FULL TEST BANK TEST BANK FOR BURNS AND GROVE'S THE PRACTICE OF NURSING RESEARCH APPRAISAL, SYNTHESIS AND GENERATIO N OF EVIDENCE 9TH EDITION BY JENNIFER . GRAY; SUSAN K. GROVE Table of content Chapter 1. Discovering the world of nursing Chapter 2. Evolution of research in building evidence -based nursing practice Chapter 3. Introduction to quantitative research Chapter 4. Introduction to qualitative research Chapter 5. Research problem and purpose Chapter 6. Objectives, questions, hypotheses, and study variables Chapter 7. Review of relevant literature Chapter 8. Frameworks Chapter 9. Ethics in research Chapter 10. Quantitative methodology: Noninterventional designs and methods Chapter 11. Quantitative methodo logy: Interventional designs and methods Chapter 12. Qualitative research methods Chapter 13. Outcomes research Chapter 14. Mixed methods research Chapter 15. Sampling Chapter 16. Quantitative measurement concepts Chapter 17. Measurement methods used in developing evidence - based practice Chapter 18. Critical appraisal of nursing studies Chapter 19. Evidence synthesis and strategies for implementing evidence -based practice Chapter 20. Collecting and managing data Chapter 21. Introduction to statistical analysis Chapter 22. Using statistics to describe variables Chapter 23. Using statistics to examine relationships Chapter 24. Using statistics to predict Chapter 25. Using statistics to determine differences Chapter 26. Interpreting research outcomes Chapter 27. Disseminating research findings Chapter 28. Writing research proposals Chapter 29. Seeking funding for research Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research Test Bank MULTI PLE CHOICE 1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidence - based protocols in 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. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development ANSWER: D Nurses with a BSN degree have knowledge of the research process and skills in reading and critically appraising studies. They assist with the implementation of evidence -based guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that NURSES provide their point of view, from the clinici an’s vantage, when new protocols are being put into practice, and continue to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects of those protocols. DIFFICULTY: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Analysis REFER TO: PAGE; 4 2. Research is designed to test the idea o f providing companion dogs to elders in a major hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’ level of orientation will not be a focus of the research.) This type of study can do which of the following? a. Contro l b. Describe c. Explain d. Predict ANSWER: A Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, the relationships among them. Explana tion clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The researcher’s focus is o n predicting what is likely. DIFFICULTY: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Application REFER TO: PAGE; 13 3. A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the parents or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide? a. Control b. Description c. Explantation d. Prediction ANSWER: D Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, the relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies the reasons why certain events occu r. The ability to estimate the probability of a specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The researcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely. DIFFICULTY: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Application REFER TO: PAGE; 16 4. A resear cher who desires to determine the cause -and-effect relationship between requiring that all children under the age of 8 will ride in special care harnesses and the subsequent rate of children’s spinal cord injury will consequently utilize which form of NURS ING research? a. Descriptive research b. Outcomes research c. Qualitative research d. Quantitative research ANSWER: D Quantitative research , the most frequently used method, is a formal, objective, systematic methodology to describe variables, test relationships, and examine cause -and-effect interactions. Quantitative research includes experimental research, which is the method for testing cause -and-effect relationships between and among specific variables. Qualitative research methods are used for explaining meanings and describing experiences in context. Descriptive research involves identifying and understanding the nature of phenomena and, sometimes, the relationships among them. Outcomes research examines the end result of care in huge populations, most often retro spectively, using a database. DIFFICULTY: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Application REFER TO: PAGE; 3 5. Despite the presence of an intraventricular drain, the intracranial pressure of an ICU neuro patient remains increased. The NURSE recalibrates the machine, makes sur e 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 prompts the NURSE to recalibrate, ensure proper placement, and check connections ? a. Abstract reasoning b. Concrete thinking c. Logistic reasoning d. Reality testing ANSWER: C Logistic reasoning is used to break a whole into parts that can be carefully examined. Concrete thinking is oriented toward and limited by tangible things or by events that are observed and experienced in reality. Abstract reasoning is oriented toward the development of an idea without application to, or association with, a particular instance. Reality testing is used to validate what is observed in the empirical world. DIFF ICULTY: COGNITIVE LEVEL: Application REFER TO: PAGE; 6 6. A NURSE with considerable clinical expertise develops a policy for managing agitated patients in the emergency department. The resultant policy emanates from
