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Test Bank For Understanding Nursing Research Building an Evidence-Based
Practice, 9th Edition By Susan K. Grove, All Chapters 1-14 ||Complete Study
Guide A+




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.


ANSWER: A

Response
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.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)

REF: MCS: 3

The nurse is gathering data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger
research research. Which research method will the nurse use when gathering data for this
research?

a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction

ANSWER: B

Response
AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the 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: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)

REF: MCS: 6

The nurse is participating in a research and is gathering data identifying the number of
obese adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being
used in this research?

a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction

ANSWER: D

Response
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

The nurse reviews a research 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

, d. Prediction

ANSWER: C

Response
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

A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate
relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To research this, the nurse manager will employ which
method of research?

a.Control
b.Description
c.Explanation
d.Prediction

ANSWER: D

Response
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

Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection and
statistical analysis during the Crimean War?

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