,TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
Chapter 05: Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
Chapter 06: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
Chapter 07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
Chapter 09: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
Based Practice
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
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.
ANS: A
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REF: p. 3
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method will
the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p. 6
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying
the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or
overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
, ANS: j D
PTS: j 1 DIF: Cognitive jlevel: jApplying j(Application)
jREF: jpp. j7-8
4. The j nurse jreviews j a jstudy jin jwhich jadherence jto jan jasthma jaction
jplan jis jcompared jamong jgroups jof jadolescents jwho jreceived jdifferent
jasthma j education. j Which jresearch j method j does jthis jrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j C
PTS: j 1 DIF: Cognitive jlevel: jApplying j(Application)
jREF: jp. j7
5. A jnurse jmanager jis jinterested jin jlearning jwhich jattitudes jamong jstaff
nurses jmay jindicate jrelative jrisk jof jneedle-stick jinjuries. jTo jstudy jthis,
j
the jnurse jmanager jwill jemploy jwhich jmethod jof jstudy?
j
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j D
PTS: j 1 DIF: Cognitive jlevel: jApplying j(Application)
jREF: jpp. j7-8
6. Which jis jthe jmost jimportant jresult jof jFlorence jNightingale’s jdata
collection jand jstatistical janalysis jduring jthe jCrimean jWar?
j
a. Bringing jawareness jof jthe jrigors
jof jwar jto jthe jgeneral jpublic.
b. Developing ja jprocess jfor
statistical janalysis jand jnursing
jdocumentation.
c. Identifying jand jdefining jthe jrole
jof jnurses jin jmodern jhealth jcare.
d. Using jclinical jresearch jto
jevaluate jthe jimportance jof
sanitation, jclean jdrinking jwater,
jand jadequate jnutrition.
ANS: j D
PTS: j 1 DIF: j Cognitive jlevel: jUnderstanding j(Comprehension)
jREF: jp. j11
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
Chapter 05: Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
Chapter 06: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
Chapter 07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
Chapter 09: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-
Based Practice
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
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.
ANS: A
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge)
REF: p. 3
2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method will
the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: p. 6
3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying
the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or
overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
, ANS: j D
PTS: j 1 DIF: Cognitive jlevel: jApplying j(Application)
jREF: jpp. j7-8
4. The j nurse jreviews j a jstudy jin jwhich jadherence jto jan jasthma jaction
jplan jis jcompared jamong jgroups jof jadolescents jwho jreceived jdifferent
jasthma j education. j Which jresearch j method j does jthis jrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j C
PTS: j 1 DIF: Cognitive jlevel: jApplying j(Application)
jREF: jp. j7
5. A jnurse jmanager jis jinterested jin jlearning jwhich jattitudes jamong jstaff
nurses jmay jindicate jrelative jrisk jof jneedle-stick jinjuries. jTo jstudy jthis,
j
the jnurse jmanager jwill jemploy jwhich jmethod jof jstudy?
j
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: j D
PTS: j 1 DIF: Cognitive jlevel: jApplying j(Application)
jREF: jpp. j7-8
6. Which jis jthe jmost jimportant jresult jof jFlorence jNightingale’s jdata
collection jand jstatistical janalysis jduring jthe jCrimean jWar?
j
a. Bringing jawareness jof jthe jrigors
jof jwar jto jthe jgeneral jpublic.
b. Developing ja jprocess jfor
statistical janalysis jand jnursing
jdocumentation.
c. Identifying jand jdefining jthe jrole
jof jnurses jin jmodern jhealth jcare.
d. Using jclinical jresearch jto
jevaluate jthe jimportance jof
sanitation, jclean jdrinking jwater,
jand jadequate jnutrition.
ANS: j D
PTS: j 1 DIF: j Cognitive jlevel: jUnderstanding j(Comprehension)
jREF: jp. j11
