The Practice of Nursing Research 8th Edition Test Bank
Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
,a.A Vcombination Vof Vbest Vresearch Vevidence, Vclinical Vexpertise, Vand Vthe Vneeds Vand
Vvalues Vof Vpatients.
b. A Vdetermination Vof Vthe Vfactors Vnecessary Vto Vcontrol Vpatient Vresponses Vto Vcare.
c. The Vdevelopment Vof Vpopulation Vcare Vguidelines Vapplicable Vto Vall Vpatients.
d. The Vutilization Vof Vquantitative Vand Vqualitative Vstudies Vto Venhance Vpatient Voutcomes.
ANS: VA
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AEvidence-based Vpractice Vevolves Vfrom Vthe Vintegration Vof Vthe Vbest Vresearch Vevidence
Vwith Vclinical Vexpertise Vand Vpatient Vneeds Vand Vvalues.
BStudies Vthat Vattempt Vto Vfind Vdeterminants Vof Vpatient Voutcomes Vare Vgenerally
Vexperimental Vor Vquasi-experimental. VThey Vmay Vbe Vused Vto Vguide VEBP Vbut Vdo Vnot
Vcompletely Vdefine Vit.
CEBP Vis Va Vcombination Vof Vguidelines Vand Vspecific Vpatient Vneeds Vand Vvalues.
DQuantitative Vand Vqualitative Vstudies Vapplied Vto Vthe Vevaluation Vof Vpatient Voutcomes Vare
Vpart Vof VEBP 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
a Vlarger Vresearch Vstudy. VWhich Vresearch Vmethod Vwill Vthe Vnurse Vuse Vwhen Vcollecting
V
data Vfor Vthis Vstudy?
V
a.Control
Vb.Description
Vc.Explanation
Vd.Prediction
ANS: VB
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AControl Vcan Vbe Vdescribed Vas Vthe Vability Vto Vwrite Va Vprescription Vto Vproduce Vthe Vdesired
Voutcome.
,B VDescription Vinvolves Videntifying Vand Vunderstanding Vthe Vnature Vof Vnursing Vphenomena Vand Vthe
Vrelationships Vamong Vthese Vphenomena.
C VExplanation Vclarifies Vthe Vrelationships Vamong Vphenomena Vand Videntifies Vwhy Vcertain
Vevents Voccur.
D VThrough Vprediction, Vthe Vprobability Vof Va Vspecific Voutcome Vcan Vbe Vestimated Vin Va Vgiven
situation. VPTS: V1 VDIF: VCognitive Vlevel: VUnderstanding V(Comprehension)
V
REF: VMCS: V6
3. The Vnurse Vis Vparticipating Vin Va Vstudy Vand Vis Vcollecting Vdata Videntifying Vthe Vnumber Vof
obese Vadults Vwhose Vparents Vwere Valso Vobese Vor Voverweight. VWhich Vresearch Vmethod Vis
V
being Vused Vin Vthis Vstudy?
V
a.Control
Vb.Description
Vc.Explanation
Vd.Prediction
ANS: VD
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AControl Vindicates Vthe Vability Vto Vuse Va Vprescribed Vintervention Vto Vproduce Va Vdesired Voutcome.
BDescription Vinvolves Videntifying Vand Vunderstanding Vthe Vnature Vof Vnursing Vphenomena Vand Vthe
Vrelationships Vamong Vthese Vphenomena.
CExplanation Vclarifies Vthe Vrelationships Vamong Vphenomena Vand Videntifies Vwhy Vcertain
Vevents Voccur.
DThrough 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
(Application) VREF: Vpp. V7-8
V
4. The Vnurse Vreviews Va Vstudy Vin Vwhich Vadherence Vto Van Vasthma Vaction Vplan Vis Vcompared
among Vgroups Vof Vadolescents Vwho Vreceived Vdifferent Vasthma Veducation. VWhich Vresearch
V
method Vdoes Vthis Vrepresent?
V
a.Control
Vb.Description
Vc.Explanation
, 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 Vthe
Vrelationships Vamong Vthese Vphenomena.
C VExplanation Vclarifies Vthe Vrelationships Vamong Vphenomena Vand Videntifies Vwhy Vcertain
Vevents Voccur.
D VThrough Vprediction, Vthe Vprobability Vof Va Vspecific Voutcome Vcan Vbe Vestimated Vin Va Vgiven
situation. VPTS:1DIF:Cognitive Vlevel: VApplying V(Application)
V
REF: VMCS: V7
5. A Vnurse Vmanager Vis Vinterested Vin Vlearning Vwhich Vattitudes Vamong Vstaff Vnurses Vmay
indicate Vrelative Vrisk Vof Vneedle-stick Vinjuries. VTo Vstudy Vthis, Vthe Vnurse Vmanager Vwill
V
employ Vwhich Vmethod Vof Vstudy?
V
a.Control
Vb.Description
Vc.Explanation
Vd.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
Vevents Voccur.
CDescription Vinvolves Videntifying Vand Vunderstanding Vthe Vnature Vof Vnursing Vphenomena Vand Vthe
Vrelationships Vamong Vthese Vphenomena.
DThrough Vprediction, Vthe Vprobability Vof Va Vspecific Voutcome Vcan Vbe Vestimated Vin Va Vgiven
situation. VPTS:1DIF:Cognitive Vlevel: VApplying V(Application)
V
REF: Vpp. V7-8
6. Which Vis Vthe Vmost Vimportant Vresult Vof VFlorence VNightingales Vdata Vcollection Vand
statistical Vanalysis Vduring Vthe VCrimean VWar?
V
Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
,a.A Vcombination Vof Vbest Vresearch Vevidence, Vclinical Vexpertise, Vand Vthe Vneeds Vand
Vvalues Vof Vpatients.
b. A Vdetermination Vof Vthe Vfactors Vnecessary Vto Vcontrol Vpatient Vresponses Vto Vcare.
c. The Vdevelopment Vof Vpopulation Vcare Vguidelines Vapplicable Vto Vall Vpatients.
d. The Vutilization Vof Vquantitative Vand Vqualitative Vstudies Vto Venhance Vpatient Voutcomes.
ANS: VA
Feedback
AEvidence-based Vpractice Vevolves Vfrom Vthe Vintegration Vof Vthe Vbest Vresearch Vevidence
Vwith Vclinical Vexpertise Vand Vpatient Vneeds Vand Vvalues.
BStudies Vthat Vattempt Vto Vfind Vdeterminants Vof Vpatient Voutcomes Vare Vgenerally
Vexperimental Vor Vquasi-experimental. VThey Vmay Vbe Vused Vto Vguide VEBP Vbut Vdo Vnot
Vcompletely Vdefine Vit.
CEBP Vis Va Vcombination Vof Vguidelines Vand Vspecific Vpatient Vneeds Vand Vvalues.
DQuantitative Vand Vqualitative Vstudies Vapplied Vto Vthe Vevaluation Vof Vpatient Voutcomes Vare
Vpart Vof VEBP 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
a Vlarger Vresearch Vstudy. VWhich Vresearch Vmethod Vwill Vthe Vnurse Vuse Vwhen Vcollecting
V
data Vfor Vthis Vstudy?
V
a.Control
Vb.Description
Vc.Explanation
Vd.Prediction
ANS: VB
Feedback
AControl Vcan Vbe Vdescribed Vas Vthe Vability Vto Vwrite Va Vprescription Vto Vproduce Vthe Vdesired
Voutcome.
,B VDescription Vinvolves Videntifying Vand Vunderstanding Vthe Vnature Vof Vnursing Vphenomena Vand Vthe
Vrelationships Vamong Vthese Vphenomena.
C VExplanation Vclarifies Vthe Vrelationships Vamong Vphenomena Vand Videntifies Vwhy Vcertain
Vevents Voccur.
D VThrough Vprediction, Vthe Vprobability Vof Va Vspecific Voutcome Vcan Vbe Vestimated Vin Va Vgiven
situation. VPTS: V1 VDIF: VCognitive Vlevel: VUnderstanding V(Comprehension)
V
REF: VMCS: V6
3. The Vnurse Vis Vparticipating Vin Va Vstudy Vand Vis Vcollecting Vdata Videntifying Vthe Vnumber Vof
obese Vadults Vwhose Vparents Vwere Valso Vobese Vor Voverweight. VWhich Vresearch Vmethod Vis
V
being Vused Vin Vthis Vstudy?
V
a.Control
Vb.Description
Vc.Explanation
Vd.Prediction
ANS: VD
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AControl Vindicates Vthe Vability Vto Vuse Va Vprescribed Vintervention Vto Vproduce Va Vdesired Voutcome.
BDescription Vinvolves Videntifying Vand Vunderstanding Vthe Vnature Vof Vnursing Vphenomena Vand Vthe
Vrelationships Vamong Vthese Vphenomena.
CExplanation Vclarifies Vthe Vrelationships Vamong Vphenomena Vand Videntifies Vwhy Vcertain
Vevents Voccur.
DThrough 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
(Application) VREF: Vpp. V7-8
V
4. The Vnurse Vreviews Va Vstudy Vin Vwhich Vadherence Vto Van Vasthma Vaction Vplan Vis Vcompared
among Vgroups Vof Vadolescents Vwho Vreceived Vdifferent Vasthma Veducation. VWhich Vresearch
V
method Vdoes Vthis Vrepresent?
V
a.Control
Vb.Description
Vc.Explanation
, 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 Vthe
Vrelationships Vamong Vthese Vphenomena.
C VExplanation Vclarifies Vthe Vrelationships Vamong Vphenomena Vand Videntifies Vwhy Vcertain
Vevents Voccur.
D VThrough Vprediction, Vthe Vprobability Vof Va Vspecific Voutcome Vcan Vbe Vestimated Vin Va Vgiven
situation. VPTS:1DIF:Cognitive Vlevel: VApplying V(Application)
V
REF: VMCS: V7
5. A Vnurse Vmanager Vis Vinterested Vin Vlearning Vwhich Vattitudes Vamong Vstaff Vnurses Vmay
indicate Vrelative Vrisk Vof Vneedle-stick Vinjuries. VTo Vstudy Vthis, Vthe Vnurse Vmanager Vwill
V
employ Vwhich Vmethod Vof Vstudy?
V
a.Control
Vb.Description
Vc.Explanation
Vd.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
Vevents Voccur.
CDescription Vinvolves Videntifying Vand Vunderstanding Vthe Vnature Vof Vnursing Vphenomena Vand Vthe
Vrelationships Vamong Vthese Vphenomena.
DThrough Vprediction, Vthe Vprobability Vof Va Vspecific Voutcome Vcan Vbe Vestimated Vin Va Vgiven
situation. VPTS:1DIF:Cognitive Vlevel: VApplying V(Application)
V
REF: Vpp. V7-8
6. Which Vis Vthe Vmost Vimportant Vresult Vof VFlorence VNightingales Vdata Vcollection Vand
statistical Vanalysis Vduring Vthe VCrimean VWar?
V
