n n n n n n n n n n n
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Chaptern1.nDiscoveringnthenWorldnofnNursingnResearch
MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Whichnbestndescribesnevidence-based-practicen(EBP)?
a.Ancombinationnofnbestnresearchnevidence,nclinicalnexpertise,nandnthenneedsnandnvaluesnofnp
atients.
b.Andeterminationnofnthenfactorsnnecessaryntoncontrolnpatientnresponsesntoncare.nc
.Thendevelopmentnofnpopulationncarenguidelinesnapplicablentonallnpatients.
d.Thenutilizationnofnquantitativenandnqualitativenstudiesntonenhancenpatientnoutcomes.
ANS:nA
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AEvidence-
basednpracticenevolvesnfromnthenintegrationnofnthenbestnresearchnevidencenwithnclinicalnexp
ertisenandnpatientnneedsnandnvalues.
BStudiesnthatnattemptntonfindndeterminantsnofnpatientnoutcomesnarengenerallynexperimentalnornq
uasi-experimental.nTheynmaynbenusedntonguidenEBPnbutndonnotncompletelyndefinenit.
CEBPnisnancombinationnofnguidelinesnandnspecificnpatientnneedsnandnvalues.
DQuantitativenandnqualitativenstudiesnappliedntonthenevaluationnofnpatientnoutcomesnarenpartnofnE
BPnbutndonnotncompletelyndefinenEBP.
PTS:n1nDIF:nCognitivenlevel:nRememberingn(Knowledge)n
REF:nMCS:n3
2. Thennursenisncollectingndatanaboutnthensleepnpatternsnofnbreastfednbabiesnasnpartnofnanlargernres
earchnstudy.nWhichnresearchnmethodnwillnthennursenusenwhenncollectingndatanfornthisnstudy?
a.Controlnb.D
escriptionnc.E
xplanationnd.P
rediction
ANS:nB
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AControlncannbendescribednasnthenabilityntonwritenanprescriptionntonproducenthendesirednoutcome.
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BnDescriptionninvolvesnidentifyingnandnunderstandingnthennaturenofnnursingnphenomenanandnthenr
elationshipsnamongnthesenphenomena.
CnExplanationnclarifiesnthenrelationshipsnamongnphenomenanandnidentifiesnwhyncertainneventsno
ccur.
DnThroughnprediction,nthenprobabilitynofnanspecificnoutcomencannbenestimatedninnangivennsituation.nP
TS:n1nDIF:nCognitivenlevel:nUnderstandingn(Comprehension)
REF:nMCS:n6
3. Thennursenisnparticipatingninnanstudynandnisncollectingndatanidentifyingnthennumbernofnobesenadult
snwhosenparentsnwerenalsonobesenornoverweight.nWhichnresearchnmethodnisnbeingnusedninnthisnstudy?
a.Controlnb.D
escriptionnc.E
xplanationnd.P
rediction
ANS:nD
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AControlnindicatesnthenabilityntonusenanprescribedninterventionntonproducenandesirednoutcome.
BDescriptionninvolvesnidentifyingnandnunderstandingnthennaturenofnnursingnphenomenanandnthenr
elationshipsnamongnthesenphenomena.
CExplanationnclarifiesnthenrelationshipsnamongnphenomenanandnidentifiesnwhyncertainneventsno
ccur.
DThroughnpredictionnthenprobabilitynofnanspecificnoutcomencannbenestimatedninnangivennsituation.nB
ynknowingnthenpercentagenofnparentsnofnobesenadultsnwhonwerenobese,nthenprobabilitynofnpredicti
ngnthisnmaynbencalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitivenlevel:nApplyingn(Application)n
REF:npp.n7-8
4. Thennursenreviewsnanstudyninnwhichnadherencentonannasthmanactionnplannisncomparednamongngrou
psnofnadolescentsnwhonreceivedndifferentnasthmaneducation.nWhichnresearchnmethodndoesnthisnrepre
sent?
a.Controlnb.D
escriptionnc.E
xplanation
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d.nPrediction
ANS:nC
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AnControlnindicatesnthenabilityntonusenanprescribedninterventionntonproducenandesirednoutcome.
BnDescriptionninvolvesnidentifyingnandnunderstandingnthennaturenofnnursingnphenomenanandnthenr
elationshipsnamongnthesenphenomena.
CnExplanationnclarifiesnthenrelationshipsnamongnphenomenanandnidentifiesnwhyncertainneventsno
ccur.
DnThroughnprediction,nthenprobabilitynofnanspecificnoutcomencannbenestimatedninnangivennsituation.nP
TS:1DIF:Cognitivenlevel:nApplyingn(Application)
REF:nMCS:n7
5. Annursenmanagernisninterestedninnlearningnwhichnattitudesnamongnstaffnnursesnmaynindicatenrelati
venrisknofnneedle-
stickninjuries.nTonstudynthis,nthennursenmanagernwillnemploynwhichnmethodnofnstudy?
a.Controlnb.D
escriptionnc.E
xplanationnd.P
rediction
ANS:nD
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AControlnindicatesnthenabilityntonusenanprescribedninterventionntonproducenandesirednoutcome.
BExplanationnclarifiesnthenrelationshipsnamongnphenomenanandnidentifiesnwhyncertainneventsno
ccur.
CDescriptionninvolvesnidentifyingnandnunderstandingnthennaturenofnnursingnphenomenanandnthenr
elationshipsnamongnthesenphenomena.
DThroughnprediction,nthenprobabilitynofnanspecificnoutcomencannbenestimatedninnangivennsituation.nP
TS:1DIF:Cognitivenlevel:nApplyingn(Application)
REF:npp.n7-8
6. WhichnisnthenmostnimportantnresultnofnFlorencenNightingalesndatancollectionnandnstatisticalna
nalysisnduringnthenCrimeannWar?