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Chapterc1.cDiscoveringcthecWorldcofcNursingcResearch
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1. Whichcbestcdescribescevidence-based-practicec(EBP)?
a.Accombinationcofcbestcresearchcevidence,cclinicalcexpertise,candcthecneedscandcvaluescofcp
atients.
b.Acdeterminationcofcthecfactorscnecessaryctoccontrolcpatientcresponsesctoccare.cc.
Thecdevelopmentcofcpopulationccarecguidelinescapplicablectocallcpatients.
d.Thecutilizationcofcquantitativecandcqualitativecstudiesctocenhancecpatientcoutcomes.
ANS:cA
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basedcpracticecevolvescfromcthecintegrationcofcthecbestcresearchcevidencecwithcclinicalcexp
ertisecandcpatientcneedscandcvalues.
BStudiescthatcattemptctocfindcdeterminantscofcpatientcoutcomescarecgenerallycexperimentalcorcq
uasi-experimental.cTheycmaycbecusedctocguidecEBPcbutcdocnotccompletelycdefinecit.
CEBPciscaccombinationcofcguidelinescandcspecificcpatientcneedscandcvalues.
DQuantitativecandcqualitativecstudiescappliedctocthecevaluationcofcpatientcoutcomescarecpartcofcE
BPcbutcdocnotccompletelycdefinecEBP.
PTS:c1cDIF:cCognitiveclevel:cRememberingc(Knowledge)c
REF:cMCS:c3
2. Thecnursecisccollectingcdatacaboutcthecsleepcpatternscofcbreastfedcbabiescascpartcofcaclargercrese
archcstudy.cWhichcresearchcmethodcwillcthecnursecusecwhenccollectingcdatacforcthiscstudy?
a.Controlcb.D
escriptioncc.E
xplanationcd.P
rediction
ANS:cB
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AControlccancbecdescribedcascthecabilityctocwritecacprescriptionctocproducecthecdesiredcoutcome.
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BcDescriptioncinvolvescidentifyingcandcunderstandingcthecnaturecofcnursingcphenomenacandcthecre
lationshipscamongcthesecphenomena.
CcExplanationcclarifiescthecrelationshipscamongcphenomenacandcidentifiescwhyccertainceventsco
ccur.
DcThroughcprediction,cthecprobabilitycofcacspecificcoutcomeccancbecestimatedcincacgivencsituation.cP
TS:c1cDIF:cCognitiveclevel:cUnderstandingc(Comprehension)
REF:cMCS:c6
3. Thecnurseciscparticipatingcincacstudycandcisccollectingcdatacidentifyingcthecnumbercofcobesecadultsc
whosecparentscwerecalsocobesecorcoverweight.cWhichcresearchcmethodciscbeingcusedcincthiscstudy?
a.Controlcb.D
escriptioncc.E
xplanationcd.P
rediction
ANS:cD
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AControlcindicatescthecabilityctocusecacprescribedcinterventionctocproducecacdesiredcoutcome.
BDescriptioncinvolvescidentifyingcandcunderstandingcthecnaturecofcnursingcphenomenacandcthecre
lationshipscamongcthesecphenomena.
CExplanationcclarifiescthecrelationshipscamongcphenomenacandcidentifiescwhyccertainceventsco
ccur.
DThroughcpredictioncthecprobabilitycofcacspecificcoutcomeccancbecestimatedcincacgivencsituation.cB
ycknowingcthecpercentagecofcparentscofcobesecadultscwhocwerecobese,cthecprobabilitycofcpredictin
gcthiscmaycbeccalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitiveclevel:cApplyingc(Application)c
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4. Thecnursecreviewscacstudycincwhichcadherencectocancasthmacactioncplancisccomparedcamongcgrou
pscofcadolescentscwhocreceivedcdifferentcasthmaceducation.cWhichcresearchcmethodcdoescthiscrepres
ent?
a.Controlcb.D
escriptioncc.E
xplanation
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ANS:cC
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AcControlcindicatescthecabilityctocusecacprescribedcinterventionctocproducecacdesiredcoutcome.
BcDescriptioncinvolvescidentifyingcandcunderstandingcthecnaturecofcnursingcphenomenacandcthecre
lationshipscamongcthesecphenomena.
CcExplanationcclarifiescthecrelationshipscamongcphenomenacandcidentifiescwhyccertainceventsco
ccur.
DcThroughcprediction,cthecprobabilitycofcacspecificcoutcomeccancbecestimatedcincacgivencsituation.cP
TS:1DIF:Cognitiveclevel:cApplyingc(Application)
REF:cMCS:c7
5. Acnursecmanagerciscinterestedcinclearningcwhichcattitudescamongcstaffcnursescmaycindicatecrelati
vecriskcofcneedle-
stickcinjuries.cTocstudycthis,cthecnursecmanagercwillcemploycwhichcmethodcofcstudy?
a.Controlcb.D
escriptioncc.E
xplanationcd.P
rediction
ANS:cD
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AControlcindicatescthecabilityctocusecacprescribedcinterventionctocproducecacdesiredcoutcome.
BExplanationcclarifiescthecrelationshipscamongcphenomenacandcidentifiescwhyccertainceventsco
ccur.
CDescriptioncinvolvescidentifyingcandcunderstandingcthecnaturecofcnursingcphenomenacandcthecre
lationshipscamongcthesecphenomena.
DThroughcprediction,cthecprobabilitycofcacspecificcoutcomeccancbecestimatedcincacgivencsituation.cP
TS:1DIF:Cognitiveclevel:cApplyingc(Application)
REF:cpp.c7-8
6. WhichciscthecmostcimportantcresultcofcFlorencecNightingalescdataccollectioncandcstatisticalca
nalysiscduringcthecCrimeancWar?