, TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH - 6TH EDITION BY SUSAN
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K GROVE & JENNIFER R GRAY & NANCY BURNS
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Chapter
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v 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
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Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
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v Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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v Chapter 05: Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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Chapter 06: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review Chapter
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v 07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
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Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs Chapter
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09: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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v Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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v Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence- Based
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Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research v v v v
evidence, clinical expertise, and v v v
the needs and values of patients.
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b. A determination of the factors
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necessary to control patient v v v
responses to care.
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c. The development of population
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care guidelines applicable to all
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patients.
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d. The utilization of quantitative
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and qualitative studies to
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enhance patient outcomes.
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ANS: A v
PTS: 1 v DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) v v v
REF: p. 3
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
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babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method will
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the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B v
PTS: 1 v DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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REF: p. 6
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying
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the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or
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overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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PTS: 1 v DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) v v v
REF: pp. 7-8
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan
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is compared among groups of adolescents who received different
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asthma education. Which research method does this represent?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C v
PTS: 1 v DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) v v v
REF: p. 7
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff
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nurses may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this,
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the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: D v
PTS: 1 v DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) v v v
REF: pp. 7-8
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data
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collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors v v v v
of war to the general public. v v v v v v
b. Developing a process for v v v
statistical analysis and nursing v v v
documentation. v
c. Identifying and defining the role v v v v
of nurses in modern health care. v v v v v v
d. Using clinical research to v v v
evaluate the importance of v v v v
sanitation, clean drinking water, v v v
and adequate nutrition. v v v
ANS: D v
PTS: 1 v DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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REF: p. 11
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