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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
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Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 3
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: s s
Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 6
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying ss ss
(Application) REF: pp. 7-8
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(Application) REF: p. 7
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes
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Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 11
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SUSAN K GROVE & JENNIFER R GRAY & NANCY BURNS
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
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Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
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Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research ss ss ss ss
evidence, clinical expertise, and
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the needs and values of
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patients.
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b. A determination of the factors
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necessary to control patient ss ss ss
responses to care.
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c. The development of population
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care guidelines applicable to all
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patients.
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d. The utilization of quantitative
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enhance patient outcomes.
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ANS: ss ss A
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: s s
Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 3
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
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babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method
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a. Control
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ANS: s s B
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: s s
Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 6
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data
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identifying the number of obese adults whose parents were
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying ss ss
(Application) REF: pp. 7-8
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying ss ss
(Application) REF: p. 7
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes
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among staff nurses may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries.
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To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method
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a. Control
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying ss ss
(Application) REF: pp. 7-8
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s
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data collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean
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War?
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rigors of war to the general ss ss ss ss ss ss
public.
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statistical analysis and nursing ss ss ss
documentation. ss
c. Identifying and defining the ss ss ss
role of nurses in modern ss ss ss ss ss
health care. ss
d. Using clinical research to ss ss ss
evaluate the importance of ss ss ss s s
sanitation, clean drinking water, ss ss ss
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: s s
Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 11
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