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n Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLEwCHOICE
1. Whichwstatementwbestwdescribeswevidence-basedwpracticew(EBP)?
a. Awcombinationwofwbestwresearchwevidence,wclinicalwexpertise,wandwthewneedswan
dwvalueswofwpatients
b. Awdeterminationwofwthewfactorswnecessarywtowcontrolwpatientwresponseswtowcarewa
ndwdeliverywofwcare
c. Thewdevelopmentwofwpopulationwcarewguidelineswapplicablewtowallwpatients
d. Thewutilizationwofwquantitativewandwqualitativewstudieswtowenhancewpatientwoutcomes
ANS:w A
Evidence-
basedwpracticewevolveswfromwthewintegrationwofwthewbestwresearchwevidencewwithwclinicalwexp
ertisewandwpatientwneedswandwvalues.wStudieswthatwattemptwtowfindwdeterminantswofwpatientwou
tcomeswarewgenerallywexperimentalworwquasi-
experimental.wTheywmaywbewusedwtowguidewEBPwbutwdownotwcompletelywdefinewit.wEBPwiswaw
combinationwofwguidelineswandwspecificwpatientwneedswandwvalues.wQuantitativewandwqualitati
vewstudieswappliedwtowthewevaluationwofwpatientwoutcomeswarewpartwofwEBPwbutwdownotwcompl
etelywdefinewEBP.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wRememberingw(Knowledge)
2. Thewnursewiswcollectingwdatawaboutwthewsleepwpatternswofwbreastfedwbabieswaswpartwofwawlargerwr
esearchwstudy.wWhichwresearN RethIodwG
chwm willBth.eCnurM
sewusewwhenwcollectingwdatawforwthiswstudy
?
a. Control USNT
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b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:w B
Descriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.wControlwcanwbewdescribedwaswthewabilitywtowwritewaw
prescriptionwtowproducewthewdesiredwresults.wExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwph
enomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweventswoccur.wThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwaws
pecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituation.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wUnderstandingw(Comprehension)
3. Thewnursewiswparticipatingwinwawstudywandwiswcollectingwdatawidentifyingwthewnumberwofwobesew
adultswwhosewparentswwerewalsowobeseworwoverweight.wWhichwresearchwmethodwiswbeingwusedw
inwthiswstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:w D
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Throughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsitu
ation.wBywknowingwthewpercentagewofwparentswofwobesewadultswwhowwerewobese,wthewprobabi
litywofwpredictingwthiswmaywbewcalculated.wControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwi
nterventionwtowproducewthewdesiredwresults.wDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstand
ingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwthewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.wExpl
anationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweventswoc
cur.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application)
4. Thewnursewreviewswawstudywinwwhichwadherencewtowanwasthmawactionwplanwiswcomparedwamongw
groupswofwyoungwadultswwhowreceivedwdifferentwasthmaweducation.wWhichwresearchwmethodwdo
eswthiswrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:w C
Explanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweventsw
occur.wControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewthewdesiredwr
esults.wDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenaw
andwthewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.wThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspe
cificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituation.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application)
5. AwnursewmanagerwiswinterestedNiU
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stickwinjuries.wTowstudywthis,wthewnursewmanagerwwillwemploywwhichwmethodwofwstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:w D
Throughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsitua
tion.wControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewthewdesiredwres
ults.wDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawa
ndwthewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.wExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamong
phenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweventswoccur.
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DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application)
6. WhichwiswthewmostwimportantwresultwofwFlorencewNightingale'swdatawcollectionwandwstatistical
analysiswduringwthewCrimeanwWar?
a. Bringingwawarenesswofwthewrigorswofwwarwtowthewgeneralwpublicwinwrelationwtowca
rewpractices
b. Developingwawprocesswforwstatisticalwanalysiswandwnursingwdocumentation
c. Identifyingwandwdefiningwthewrolewofwnurseswinwmodernwhealthwcare
d. Usingwclinicalwresearchwtowevaluatewthewneedwforwsanitation,wcleanwdrinkingwwater,
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ANS:w D
Nightingale'swresearchwenabledwherwtowinstigatewattitudinal,worganizational,wandwsocialwchanges,
wincludingwthewmilitary's wapproachwtowthewcarewofwthewsickwandwsociety's wsensewofwresponsibility
wforwtestingwpublicwwater, wimprovingwsanitation, wandwpreventingwstarvationwtowdecreasewmorbid
itywandwmortalitywrates.wBringingwawarenesswofwthewrigorswofwwarwtowthewpublic,wdevelopingwawpr
ocesswforwstatisticalwanalysiswandwnursingwdocumentation,wandwidentifyingwandwdefiningwthewrol
ewofwnurseswinwmodernwhealthwcarewwerewnotwthewmostwimportantwresults.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wUnderstandingw(Comprehension)
7. Thewnursewparticipateswinwdatawcollectionwinwawstudywinwwhichwtwowdifferentwpainwmanageme
ntwprotocolswarewusedwwithwrandomlywassignedwpatientswtowmeasurewdifferenceswinwpostoperat
ivewrecoverywtime.wWhichwmethodwofwstudywiswthis?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
ANS:w A
Controlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewthewdesiredwresults.
wCorrelation wexamines wthewrelationships wbetween wdifferentwphenomena.wDescriptionwinvolve
swidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwthewrelationshipswam
ongwthesewphenomena.wExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentif
ieswwhywcertainweventswoccur.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wApplyinN
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icN onT)wB.COM
8. Thewnursewreviewswawstudywexploringwexperienceswofwnurses'wdecision-
makingwprocesseswregardingwreportingwawmedicalwerror.wWhichwresearchwmethodwdoeswt
hiswrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:w B
Descriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.wControlwcanwbewdescribedwaswthewabilitywtowwritewaw
prescriptionwtowproducewthewdesiredwresults.wExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwp
henomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweventswoccur.wThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwa
wspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituation.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wUnderstandingw(Comprehension)
9. Thewdevelopmentwofwnursingwtheorieswandwconceptualwmodelswinwthewlatew1960swandw197
0swservedwto
a. determinewtheweffectivenesswofwnursingwinterventions.
b. establishwthewconceptwofwevidence-basedwpractice.
c. providewfundingwforwnursingwresearch.
d. providewdirectionwforwnursingwresearch.
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Nursing Research Test Bank
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Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice (Keiser University)
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UnderstandingwNursingwResearchw7thwEditionwGrovewTestwBan
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building a
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n Evidence-Based Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLEwCHOICE
1. Whichwstatementwbestwdescribeswevidence-basedwpracticew(EBP)?
a. Awcombinationwofwbestwresearchwevidence,wclinicalwexpertise,wandwthewneedswan
dwvalueswofwpatients
b. Awdeterminationwofwthewfactorswnecessarywtowcontrolwpatientwresponseswtowcarewa
ndwdeliverywofwcare
c. Thewdevelopmentwofwpopulationwcarewguidelineswapplicablewtowallwpatients
d. Thewutilizationwofwquantitativewandwqualitativewstudieswtowenhancewpatientwoutcomes
ANS:w A
Evidence-
basedwpracticewevolveswfromwthewintegrationwofwthewbestwresearchwevidencewwithwclinicalwexp
ertisewandwpatientwneedswandwvalues.wStudieswthatwattemptwtowfindwdeterminantswofwpatientwou
tcomeswarewgenerallywexperimentalworwquasi-
experimental.wTheywmaywbewusedwtowguidewEBPwbutwdownotwcompletelywdefinewit.wEBPwiswaw
combinationwofwguidelineswandwspecificwpatientwneedswandwvalues.wQuantitativewandwqualitati
vewstudieswappliedwtowthewevaluationwofwpatientwoutcomeswarewpartwofwEBPwbutwdownotwcompl
etelywdefinewEBP.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wRememberingw(Knowledge)
2. Thewnursewiswcollectingwdatawaboutwthewsleepwpatternswofwbreastfedwbabieswaswpartwofwawlargerwr
esearchwstudy.wWhichwresearN RethIodwG
chwm willBth.eCnurM
sewusewwhenwcollectingwdatawforwthiswstudy
?
a. Control USNT
w w w O
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:w B
Descriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.wControlwcanwbewdescribedwaswthewabilitywtowwritewaw
prescriptionwtowproducewthewdesiredwresults.wExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwph
enomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweventswoccur.wThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwaws
pecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituation.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wUnderstandingw(Comprehension)
3. Thewnursewiswparticipatingwinwawstudywandwiswcollectingwdatawidentifyingwthewnumberwofwobesew
adultswwhosewparentswwerewalsowobeseworwoverweight.wWhichwresearchwmethodwiswbeingwusedw
inwthiswstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:w D
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Throughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsitu
ation.wBywknowingwthewpercentagewofwparentswofwobesewadultswwhowwerewobese,wthewprobabi
litywofwpredictingwthiswmaywbewcalculated.wControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwi
nterventionwtowproducewthewdesiredwresults.wDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstand
ingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwthewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.wExpl
anationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweventswoc
cur.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application)
4. Thewnursewreviewswawstudywinwwhichwadherencewtowanwasthmawactionwplanwiswcomparedwamongw
groupswofwyoungwadultswwhowreceivedwdifferentwasthmaweducation.wWhichwresearchwmethodwdo
eswthiswrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:w C
Explanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweventsw
occur.wControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewthewdesiredwr
esults.wDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenaw
andwthewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.wThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspe
cificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituation.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application)
5. AwnursewmanagerwiswinterestedNiU
nR arI
leS ngGw
niN ThBic.hCaO
ttiM
tudeswamongwstaffwnurseswmaywindicat
ewrelativewriskwofwneedle-
stickwinjuries.wTowstudywthis,wthewnursewmanagerwwillwemploywwhichwmethodwofwstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:w D
Throughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwawspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsitua
tion.wControlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewthewdesiredwres
ults.wDescriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawa
ndwthewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.wExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamong
phenomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweventswoccur.
w
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wApplyingw(Application)
6. WhichwiswthewmostwimportantwresultwofwFlorencewNightingale'swdatawcollectionwandwstatistical
analysiswduringwthewCrimeanwWar?
a. Bringingwawarenesswofwthewrigorswofwwarwtowthewgeneralwpublicwinwrelationwtowca
rewpractices
b. Developingwawprocesswforwstatisticalwanalysiswandwnursingwdocumentation
c. Identifyingwandwdefiningwthewrolewofwnurseswinwmodernwhealthwcare
d. Usingwclinicalwresearchwtowevaluatewthewneedwforwsanitation,wcleanwdrinkingwwater,
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ANS:w D
Nightingale'swresearchwenabledwherwtowinstigatewattitudinal,worganizational,wandwsocialwchanges,
wincludingwthewmilitary's wapproachwtowthewcarewofwthewsickwandwsociety's wsensewofwresponsibility
wforwtestingwpublicwwater, wimprovingwsanitation, wandwpreventingwstarvationwtowdecreasewmorbid
itywandwmortalitywrates.wBringingwawarenesswofwthewrigorswofwwarwtowthewpublic,wdevelopingwawpr
ocesswforwstatisticalwanalysiswandwnursingwdocumentation,wandwidentifyingwandwdefiningwthewrol
ewofwnurseswinwmodernwhealthwcarewwerewnotwthewmostwimportantwresults.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wUnderstandingw(Comprehension)
7. Thewnursewparticipateswinwdatawcollectionwinwawstudywinwwhichwtwowdifferentwpainwmanageme
ntwprotocolswarewusedwwithwrandomlywassignedwpatientswtowmeasurewdifferenceswinwpostoperat
ivewrecoverywtime.wWhichwmethodwofwstudywiswthis?
a. Control
b. Correlation
c. Description
d. Explanation
ANS:w A
Controlwindicateswthewabilitywtowusewawprescribedwinterventionwtowproducewthewdesiredwresults.
wCorrelation wexamines wthewrelationships wbetween wdifferentwphenomena.wDescriptionwinvolve
swidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwthewrelationshipswam
ongwthesewphenomena.wExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwphenomenawandwidentif
ieswwhywcertainweventswoccur.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wApplyinN
gU RpSplI
(A atiG
icN onT)wB.COM
8. Thewnursewreviewswawstudywexploringwexperienceswofwnurses'wdecision-
makingwprocesseswregardingwreportingwawmedicalwerror.wWhichwresearchwmethodwdoeswt
hiswrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS:w B
Descriptionwinvolveswidentifyingwandwunderstandingwthewnaturewofwnursingwphenomenawandwt
hewrelationshipswamongwthesewphenomena.wControlwcanwbewdescribedwaswthewabilitywtowwritewaw
prescriptionwtowproducewthewdesiredwresults.wExplanationwclarifieswthewrelationshipswamongwp
henomenawandwidentifieswwhywcertainweventswoccur.wThroughwprediction,wthewprobabilitywofwa
wspecificwoutcomewcanwbewestimatedwinwawgivenwsituation.
DIF: Cognitivewlevel:wUnderstandingw(Comprehension)
9. Thewdevelopmentwofwnursingwtheorieswandwconceptualwmodelswinwthewlatew1960swandw197
0swservedwto
a. determinewtheweffectivenesswofwnursingwinterventions.
b. establishwthewconceptwofwevidence-basedwpractice.
c. providewfundingwforwnursingwresearch.
d. providewdirectionwforwnursingwresearch.
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