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Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-
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Based Practice
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2. Introduction to Quantitative Research wq wq wq
3. Introduction to Qualitative Research wq wq wq
4. Eamining Ethics in Nursing Research
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5. Eamining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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6. Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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7. Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks wq wq wq wq
8. Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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9. Eamining Populations and Samples in Research
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10. Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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11. Understanding Statistics in Research wq wq wq
12. Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursin
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g Practice
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13. Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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14. Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: Mi e
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d Methods and Outcomes NEW!
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building
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an Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE wq
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical e pertise, and the needs
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and values of patients wq wq wq
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care
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and delivery of care wq wq wq
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
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ANS: w q A
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based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical e
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pertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient
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qoutcomes are generally e perimental or quasi-
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e perimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a
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combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualita
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tive studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not co
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mpletely define EBP. wq wq
DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a lar
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ger research study. Which researN
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a. Control USNT wq wq wq O
b. Description
c. Eplanation
d. Prediction
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and th
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e relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write
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a prescription to produce the desired results. E planation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability o
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f a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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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 o
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bese adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is bei
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ng used in this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Eplanation
d. Prediction
ANS: w q D
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Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given sit
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uation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the proba
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bility of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a prescrib
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ed intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and underst
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anding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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E planation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain event
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s occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared am
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ong groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research met
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hod does this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Eplanation
d. Prediction
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E planation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain event
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s occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desi
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red results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing pheno
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mena and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability
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of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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5. A nurse manager is interestedNiU
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ThBi c.hCaOt tiMt udes among staff nurses may indic
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ate relative risk of needle-
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stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Eplanation
d. Prediction
ANS: w q D
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given sit
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uation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired
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results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenome
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na and the relationships among these phenomena. E planation clarifies the relationships a
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mong phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statist
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ical analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to
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b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
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c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care
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d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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