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Chapterm1.mDiscoveringmthemWorld mof mNursingmResearch
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Whichmbest mdescribesmevidence-based-practicem(EBP)?
a.Amcombinationmof mbest mresearchmevidence,mclinicalmexpertise,m and mthemneedsmand mvalues
mof m
patients.
b.Amdeterminationmof mthemfactorsmnecessarymtomcontrolmpatient mresponsesmtomca
re.mc.Themdevelopment mof mpopulationmcaremguidelinesmapplicablemtomall mpatients
.
d.Themutilizationmof mquantitativemand mqualitativemstudiesmtomenhancempatient moutcomes.
ANS:mA
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AEvidence-
based mpracticemevolvesmfrommthemintegrationmof mthembest mresearchmevidencemwithmclinical
mexpertisemand mpatient mneedsmand mvalues.
BStudiesmthat mattempt mtomfind mdeterminantsmof mpatient moutcomesmaremgenerallymexperimental
mormquasi-experimental.mTheymmay mbemused mtomguidemEBPmbut mdomnot mcompletelymdefinemit.
CEBPmismamcombinationmof mguidelinesmand mspecificmpatient mneedsmand mvalues.
DQuantitativemand mqualitativemstudiesmapplied mtomthemevaluationmof mpatient moutcomesmarempart
mof m
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2. Themnursemismcollectingmdatamabout mthemsleepmpatternsmof mbreastfed mbabiesmasmpart mof mamlarg
ermresearchmstudy.mWhichmresearchmmethod mwillmthemnursemusemwhenmcollectingmdatamformthisms
tudy?
a.Controlmb.D
escriptionmc.E
xplanationmd.
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BmDescriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmand munderstandingmthemnaturemof mnursingmphenomenamand mt
hemrelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.
CmExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamand midentifiesmwhymcertainmeve
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adultsmwhosemparentsmweremalsomobesemormoverweight.mWhichmresearchmmethod mismbeingmused minmt
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ANS:mD
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BDescriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmand munderstandingmthemnaturemof mnursingmphenomenamand mt
hemrelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.
CExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamand midentifiesmwhymcertainmeven
tsmoccur.
DThroughmpredictionmthemprobabilitymof mamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimated minmamgivenmsituati
on.mBymknowingmthempercentagemof mparentsmof mobesemadultsmwhomweremobese,mthemprobabilitymo
f mpredictingmthismmaymbemcalculated.
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)mREF:mpp.m7-8
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groupsmof madolescentsmwhomreceived mdifferent masthmameducation.mWhichmresearchmmethod mdoesmt
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hemrelationshipsmamongmthesemphenomena.
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on.mPTS:1DIF:Cognitivemlevel:mApplyingm(Application)
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5. A mnursemmanagermisminterested minmlearningmwhichmattitudesmamongmstaff mnursesmmaymindicatemr
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stickminjuries.mTomstudymthis,mthemnursemmanagermwillmemploymwhich mmethod mof mstudy?
a.Controlmb.D
escriptionmc.E
xplanationmd.
Prediction
ANS:mD
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AControlmindicatesmthemabilitymtomusemamprescribed minterventionmtomproducemamdesired moutcome.
BExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenamand midentifiesmwhymcertainmeven
tsmoccur.
CDescriptionminvolvesmidentifyingmand munderstandingmthemnaturemof mnursingmphenomenamand mt
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DThroughmprediction,mthemprobabilitymof mamspecificmoutcomemcanmbemestimated minmamgivenmsituati
on.mPTS:1DIF:Cognitivemlevel:mApplyingm(Application)
REF:mpp.m7-8
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