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SUSAN K GROVE & JENNIFER R GRAY & NANCY BURNS
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
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ss Chapter 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
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Chapter 03: Introduction to the Qualitative Research
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ss Chapter 04: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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ss Chapter05: Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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Chapter 06: Understanding and CriticallyAppraising the Literature Review
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ss Chapter 07: Understanding Theory and Research Frameworks
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Chapter 08: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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ss Chapter09: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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Chapter10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research Chapter
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ss 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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ss Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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Chapter 14: Outcomes Research
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence- Based
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Practice
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
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MULTIPLE s s CHOICE
1. Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
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a. A combination of best research ss ss ss ss
evidence, clinical expertise, and ss ss ss
the needs and values of patients.
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b. A determination of the factors
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necessary to control patient ss ss ss
responses to care.
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c. The development of population care
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guidelines applicable to all
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patients.
d. The utilization of s s s s
quantitative and qualitative
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studies to enhance patient
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outcomes.
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ANS: s s A
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) ss ss ss
REF: p. 3
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2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
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babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method
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will the nurse use when collecting data for this study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: B s s
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding ss ss
(Comprehension) REF: p. 6
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3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data
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identifying the number of obese adults whose parents were also
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obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in this
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study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) ss ss ss
REF: pp. 7-8
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4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action
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plan is compared among groups of adolescents who received
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different asthma education. Which research method does this
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represent?
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b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) ss ss ss
REF: p. 7
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5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff
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nurses may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this,
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the nurse manager will employ which method of study?
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a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) ss ss ss
REF: pp. 7-8
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6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data
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collection and statistical analysis during the Crimean War?
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a. Bringing awareness of the rigors ss ss ss ss
of war to the general public. ss ss ss ss ss ss
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statistical analysis and nursing ss ss ss ss
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of nurses in modern health care. ss ss ss ss ss ss
d. Using clinical research to ss ss ss
evaluate the importance of ss ss ss ss
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and adequate nutrition. s s ss ss
ANS: D s s
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding ss ss
(Comprehension) REF: p. 11
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