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Chapterw1.wDiscoveringwthewWorldwofwNursingwResearch
MULTIPLEwCHOICE
1. Whichwbestwdescribeswevidence-based-practicew(EBP)?
a.Awcombinationwofwbestwresearchwevidence,wclinicalwexpertise,wandwthewneedswandwvaluesw
ofwpatients.
b.Awdeterminationwofwthewfactorswnecessarywtowcontrolwpatientwresponseswtowcar
e.wc.Thewdevelopmentwofwpopulationwcarewguidelineswapplicablewtowallwpatients.
d.Thewutilizationwofwquantitativewandwqualitativewstudieswtowenhancewpatientwoutcomes.
ANS:wA
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AEvidence-
basedwpracticewevolveswfromwthewintegrationwofwthewbestwresearchwevidencewwithwclinicalw
expertisewandwpatientwneedswandwvalues.
BStudieswthatwattemptwtowfindwdeterminantswofwpatientwoutcomeswarewgenerallywexperimentalw
orwquasi-experimental.wTheywmaywbewusedwtowguidewEBPwbutwdownotwcompletelywdefinewit.
CEBPwiswawcombinationwofwguidelineswandwspecificwpatientwneedswandwvalues.
DQuantitativewandwqualitativewstudieswappliedwtowthewevaluationwofwpatientwoutcomeswarewpartw
ofwEBPwbutwdownotwcompletelywdefinewEBP.
PTS:w1wDIF:wCognitivewlevel:wRememberingw(Knowledge
)wREF:wMCS:w3
2. Thewnursewiswcollectingwdatawaboutwthewsleepwpatternswofwbreastfedwbabieswaswpartwofwawlarge
rwresearchwstudy.wWhichwresearchwmethodwwillwthewnursewusewwhenwcollectingwdatawforwthiswstu
dy?
a.Controlwb.D
escriptionwc.E
xplanationwd.P
rediction
ANS:wB
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AControlwcanwbewdescribedwaswthewabilitywtowwritewawprescriptionwtowproducewthewdesiredwoutcome.
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BwDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.
CwExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweven
tswoccur.
DwThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituatio
n.wPTS:w1wDIF:wCognitivewlevel:wUnderstandingw(Comprehension)
REF:wMCS:w6
3. Thewnursewiswparticipatingwinwawstudywandwiswcollectingwdatawidentifyingwthewnumberwofwobesewa
dultswwhosewparentswwerewalsowobeseworwoverweight.wWhichwresearchwmethodwiswbeingwusedwinwthi
swstudy?
a.Controlwb.D
escriptionwc.E
xplanationwd.P
rediction
ANS:wD
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AControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewawdesiredwoutcome.
BDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.
CExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweven
tswoccur.
DThroughwpredictionwthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituatio
n.wBywknowingwthewpercentagewofwparentswofwobesewadultswwhowwerewobese,wthewprobabilitywofw
predictingwthiswmaywbewcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application
)wREF:wpp.w7-8
4. Thewnursewreviewswawstudywinwwhichwadherencewtowanwasthmawactionwplanwiswcomparedwamongw
groupswofwadolescentswwhowreceivedwdifferentwasthmaweducation.wWhichwresearchwmethodwdoeswth
iswrepresent?
a.Controlwb.D
escriptionwc.E
xplanation
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d.wPrediction
ANS:wC
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AwControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewawdesiredwoutcome.
BwDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.
CwExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweven
tswoccur.
DwThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituatio
n.wPTS:1DIF:Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application)
REF:wMCS:w7
5. Awnursewmanagerwiswinterestedwinwlearningwwhichwattitudeswamongwstaffwnurseswmaywindicatewre
lativewriskwofwneedle-
stickwinjuries.wTowstudywthis,wthewnursewmanagerwwillwemploywwhichwmethodwofwstudy?
a.Controlwb.D
escriptionwc.E
xplanationwd.P
rediction
ANS:wD
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AControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewawdesiredwoutcome.
BExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweven
tswoccur.
CDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.
DThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituatio
n.wPTS:1DIF:Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application)
REF:wpp.w7-8
6. WhichwiswthewmostwimportantwresultwofwFlorencewNightingaleswdatawcollectionwandwstatistic
alwanalysiswduringwthewCrimeanwWar?
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ThewPracticewofwNursingwResearchw8thwEditionwTestwBank
Chapterw1.wDiscoveringwthewWorldwofwNursingwResearch
MULTIPLEwCHOICE
1. Whichwbestwdescribeswevidence-based-practicew(EBP)?
a.Awcombinationwofwbestwresearchwevidence,wclinicalwexpertise,wandwthewneedswandwvaluesw
ofwpatients.
b.Awdeterminationwofwthewfactorswnecessarywtowcontrolwpatientwresponseswtowcar
e.wc.Thewdevelopmentwofwpopulationwcarewguidelineswapplicablewtowallwpatients.
d.Thewutilizationwofwquantitativewandwqualitativewstudieswtowenhancewpatientwoutcomes.
ANS:wA
Feedback
AEvidence-
basedwpracticewevolveswfromwthewintegrationwofwthewbestwresearchwevidencewwithwclinicalw
expertisewandwpatientwneedswandwvalues.
BStudieswthatwattemptwtowfindwdeterminantswofwpatientwoutcomeswarewgenerallywexperimentalw
orwquasi-experimental.wTheywmaywbewusedwtowguidewEBPwbutwdownotwcompletelywdefinewit.
CEBPwiswawcombinationwofwguidelineswandwspecificwpatientwneedswandwvalues.
DQuantitativewandwqualitativewstudieswappliedwtowthewevaluationwofwpatientwoutcomeswarewpartw
ofwEBPwbutwdownotwcompletelywdefinewEBP.
PTS:w1wDIF:wCognitivewlevel:wRememberingw(Knowledge
)wREF:wMCS:w3
2. Thewnursewiswcollectingwdatawaboutwthewsleepwpatternswofwbreastfedwbabieswaswpartwofwawlarge
rwresearchwstudy.wWhichwresearchwmethodwwillwthewnursewusewwhenwcollectingwdatawforwthiswstu
dy?
a.Controlwb.D
escriptionwc.E
xplanationwd.P
rediction
ANS:wB
Feedback
AControlwcanwbewdescribedwaswthewabilitywtowwritewawprescriptionwtowproducewthewdesiredwoutcome.
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BwDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.
CwExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweven
tswoccur.
DwThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituatio
n.wPTS:w1wDIF:wCognitivewlevel:wUnderstandingw(Comprehension)
REF:wMCS:w6
3. Thewnursewiswparticipatingwinwawstudywandwiswcollectingwdatawidentifyingwthewnumberwofwobesewa
dultswwhosewparentswwerewalsowobeseworwoverweight.wWhichwresearchwmethodwiswbeingwusedwinwthi
swstudy?
a.Controlwb.D
escriptionwc.E
xplanationwd.P
rediction
ANS:wD
Feedback
AControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewawdesiredwoutcome.
BDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.
CExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweven
tswoccur.
DThroughwpredictionwthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituatio
n.wBywknowingwthewpercentagewofwparentswofwobesewadultswwhowwerewobese,wthewprobabilitywofw
predictingwthiswmaywbewcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application
)wREF:wpp.w7-8
4. Thewnursewreviewswawstudywinwwhichwadherencewtowanwasthmawactionwplanwiswcomparedwamongw
groupswofwadolescentswwhowreceivedwdifferentwasthmaweducation.wWhichwresearchwmethodwdoeswth
iswrepresent?
a.Controlwb.D
escriptionwc.E
xplanation
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d.wPrediction
ANS:wC
Feedback
AwControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewawdesiredwoutcome.
BwDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.
CwExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweven
tswoccur.
DwThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituatio
n.wPTS:1DIF:Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application)
REF:wMCS:w7
5. Awnursewmanagerwiswinterestedwinwlearningwwhichwattitudeswamongwstaffwnurseswmaywindicatewre
lativewriskwofwneedle-
stickwinjuries.wTowstudywthis,wthewnursewmanagerwwillwemploywwhichwmethodwofwstudy?
a.Controlwb.D
escriptionwc.E
xplanationwd.P
rediction
ANS:wD
Feedback
AControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewawdesiredwoutcome.
BExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweven
tswoccur.
CDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.
DThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituatio
n.wPTS:1DIF:Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application)
REF:wpp.w7-8
6. WhichwiswthewmostwimportantwresultwofwFlorencewNightingaleswdatawcollectionwandwstatistic
alwanalysiswduringwthewCrimeanwWar?
