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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence•Based PracticeGrove:

Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition

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



Feedback




Evidence•based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and
A patient needs and values.




Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally experimental or quasi•experimental.
B They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it.




C EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.




D Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not

, completely define EBP.




PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)REF: p.

3

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



Feedback



A Control can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.




Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
B 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: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)REF: p. 6

3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese adultswhose
parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?



a. Control




b. Description




c. Explanation




d. Prediction




ANS: D



Feedback



A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.




Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
B 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. By knowing the

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