Test Bank for Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research, 9th Edition by Jennifer R. Gray
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Nursing research
Institution
Nursing Research
Test Bank for Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research, 9th Edition 9e by Jennifer R. Gray, Susan K. Grove. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chap 1 to 29 (Complete questions with answers)
Unit One: Introduction to Nursing Research 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research 2. E...
1.Nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing can participate in the
implementation of research into practice. This means that the BSN
nurse:
a. develops evidence-based guidelines.
b. designs research studies on which protocols may be based.
c. evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols.
d. reads and critically appraises existing studies.
ANS: d
Nurses with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree have
knowledge of the research process and skills in reading and critically
appraising studies. They use the best research evidence in practice with
guidance. Nurses with a BSN also assist with problem identification and
data collection. Nurses with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
critically appraise and synthesize findings from studies to revise or
develop protocols, algorithms, or policies for use in practice. Nurses
with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) develop, implement, and
evaluate evidence-based guidelines. Nurses with a Doctor of Philosophy
(PhD) assume a major role in conducting research.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
2. A study is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to
elders in a major hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the
elders' level of orientation. This type of study can do which of the
following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: a
,Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired
outcome. Description involves observing and documenting nursing
phenomena, providing a snapshot of reality. Explanation clarifies the
relationships among concepts and variables with the goal of
understanding how they work with each other. Prediction involves
estimating the probability of a specific outcome in a given situation.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
3. A researcher wants to know whether children with autism who are
hospitalized in a pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care
than the average child, when the parents or caregivers are not present.
What type of research outcome does this provide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: d
Prediction involves estimating the probability of a specific outcome in a
given situation. Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to
produce the desired outcome. Description involves observing and
documenting nursing phenomena, providing a snapshot of reality.
Explanation clarifies the relationships among concepts and variables
with the goal of understanding how they work with each other.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
4. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial
pressure of a patient in neurological intensive care remains increased.
The nurse recalibrates the machine, makes sure the monitor is on the
same level as the drain, checks all connections, and then notifies the
physician, who comes to the unit and inserts a new drain. What type of
reasoning or thinking prompts the nurse to recalibrate, assure proper
placement, and check connections?
,a. Abstract thinking
b. Concrete thinking
c. Logical reasoning
d. Dialectical reasoning
ANS: c
Logical reasoning is used to dissect components of a situation or
conclusion, examine each carefully, and analyze relationships among the
parts. Abstract thinking is oriented toward the development of an idea
without application to, or association with, a particular instance.
Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by
events that are observed and experienced in reality. Dialectical reasoning
involves looking at situations in a holistic way.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
5.A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for
managing agitated patients in the Emergency Department. The resultant
policy emanates from:
a. abstract thinking.
b. concrete thinking.
c. operational reasoning.
d. dialectical reasoning.
ANS: a
Abstract thinking is oriented toward the development of an idea without
application to, or association with, a particular instance. Concrete
thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events
that are observed and experienced in reality. Operational reasoning is the
identification of and discrimination among many alternatives and
viewpoints. Dialectical reasoning involves looking at situations in a
holistic way.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application
6. A nurse with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for
, managing agitated patients in the Emergency Department. The type of
reasoning the nurse uses to do this is:
a. problematic reasoning.
b. operational reasoning.
c. collaborative reasoning.
d. inductive reasoning.
ANS: d
Inductive reasoning involves reasoning that moves from the specific to
the general, whereby particular instances are observed and then
combined into a larger whole or general statement. Problematic
reasoning involves: (1) identifying a problem and factors influencing it,
(2) selecting solutions to the problem, and (3) resolving the problem.
Operational reasoning involves the identification of and discrimination
among many alternatives and viewpoints. Collaborative reasoning
occurs when individuals with different perspectives "reason together" to
develop a coordinated plan of action.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesis
7. What is the best explanation of the type of intuition that forms a
legitimate source of knowledge in nursing?
a. It is the result of recognizing patterns in a way that allows rapid
conclusions.
b. It is based on a gift from the universe and should be honored when it
arrives.
c. It is never inaccurate.
d. It is the process of examining and critiquing one's thoughts.
ANS: a
Intuition is understanding without rationale. Intuition is described as
pattern recognition, seeing similarities and dissimilarities of a situation
and seeing the whole in a way that allows rapid conclusions. Because
intuition is a type of knowing that seems to come unbidden, it may also
be described as a guy feeling, hunch, or sixth sense. Intuition cannot be
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