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Test Bank For Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of Evidence 9th Edition By Jennifer R. Gray. 1. Discovering the world of nursing 2. Evolution of research in building evidence-based nursing practice 3. Introduction to quantitative research 4. Int...
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Test Bank: Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research: Appraisal, Synthesis,and
Generation of Evidence 8th Edition
Chapter 1. Discovering the World of Nursing Research
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
a.A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and values of
patients.
b.A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to 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
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AEvidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with
clinical expertise and patient needs and values.
BStudies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally experimental or
quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it.
CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
DQuantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of
EBP but do not completely define EBP.
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?
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AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
D 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 in
this study?
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AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
CExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
DThrough prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of
predicting this may be calculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among
groups of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does this
represent?
a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
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d. Prediction
ANS: C
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A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: MCS: 7
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?
Feedback
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events
occur.
CDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the
relationships among these phenomena.
DThrough prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 7-8
6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection and
statistical analysis during the Crimean War?
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