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ESSENTIALS OF NURSING RESEARCH: APP
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RAISING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING PRACTI
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CE 9TH EDITION BY DENISE POLIT, CHERYL
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,Test Bank For Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing
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Practice 9th Edition by Polit, Beck
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 2 Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative
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Research
Chapter 3 Reading and Critically Appraising Research Articles
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Chapter 4 Attending to Ethics in Research
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Chapter 5 Identifying Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
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Chapter 6 Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
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Chapter 7 Understanding Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
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Chapter 8 Appraising Quantitative Research Design
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Chapter 9 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
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Chapter 10 Appraising Qualitative Designs and Approaches
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Chapter 11 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
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Chapter 12 Understanding Mixed Methods Research, Quality Improvement, and Other
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Special Types of Research
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Chapter 13 Understanding Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
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Chapter 14 Interpreting Quantitative Findings and Evaluating Clinical Significance
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Chapter 15 Understanding the Analysis of Qualitative Data
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Chapter 16 Appraising Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
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Chapter 17 Learning From Systematic Reviews
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Chapter 18 Putting Research Evidence Into Practice: Evidence-Based Practice and
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,CHAPTER 1: Introducing Nursing Research For Evidence-Based Practice
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Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice 9th Edition by Polit, Beck
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1. Which of the following groups would be best served by the development of a scientifi
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c base for nursing practice?
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A) Nursing administrators S!
B) Practicing nurses S!
C) Nurses' clients S!
D) Health care policymakers S! S!
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eedback:
Nursing research is systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about
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issues of importance to nurses and their clients. Nurse leaders recognize the need to bas
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e specific nursing decisions on evidence indicating that the decisions are clinically app
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effective, and result in positive client outcomes. Although all of the people listed woul
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d benefit from the development of a scientific base for nursing practice, ultimately it is
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the clients themselves who would most benefit, as they would then receive the most a
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ppropriate and most effective care. S! S! S! S!
2. An especially important goal for the nursing profession is to do which of the following?
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A) Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S!
B) Establish a solid base of evidence for practice through disciplined research S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S!
C) Document the role nursing serves in society S! S! S! S! S! S!
D) Establish research priorities S! S!
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eedback:
Nurses are increasingly expected to understand and undertake research and to base thei
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r practice on evidence from research. Evidence-
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based practice is the use of the best evidence in making patient care decisions and typi
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cally comes from research conducted by nurses and other health-
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care professionals. All of the other answers are possible goals for the nursing profession
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, but none is as important as establishing evidence for practice.
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3. Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the constructivis
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A) A fixed reality exists in nature for humans to understand
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B) The nature of reality has changed over time S! S! S! S! S! S! S!
C) Reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S!
D) Reality cannot be studied empirically S! S! S! S!
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In the constructivist paradigm, it is assumed that reality is not a fixed entity but is rath
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er a construction of human minds, and thus “truth” is a composite of multiple constructi
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, ons of reality. However, constructivists do believe that reality can be studied empirical
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ly.
Belief in a fixed reality that exists in nature for humans to understand would be an
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ESSENTIALS OF NURSING RESEARCH: APP
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RAISING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING PRACTI
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CE 9TH EDITION BY DENISE POLIT, CHERYL
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BECK
TEST BANK S !
,Test Bank For Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing
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Practice 9th Edition by Polit, Beck
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 2 Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative
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Research
Chapter 3 Reading and Critically Appraising Research Articles
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Chapter 4 Attending to Ethics in Research
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Chapter 5 Identifying Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
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Chapter 6 Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
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Chapter 7 Understanding Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
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Chapter 8 Appraising Quantitative Research Design
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Chapter 9 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
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Chapter 10 Appraising Qualitative Designs and Approaches
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Chapter 11 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
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Chapter 12 Understanding Mixed Methods Research, Quality Improvement, and Other
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Special Types of Research
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Chapter 13 Understanding Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
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Chapter 14 Interpreting Quantitative Findings and Evaluating Clinical Significance
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Chapter 15 Understanding the Analysis of Qualitative Data
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Chapter 16 Appraising Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
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Chapter 17 Learning From Systematic Reviews
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Chapter 18 Putting Research Evidence Into Practice: Evidence-Based Practice and
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,CHAPTER 1: Introducing Nursing Research For Evidence-Based Practice
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Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice 9th Edition by Polit, Beck
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1. Which of the following groups would be best served by the development of a scientifi
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c base for nursing practice?
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A) Nursing administrators S!
B) Practicing nurses S!
C) Nurses' clients S!
D) Health care policymakers S! S!
Ans: C F S! S!
eedback:
Nursing research is systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence about
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issues of importance to nurses and their clients. Nurse leaders recognize the need to bas
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e specific nursing decisions on evidence indicating that the decisions are clinically app
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ropriate, cost- S!
effective, and result in positive client outcomes. Although all of the people listed woul
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d benefit from the development of a scientific base for nursing practice, ultimately it is
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the clients themselves who would most benefit, as they would then receive the most a
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ppropriate and most effective care. S! S! S! S!
2. An especially important goal for the nursing profession is to do which of the following?
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A) Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S!
B) Establish a solid base of evidence for practice through disciplined research S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S!
C) Document the role nursing serves in society S! S! S! S! S! S!
D) Establish research priorities S! S!
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eedback:
Nurses are increasingly expected to understand and undertake research and to base thei
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r practice on evidence from research. Evidence-
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based practice is the use of the best evidence in making patient care decisions and typi
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cally comes from research conducted by nurses and other health-
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care professionals. All of the other answers are possible goals for the nursing profession
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, but none is as important as establishing evidence for practice.
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3. Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the constructivis
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t paradigm?
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A) A fixed reality exists in nature for humans to understand
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B) The nature of reality has changed over time S! S! S! S! S! S! S!
C) Reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans S! S! S! S! S! S! S! S!
D) Reality cannot be studied empirically S! S! S! S!
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eedback:
In the constructivist paradigm, it is assumed that reality is not a fixed entity but is rath
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er a construction of human minds, and thus “truth” is a composite of multiple constructi
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, ons of reality. However, constructivists do believe that reality can be studied empirical
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ly.
Belief in a fixed reality that exists in nature for humans to understand would be an
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