burns_and_grove_s_the_practice_of_nursing_research_8th_edition

BurnsandGrove'sThePracticeofNursingResearch:Appraisal,Synthesis,
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and Generation of Evidence 8th Edition Test Bank t t t t t t t t




Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
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MULTIPLE CHOICE t




1. Whichbest describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)? t t t




a. Acombination ofbest researchevidence, clinical expertise, and theneeds and values of
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b. Adetermination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care.
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c. Thedevelopment of population care guidelines applicable toall patients. t t t t t t t t


d. Theutilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes. t t t t t t t t t




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AEvidence-based practiceevolvesfromtheintegrationof thebest research evidencewith clinical ;l ;l ;lk t t


expertise and patient needs and values.
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BStudiesthatattempt tofind determinants ofpatientoutcomes aregenerallyexperimentalor
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quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it.
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CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
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DQuantitativeandqualitativestudiesapplied totheevaluationofpatientoutcomesarepartof EBP but
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do not completely define EBP.
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PTS:1DIF:Cognitivelevel:Remembering(Knowledge)
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a
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t larger researchstudy. Which research methodwillthe nurseusewhen collectingdataforthis
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study?
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a.Control
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c.Explanation
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d.Prediction
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AControlcan be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
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,BDescription involvesidentifying andunderstandingthenatureofnursingphenomena andthe
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relationships among these phenomena.
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CExplanationclarifies therelationshipsamongphenomenaand identifies whycertain events occur.
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DThroughprediction,theprobabilityofa specificoutcomecanbe estimatedinagivensituation.
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t PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese
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t adultswhoseparents werealso obeseor overweight. Whichresearch method is beingused inthis
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t study?

a.Control
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c.Explanation
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d.Prediction
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AControlindicates the abilityto use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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BDescriptioninvolves identifying and understanding the nature ofnursingphenomena and the lt l; t t t l t


relationships among these phenomena.
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CExplanation clarifiesthe relationshipsamong phenomenaandidentifieswhycertain events
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DThroughprediction the probabilityofa specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of
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predicting this may be calculated.
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PTS:1DIF:Cognitivelevel:Applying(Application)

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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
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t groups ofadolescents whoreceived different asthmaeducation.Which research method
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tdoesthis represent? t




a.Control
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c.Explanation
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A Control indicates the abilityto use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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BDescription involvesidentifying andunderstanding the natureofnursingphenomena and the
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relationships among these phenomena.
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CExplanationclarifies therelationshipsamongphenomenaand identifies whycertain events occur. ;lk ;lk t t


DThroughprediction, theprobabilityofa specificoutcomecanbe estimated inagivensituation.
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REF: MCS: 7 t t




5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
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t relativerisk of needle-stick injuries.To studythis, the nursemanager will employwhich method
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t of study? t




a.Control
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AControlindicates the abilityto use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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BExplanationclarifiestherelationships amongphenomenaand identifieswhy certain events t t t t t t


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CDescription involvesidentifying andunderstandingthenatureofnursingphenomenaand the
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relationships among these phenomena.
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DThroughprediction,theprobabilityofa specificoutcomecanbe estimatedin a givensituation.
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6. Whichisthemost important resultofFlorenceNightingales data collection andstatistical
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t analysis during the Crimean War?
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, a.Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public.
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b.Developinga processforstatisticalanalysisandnursingdocumentation.
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c.Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care.
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d.Using clinicalresearchto evaluatetheimportanceofsanitation,cleandrinking water,and
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adequate nutrition.
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AThis was not the most important result
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BThis was not the most important result
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CThis was not the most important result
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DNightingales research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, and social changes,
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including the militarys approach to the care of the sick and societys sense of responsibility for
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testing public water, improving sanitation, and preventing starvation to decrease morbidityand
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mortality rates.
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PTS:1DIF: Cognitivelevel: Understanding(Comprehension) REF:
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7. Thenurseparticipatesin data collectionin a studyin which two different pain management t l; lt l; t t t l t t t



t protocols are used with randomly assigned patients to measure differences in
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t postoperative recovery time. Which method of study is this? t t t t t t t t




a.Control
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c.Description
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AControlindicates the abilityto use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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BCorrelation examines the relationships between different phenomena.
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CDescription involvesidentifying andunderstandingthenatureofnursingphenomenaand the
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relationships among these phenomena.
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DExplanationclarifiesthe relationshipsamong phenomenaandidentifies whycertain events
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occur.
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PTS:1DIF:Cognitivelevel:Applying(Application)

REF: MCS: 8
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