TESTBANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING: THE RESEARCH
PRACTICE CONNECTION 5th EDITION
, Chapter 1 The Research-Practice Connection
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, medical centeral expertise, and
the needs and values of clients.
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control client
responses to care.
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all
clients.
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance client outcomes.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-A
REASONING:
A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research
evidence with medical centeral expertise and client needs and values.
B Studies that attempt to find determinants of client outcomes are generally
experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not
completely define it.
C EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific client needs and values. D
Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of client
outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering
(Knowledge) REF: dm. 3
• The nursing attendant is collecting data about the sleep patterns of
breastfed babies as part of a larger research study. Which research
method will the nursing attendant use when collecting data for this study?
a.Control
b.Description
c.explanation
d.Prediction
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
REASONING:
AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: dm. 6
• The nursing attendant is participating in a study and is collecting data
identifying the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or
overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
a.Co ntrol
b.De scrip tion
c.Ex plan atio n
,d.Pr edict ion
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
REASONING:
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
CExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
certain events occur.
DThrough prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a
given situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were
obese, the probability of predicting this may be calculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying
(Application) REF: pp. 7-8
• The nursing attendant reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma
action plan is compared among groups of adolescents who received
different asthma education. Which research method does this represent?
a.Co ntrol
b.De scrip tion
c.Ex plan atio n
d. Prediction
ACCURATE
ANSWER:-C
REASONING:
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: dm. 7
• A nursing attendant manager is interested in learning which attitudes among
staff nursing attendants may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To
study this, the nursing attendant manager will employ which method of study?
a.Co ntrol
b.De scrip tion
c.Ex plan atio n
d.Pr edict ion
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
REASONING:
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
certain events occur.
CDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
, phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
DThrough prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation. PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
• Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection
and statistical analysis during the Crimean War?
a.Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public.
b.Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing
documentation. c.Identifying and defining the role of nursing
attendants in modern health care.
d.Using medical centeral research to evaluate the importance of sanitation,
clean drinking water, and adequate nutrition.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
REASONING:
AThis was not the most
important result BThis was not
the most important result
CThis was not the most
important result
DNightingales research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, and
social changes, including the militarys approach to the care of the sick and societys
sense of responsibility for testing public water, improving sanitation, and preventing
starvation to decrease morbidity and mortality rates.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding
(Comprehension) REF: dm. 11
• The nursing attendant participates in data collection in a study in which two
different pain management protocols are used with randomly assigned clients
to measure differences in postoperative recovery time. Which method of
study is this?
a.Co ntrol
b.Co rrela tion
c.De scrip tion
d.Ex plan
ation
ACCURATE ANSWER:-A
REASONING:
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BCorrelation examines the relationships between different phenomena.
CDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
DExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
certain events occur.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying
(Application) REF: dm. 8
• The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late
1960s and 1970s served to:
PRACTICE CONNECTION 5th EDITION
, Chapter 1 The Research-Practice Connection
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, medical centeral expertise, and
the needs and values of clients.
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control client
responses to care.
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all
clients.
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance client outcomes.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-A
REASONING:
A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research
evidence with medical centeral expertise and client needs and values.
B Studies that attempt to find determinants of client outcomes are generally
experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not
completely define it.
C EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific client needs and values. D
Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of client
outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering
(Knowledge) REF: dm. 3
• The nursing attendant is collecting data about the sleep patterns of
breastfed babies as part of a larger research study. Which research
method will the nursing attendant use when collecting data for this study?
a.Control
b.Description
c.explanation
d.Prediction
ACCURATE ANSWER:-B
REASONING:
AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: dm. 6
• The nursing attendant is participating in a study and is collecting data
identifying the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or
overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
a.Co ntrol
b.De scrip tion
c.Ex plan atio n
,d.Pr edict ion
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
REASONING:
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
CExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
certain events occur.
DThrough prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a
given situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were
obese, the probability of predicting this may be calculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying
(Application) REF: pp. 7-8
• The nursing attendant reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma
action plan is compared among groups of adolescents who received
different asthma education. Which research method does this represent?
a.Co ntrol
b.De scrip tion
c.Ex plan atio n
d. Prediction
ACCURATE
ANSWER:-C
REASONING:
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: dm. 7
• A nursing attendant manager is interested in learning which attitudes among
staff nursing attendants may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To
study this, the nursing attendant manager will employ which method of study?
a.Co ntrol
b.De scrip tion
c.Ex plan atio n
d.Pr edict ion
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
REASONING:
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
certain events occur.
CDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
, phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
DThrough prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation. PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
• Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection
and statistical analysis during the Crimean War?
a.Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public.
b.Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing
documentation. c.Identifying and defining the role of nursing
attendants in modern health care.
d.Using medical centeral research to evaluate the importance of sanitation,
clean drinking water, and adequate nutrition.
ACCURATE ANSWER:-D
REASONING:
AThis was not the most
important result BThis was not
the most important result
CThis was not the most
important result
DNightingales research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, and
social changes, including the militarys approach to the care of the sick and societys
sense of responsibility for testing public water, improving sanitation, and preventing
starvation to decrease morbidity and mortality rates.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding
(Comprehension) REF: dm. 11
• The nursing attendant participates in data collection in a study in which two
different pain management protocols are used with randomly assigned clients
to measure differences in postoperative recovery time. Which method of
study is this?
a.Co ntrol
b.Co rrela tion
c.De scrip tion
d.Ex plan
ation
ACCURATE ANSWER:-A
REASONING:
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BCorrelation examines the relationships between different phenomena.
CDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
DExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
certain events occur.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying
(Application) REF: dm. 8
• The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late
1960s and 1970s served to:
