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