Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank
,Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank
The vPractice vof vNursing vResearch v8th vEdition vTest vBank
Chapter v1. vDiscovering vthe vWorld vof vNursing vResearch
MULTIPLE vCHOICE
1. Which vbest vdescribes vevidence-based-practice v(EBP)?
a. vA vcombination vof vbest vresearch vevidence, vclinical vexpertise, vand vthe vneeds vand vvalues
vofvpatients.
b. vA vdetermination vof vthe vfactors vnecessary vto vcontrol vpatient vresponses vto
vcare.
vc. vThe vdevelopment vof vpopulation vcare vguidelines vapplicable vto vall vpatients.
d. vThe vutilization vof vquantitative vand vqualitative vstudies vto venhance vpatient voutcomes.
ANS: vA
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A vEvidence-based vpractice vevolves vfrom vthe vintegration vof vthe vbest vresearch vevidence
vwithvclinical vexpertise vand vpatient vneeds vand vvalues.
B vStudies vthat vattempt vto vfind vdeterminants vof vpatient voutcomes vare vgenerally vexperimental
vorvquasi-experimental. vThey vmay vbe vused vto vguide vEBP vbut vdo vnot vcompletely vdefine vit.
C vEBP vis va vcombination vof vguidelines vand vspecific vpatient vneeds vand vvalues.
D vQuantitative vand vqualitative vstudies vapplied vto vthe vevaluation vof vpatient voutcomes vare vpart
vofvEBP vbut vdo vnot vcompletely vdefine vEBP.
PTS: v1 vDIF: vCognitive vlevel: vRemembering
(Knowledge)vREF: vMCS: v3
v
2. The vnurse vis vcollecting vdata vabout vthe vsleep vpatterns vof vbreastfed vbabies vas vpart vof va
larger vresearch vstudy. vWhich vresearch vmethod vwill vthe vnurse vuse vwhen vcollecting vdata vfor
v
this vstudy?
v
a.Control
vb.Descriptio
nvc.Explanatio
nvd.Prediction
ANS: vB
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A vControl vcan vbe vdescribed vas vthe vability vto vwrite va vprescription vto vproduce vthe vdesired voutcome.
,Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank
B vDescription vinvolves videntifying vand vunderstanding vthe vnature vof vnursing vphenomena vand
vthevrelationships vamong vthese vphenomena.
C vExplanation vclarifies vthe vrelationships vamong vphenomena vand videntifies vwhy vcertain
veventsvoccur.
D vThrough vprediction, vthe vprobability vof va vspecific voutcome vcan vbe vestimated vin va vgiven
vsituation.vPTS: v1 vDIF: vCognitive vlevel: vUnderstanding v(Comprehension)
REF: vMCS: v6
3. The vnurse vis vparticipating vin va vstudy vand vis vcollecting vdata videntifying vthe vnumber vof vobese
v adults vwhose vparents vwere valso vobese vor voverweight. vWhich vresearch vmethod vis vbeing vused vin
vthisvstudy?
a.Control
vb.Descriptio
nvc.Explanatio
nvd.Prediction
ANS: vD
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A vControl vindicates vthe vability vto vuse va vprescribed vintervention vto vproduce va vdesired voutcome.
B vDescription vinvolves videntifying vand vunderstanding vthe vnature vof vnursing vphenomena vand
vthevrelationships vamong vthese vphenomena.
C vExplanation vclarifies vthe vrelationships vamong vphenomena vand videntifies vwhy vcertain
veventsvoccur.
D vThrough vprediction vthe vprobability vof va vspecific voutcome vcan vbe vestimated vin va vgiven
vsituation.vBy vknowing vthe vpercentage vof vparents vof vobese vadults vwho vwere vobese, vthe
vprobability vof vpredicting vthis vmay vbe vcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive vlevel: vApplying
v(Application)vREF: vpp. v7-8
4. The vnurse vreviews va vstudy vin vwhich vadherence vto van vasthma vaction vplan vis vcompared vamong
v groups vof vadolescents vwho vreceived vdifferent vasthma veducation. vWhich vresearch vmethod vdoes
vthisvrepresent?
a.Control
vb.Descriptio
nvc.Explanatio
n
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d. vPrediction
ANS: vC
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A vControl vindicates vthe vability vto vuse va vprescribed vintervention vto vproduce va vdesired voutcome.
B vDescription vinvolves videntifying vand vunderstanding vthe vnature vof vnursing vphenomena vand
vthevrelationships vamong vthese vphenomena.
C vExplanation vclarifies vthe vrelationships vamong vphenomena vand videntifies vwhy vcertain
veventsvoccur.
D vThrough vprediction, vthe vprobability vof va vspecific voutcome vcan vbe vestimated vin va vgiven
vsituation.vPTS:1DIF:Cognitive vlevel: vApplying v(Application)
REF: vMCS: v7
5. A vnurse vmanager vis vinterested vin vlearning vwhich vattitudes vamong vstaff vnurses vmay vindicate
v relative vrisk vof vneedle-stick vinjuries. vTo vstudy vthis, vthe vnurse vmanager vwill vemploy vwhich
vmethodvof vstudy?
a.Control
vb.Descriptio
nvc.Explanatio
nvd.Prediction
ANS: vD
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AControl vindicates vthe vability vto vuse va vprescribed vintervention vto vproduce va vdesired voutcome.
BExplanation vclarifies vthe vrelationships vamong vphenomena vand videntifies vwhy vcertain
veventsvoccur.
CDescription vinvolves videntifying vand vunderstanding vthe vnature vof vnursing vphenomena vand
vthevrelationships vamong vthese vphenomena.
DThrough vprediction, vthe vprobability vof va vspecific voutcome vcan vbe vestimated vin va vgiven
vsituation.vPTS:1DIF:Cognitive vlevel: vApplying v(Application)
REF: vpp. v7-8
6. Which vis vthe vmost vimportant vresult vof vFlorence vNightingales vdata vcollection vand
vstatisticalvanalysis vduring vthe vCrimean vWar?
,Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank
The vPractice vof vNursing vResearch v8th vEdition vTest vBank
Chapter v1. vDiscovering vthe vWorld vof vNursing vResearch
MULTIPLE vCHOICE
1. Which vbest vdescribes vevidence-based-practice v(EBP)?
a. vA vcombination vof vbest vresearch vevidence, vclinical vexpertise, vand vthe vneeds vand vvalues
vofvpatients.
b. vA vdetermination vof vthe vfactors vnecessary vto vcontrol vpatient vresponses vto
vcare.
vc. vThe vdevelopment vof vpopulation vcare vguidelines vapplicable vto vall vpatients.
d. vThe vutilization vof vquantitative vand vqualitative vstudies vto venhance vpatient voutcomes.
ANS: vA
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A vEvidence-based vpractice vevolves vfrom vthe vintegration vof vthe vbest vresearch vevidence
vwithvclinical vexpertise vand vpatient vneeds vand vvalues.
B vStudies vthat vattempt vto vfind vdeterminants vof vpatient voutcomes vare vgenerally vexperimental
vorvquasi-experimental. vThey vmay vbe vused vto vguide vEBP vbut vdo vnot vcompletely vdefine vit.
C vEBP vis va vcombination vof vguidelines vand vspecific vpatient vneeds vand vvalues.
D vQuantitative vand vqualitative vstudies vapplied vto vthe vevaluation vof vpatient voutcomes vare vpart
vofvEBP vbut vdo vnot vcompletely vdefine vEBP.
PTS: v1 vDIF: vCognitive vlevel: vRemembering
(Knowledge)vREF: vMCS: v3
v
2. The vnurse vis vcollecting vdata vabout vthe vsleep vpatterns vof vbreastfed vbabies vas vpart vof va
larger vresearch vstudy. vWhich vresearch vmethod vwill vthe vnurse vuse vwhen vcollecting vdata vfor
v
this vstudy?
v
a.Control
vb.Descriptio
nvc.Explanatio
nvd.Prediction
ANS: vB
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A vControl vcan vbe vdescribed vas vthe vability vto vwrite va vprescription vto vproduce vthe vdesired voutcome.
,Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank
B vDescription vinvolves videntifying vand vunderstanding vthe vnature vof vnursing vphenomena vand
vthevrelationships vamong vthese vphenomena.
C vExplanation vclarifies vthe vrelationships vamong vphenomena vand videntifies vwhy vcertain
veventsvoccur.
D vThrough vprediction, vthe vprobability vof va vspecific voutcome vcan vbe vestimated vin va vgiven
vsituation.vPTS: v1 vDIF: vCognitive vlevel: vUnderstanding v(Comprehension)
REF: vMCS: v6
3. The vnurse vis vparticipating vin va vstudy vand vis vcollecting vdata videntifying vthe vnumber vof vobese
v adults vwhose vparents vwere valso vobese vor voverweight. vWhich vresearch vmethod vis vbeing vused vin
vthisvstudy?
a.Control
vb.Descriptio
nvc.Explanatio
nvd.Prediction
ANS: vD
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A vControl vindicates vthe vability vto vuse va vprescribed vintervention vto vproduce va vdesired voutcome.
B vDescription vinvolves videntifying vand vunderstanding vthe vnature vof vnursing vphenomena vand
vthevrelationships vamong vthese vphenomena.
C vExplanation vclarifies vthe vrelationships vamong vphenomena vand videntifies vwhy vcertain
veventsvoccur.
D vThrough vprediction vthe vprobability vof va vspecific voutcome vcan vbe vestimated vin va vgiven
vsituation.vBy vknowing vthe vpercentage vof vparents vof vobese vadults vwho vwere vobese, vthe
vprobability vof vpredicting vthis vmay vbe vcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive vlevel: vApplying
v(Application)vREF: vpp. v7-8
4. The vnurse vreviews va vstudy vin vwhich vadherence vto van vasthma vaction vplan vis vcompared vamong
v groups vof vadolescents vwho vreceived vdifferent vasthma veducation. vWhich vresearch vmethod vdoes
vthisvrepresent?
a.Control
vb.Descriptio
nvc.Explanatio
n
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d. vPrediction
ANS: vC
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A vControl vindicates vthe vability vto vuse va vprescribed vintervention vto vproduce va vdesired voutcome.
B vDescription vinvolves videntifying vand vunderstanding vthe vnature vof vnursing vphenomena vand
vthevrelationships vamong vthese vphenomena.
C vExplanation vclarifies vthe vrelationships vamong vphenomena vand videntifies vwhy vcertain
veventsvoccur.
D vThrough vprediction, vthe vprobability vof va vspecific voutcome vcan vbe vestimated vin va vgiven
vsituation.vPTS:1DIF:Cognitive vlevel: vApplying v(Application)
REF: vMCS: v7
5. A vnurse vmanager vis vinterested vin vlearning vwhich vattitudes vamong vstaff vnurses vmay vindicate
v relative vrisk vof vneedle-stick vinjuries. vTo vstudy vthis, vthe vnurse vmanager vwill vemploy vwhich
vmethodvof vstudy?
a.Control
vb.Descriptio
nvc.Explanatio
nvd.Prediction
ANS: vD
Feedback
AControl vindicates vthe vability vto vuse va vprescribed vintervention vto vproduce va vdesired voutcome.
BExplanation vclarifies vthe vrelationships vamong vphenomena vand videntifies vwhy vcertain
veventsvoccur.
CDescription vinvolves videntifying vand vunderstanding vthe vnature vof vnursing vphenomena vand
vthevrelationships vamong vthese vphenomena.
DThrough vprediction, vthe vprobability vof va vspecific voutcome vcan vbe vestimated vin va vgiven
vsituation.vPTS:1DIF:Cognitive vlevel: vApplying v(Application)
REF: vpp. v7-8
6. Which vis vthe vmost vimportant vresult vof vFlorence vNightingales vdata vcollection vand
vstatisticalvanalysis vduring vthe vCrimean vWar?
