityfginfgQualitativefgResearch
Chapterfg17fgLearningfgFromfgSystematicfgReviews
Chapterfg18fgPuttingfgResearchfgEvidencefgIntofgPractice:fgEvidence-BasedfgPracticefgand
Practice-BasedfgEvidence
,CHAPTERfg1:fgIntroducingfgNursingfgResearchfgForfgEvidence-BasedfgPractice
EssentialsfgoffgNursingfgResearch:fgAppraisingfgEvidencefgforfgNursingfgPracticefg9thfgEditionfgbyfgPolit,fgBeck
1. Whichfgoffgthefgfollowingfggroupsfgwouldfgbefgbestfgservedfgbyfgthefgdevelopmentfgoffgafgs
cientificfgbasefgforfgnursingfgpractice?
A) Nursingfgadministrators
B) Practicingfgnurses
C) Nurses'fgclients
D) Healthfgcarefgpolicymakers
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boutfgissuesfgoffgimportancefgtofgnursesfgandfgtheirfgclients.fgNursefgleadersfgrecognizefgthefg
needfgtofgbasefgspecificfgnursingfgdecisionsfgonfgevidencefgindicatingfgthatfgthefgdecisionsfg
arefgclinicallyfgappropriate,fgcost-
effective,fgandfgresultfginfgpositivefgclientfgoutcomes.fgAlthoughfgallfgoffgthefgpeoplefglistedf
gwouldfgbenefitfgfromfgthefgdevelopmentfgoffgafgscientificfgbasefgforfgnursingfgpractice,fgulti
matelyfgitfgisfgthefgclientsfgthemselvesfgwhofgwouldfgmostfgbenefit,fgasfgtheyfgwouldfgthenfgr
eceivefgthefgmostfgappropriatefgandfgmostfgeffectivefgcare.
2. Anfgespeciallyfgimportantfggoalfgforfgthefgnursingfgprofessionfgisfgtofgdofgwhichfgoffgthefgfollowing?
A) Conductfgresearchfgtofgbetterfgunderstandfgthefgcontextfgoffgnursingfgpractice
B) Establishfgafgsolidfgbasefgoffgevidencefgforfgpracticefgthroughfgdisciplinedfgresearch
C) Documentfgthefgrolefgnursingfgservesfginfgsociety
D) Establishfgresearchfgpriorities
Ans:fgBfgF
eedback:
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efgtheirfgpracticefgonfgevidencefgfromfgresearch.fgEvidence-
basedfgpracticefgisfgthefgusefgoffgthefgbestfgevidencefginfgmakingfgpatientfgcarefgdecisionsfga
ndfgtypicallyfgcomesfgfromfgresearchfgconductedfgbyfgnursesfgandfgotherfghealth-
carefgprofessionals.fgAllfgoffgthefgotherfganswersfgarefgpossiblefggoalsfgforfgthefgnursingfgprof
ession,fgbutfgnonefgisfgasfgimportantfgasfgestablishingfgevidencefgforfgpractice.
3. Whichfgoffgthefgfollowingfgisfgafgfundamentalfgbelieffgoffgthosefgwhofgholdfgtofgthefgconstr
uctivistfgparadigm?
A) Afgfixedfgrealityfgexistsfginfgnaturefgforfghumansfgtofgunderstand
B) Thefgnaturefgoffgrealityfghasfgchangedfgoverfgtime
C) Realityfgisfgmultiplyfgconstructedfgandfgmultiplyfginterpretedfgbyfghumans
D) Realityfgcannotfgbefgstudiedfgempirically
Ans:fgCfgF
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Infgthefgconstructivistfgparadigm,fgitfgisfgassumedfgthatfgrealityfgisfgnotfgafgfixedfgentityfgbutf
gisfgratherfgafgconstructionfgoffghumanfgminds,fgandfgthusfg“truth”fgisfgafgcompositefgoffgmulti
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efgstudiedfgempirically.
Belieffginfgafgfixedfgrealityfgthatfgexistsfginfgnaturefgforfghumansfgtofgunderstandfgwouldfgbefgan
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singfgPracticefg9thfgEditionfgbyfgPolit,fgBeck
TablefgoffgContents:
Chapterfg1fgIntroducingfgNursingfgResearchfgforfgEvidence-BasedfgPractice
Chapterfg2fgUnderstandingfgKeyfgConceptsfgandfgStepsfginfgQuantitativefgandfgQualitative
Research
Chapterfg3fgReadingfgandfgCriticallyfgAppraisingfgResearchfgArticles
Chapterfg4fgAttendingfgtofgEthicsfginfgResearch
Chapterfg5fgIdentifyingfgResearchfgProblems,fgResearchfgQuestions,fgandfgHypotheses
Chapterfg6fgFindingfgandfgReviewingfgResearchfgEvidencefginfgthefgLiterature
Chapterfg7fgUnderstandingfgTheoreticalfgandfgConceptualfgFrameworks
Chapterfg8fgAppraisingfgQuantitativefgResearchfgDesign
Chapterfg9fgAppraisingfgSamplingfgandfgDatafgCollectionfginfgQuantitativefgStudies
Chapterfg10fgAppraisingfgQualitativefgDesignsfgandfgApproaches
Chapterfg11fgAppraisingfgSamplingfgandfgDatafgCollectionfginfgQualitativefgStudies
Chapterfg12fgUnderstandingfgMixedfgMethodsfgResearch,fgQualityfgImprovement,fgandfgOth
er
SpecialfgTypesfgoffgResearch
Chapterfg13fgUnderstandingfgStatisticalfgAnalysisfgoffgQuantitativefgData
Chapterfg14fgInterpretingfgQuantitativefgFindingsfgandfgEvaluatingfgClinicalfgSignificance
Chapterfg15fgUnderstandingfgthefgAnalysisfgoffgQualitativefgData
Chapterfg16fgAppraisingfgTrustworthinessfgandfgIntegrityfginfgQualitativefgResearch
Chapterfg17fgLearningfgFromfgSystematicfgReviews
Chapterfg18fgPuttingfgResearchfgEvidencefgIntofgPractice:fgEvidence-BasedfgPracticefgand
Practice-BasedfgEvidence
,CHAPTERfg1:fgIntroducingfgNursingfgResearchfgForfgEvidence-BasedfgPractice
EssentialsfgoffgNursingfgResearch:fgAppraisingfgEvidencefgforfgNursingfgPracticefg9thfgEditionfgbyfgPolit,fgBeck
1. Whichfgoffgthefgfollowingfggroupsfgwouldfgbefgbestfgservedfgbyfgthefgdevelopmentfgoffgafgs
cientificfgbasefgforfgnursingfgpractice?
A) Nursingfgadministrators
B) Practicingfgnurses
C) Nurses'fgclients
D) Healthfgcarefgpolicymakers
Ans:fgCfgF
eedback:
Nursingfgresearchfgisfgsystematicfginquiryfgdesignedfgtofgdevelopfgtrustworthyfgevidencefga
boutfgissuesfgoffgimportancefgtofgnursesfgandfgtheirfgclients.fgNursefgleadersfgrecognizefgthefg
needfgtofgbasefgspecificfgnursingfgdecisionsfgonfgevidencefgindicatingfgthatfgthefgdecisionsfg
arefgclinicallyfgappropriate,fgcost-
effective,fgandfgresultfginfgpositivefgclientfgoutcomes.fgAlthoughfgallfgoffgthefgpeoplefglistedf
gwouldfgbenefitfgfromfgthefgdevelopmentfgoffgafgscientificfgbasefgforfgnursingfgpractice,fgulti
matelyfgitfgisfgthefgclientsfgthemselvesfgwhofgwouldfgmostfgbenefit,fgasfgtheyfgwouldfgthenfgr
eceivefgthefgmostfgappropriatefgandfgmostfgeffectivefgcare.
2. Anfgespeciallyfgimportantfggoalfgforfgthefgnursingfgprofessionfgisfgtofgdofgwhichfgoffgthefgfollowing?
A) Conductfgresearchfgtofgbetterfgunderstandfgthefgcontextfgoffgnursingfgpractice
B) Establishfgafgsolidfgbasefgoffgevidencefgforfgpracticefgthroughfgdisciplinedfgresearch
C) Documentfgthefgrolefgnursingfgservesfginfgsociety
D) Establishfgresearchfgpriorities
Ans:fgBfgF
eedback:
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efgtheirfgpracticefgonfgevidencefgfromfgresearch.fgEvidence-
basedfgpracticefgisfgthefgusefgoffgthefgbestfgevidencefginfgmakingfgpatientfgcarefgdecisionsfga
ndfgtypicallyfgcomesfgfromfgresearchfgconductedfgbyfgnursesfgandfgotherfghealth-
carefgprofessionals.fgAllfgoffgthefgotherfganswersfgarefgpossiblefggoalsfgforfgthefgnursingfgprof
ession,fgbutfgnonefgisfgasfgimportantfgasfgestablishingfgevidencefgforfgpractice.
3. Whichfgoffgthefgfollowingfgisfgafgfundamentalfgbelieffgoffgthosefgwhofgholdfgtofgthefgconstr
uctivistfgparadigm?
A) Afgfixedfgrealityfgexistsfginfgnaturefgforfghumansfgtofgunderstand
B) Thefgnaturefgoffgrealityfghasfgchangedfgoverfgtime
C) Realityfgisfgmultiplyfgconstructedfgandfgmultiplyfginterpretedfgbyfghumans
D) Realityfgcannotfgbefgstudiedfgempirically
Ans:fgCfgF
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Infgthefgconstructivistfgparadigm,fgitfgisfgassumedfgthatfgrealityfgisfgnotfgafgfixedfgentityfgbutf
gisfgratherfgafgconstructionfgoffghumanfgminds,fgandfgthusfg“truth”fgisfgafgcompositefgoffgmulti
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efgstudiedfgempirically.
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