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SUSAN K GROVE & JENNIFER R GRAY & NANCY BURNS
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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ss Chapter 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
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Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
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ss Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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ss Chapter 05: Research Problems, Purposes, and
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ss Hypotheses
Chapter 06: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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ss Chapter 07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
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Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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ss Chapter 09: Examining Populations and Samples in
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Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative
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ss Research Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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ss Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
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Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research ss ss ss ss
evidence, clinical expertise, and
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the needs and values of
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patients.
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b. A determination of the factors
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necessary to control patient ss ss ss
responses to care.
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c. The development of population
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care guidelines applicable to all
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patients.
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d. The utilization of quantitative
and qualitative studies to
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enhance patient outcomes.
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ANS: ss ss A
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Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 3
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
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babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method
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will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: s s B
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Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 6
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data
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identifying the number of obese adults whose parents were
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also obese or overweight. Which research method is being
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
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(Application) REF: pp. 7-8
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma
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action plan is compared among groups of adolescents who
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s received different asthma education. Which research method
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does this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
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(Application) REF: p. 7
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes
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among staff nurses may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries.
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To study this, the nurse manager will employ which method
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of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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(Application) REF: pp. 7-8
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s
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data collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean
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War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the ss ss ss
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public.
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and adequate nutrition. s s ss ss
ANS: D s s
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Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 11
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