Test Bank for Burns and Grove’s the Practice of Nursing Research 9th Edition.pdf

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Chapter m1:mDiscovering mthe mWorldmofmNursing mResearchm
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Nursesmwithmambachelor’smdegreeminmnursingmcanmparticipateminmthemimplementationmof mevidenc
e-mbased mprotocolsminmpractice.mThismmeansmthat mthemBSN mnurse
a. Developsmevidence-based mguidelines
b. Designsmresearchmstudies,monmwhichmprotocolsmmaymbembased
c. Evaluatesmand mrevisesmevidence-based mprotocols
d. Contributesmpracticemwisdommwhenmapplyingmprotocolsminmpatient msettings
e. MentorsmPhD mresearchersminmthemclinicalmsettingmduringmprotocolmdevelopment

ANS:m D
NursesmwithmamBSN mdegreemhavemknowledgemof mthemresearchmprocessmand mskillsminmreadingmand
mcriticallymappraisingmstudies.mTheymassist mwithmthemimplementationmof mevidence-

based mguidelines,mprotocols,malgorithms,mand mpoliciesminmpractice.m Thism impliesmthat mnursesmpr
ovidemtheirmpoint mof mview,mfrommthemclinician’smvantage,mwhenmnew mprotocolsmarembeingmput min
tompractice,mand mcontinuemtomprovidemfeedback,mregardingmthempositivemand mnegativemaspectsmof
mthosemprotocols.



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2. Researchmismdesigned mtomtest mthemideamof mprovidingmcompanionmdogsmtomeldersminmammajormhos
pital,minmordermtomdeterminemthemeffect muponmthemelders’mlevelmof morientation.m(Themdogs’mlevelm
of morientationmwillmnot mbemamfocusmof mthemresearch.)mThismtypemof mstudymcanmdomwhichmof mthemf
ollowing?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict

ANS:m A
Controlmismthemabilitymtommanipulatemthemsituationmtomproducemthemdesired moutcome.mDescriptio
nminvolvesmidentifyingmand munderstandingmthemnaturemof mnursingmphenomenamand,msometimes,m
themrelationshipsmamongmthem.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenam and
midentifiesmthemreasonsmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.mThemabilitymtomestimatemthemprobabilitymof mam

specificmoutcomeminmamgivenmsituationminmnursingmpracticemismknownmasmprediction.mThem resear
cher’smfocusmismonmpredictingmwhat mismlikely.

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3. A mresearchermwantsmtomfind mout mwhethermchildrenmwithmautismmwhomaremhospitalized monmamped
iatricmward mwillmrequiremmoremhoursmof mnursingmcaremthanmaveragemchildrenmwhenmthemparentsm
ormcaregiversmaremnot mpresent.mWhat mtypemof mresearchmoutcomemdoesmthismprovide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction




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ANS:m D
Controlmismthemabilitymtommanipulatemthemsituationmtomproducemthemdesired moutcome.mDescriptio
nminvolvesmidentifyingmand munderstandingmthemnaturemof mnursingmphenomenamand,msometimes,m
themrelationshipsmamongmthem.mExplanationmclarifiesmthemrelationshipsmamongmphenomenam and
midentifiesmthemreasonsmwhymcertainmeventsmoccur.mThemabilitymtomestimatemthemprobabilitymof mam

specificmoutcomeminmamgivenmsituationminmnursingmpracticemismknownmasmprediction.mThem resear
cher’smfocusmismonmpredictingmwhat mismlikely.

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4. A mresearchermwhomdesiresmtomdeterminemthemcause-and-
effect mrelationshipmbetweenmrequiringmthat mallmchildrenmundermthemagemof m8mwillmrideminmspeci
almcaremharnessesmand mthemsubsequent mratemof mchildren’smspinalmcord minjurymwillmconsequentl
ymutilizemwhichmformmof mnursingmresearch?
a. Descriptivemresearch
b. Outcomesmresearch
c. Qualitativemresearch
d. Quantitativemresearch

ANS:m D
Quantitativemresearch,mthemmost mfrequentlymused mmethod,mismamformal,mobjective,msystematicmm
ethodologymtomdescribemvariables,mtest mrelationships,mand mexaminemcause-and-
effect minteractions.mQuantitativemresearchmincludesmexperimentalmresearch,mwhichmismthemmetho
d mformtestingmcause-and-
effect mrelationshipsmbetweenmand mamongmspecificmvariables.mQualitativemresearchmmethodsmare
mused mformexplainingmmeaningsmand mdescribingmexperiencesminm context.mDescriptivemresearchm i

nvolvesmidentifyingmand munderstandingmthemnaturemof mphenomenamand,msometimes,mthemrelatio
nshipsmamongmthem.mOutcomesmresearchmexaminesmthemend mresult mof mcareminmhugempopulations
,mmost moftenmretrospectively,musingmamdatabase.

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5. Despitemthempresencemof manmintraventricularmdrain,mthemintracranialmpressuremof manmICU mneurom
patient mremainsmincreased.mThemnursemrecalibratesmthemmachine,m makesm suremthemmonitormismon
mthemsamemlevelmasmthemdrain,mchecksmallmconnections,mand mthenmnotifiesmthemphysician,mwhomco

mesmtomthemunit mand minsertsmamnew mdrain.mWhat mtypemof mreasoningmpromptsmthemnursemtomrecali
brate,mensurempropermplacement,mand mcheckmconnections?
a. Abstract mreasoning
b. Concretemthinking
c. Logisticmreasoning
d. Realitymtesting
ANS:m C
Logisticmreasoningmismused mtombreakmamwholemintompartsmthat mcanmbemcarefullymexamined.m Conc
retemthinkingmismoriented mtoward mand mlimited mbymtangiblemthingsmormbymeventsmthat maremobserve
d mand mexperienced minmreality.mAbstract mreasoningmismoriented mtoward mthemdevelopment mof manmid
eamwithout mapplicationmto,mormassociationmwith,mamparticularminstance.mRealitymtestingmismused mto
mvalidatemwhat mismobserved minmthemempiricalmworld.



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6. A mnursemwithmconsiderablemclinicalmexpertisemdevelopsmampolicymformmanagingmagitated mpatie
ntsminmthememergencymdepartment.mThemresultant mpolicymemanatesmfrom




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a. Abstract mreasoning
b. Concretemthinking
c. Logisticmreasoning
d. Realitymtesting
ANS:m A
Abstract mreasoningmismoriented mtoward mthemdevelopment mof manmideamwithout mapplicationmto,morm
associationmwith,mamparticularminstance.mConcretemthinkingmismoriented mtoward mand mlimited mbymt
angiblemthingsmormbymeventsmthat maremobserved mand mexperienced minmreality.mLogisticmreasoningmi
smused mtombreakmamwholemintompartsmthat mcanmbemcarefullymexamined.mRealitymtestingmismused mto
mvalidatemwhat mismobserved minmthemempiricalmworld.



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7. A mnursemwithmconsiderablemclinicalmexpertisemdevelopsmampolicymformmanagingmagitated mpatie
ntsminmthememergencymdepartment.mThemtypemof mreasoningmthemnursemusesmtomdomthismism
mreaso
ning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS:m D
Inductivemreasoningminvolvesmreasoningmthat mmovesmfrommthemspecificmtomthemgeneral,mwhereb
ymparticularminstancesmaremobserved mand mthenmcombined mintomamlargermwholemormgeneralmstatem
ent.mProblematicmreasoningminvolvesm(1)midentifyingmamproblemmand mfactorsminfluencingm it,m(2)
mselectingmsolutionsmtomthemproblem,mand m(3)mresolvingmthemproblem.mOperationalmreasoning min

volvesmthemidentificationmof mand mdiscriminationmamongmmanymalternativesmand mviewpoints.
Logisticmreasoningmismused mtombreakmthemwholemintompartsmthat mcanmbemcarefullymexamined,masmthemr
elationshipsmamongmthempartsmcanmalsombe.

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8. What mismthembest mexplanationmof mintuitionmthat mformsmamlegitimatemsourcemof mknowledge
minmnursing?
a. It mismbased monmknowledgemthoroughlymincorporated mintomthoughtmbut mseldo
mmarticulated.
b. It mismbased monmamgift mfrommthemuniversemand mshould mbemhonored mwhenmit marrives.
c. It mismneverminaccurate.
d. It mismamrevisitingmof mold mknowledge,maccompanied mbymdeepmreflection.
ANS:m A
Intuitionmismthemrevisitingmof mold mknowledgemaccompanied mbymdeepmreflection.

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9. Whymismoperationalmreasoningmnecessarymformresearch?
a. Abstract mconceptsmaremof mnomusemtomnursing.
b. Standard minterventionsmaremobtained mfrommoperationalmreasoning.
c. It mallowsmthemresearchermtommeasuremthemconceptsmstudied.
d. It mfacilitatesmthemresearcher’smrapport mwithmfamilies.




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