, Evidence-BasedNursing:TheResearchPracticeConnection:TheResearch
PracticeConnection4thEditionTestBank
Chapter1TheResearch-Practice Connection
MULTIPLECHOICE
• Whichbestdescribesevidence-based-practice(EBP)?
a.Acombinationofbestresearchevidence,clinicalexpertise,andtheneedsandvalu
esofpatients.
b.Adeterminationofthefactorsnecessarytocontrolpatientresponsestoc
are.c.Thedevelopmentofpopulationcareguidelinesapplicabletoallpati
ents.
d.Theutilizationofquantitativeandqualitativestudiestoenhancepatientoutcomes.ANS:A
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AEvidence-
basedpracticeevolvesfromtheintegrationofthebestresearchevidencewithclinica
lexpertiseandpatientneedsandvalues.
BStudiesthatattempttofinddeterminantsofpatientoutcomesaregenerallyexperimentalo
rquasi-experimental.TheymaybeusedtoguideEBPbutdonotcompletelydefineit.
CEBPisacombinationofguidelinesandspecificpatientneedsandvalues.DQuanti
tativeandqualitativestudiesappliedtotheevaluationofpatientoutcomesarepa
rtofEBPbutdonotcompletelydefineEBP.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitivelevel:Remembering(Knowledg
e)REF:dm.3
• Thenurseiscollectingdataaboutthesleeppatternsofbreastfedbabiesaspartofala
rgerresearchstudy.Whichresearchmethodwillthenurseusewhencollectingdat
aforthisstudy?
a.Co
ntrol
b.De
scrip
tionc
.Exp
lanat
iond.
Pred
ictio
n
ANS:B
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AControlcanbedescribedastheabilitytowriteaprescriptiontoproducethedesiredoutcome.
BDescriptioninvolvesidentifyingandunderstandingthenatureofnursingphenomenaand
therelationshipsamongthesephenomena.
CExplanationclarifiestherelationshipsamongphenomenaandidentifieswhycertaineven
tsoccur.
DThroughprediction,theprobabilityofaspecificoutcomecanbeestimatedinagivensituation.PTS:1DI
F:Cognitivelevel:Understanding(Comprehension)
REF:dm.6
• Thenurseisparticipatinginastudyandiscollectingdataidentifyingthenumberofob
eseadultswhoseparentswerealsoobeseoroverweight.Whichresearchmethodisbei
ngusedinthisstudy?
a.Co
ntrol
b.De
scrip
tionc
.Exp
lanat
iond.
Pred
ictio
n
ANS:D
Feedback
AControlindicatestheabilitytouseaprescribedinterventiontoproduceadesiredoutcome.
BDescriptioninvolvesidentifyingandunderstandingthenatureofnursingphenomenaand
therelationshipsamongthesephenomena.
CExplanationclarifiestherelationshipsamongphenomenaandidentifieswhycertaineven
tsoccur.
DThroughpredictiontheprobabilityofaspecificoutcomecanbeestimatedinagivensitu
ation.Byknowingthepercentageofparentsofobeseadultswhowereobese,theprobabili
tyofpredictingthismaybecalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitivelevel:Applying(App
lication)REF:pp.7-8
• Thenursereviewsastudyinwhichadherencetoanasthmaactionplaniscompare
damonggroupsofadolescentswhoreceiveddifferentasthmaeducation.Whichr
esearchmethoddoesthisrepresent?