TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH: BUILDING AND EVIDENCE- BASED PRACTICE, 6 EDITION BY SUSAN K. GROVE, JENNIFER R. GRAY AND NANCY BURNS

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Chapterm01:mIntroductionmtomNursingmResearchmandmEvidence•BasedmPracticemGro

ve:mUnderstandingmNursingmResearch,m6thmEdition

MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Whichmbestmdescribesmevidence•based•practicem(EBP)?



a. Amcombinationmofmbestmresearchmevidence,mclinicalmexpertise,mandmthemneedsmandmvaluesmofmpatients.




b. Amdeterminationmofmthemfactorsmnecessarymtomcontrolmpatientmresponsesmtomcare.




c. Themdevelopmentmofmpopulationmcaremguidelinesmapplicablemtomallmpatients.




d. Themutilizationmofmquantitativemandmqualitativemstudiesmtomenhancempatientmoutcomes.




ANS:mA


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Evidence•basedmpracticemevolvesmfrommthemintegrationmofmthembestmresearchmevidencemwithmclinicalmexpertisemand
A patientmneedsmandmvalues.




Studiesmthatmattemptmtomfindmdeterminantsmofmpatientmoutcomesmaremgenerallymexperimentalmormquasi•experimental.
B TheymmaymbemusedmtomguidemEBPmbutm domnotmcompletelymdefinemit.




C EBPmismamcombinationmofmguidelinesmandmspecificmpatientmneedsmandmvalues.




D Quantitativemandmqualitativemstudiesmappliedmtomthemevaluationmofmpatientm outcomesmarempartmofmEBPmbutmdomnot

, completelymdefinemEBP.




PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemlevel:mRememberingm(Knowledge)mR

EF:mp.m3

2. Themnursemismcollectingmdatamaboutmthemsleepmpatternsmofmbreastfedmbabiesmasmpartmofmamla
rgermresearchmstudy.mWhichmresearchmmethodmwillmthemnursemusemwhenmcollectingmdatamformthi
smstudy?


a. Control




b. Description




c. Explanation




d. Prediction




ANS:mB



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A Controlmcanmbemdescribedmasmthemabilitymtomwritemamprescriptionmtomproducemthemdesiredmoutcome.




Descriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamandmthemrelationships
B amongmthesemphenomena.




C Explanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.




D Throughmprediction,mthemprobabilitymofm amspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgivenmsituation.

, PTS:m1mDIF:mCognitivemlevel:mUnderstandingm(Comprehension)mR

EF:mp.m6

3. Themnursemismparticipatingminmamstudymandmismcollectingmdatamidentifyingmthemnumbermofmobesema
dultsmwhosemparentsmweremalsomobesemormoverweight.mWhichmresearchmmethodmismbeingm usedminmt
hismstudy?



a. Control




b. Description




c. Explanation




d. Prediction




ANS:mD



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A Controlmindicatesmthemabilitymtomusemamprescribedminterventionmtomproducemamdesiredmoutcome.




Descriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmandmunderstandingmthemnaturemofmnursingmphenomenamandmthemrelationships
B amongmthesemphenomena.




C Explanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamandmidentifiesmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.




D Throughmpredictionmthemprobabilitymofmamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimatedminmamgivenmsituation.mBymknowingmthe