Understanding Nursing Research – 8th Edition (Grove) | Test Bank with Answers and Rationales

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,ChapterA01:AIntroductionAtoANursingAResearchAandAEvidence-
BasedAPracticeAGrove:AUnderstandingANursingAResearch,A8thAEdition


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1. WhichAbestAdescribesAevidence-based-practiceA(EBP)?
a. AAcombinationAofAbestAresearchAevidence,AclinicalAexpertise,AandAtheAneedsAan
dAvaluesAofApatients.
b. AAdeterminationAofAtheAfactorsAnecessaryAtoAcontrolApatientAresponsesAtoAcare.
c. TheAdevelopmentAofApopulationAcareAguidelinesAapplicableAtoAallApatients.
d. TheAutilizationAofAquantitativeAandAqualitativeAstudiesAtoAenhanceApatientAoutcomes.

ANS:A A

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A Evidence-
basedApracticeAevolvesAfromAtheAintegrationAofAtheAbestAresearchAevidenceAwithAcl
inicalAexpertiseAandApatientAneedsAandAvalues.
B StudiesAthatAattemptAtoAfindAdeterminantsAofApatientAoutcomesAareAgenerally
experimentalAorAquasi-
experimental.ATheyAmayAbeAusedAtoAguideAEBPAbutAdoAnotAcompletelyAdefineAit.
C EBPAisAaAcombinationAofAguidelinesAandAspecificApatientAneedsAandAvalues.
D QuantitativeAandAqualitativeAstudiesAappliedAtoAtheAevaluationAofApatientAoutcomesA
areApartAofAEBPAbutAdoAnotAcompletelyAdefineAEBP.

PTS:A 1 DIF:
CognitiveAlevel:ARememberingA(Knowledge)AREF:
A p.A3

2. TheAnurseAisAcollectingAdataAaboutAtheAsleepApatternsAofAbreastfedAbabiesAasApartAofAaAlargerAr
esearchAstudy.AWhichAresearchAmethodAwillAtheAnurseAuseAwhenAcollectingAdataAforAthisAstudy
?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction

ANS:A B

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A ControlAcanAbeAdescribedAasAtheAabilityAtoAwriteAaAprescriptionAtoAproduceAtheAde
siredAoutcome.
B DescriptionAinvolvesAidentifyingAandAunderstandingAtheAnatureAofAnursingAphenom
enaAandAtheArelationshipsAamongAtheseAphenomena.
C ExplanationAclarifiesAtheArelationshipsAamongAphenomenaAandAidentifiesAwhyAcert
ainAeventsAoccur.
D ThroughAprediction,AtheAprobabilityAofAaAspecificAoutcomeAcanAbeAestimatedAinAaAg
ivenAsituation.

PTS:A 1 DIF:
CognitiveAlevel:AUnderstandingA(Comprehension)AREF:
A p.A6

,3. TheAnurseAisAparticipatingAinAaAstudyAandAisAcollectingAdataAidentifyingAtheAnumberAofAobese
AadultsAwhoseAparentsAwereAalsoAobeseAorAoverweight.AWhichAresearchAmethodAisAbeingAused
AinAthisAstudy?

a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction

ANS:A D

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A ControlAindicatesAtheAabilityAtoAuseAaAprescribedAinterventionAtoAproduceAaAdesired
Aoutcome.

B DescriptionAinvolvesAidentifyingAandAunderstandingAtheAnatureAofAnursingAphenom
enaAandAtheArelationshipsAamongAtheseAphenomena.
C ExplanationAclarifiesAtheArelationshipsAamongAphenomenaAandAidentifiesAwhyAcert
ainAeventsAoccur.
D ThroughApredictionAtheAprobabilityAofAaAspecificAoutcomeAcanAbeAestimatedAinAa
givenAsituation.AByAknowingAtheApercentageAofAparentsAofAobeseAadultsAwhoAwereA
obese,AtheAprobabilityAofApredictingAthisAmayAbeAcalculated.

PTS:A 1 DIF:
CognitiveAlevel:AApplyingA(Application)AREF:
A pp.A7-8

4. TheAnurseAreviewsAaAstudyAinAwhichAadherenceAtoAanAasthmaAactionAplanAisAcomparedAamon
gAgroupsAofAadolescentsAwhoAreceivedAdifferentAasthmaAeducation.AWhichAresearchAmethodAd
oesAthisArepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction

ANS:A C

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A ControlAindicatesAtheAabilityAtoAuseAaAprescribedAinterventionAtoAproduceAaAdesired
Aoutcome.

B DescriptionAinvolvesAidentifyingAandAunderstandingAtheAnatureAofAnursingAphenom
enaAandAtheArelationshipsAamongAtheseAphenomena.
C ExplanationAclarifiesAtheArelationshipsAamongAphenomenaAandAidentifiesAwhyAcert
ainAeventsAoccur.
D ThroughAprediction,AtheAprobabilityAofAaAspecificAoutcomeAcanAbeAestimatedAinAaAg
ivenAsituation.

PTS:A 1 DIF:
CognitiveAlevel:AApplyingA(Application)AREF:
A p.A7

, 5. AAnurseAmanagerAisAinterestedAinAlearningAwhichAattitudesAamongAstaffAnursesAmayAindica
teArelativeAriskAofAneedle-
stickAinjuries.AToAstudyAthis,AtheAnurseAmanagerAwillAemployAwhichAmethodAofAstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction

ANS:A D

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A ControlAindicatesAtheAabilityAtoAuseAaAprescribedAinterventionAtoAproduceAaAdesired
Aoutcome.

B ExplanationAclarifiesAtheArelationshipsAamongAphenomenaAandAidentifiesAwhyAcert
ainAeventsAoccur.
C DescriptionAinvolvesAidentifyingAandAunderstandingAtheAnatureAofAnursingAphenom
enaAandAtheArelationshipsAamongAtheseAphenomena.
D ThroughAprediction,AtheAprobabilityAofAaAspecificAoutcomeAcanAbeAestimatedAinAaAg
ivenAsituation.

PTS:A 1 DIF:
CognitiveAlevel:AApplyingA(Application)AREF:
A pp.A7-8

6. WhichAisAtheAmostAimportantAresultAofAFlorenceANightingale’sAdataAcollectionAandAstatistic
alAanalysisAduringAtheACrimeanAWar?
a. BringingAawarenessAofAtheArigorsAofAwarAtoAtheAgeneralApublic.
b. DevelopingAaAprocessAforAstatisticalAanalysisAandAnursingAdocumentation.
c. IdentifyingAandAdefiningAtheAroleAofAnursesAinAmodernAhealthAcare.
d. UsingAclinicalAresearchAtoAevaluateAtheAimportanceAofAsanitation,AcleanAdrinkin
gAwater,AandAadequateAnutrition.
ANS:A D

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A ThisAwasAnotAtheAmostAimportantAresult
B ThisAwasAnotAtheAmostAimportantAresult
C ThisAwasAnotAtheAmostAimportantAresult
D Nightingale’sAresearchAenabledAherAtoAinstigateAattitudinal,Aorganizational,AandAso
cialAchanges,AincludingAtheAmilitary’sAapproachAtoAtheAcareAofAtheAsickAandAsociet
y’sAsenseAofAresponsibilityAforAtestingApublicAwater,AimprovingAsanitation,
andApreventingAstarvationAtoAdecreaseAmorbidityAandAmortalityArates.

PTS:A 1 DIF:
CognitiveAlevel:AUnderstandingA(Comprehension)AREF:
A p.A11

7. TheAnurseAparticipatesAinAdataAcollectionAinAaAstudyAinAwhichAtwoAdifferentApainAmanageme
ntAprotocolsAareAusedAwithArandomlyAassignedApatientsAtoAmeasureAdifferencesAinApostopera
tiveArecoveryAtime.AWhichAmethodAofAstudyAisAthis?
a. Control