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TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH,
8TH EDITION, SUSAN GROVE, JENNIFER GRAY (ALL
CHAPTERS).

, Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an
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Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 8th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE I




1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
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values of hospital clients
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control hospital client responses to
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care anddelivery of care
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c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all hospital clients
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance hospital client outcomes
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ACCURATE CHOICE:-A I


Reasoning:->>>Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research I I I I I I I I I


evidence with clinical expertise and hospital client needs and values. Studies that attempt to
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find determinants ofhospital client outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-
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experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I


combination of guidelines and specifichospital client needs and values. Quantitative and
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qualitative studies appliedto the evaluation of hospital client outcomes are part of EBP but
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do not completely define EBP.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) I I I




2. The RN is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
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I research study. Which researN RethIod G
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se use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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E:- B
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Reasoning:->>>Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing I I I I I I I I


phenomena and therelationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the
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ability to write a prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the
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relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through
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prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) I I I




3. The RN is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adults
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whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used inthis
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study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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, Reasoning:->>>Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated I I I I I I I I I I


in a given situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese,
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the probability of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a
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prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description involvesidentifying
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andunderstanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these
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phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
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certain events occur.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) I I I




4. The RN reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
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groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does
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this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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Reasoning:->>>Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why I I I I I I I I


certain events occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce
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the desired results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature ofnursing
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phenomenaand the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the
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probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) I I I




5. A RN manager is interestedNiU
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relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the RN manager will employ which
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method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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Reasoning:->>>Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimatedin I I I I I I I I I I I


a given situation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to producethe
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desiredresults. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
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phenomenaand the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the
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relationships amongphenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) I I I




6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
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analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care
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b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation I I I I I I I I


c. Identifying and defining the role of RNs in modern primary care I I I I I I I I I I


d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
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, and adequate nutrition I I




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Reasoning:->>>Nightingale’s research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, I I I I I I I


and social changes, including the military’s approach to the care of the sick and society’s
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sense of responsibility for testing public water, improving sanitation, and preventing
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starvation to decrease morbidityand mortality rates. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to
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the public, developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation, and
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identifying and defining the role of RNs in modern primary care were not the most important
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results.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) I I I




7. The RN participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management
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protocols are used with randomly assigned hospital clients to measure differences in
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postoperative recovery time. Which method of study is this?
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a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
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Reasoning:->>>Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the I I I I I I I I I I I


desired results. Correlation examines the relationships between different phenomena.
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Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena andthe
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relationships amongthese phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
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phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: ApplyinN
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(A icaNtiG
onT) The RN reviews a study exploring experiences of I I I I I I I I I I



RNs’ decision-making processesregarding reporting a medical error. Which research method does
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this represent?
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e. Control
f. Description
g. Explanation
h. Prediction
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Reasoning:->>>Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing I I I I I I I I


phenomena and therelationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the
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ability to write a prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the
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relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through
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prediction, the probability of aspecific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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DIFFICULT: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) I I I




8. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and 1970s
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served to
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a. determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions. I I I I I


b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice. I I I I I


c. provide funding for nursing research. I I I I


d. provide direction for nursing research. I I I I