m6THmEDITION mBY mSUSAN mK mGROVE m&mJENNIFERmRmGRAYm&mNANCYmB
URNS
TABLE mOFmCONTENT
Chapterm01:mIntroductionmtomNursingmResearchmand mEvidence-
Based mPracticemChapterm02:mIntroductionmtomthemQuantitativemResearch
Chapterm03:mIntroductionmtomthemQualitativemResearchmCha
pterm04:mExaminingmEthicsminmNursingmResearchmChapterm
05:mResearchmProblems,mPurposes,mand mHypotheses
Chapterm06:mUnderstandingmand mCriticallymAppraisingmthemLiteraturemReview mChap
term07:mUnderstandingmTheorymand mResearchmFrameworks
Chapterm08:mClarifyingmQuantitativemResearchmDesignsmChapt
erm09:mExaminingmPopulationsmand mSamplesmin mResearch
Chapterm10:mClarifyingmMeasurement mand mDatamCollectionminmQuantitativemResearc
hmChapterm11:mUnderstandingmStatisticsminmResearch
Chapterm12:mCriticalmAppraisalmof mQuantitativemand mQualitativemResearchmformNursingmPracticem
Chapterm13:mBuildingmanmEvidence-Based mNursingmPractice
Chapterm14:mOutcomesmResearch
,Chapter m 01: mIntroduction mto mNursing m Research m an d mEvidence-
mBased m Practice
Grove: mU n derstanding m Nursing m Research, m 6th mEdition
MULTIPLEm CHOICE
1. Whichm best mdescribes m evidence-based-practice m (EBP)?
a. A mcombinationmofm bestm research
evidence,m clinicalmexpertise,mand mt
hemneeds mandmvalues mo fm patients.
b. A mdetermination mo fmthe mfactors
necessarymto mcontro lmpatientm respo
nses mto mcare.
c. Themdevelopm entmo fm population
caremguidelines mapplicable mto mallmp
atients.
d. Them utilizationm ofm quantitative
andmqualitativemstudies m to m enhan
cempatientmoutcom es.
ANS: m A
PTS: m 1 DIF:
Cognitivemlevel: mRem em beri ng m(Knowledge) mREF:
m p. m3
2. Themnursemis mco llectingm data m aboutm themsleepm patterns mo fm breastfedm b
abies mas mpartmo fma m largermresearchmstudy.m Whichm researchm m ethodm will
m the mnurse m use m when mco llectingm data m form this mstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: m B
PTS: m 1
DIF: m Cognitivem level: mUnderstandi ng m(Com prehensi on)
m REF: mp. m6
3. Themnursemis m participatingminm a mstudymand mis m collectingm data midentifyin
gmthemnum bermo fmo besemadults m whosem parents m werem also mobesemor move
rweight. mWhich mresearchm methodmis mbeingm usedminm this mstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
, ANS: m D
PTS: m 1 DIF:
Cognitivemlevel: mApplyi ng m(Application) m REF:
m pp. m7-8
4. Them nursem reviews m a mstudyminm whichmadherence m to manm asthma mactionm pl
anmis mcomparedm amongm groups mo fmado lescents m who mreceivedm differentma
sthma m education.m Which mresearchm m ethodm does m this mrepresent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: m C
PTS: m 1 DIF:
Cognitivemlevel: mApplyi ng m(Application) m REF:
m p. m7
5. A mnursem managermis minterestedmin m learningm whichmattitudes mamongmstaff
mnurses mm aymindicatem relativemriskmo fmneedle-
stickminjuries.m To mstudymthis, mthemnursemm anagerm willm em plo ym whichmm e
thodmofmstudy?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: m D
PTS: m 1 DIF:
Cognitivemlevel: mApplyi ng m(Application) m REF:
m pp. m7-8
6. Whichmis mthem mostmim portantm resultmo fm Flo rencem Nightingale’s m dat
a mcollectionm andmstatistical manalysis m duringm them Crim eanm War?
a. Bringingmawareness mo fm them rigo rs m
ofmwarmto mthem generalm public.
b. Developingmamprocess mfor
statisticalmanalysis mandmnursingm do
cumentation.
c. Identifyingmandm definingm them role
mofmnurses min mmodern mhealth mcare
.
d. Usingmclinicalm research mto m evalua
temthemimpo rtancemo f
sanitation,mcleanmdrinkingmwater,ma
ndmadequatem nutrition.
ANS: m D
PTS: m 1
DIF: m Cognitivem level: mUnderstandi ng m(Com prehensi on)