Burns iland ilGrove's ilThe ilPractice ilof ilNursing ilResearch: ilAppraisal,
th
ilSynthesis,liand ilGeneration ilof ilEvidence il8 ilEdition ilTest
ilBank
Chapter il1. ilDiscovering ilthe ilWorld ilof ilNursing ilResearch
MULTIPLE ilCHOICE
1. Which ilbest ildescribes ilevidence-based-practice il(EBP)?
a.A ilcombination ilof ilbest ilresearch ilevidence, ilclinical ilexpertise, iland ilthe ilneeds iland
ilvalues iloflp
i atients.
b.A ildetermination ilof ilthe ilfactors ilnecessary ilto ilcontrol ilpatient ilresponses
ilto ilcare.lic.The ildevelopment ilof ilpopulation ilcare ilguidelines ilapplicable ilto
ilall ilpatients.
d.The ilutilization ilof ilquantitative iland ilqualitative ilstudies ilto ilenhance ilpatient iloutcomes.
ANS: ilA
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AEvidence-based ilpractice ilevolves ilfrom ilthe ilintegration ilof ilthe ilbest ilresearch
ilevidence ilwithliclinical ilexpertise iland ilpatient ilneeds iland ilvalues.
BStudies ilthat ilattempt ilto ilfind ildeterminants ilof ilpatient iloutcomes ilare ilgenerally
ilexperimental ilorliquasi-experimental. ilThey ilmay ilbe ilused ilto ilguide ilEBP ilbut ildo ilnot
ilcompletely ildefine ilit.
CEBP ilis ila ilcombination ilof ilguidelines iland ilspecific ilpatient ilneeds iland ilvalues.
DQuantitative iland ilqualitative ilstudies ilapplied ilto ilthe ilevaluation ilof ilpatient iloutcomes
ilare ilpart ilofliEBP ilbut ildo ilnot ilcompletely ildefine ilEBP.
PTS: il1 ilDIF: ilCognitive illevel: ilRemembering
il(Knowledge)lR
i EF: ilMCS: il3
2. The ilnurse ilis ilcollecting ildata ilabout ilthe ilsleep ilpatterns ilof ilbreastfed ilbabies ilas ilpart ilof
ila illarger ilresearch ilstudy. ilWhich ilresearch ilmethod ilwill ilthe ilnurse iluse ilwhen ilcollecting
ildata ilfor ilthis ilstudy?
a.Control
ilb.Descriptio
nlic.Explanatio
nlid.Prediction
ANS: ilB
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,AControl ilcan ilbe ildescribed ilas ilthe ilability ilto ilwrite ila ilprescription ilto ilproduce ilthe ildesired
iloutcome.
,B ilDescription ilinvolves ilidentifying iland ilunderstanding ilthe ilnature ilof ilnursing ilphenomena
iland ilthelirelationships ilamong ilthese ilphenomena.
C ilExplanation ilclarifies ilthe ilrelationships ilamong ilphenomena iland ilidentifies ilwhy ilcertain
ileventslioccur.
D ilThrough ilprediction, ilthe ilprobability ilof ila ilspecific iloutcome ilcan ilbe ilestimated ilin ila ilgiven
ilsituation.lP
i TS: il1 ilDIF: ilCognitive illevel: ilUnderstanding il(Comprehension)
REF: ilMCS: il6
3. The ilnurse ilis ilparticipating ilin ila ilstudy iland ilis ilcollecting ildata ilidentifying ilthe ilnumber ilof
ilobese iladults ilwhose ilparents ilwere ilalso ilobese ilor iloverweight. ilWhich ilresearch ilmethod ilis
ilbeing ilused ilin ilthisls
i tudy?
a.Control
ilb.Descriptio
nlic.Explanatio
nlid.Prediction
ANS: ilD
Feedback
AControl ilindicates ilthe ilability ilto iluse ila ilprescribed ilintervention ilto ilproduce ila ildesired
iloutcome.
BDescription ilinvolves ilidentifying iland ilunderstanding ilthe ilnature ilof ilnursing ilphenomena
iland ilthelirelationships ilamong ilthese ilphenomena.
CExplanation ilclarifies ilthe ilrelationships ilamong ilphenomena iland ilidentifies ilwhy ilcertain
ileventslioccur.
DThrough ilprediction ilthe ilprobability ilof ila ilspecific iloutcome ilcan ilbe ilestimated ilin ila ilgiven
ilsituation.liBy ilknowing ilthe ilpercentage ilof ilparents ilof ilobese iladults ilwho ilwere ilobese, ilthe
ilprobability ilof ilpredicting ilthis ilmay ilbe ilcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive illevel: ilApplying
il(Application)lR
i EF: ilpp. il7-8
4. The ilnurse ilreviews ila ilstudy ilin ilwhich iladherence ilto ilan ilasthma ilaction ilplan ilis ilcompared
ilamong ilgroups ilof iladolescents ilwho ilreceived ildifferent ilasthma ileducation. ilWhich ilresearch
ilmethod ildoes ilthislri epresent?
a.Control
ilb.Descriptio
nlic.Explanatio
n
, d. ilPrediction
ANS: ilC
Feedback
A ilControl ilindicates ilthe ilability ilto iluse ila ilprescribed ilintervention ilto ilproduce ila ildesired
iloutcome.
B ilDescription ilinvolves ilidentifying iland ilunderstanding ilthe ilnature ilof ilnursing ilphenomena
iland ilthelirelationships ilamong ilthese ilphenomena.
C ilExplanation ilclarifies ilthe ilrelationships ilamong ilphenomena iland ilidentifies ilwhy ilcertain
ileventslioccur.
D ilThrough ilprediction, ilthe ilprobability ilof ila ilspecific iloutcome ilcan ilbe ilestimated ilin ila ilgiven
ilsituation.lP
i TS:1DIF:Cognitive illevel: ilApplying il(Application)
REF: ilMCS: il7
5. A ilnurse ilmanager ilis ilinterested ilin illearning ilwhich ilattitudes ilamong ilstaff ilnurses ilmay
ilindicate ilrelative ilrisk ilof ilneedle-stick ilinjuries. ilTo ilstudy ilthis, ilthe ilnurse ilmanager ilwill
ilemploy ilwhich ilmethodlo
i f ilstudy?
a.Control
ilb.Descriptio
nlic.Explanatio
nlid.Prediction
ANS: ilD
Feedback
AControl ilindicates ilthe ilability ilto iluse ila ilprescribed ilintervention ilto ilproduce ila ildesired
iloutcome.
BExplanation ilclarifies ilthe ilrelationships ilamong ilphenomena iland ilidentifies ilwhy ilcertain
ileventslioccur.
CDescription ilinvolves ilidentifying iland ilunderstanding ilthe ilnature ilof ilnursing ilphenomena
iland ilthelirelationships ilamong ilthese ilphenomena.
DThrough ilprediction, ilthe ilprobability ilof ila ilspecific iloutcome ilcan ilbe ilestimated ilin ila ilgiven
ilsituation.lP
i TS:1DIF:Cognitive illevel: ilApplying il(Application)
REF: ilpp. il7-8
6. Which ilis ilthe ilmost ilimportant ilresult ilof ilFlorence ilNightingales ildata ilcollection iland
ilstatisticalla
i nalysis ilduring ilthe ilCrimean ilWar?
th
ilSynthesis,liand ilGeneration ilof ilEvidence il8 ilEdition ilTest
ilBank
Chapter il1. ilDiscovering ilthe ilWorld ilof ilNursing ilResearch
MULTIPLE ilCHOICE
1. Which ilbest ildescribes ilevidence-based-practice il(EBP)?
a.A ilcombination ilof ilbest ilresearch ilevidence, ilclinical ilexpertise, iland ilthe ilneeds iland
ilvalues iloflp
i atients.
b.A ildetermination ilof ilthe ilfactors ilnecessary ilto ilcontrol ilpatient ilresponses
ilto ilcare.lic.The ildevelopment ilof ilpopulation ilcare ilguidelines ilapplicable ilto
ilall ilpatients.
d.The ilutilization ilof ilquantitative iland ilqualitative ilstudies ilto ilenhance ilpatient iloutcomes.
ANS: ilA
Feedback
AEvidence-based ilpractice ilevolves ilfrom ilthe ilintegration ilof ilthe ilbest ilresearch
ilevidence ilwithliclinical ilexpertise iland ilpatient ilneeds iland ilvalues.
BStudies ilthat ilattempt ilto ilfind ildeterminants ilof ilpatient iloutcomes ilare ilgenerally
ilexperimental ilorliquasi-experimental. ilThey ilmay ilbe ilused ilto ilguide ilEBP ilbut ildo ilnot
ilcompletely ildefine ilit.
CEBP ilis ila ilcombination ilof ilguidelines iland ilspecific ilpatient ilneeds iland ilvalues.
DQuantitative iland ilqualitative ilstudies ilapplied ilto ilthe ilevaluation ilof ilpatient iloutcomes
ilare ilpart ilofliEBP ilbut ildo ilnot ilcompletely ildefine ilEBP.
PTS: il1 ilDIF: ilCognitive illevel: ilRemembering
il(Knowledge)lR
i EF: ilMCS: il3
2. The ilnurse ilis ilcollecting ildata ilabout ilthe ilsleep ilpatterns ilof ilbreastfed ilbabies ilas ilpart ilof
ila illarger ilresearch ilstudy. ilWhich ilresearch ilmethod ilwill ilthe ilnurse iluse ilwhen ilcollecting
ildata ilfor ilthis ilstudy?
a.Control
ilb.Descriptio
nlic.Explanatio
nlid.Prediction
ANS: ilB
Feedback
,AControl ilcan ilbe ildescribed ilas ilthe ilability ilto ilwrite ila ilprescription ilto ilproduce ilthe ildesired
iloutcome.
,B ilDescription ilinvolves ilidentifying iland ilunderstanding ilthe ilnature ilof ilnursing ilphenomena
iland ilthelirelationships ilamong ilthese ilphenomena.
C ilExplanation ilclarifies ilthe ilrelationships ilamong ilphenomena iland ilidentifies ilwhy ilcertain
ileventslioccur.
D ilThrough ilprediction, ilthe ilprobability ilof ila ilspecific iloutcome ilcan ilbe ilestimated ilin ila ilgiven
ilsituation.lP
i TS: il1 ilDIF: ilCognitive illevel: ilUnderstanding il(Comprehension)
REF: ilMCS: il6
3. The ilnurse ilis ilparticipating ilin ila ilstudy iland ilis ilcollecting ildata ilidentifying ilthe ilnumber ilof
ilobese iladults ilwhose ilparents ilwere ilalso ilobese ilor iloverweight. ilWhich ilresearch ilmethod ilis
ilbeing ilused ilin ilthisls
i tudy?
a.Control
ilb.Descriptio
nlic.Explanatio
nlid.Prediction
ANS: ilD
Feedback
AControl ilindicates ilthe ilability ilto iluse ila ilprescribed ilintervention ilto ilproduce ila ildesired
iloutcome.
BDescription ilinvolves ilidentifying iland ilunderstanding ilthe ilnature ilof ilnursing ilphenomena
iland ilthelirelationships ilamong ilthese ilphenomena.
CExplanation ilclarifies ilthe ilrelationships ilamong ilphenomena iland ilidentifies ilwhy ilcertain
ileventslioccur.
DThrough ilprediction ilthe ilprobability ilof ila ilspecific iloutcome ilcan ilbe ilestimated ilin ila ilgiven
ilsituation.liBy ilknowing ilthe ilpercentage ilof ilparents ilof ilobese iladults ilwho ilwere ilobese, ilthe
ilprobability ilof ilpredicting ilthis ilmay ilbe ilcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive illevel: ilApplying
il(Application)lR
i EF: ilpp. il7-8
4. The ilnurse ilreviews ila ilstudy ilin ilwhich iladherence ilto ilan ilasthma ilaction ilplan ilis ilcompared
ilamong ilgroups ilof iladolescents ilwho ilreceived ildifferent ilasthma ileducation. ilWhich ilresearch
ilmethod ildoes ilthislri epresent?
a.Control
ilb.Descriptio
nlic.Explanatio
n
, d. ilPrediction
ANS: ilC
Feedback
A ilControl ilindicates ilthe ilability ilto iluse ila ilprescribed ilintervention ilto ilproduce ila ildesired
iloutcome.
B ilDescription ilinvolves ilidentifying iland ilunderstanding ilthe ilnature ilof ilnursing ilphenomena
iland ilthelirelationships ilamong ilthese ilphenomena.
C ilExplanation ilclarifies ilthe ilrelationships ilamong ilphenomena iland ilidentifies ilwhy ilcertain
ileventslioccur.
D ilThrough ilprediction, ilthe ilprobability ilof ila ilspecific iloutcome ilcan ilbe ilestimated ilin ila ilgiven
ilsituation.lP
i TS:1DIF:Cognitive illevel: ilApplying il(Application)
REF: ilMCS: il7
5. A ilnurse ilmanager ilis ilinterested ilin illearning ilwhich ilattitudes ilamong ilstaff ilnurses ilmay
ilindicate ilrelative ilrisk ilof ilneedle-stick ilinjuries. ilTo ilstudy ilthis, ilthe ilnurse ilmanager ilwill
ilemploy ilwhich ilmethodlo
i f ilstudy?
a.Control
ilb.Descriptio
nlic.Explanatio
nlid.Prediction
ANS: ilD
Feedback
AControl ilindicates ilthe ilability ilto iluse ila ilprescribed ilintervention ilto ilproduce ila ildesired
iloutcome.
BExplanation ilclarifies ilthe ilrelationships ilamong ilphenomena iland ilidentifies ilwhy ilcertain
ileventslioccur.
CDescription ilinvolves ilidentifying iland ilunderstanding ilthe ilnature ilof ilnursing ilphenomena
iland ilthelirelationships ilamong ilthese ilphenomena.
DThrough ilprediction, ilthe ilprobability ilof ila ilspecific iloutcome ilcan ilbe ilestimated ilin ila ilgiven
ilsituation.lP
i TS:1DIF:Cognitive illevel: ilApplying il(Application)
REF: ilpp. il7-8
6. Which ilis ilthe ilmost ilimportant ilresult ilof ilFlorence ilNightingales ildata ilcollection iland
ilstatisticalla
i nalysis ilduring ilthe ilCrimean ilWar?
