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ThemPracticemofmNursingmResearchm8thmEditionmTestmBank
Chapterm1.mDiscoveringmthemWorldmofmNursingmResearch
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Whichmbestmdescribesmevidence-based-practicem(EBP)?
a.Amcombinationmofmbestmresearchmevidence,mclinicalmexpertise,mandmthemneedsmandmvalues
mofmpatients.
b.Amdeterminationmofmthemfactorsmnecessarymtomcontrolmpatientmresponsesmtomca
re.mc.Themdevelopmentmofmpopulationmcaremguidelinesmapplicablemtomallmpatients
.
d.Themutilizationmofmquantitativemandmqualitativemstudiesmtomenhancempatientmoutcomes.
ANS:mA
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AEvidence-
basedmpracticemevolvesmfrommthemintegrationmofmthembestmresearchmevidencemwithmclinical
mexpertisemandmpatientmneedsmandmvalues.
BStudiesmthatmattemptmtomfindmdeterminantsmofmpatientmoutcomesmaremgenerallymexperimental
morm
quasi-experimental.mTheymmaymbemusedmtomguidemEBPmbutmdomnotmcompletelymdefinemit.
CEBPmismamcombinationmofmguidelinesmandmspecificmpatientmneedsmandmvalues.
DQuantitativemandmqualitativemstudiesmappliedmtomthemevaluationmofmpatientmoutcomesmarempart
mofm
EBPmbutmdomnotmcompletelymdefinemEBP.
PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemlevel:mRememberingm(Knowledg
e)mREF:mMCS:m3
2. Themnursemismcollectingmdatamaboutmthemsleepmpatternsmofmbreastfedmbabiesmasmpartmofmamlarg
ermresearchmstudy.mWhichmresearchmmethodmwillmthemnursemusemwhenmcollectingmdatamformthisms
tudy?
a.Controlmb.D
escriptionmc.E
xplanationmd.
Prediction
ANS:mB
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AControlmcanmbemdescribedmasmthemabilitymtomwritemamprescriptionmtomproducemthemdesiredmoutcome.
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BmDescriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamandmt
hemrelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.
CmExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainmeve
ntsmoccur.
DmThroughmprediction,mthemprobabilitymofmamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgivenmsituati
on.mPTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemlevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension)
REF:mMCS:m6
3. Themnursemismparticipatingminmamstudymandmismcollectingmdatamidentifyingmthemnumbermofmobesem
adultsmwhosemparentsmweremalsomobesemormoverweight.mWhichmresearchmmethodmismbeingmusedminmt
hismstudy?
a.Controlmb.D
escriptionmc.E
xplanationmd.
Prediction
ANS:mD
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AControlmindicatesmthemabilitymtomusemamprescribedminterventionmtomproducemamdesiredmoutcome.
BDescriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamandmt
hemrelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.
CExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainmeven
tsmoccur.
DThroughmpredictionmthemprobabilitymofmamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgivenmsituati
on.mBymknowingmthempercentagemofmparentsmofmobesemadultsmwhomweremobese,mthemprobabilitymo
fmpredictingmthismmaymbemcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitivemlevel:mApplyingm(Application
)mREF:mpp.m7-8
4. Themnursemreviewsmamstudyminmwhichmadherencemtomanmasthmamactionmplanmismcomparedmamongm
groupsmofmadolescentsmwhomreceivedmdifferentmasthmameducation.mWhichmresearchmmethodmdoesmt
hismrepresent?
a.Controlmb.D
escriptionmc.E
xplanation
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d.mPrediction
ANS:mC
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AmControlmindicatesmthemabilitymtomusemamprescribedminterventionmtomproducemamdesiredmoutcome.
BmDescriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamandmt
hemrelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.
CmExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainmeve
ntsmoccur.
DmThroughmprediction,mthemprobabilitymofmamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgivenmsituati
on.mPTS:1DIF:Cognitivemlevel:mApplyingm(Application)
REF:mMCS:m7
5. Amnursemmanagermisminterestedminmlearningmwhichmattitudesmamongmstaffmnursesmmaymindicatemr
elativemriskmofmneedle-
stickminjuries.mTomstudymthis,mthemnursemmanagermwillmemploymwhichmmethodmofmstudy?
a.Controlmb.D
escriptionmc.E
xplanationmd.
Prediction
ANS:mD
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AControlmindicatesmthemabilitymtomusemamprescribedminterventionmtomproducemamdesiredmoutcome.
BExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainmeven
tsmoccur.
CDescriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamandmt
hemrelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.
DThroughmprediction,mthemprobabilitymofmamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgivenmsituati
on.mPTS:1DIF:Cognitivemlevel:mApplyingm(Application)
REF:mpp.m7-8
6. WhichmismthemmostmimportantmresultmofmFlorencemNightingalesmdatamcollectionmandmstatisti
calmanalysismduringmthemCrimeanmWar?