For Understanding Nursing Research Building an Evidence-Based Practice
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RESEARCH BUILDING AN EVIDENCE-BASED
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PRACTICE, 8TH EDITION BY SUSAN K. GROVE,
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ALL CHAPTERS 1-14, LATEST
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE xxx
1. A nurse understands the meaning of entering the world of nursing research to be?
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xxx Select all that apply.
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a. A way of learning a unique language
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b. A way of using old experiences to learn
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c. A new way of experiencing reality
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d. A new way of learning multiple languages
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e. A way of incorporating new rules
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ANS: A, C, E Nursing research is considered a ―world‖ that is a truly new way of
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xxx experiencing reality. Entering xxx xxx xxxa new world means learning a unique language,
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xxx incorporating new rules, and xxx xxx xxx using new experiences to learn how to interact
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xxx effectively within the world. xxx xxx xxx xxxThe world of nursing research is not a way of
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xxx using old experiences to learn
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)NURSINGTB.COM
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2. Which are components of evidence-based practice (EBP)? Select all that apply. a. Best
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research evidence
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b. Expert opinion consensus xxx xxx
c. Patient needs and values xxx xxx xxx
d. Safe, cost-effective care xxx xxx
ANS: A, C, D xxx xxx xxx
Best research evidence is used to formulate EBP; patient needs and values are used
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to develop EBP; and safe, cost-effective care is a component of EBP. Expert
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opinion consensus is not a part of EBP.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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,3. A nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is prepared to do which of the
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following?
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Select all that apply.
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a. Appraise and summarize research findings. xxx xxx xxx xxx
b. Assist with the implementation of evidence-based guidelines.
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c. Conduct independent nursing studies. xxx xxx xxx
d. Expand the body of nursing knowledge through independent research.
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ANS: A, B xxx xxx
The BSN-prepared nurse is capable of appraising and summarizing research findings
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and assists with the implementation of evidence-based guidelines. The BSN-prepared
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nurse does not conduct independent nursing studies nor expand the body of nursing
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knowledge through independent research.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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4. Which of the following are characteristics of quantitative research methods? Select
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all that apply.
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a. Objective
b. Cause and effect relationships xxx xxx xxx
c. Tests theory xxx
d. Develops theory and frameworks xxx xxx xxx
e. Numbers
f. Description variables xxx
ANS: A, B, C, E, Fxxx xxx xxx xxx xxx
Quantitative research is a formal, objective, systematic process in which numerical
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data are used to obtain information about the world. Quantitative research is
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conducted to test theory by describing variables, examining relationships among
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variables, and determining cause and effect interactions between variables.
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Qualitative research findings are unique, dynamic, focused on understanding, and
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facilitate theory development.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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5. Which of the following is a research question for an experimental study? Select all
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a. What is it like to live with asthma?NURSINGTB.COM
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b. Do children who have an updated asthma action plan have fewer missed
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school days caused by asthma?
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c. Which asthma triggers influence poor attitudes about chronic disease?
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d. Which bronchodilator medication has fewer side effects?
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, ANS: B, D xxx xxx
Determining which interventions reduce asthma sick days is a controlled,
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quantitative, experimental study design; and a study about the effects of a
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medication is an experimental study. Asking what it is like to live with asthma
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will generate qualitative data. A study determining relationships between asthma
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triggers and attitudes about disease is a correlational study.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing (Analysis)
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Chapter 02: Introduction to Quantitative Research Grove: Understanding Nursing
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Research, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE xxx
1. A researcher conducts a study which outlines the daily habits of women who are
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overweight.
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This study represents what type of research? a. Correlational
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b. Descriptive
c. Experimental
d. Quasi-experimental
ANS: B xxx
Descriptive research is the exploration and description of phenomena in real-life
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situations. Correlational research involves the systematic investigation of
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relationships between or among variables. Experimental research is an objective,
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systematic, highly controlled investigation conducted for the purpose of predicting
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and controlling phenomena. The purpose of quasi-experimental research is to
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examine causal relationships or determine the effect of one variable on another.
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Thus these studies involve implementing a treatment or intervention and examining
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the effects of this intervention using selected methods of measurement.
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DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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2. The researcher wants to learn whether there is a relationship between parental
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xxx education and emergency room use among children who have asthma. Which type
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of research study will this
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researcher use? xxx NURSINGTB.COM xxx a. Basicxxx
b. Correlational
c. Historical
d. Phenomenological