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Chapter 01: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zl
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of research int
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cess and skills in reading and critically appraising studies. They use the best research evidence i
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n practice with guidance. Nurses with a BSN also assist with problem identification and data coll
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ection. Nurses with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) critically appraise and synthesize find
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ings from studies to revise or develop protocols, algorithms, or policies for use in practice. Nurs
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es with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-
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based guidelines. Nurses with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) assume a major role in conducting
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research.
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order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. This type of study can do whic
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s observing and documenting nursing phenomena, providing a snapshot of reality.
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ding how they work with each other. Prediction involves estimating the probability of a specific
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3. A researcher wants to know whether children with autism who are hospitalized in a pediatric wa
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rd will require more hours of nursing care than the average child, when the parents or caregiver
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s are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
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a. Control
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ing how they work with each other.
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gical intensive care remains increased. The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the monit
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or is on the same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who
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comes to the unit and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning or thinking prompts the nurse t
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o recalibrate, assure proper placement, and check connections?
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an idea without application to, or association with, a particular instance.
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d and experienced in reality. Dialectical reasoning involves looking at situations in a holistic way
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5. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients in
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the Emergency Department. The resultant policy emanates from:
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hings or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Operational reasoning is the iden
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,TEST BANK Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research 9E
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Chapter 01: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zl
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of research int
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cess and skills in reading and critically appraising studies. They use the best research evidence i
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n practice with guidance. Nurses with a BSN also assist with problem identification and data coll
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ection. Nurses with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) critically appraise and synthesize find
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ings from studies to revise or develop protocols, algorithms, or policies for use in practice. Nurs
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es with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-
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based guidelines. Nurses with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) assume a major role in conducting
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research.
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order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. This type of study can do whic
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h of the following?
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s observing and documenting nursing phenomena, providing a snapshot of reality.
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outcome in a given situation. zl zl zl zl
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3. A researcher wants to know whether children with autism who are hospitalized in a pediatric wa
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rd will require more hours of nursing care than the average child, when the parents or caregiver
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s are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
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a. Control
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bserving and documenting nursing phenomena, providing a snapshot of reality.
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4. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of a patient in neurolo
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gical intensive care remains increased. The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the monit
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or is on the same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the physician, who
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comes to the unit and inserts a new drain. What type of reasoning or thinking prompts the nurse t
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o recalibrate, assure proper placement, and check connections?
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, and analyze relationships among the parts. Abstract thinking is oriented toward the development of
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an idea without application to, or association with, a particular instance.
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d and experienced in reality. Dialectical reasoning involves looking at situations in a holistic way
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.
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5. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients in
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the Emergency Department. The resultant policy emanates from:
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hings or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Operational reasoning is the iden
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