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Nursingm.Practicem.9thm.Editionm.bym.Polit,m.Beck
Tablem.ofm.Contents:
Chapterm.1m.Introducingm.Nursingm.Researchm.form.Evidence-Basedm.Practice
Chapterm.2m.Understandingm.Keym.Conceptsm.andm.Stepsm.inm.Quantitativem.andm.Qualitative
Research
Chapterm.3m.Readingm.andm.Criticallym.Appraisingm.Researchm.Articles
Chapterm.4m.Attendingm.tom.Ethicsm.inm.Research
Chapterm.5m.Identifyingm.Researchm.Problems,m.Researchm.Questions,m.andm.Hypotheses
Chapterm.6m.Findingm.andm.Reviewingm.Researchm.Evidencem.inm.them.Literature
Chapterm.7m.Understandingm.Theoreticalm.andm.Conceptualm.Frameworks
Chapterm.8m.Appraisingm.Quantitativem.Researchm.Design
Chapterm.9m.Appraisingm.Samplingm.andm.Datam.Collectionm.inm.Quantitativem.Studies
Chapterm.10m.Appraisingm.Qualitativem.Designsm.andm.Approaches
Chapterm.11m.Appraisingm.Samplingm.andm.Datam.Collectionm.inm.Qualitativem.Studies
Chapterm.12m.Understandingm.Mixedm.Methodsm.Research,m.Qualitym.Improvement,m.andm.O
ther
Specialm.Typesm.ofm.Research
Chapterm.13m.Understandingm.Statisticalm.Analysism.ofm.Quantitativem.Data
Chapterm.14m.Interpretingm.Quantitativem.Findingsm.andm.Evaluatingm.Clinicalm.Significance
Chapterm.15m.Understandingm.them.Analysism.ofm.Qualitativem.Data
Chapterm.16m.Appraisingm.Trustworthinessm.andm.Integritym.inm.Qualitativem.Research
Chapterm.17m.Learningm.Fromm.Systematicm.Reviews
Chapterm.18m.Puttingm.Researchm.Evidencem.Intom.Practice:m.Evidence-Basedm.Practicem.and
Practice-Basedm.Evidence
,CHAPTERm.1:m.Introducingm.Nursingm.Researchm.Form.Evidence-Basedm.Practice
Essentialsm.ofm.Nursingm.Research:m.Appraisingm.Evidencem.form.Nursingm.Practicem.9thm.Editionm.bym.Polit,m.Beck
1. Whichm.ofm.them.followingm.groupsm.wouldm.bem.bestm.servedm.bym.them.developmentm.ofm.
am.scientificm.basem.form.nursingm.practice?
A) Nursingm.administrators
B) Practicingm.nurses
C) Nurses'm.clients
D) Healthm.carem.policymakers
Ans:m.Cm.
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Nursingm.researchm.ism.systematicm.inquirym.designedm.tom.developm.trustworthym.evidence
m.about m.issuesm.ofm.importance m.tom.nurses m.andm.theirm.clients.m.Nursem.leadersm.recognize
m.them.needm.tom.basem.specificm.nursingm.decisionsm.onm.evidencem.indicatingm.thatm.them.de
cisionsm.arem.clinicallym.appropriate,m.cost-
effective,m.andm.resultm.inm.positivem.clientm.outcomes.m.Althoughm.allm.ofm.them.peoplem.lis
tedm.wouldm.benefitm.fromm.them.developmentm.ofm.am.scientificm.basem.form.nursingm.practi
ce,m.ultimatelym.itm.ism.them.clientsm.themselvesm.whom.wouldm.mostm.benefit,m.asm.theym.wo
uldm.thenm.receivem.them.mostm.appropriatem.andm.mostm.effectivem.care.
2. Anm.especiallym.importantm.goalm.form.them.nursingm.professionm.ism.tom.dom.whichm.ofm.them.following?
A) Conductm.researchm.tom.betterm.understandm.them.contextm.ofm.nursingm.practice
B) Establishm.am.solidm.basem.ofm.evidencem.form.practicem.throughm.disciplinedm.research
C) Documentm.them.rolem.nursingm.servesm.inm.society
D) Establishm.researchm.priorities
Ans:m.Bm.
Feedback:
Nursesm.arem.increasinglym.expectedm.tom.understandm.andm.undertakem.researchm.andm.tom.
basem.theirm.practicem.onm.evidencem.fromm.research.m.Evidence-
basedm.practicem.ism.them.usem.ofm.them.bestm.evidencem.inm.makingm.patientm.carem.decision
sm.andm.typicallym.comesm.fromm.researchm.conductedm.bym.nursesm.andm.otherm.health-
carem.professionals.m.Allm.ofm.them.otherm.answersm.arem.possiblem.goalsm.form.them.nursingm.
profession,m.butm.nonem.ism.asm.importantm.asm.establishingm.evidencem.form.practice.
3. Whichm.ofm.them.followingm.ism.am.fundamentalm.beliefm.ofm.thosem.whom.holdm.tom.them.co
nstructivistm.paradigm?
A) Am.fixedm.realitym.existsm.inm.naturem.form.humansm.tom.understand
B) Them.naturem.ofm.realitym.hasm.changedm.overm.time
C) Realitym.ism.multiplym.constructedm.andm.multiplym.interpretedm.bym.humans
D) Realitym.cannotm.bem.studiedm.empirically
Ans:m.Cm.
Feedback:
Inm.them.constructivistm.paradigm,m.itm.ism.assumedm.thatm.realitym.ism.notm.am.fixedm.entitym.
butm.ism.ratherm.am.constructionm.ofm.humanm.minds,m.andm.thusm.“truth”m.ism.am.compositem.
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ESSENTIALS OF NURSING RESEARCH: A
m. m. m. m.
PPRAISING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING PR
m. m. m. m.
ACTICE 9TH EDITION BY DENISE POLIT,
m. m. m. m. m. m.
CHERYL BECK m.
TEST BANK m .
,Testm.Bankm.Form.Essentialsm.ofm.Nursingm.Research:m.Appraisingm.Evidencem.form.
Nursingm.Practicem.9thm.Editionm.bym.Polit,m.Beck
Tablem.ofm.Contents:
Chapterm.1m.Introducingm.Nursingm.Researchm.form.Evidence-Basedm.Practice
Chapterm.2m.Understandingm.Keym.Conceptsm.andm.Stepsm.inm.Quantitativem.andm.Qualitative
Research
Chapterm.3m.Readingm.andm.Criticallym.Appraisingm.Researchm.Articles
Chapterm.4m.Attendingm.tom.Ethicsm.inm.Research
Chapterm.5m.Identifyingm.Researchm.Problems,m.Researchm.Questions,m.andm.Hypotheses
Chapterm.6m.Findingm.andm.Reviewingm.Researchm.Evidencem.inm.them.Literature
Chapterm.7m.Understandingm.Theoreticalm.andm.Conceptualm.Frameworks
Chapterm.8m.Appraisingm.Quantitativem.Researchm.Design
Chapterm.9m.Appraisingm.Samplingm.andm.Datam.Collectionm.inm.Quantitativem.Studies
Chapterm.10m.Appraisingm.Qualitativem.Designsm.andm.Approaches
Chapterm.11m.Appraisingm.Samplingm.andm.Datam.Collectionm.inm.Qualitativem.Studies
Chapterm.12m.Understandingm.Mixedm.Methodsm.Research,m.Qualitym.Improvement,m.andm.O
ther
Specialm.Typesm.ofm.Research
Chapterm.13m.Understandingm.Statisticalm.Analysism.ofm.Quantitativem.Data
Chapterm.14m.Interpretingm.Quantitativem.Findingsm.andm.Evaluatingm.Clinicalm.Significance
Chapterm.15m.Understandingm.them.Analysism.ofm.Qualitativem.Data
Chapterm.16m.Appraisingm.Trustworthinessm.andm.Integritym.inm.Qualitativem.Research
Chapterm.17m.Learningm.Fromm.Systematicm.Reviews
Chapterm.18m.Puttingm.Researchm.Evidencem.Intom.Practice:m.Evidence-Basedm.Practicem.and
Practice-Basedm.Evidence
,CHAPTERm.1:m.Introducingm.Nursingm.Researchm.Form.Evidence-Basedm.Practice
Essentialsm.ofm.Nursingm.Research:m.Appraisingm.Evidencem.form.Nursingm.Practicem.9thm.Editionm.bym.Polit,m.Beck
1. Whichm.ofm.them.followingm.groupsm.wouldm.bem.bestm.servedm.bym.them.developmentm.ofm.
am.scientificm.basem.form.nursingm.practice?
A) Nursingm.administrators
B) Practicingm.nurses
C) Nurses'm.clients
D) Healthm.carem.policymakers
Ans:m.Cm.
Feedback:
Nursingm.researchm.ism.systematicm.inquirym.designedm.tom.developm.trustworthym.evidence
m.about m.issuesm.ofm.importance m.tom.nurses m.andm.theirm.clients.m.Nursem.leadersm.recognize
m.them.needm.tom.basem.specificm.nursingm.decisionsm.onm.evidencem.indicatingm.thatm.them.de
cisionsm.arem.clinicallym.appropriate,m.cost-
effective,m.andm.resultm.inm.positivem.clientm.outcomes.m.Althoughm.allm.ofm.them.peoplem.lis
tedm.wouldm.benefitm.fromm.them.developmentm.ofm.am.scientificm.basem.form.nursingm.practi
ce,m.ultimatelym.itm.ism.them.clientsm.themselvesm.whom.wouldm.mostm.benefit,m.asm.theym.wo
uldm.thenm.receivem.them.mostm.appropriatem.andm.mostm.effectivem.care.
2. Anm.especiallym.importantm.goalm.form.them.nursingm.professionm.ism.tom.dom.whichm.ofm.them.following?
A) Conductm.researchm.tom.betterm.understandm.them.contextm.ofm.nursingm.practice
B) Establishm.am.solidm.basem.ofm.evidencem.form.practicem.throughm.disciplinedm.research
C) Documentm.them.rolem.nursingm.servesm.inm.society
D) Establishm.researchm.priorities
Ans:m.Bm.
Feedback:
Nursesm.arem.increasinglym.expectedm.tom.understandm.andm.undertakem.researchm.andm.tom.
basem.theirm.practicem.onm.evidencem.fromm.research.m.Evidence-
basedm.practicem.ism.them.usem.ofm.them.bestm.evidencem.inm.makingm.patientm.carem.decision
sm.andm.typicallym.comesm.fromm.researchm.conductedm.bym.nursesm.andm.otherm.health-
carem.professionals.m.Allm.ofm.them.otherm.answersm.arem.possiblem.goalsm.form.them.nursingm.
profession,m.butm.nonem.ism.asm.importantm.asm.establishingm.evidencem.form.practice.
3. Whichm.ofm.them.followingm.ism.am.fundamentalm.beliefm.ofm.thosem.whom.holdm.tom.them.co
nstructivistm.paradigm?
A) Am.fixedm.realitym.existsm.inm.naturem.form.humansm.tom.understand
B) Them.naturem.ofm.realitym.hasm.changedm.overm.time
C) Realitym.ism.multiplym.constructedm.andm.multiplym.interpretedm.bym.humans
D) Realitym.cannotm.bem.studiedm.empirically
Ans:m.Cm.
Feedback:
Inm.them.constructivistm.paradigm,m.itm.ism.assumedm.thatm.realitym.ism.notm.am.fixedm.entitym.
butm.ism.ratherm.am.constructionm.ofm.humanm.minds,m.andm.thusm.“truth”m.ism.am.compositem.
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, ofm.multiplem.constructionsm.ofm.reality.m.However,m.constructivistsm.dom.believem.thatm.rea
litym.canm.bem.studiedm.empirically.
Beliefm.inm.am.fixedm.realitym.thatm.existsm.inm.naturem.form.humansm.tom.understandm.wouldm.bem.an
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