ssBY s s SUSAN s s K s s GROVE s s & s s JENNIFER s s R s s GRAY s s & s s NANCY
s s BURNS
TABLE s s OF s s CONTENT
Chapter ss01: ssIntroduction ssto ssNursing ssResearch ssand ssEvidence-Based
ss Practice ssChapter ss02: s s Introduction ssto ssthe ssQuantitative ssResearch
Chapter ss03: s s Introduction s s to ssthe ssQualitative ssResearch
Chapter ss04: ssExamining ssEthics ssin ssNursing ssResearch
ss
Chapter ss05: ssResearch ssProblems, ssPurposes, ssand
ss
Hypotheses
ss
Chapter ss06: ssUnderstanding ssand ssCritically ssAppraising ssthe s s Literature
ss Review ssChapter ss07: ssUnderstanding ssTheory ssand ssResearch ssFrameworks
Chapter ss08: ssClarifying ssQuantitative ssResearch ssDesigns
Chapter ss09: ssExamining ssPopulations ssand ssSamples ssin
ss
Research
ss
Chapter ss10: ssClarifying ssMeasurement ssand ssData ssCollection ssin ssQuantitative
ss Research ssChapter ss11: ssUnderstanding ssStatistics ssin ssResearch
Chapter ss12: ssCritical ssAppraisal ssof ssQuantitative ssand ssQualitative ssResearch ssfor ssNursing ssPractice
ss Chapter ss13: ssBuilding ssan ssEvidence-Based ssNursing ssPractice
Chapter s s 14: s s Outcomes s s Research
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
Based Practice
ss ss
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
s s s s ss s s ss
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which s s best s s describes s s evidence-based-practice s s (EBP)?
a. A sscombination ssof ssbest ssresearch
ssevidence, s s clinical ssexpertise,
ssand
the ssneeds ssand ssvalues ssof
sspatients.
b. A ssdetermination ss of ss the ss factors
necessary ssto sscontrol sspatient
ssresponses ssto sscare.
c. The ssdevelopment ssof
sspopulation sscare ssguidelines
ssapplicable ssto ssall sspatients.
d. The utilization of quantitative
ssand s s qualitative s s studies s s to
ssenhance sspatient ssoutcomes.
ANS: s s s s A
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive s s level:
s s Remembering ss(Knowledge) s s REF: s s p. s s 3
2. The ssnurse ssis sscollecting ssdata ssabout ssthe sssleep sspatterns ssof
ss breastfed ssbabies ssas sspart ssof ssa sslarger ssresearch ssstudy. ssWhich
ssresearch ssmethod sswill s s the s s nurse s s use s s when s s collecting s s data
s s for s s this s s study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: s s B
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive s s level:
s s Understanding ss(Comprehension) s s REF: s s p. s s 6
3. The s s nurse ssis s s participating s s in s s a s s study s s and s s is s s collecting
s s data ssidentifying ssthe ssnumber s s of s s obese ssadults s s whose ssparents
s s were ssalso ssobese s s or s s overweight. s s Which s s research s s method
s s is s s being s s used s s in ssthis ssstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
, ANS: s s D
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive sslevel:
ssApplying ss(Application) s s REF: s s pp. s s 7-8
4. The nurse ssreviews a ssstudy ssin sswhich ssadherence ssto ssan ssasthma
s s action ssplan ssis sscompared ssamong ssgroups ssof ssadolescents sswho
s s received ssdifferent ssasthma education. Which
ssresearch method ssdoes ssthis ssrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: s s s s C
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive sslevel:
ssApplying ss(Application) s s REF: s s p. s s 7
5. A s s nurse s s manager s s is s s interested s s in s s learning s s which s s attitudes
s s among ssstaff ssnurses ssmay ssindicate ssrelative ssrisk ssof ssneedle-stick
ssinjuries. ssTo ssstudy s s this, s s the s s nurse s s manager s s will s s employ
s s which s s method s s of s s study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: s s D
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive sslevel:
ssApplying ss(Application) s s REF: s s pp. s s 7-8
6. Which ssis ssthe ssmost ssimportant ssresult ssof ssFlorence
ssNightingale’s s s data sscollection ssand ssstatistical ssanalysis
ssduring ssthe ssCrimean s s War?
a. Bringing ssawareness ssof ssthe
ssrigors ssof sswar ssto ssthe
ssgeneral
public.
b. Developing s s a s s process s s for
statistical ssanalysis ssand ssnursing
ssdocumentation.
c. Identifying ssand ssdefining ssthe
ssrole ssof ssnurses ssin ssmodern
health s s care.
d. Using ssclinical ssresearch ssto
ssevaluate ssthe ssimportance s s of
sanitation, ssclean ssdrinking
sswater, s s and ssadequate
ssnutrition.
ANS: s s D