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1. Whichvbestvdescribesvevidence-based-practicev(EBP)?
a.Avcombinationvofvbestvresearchvevidence,vclinicalvexpertise,vandvthevneedsvandvvaluesvofvp
atients.
b.Avdeterminationvofvthevfactorsvnecessaryvtovcontrolvpatientvresponsesvtovcare.vc
.Thevdevelopmentvofvpopulationvcarevguidelinesvapplicablevtovallvpatients.
d.Thevutilizationvofvquantitativevandvqualitativevstudiesvtovenhancevpatientvoutcomes.
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basedvpracticevevolvesvfromvthevintegrationvofvthevbestvresearchvevidencevwithvclinicalvexp
ertisevandvpatientvneedsvandvvalues.
BStudiesvthatvattemptvtovfindvdeterminantsvofvpatientvoutcomesvarevgenerallyvexperimentalvorvq
uasi-experimental.vTheyvmayvbevusedvtovguidevEBPvbutvdovnotvcompletelyvdefinevit.
CEBPvisvavcombinationvofvguidelinesvandvspecificvpatientvneedsvandvvalues.
DQuantitativevandvqualitativevstudiesvappliedvtovthevevaluationvofvpatientvoutcomesvarevpartvofvE
BPvbutvdovnotvcompletelyvdefinevEBP.
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2. Thevnursevisvcollectingvdatavaboutvthevsleepvpatternsvofvbreastfedvbabiesvasvpartvofvavlargervres
earchvstudy.vWhichvresearchvmethodvwillvthevnursevusevwhenvcollectingvdatavforvthisvstudy?
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DvThroughvprediction,vthevprobabilityvofvavspecificvoutcomevcanvbevestimatedvinvavgivenvsituation.vP
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3. Thevnursevisvparticipatingvinvavstudyvandvisvcollectingvdatavidentifyingvthevnumbervofvobesevadult
svwhosevparentsvwerevalsovobesevorvoverweight.vWhichvresearchvmethodvisvbeingvusedvinvthisvstudy?
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BDescriptionvinvolvesvidentifyingvandvunderstandingvthevnaturevofvnursingvphenomenavandvthevr
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yvknowingvthevpercentagevofvparentsvofvobesevadultsvwhovwerevobese,vthevprobabilityvofvpredicti
ngvthisvmayvbevcalculated.
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4. Thevnursevreviewsvavstudyvinvwhichvadherencevtovanvasthmavactionvplanvisvcomparedvamongvgrou
psvofvadolescentsvwhovreceivedvdifferentvasthmaveducation.vWhichvresearchvmethodvdoesvthisvrepre
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AvControlvindicatesvthevabilityvtovusevavprescribedvinterventionvtovproducevavdesiredvoutcome.
BvDescriptionvinvolvesvidentifyingvandvunderstandingvthevnaturevofvnursingvphenomenavandvthevr
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5. Avnursevmanagervisvinterestedvinvlearningvwhichvattitudesvamongvstaffvnursesvmayvindicatevrelati
vevriskvofvneedle-
stickvinjuries.vTovstudyvthis,vthevnursevmanagervwillvemployvwhichvmethodvofvstudy?
a.Controlvb.D
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ANS:vD
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AControlvindicatesvthevabilityvtovusevavprescribedvinterventionvtovproducevavdesiredvoutcome.
BExplanationvclarifiesvthevrelationshipsvamongvphenomenavandvidentifiesvwhyvcertainveventsvo
ccur.
CDescriptionvinvolvesvidentifyingvandvunderstandingvthevnaturevofvnursingvphenomenavandvthevr
elationshipsvamongvthesevphenomena.
DThroughvprediction,vthevprobabilityvofvavspecificvoutcomevcanvbevestimatedvinvavgivenvsituation.vP
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6. WhichvisvthevmostvimportantvresultvofvFlorencevNightingalesvdatavcollectionvandvstatisticalva
nalysisvduringvthevCrimeanvWar?