Test Bank for Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition, Susan Grove, Jennifer Gray
Table of Contents Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-Based Practice .. 2 Chapter 02: Introduction to Quantitative Research .......................................
Test Bank for Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition, Susan Grove,
Jennifer Gray
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-Based Practice .. 2
Chapter 02: Introduction to Quantitative Research ...................................................................................... 12
Chapter 03: Introduction to Qualitative Research ........................................................................................ 26
Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research .................................................................................... 41
Chapter 05: Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses .................................................... 54
Chapter 06: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review................................................. 68
Chapter 07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks .................................................................. 81
Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs ................................................................................ 89
Chapter 09: Examining Populations and Samples in Research ................................................................. 102
Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research .................................. 117
Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research ..................................................................................... 132
Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice .................... 151
Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice........................................................................ 164
Chapter 14: Introduction to Additional Research Methodologies in Nursing: MixedMethods and Outcomes
Research................................................................................................................................................... 172
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an Evidence-Based
Practice
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs
andvalues of patients
b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care
anddelivery of care
c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients
d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes
ANS: A
Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with
clinical expertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants
ofpatient outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used
to guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a combination of guidelines and
specificpatient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the
evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this
study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
therelationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a
prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a
specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese
adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used
inthis study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
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, situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the
probability of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a
prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and
understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these
phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
certain events occur.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method
doesthis represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C
Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired
results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomenaand the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the
probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may
indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will
employ which method of study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D
Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
situation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the
desiredresults. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
phenomenaand the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the
relationships amongphenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical
analysis during the Crimean War?
a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to
carepractices.
b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation
c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care
d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,
and adequate nutrition
ANS: D
Nightingale’s research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, and social
changes, including the military’s approach to the care of the sick and society’s sense of
responsibility for testing public water, improving sanitation, and preventing starvation to
decrease morbidityand mortality rates. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the public,
developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation, and identifying and
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, defining the role of nurses in modern health care were not the most important results.
7. The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain
management protocols are used with randomly assigned patients to measure differences
in postoperativerecovery time. Which method of study is this?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
ANS: A
Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired results.
Correlation examines the relationships between different phenomena. Description involves
identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
amongthese phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies why certain events occur.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
8. The nurse reviews a study exploring experiences of nurses’ decision-making
processesregarding reporting a medical error. Which research method does this
represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and
therelationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a
prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a
specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
9. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and
1970sserved to
a. determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice.
c. provide funding for nursing research.
d. provide direction for nursing research.
ANS: D
The theories developed in the 1960s and 1970s helped to guide future nursing research and
practice. Outcome studies are used to determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
The concept of EBP was developed in the 1970s and promoted by the ANCC Magnet
HospitalDesignation program. The NINR seeks to provide funding for nursing research.
10. The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) began to change its focus to
a. funding nursing rather than medical research.
b. evaluating outcomes rather than process studies.
c. increasing the status and funding for nursing research.
d. supporting the dissemination of nursing research.
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