Test @ybank @yfor @ y Burns @yand @yGrove's @yThe @yPractice @yof @yNursing @yResearch @yAppraisal, @ySynthesis, @yand
@yGeneration @yof @yEvidence @y9th @yEdition
Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
@y @y @y @y @y @y @y
,Test bank for Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of
Evidence 9th Edition
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidence-
based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse
a. Develops evidence-based guidelines
b. Designs research studies, on which protocols may be based
c. Evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols
d. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings
e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development
ANS: D
Nurses with a BSN degree have knowledge of the research process and skills in reading and
critically appraising studies. They assist with the implementation of evidence-based
guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses provide
their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are being put into
practice, and continue to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects of
those protocols.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 4
2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major
hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’ level
of orientation will not be a focus of the research.) This type of study can do which of the
following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: A
Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome. Description
involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, the
relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a
specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The
researcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 13
3. A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a
pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the parents
or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
,Test @ybank @yfor @ y Burns @yand @yGrove's @yThe @yPractice @yof @yNursing @yResearch @yAppraisal, @ySynthesis, @yand
@yGeneration @yof @yEvidence @y9th @yEdition
ANS: @yD
Control @yis @ythe @yability@yto @ymanipulate @ythe @ysituation @yto @yproduce @ythe @ydesired @youtcome.
@yDescription @yinvolves @yidentifying @yand @yunderstanding @ythe @ynature @yof @ynursing @yphenomena
@yand, @ysometimes, @ythe @yrelationships @yamong @ythem. @yExplanation @yclarifies @ythe
@yrelationships @yamong @yphenomena @yand @yidentifies @ythe @yreasons @ywhy @ycertain @yevents
@yoccur. @yThe @yability @yto @yestimate @ythe @yprobability @yof @ya @yspecific @youtcome @yin @ya @ygiven
@ysituation @yin @ynursing @ypractice @yis @yknown @yas @yprediction. @yThe @yresearcher’s @yfocus @yis @yon
@ypredicting @ywhat @yis @ylikely.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @yApplication REF: @ y Page @y16
4. A @yresearcher @ywho @ydesires @yto @ydetermine @ythe @ycause-and-effect @yrelationship @ybetween
@yrequiring @ythat @yall @ychildren @yunder @ythe @yage @yof @y8 @ywill @yride @yin @yspecial @ycare
@yharnesses @yand @ythe @ysubsequent @yrate @yof @ychildren’s @yspinal @ycord @yinjury @ywill
@yconsequently @yutilize @ywhich @yform @yof @ynursing @yresearch?
a. Descriptive @yresearch
b. Outcomes @yresearch
c. Qualitative @yresearch
d. Quantitative @yresearch
ANS: @yD
Quantitative @yresearch, @ythe @ymost @yfrequently @yused @ymethod, @yis @ya @yformal, @yobjective,
@ysystematic @ymethodology @yto @ydescribe @yvariables, @ytest @yrelationships, @yand @yexamine
@ycause-and-effect @yinteractions. @yQuantitative @yresearch @yincludes @yexperimental @yresearch,
@ywhich @yis @ythe @ymethod @yfor @ytesting @ycause-and-effect @yrelationships @ybetween @yand
@yamong @yspecific @yvariables. @yQualitative @yresearch @ymethods @yare @yused @yfor @yexplaining
@ymeanings @yand @ydescribing @yexperiences @yin @ycontext. @yDescriptive @yresearch @yinvolves
@yidentifying @yand @yunderstanding @ythe @ynature @yof @yphenomena @yand, @ysometimes, @ythe
@yrelationships @yamong @ythem. @yOutcomes @yresearch @yexamines @ythe @yend @yresult @yof @ycare @yin
@yhuge @ypopulations, @ymost @yoften @yretrospectively, @yusing @ya @ydatabase.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @yApplication REF: @ y Page @y3
5. Despite @ythe @ypresence @yof @yan @yintraventricular @ydrain, @ythe @yintracranial @ypressure @yof @yan
@yICU @yneuro @ypatient @yremains @yincreased. @yThe @ynurse @yrecalibrates @ythe @ymachine, @ymakes
@ysure @ythe @ymonitor @yis @yon @ythe @ysame @ylevel @yas @ythe @ydrain, @ychecks @yall @yconnections, @yand
@ythen @ynotifies @ythe @yphysician, @ywho @ycomes @yto @ythe @yunit @yand @yinserts @ya @ynew @ydrain.
@yWhat @ytype @yof @yreasoning @yprompts @ythe @ynurse @yto @yrecalibrate, @yensure @yproper
@yplacement, @yand @ycheck @yconnections?
a. Abstract @yreasoning
b. Concrete @ythinking
c. Logistic @yreasoning
d. Reality@ytesting
ANS: @yC
Logistic @yreasoning @yis @yused @yto @ybreak @ya @ywhole @yinto @yparts @ythat @ycan @ybe @ycarefully
@yexamined. @yConcrete @ythinking @yis @yoriented @ytoward @yand @ylimited @yby @ytangible @ythings
@yor @yby @yevents @ythat @yare @yobserved @yand @yexperienced @yin @yreality. @yAbstract @yreasoning @yis
@yoriented @ytoward @ythe @ydevelopment @yof @yan @yidea @ywithout @yapplication @yto, @yor @yassociation
@ywith, @ya @yparticular @yinstance. @yReality @ytesting @yis @yused @yto @yvalidate @ywhat @yis @yobserved
@yin @ythe @yempirical @yworld.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @yApplication REF: @ y Page @y6
6. A @ynurse @ywith @yconsiderable @yclinical @yexpertise @ydevelops @ya @ypolicy@yfor @ymanaging
agitated @ypatients @yin @ythe @yemergency @ydepartment. @yThe @yresultant @ypolicy @yemanates
@y
from
@y
, Test @ybank @yfor @ y Burns @yand @yGrove's @yThe @yPractice @yof @yNursing @yResearch @yAppraisal, @ySynthesis, @yand
@yGeneration @yof @yEvidence @y9th @yEdition
a. Abstract @yreasoning
b. Concrete @ythinking
c. Logistic @yreasoning
d. Reality@ytesting
ANS: @ y A
Abstract @yreasoning @yis @yoriented @ytoward @ythe @ydevelopment @yof @yan @yidea @ywithout
@yapplication @yto, @yor @yassociation @ywith, @ya @yparticular @yinstance. @yConcrete @ythinking @yis
@yoriented @ytoward @yand @ylimited @yby @ytangible @ythings @yor @yby@yevents @ythat @yare @yobserved @yand
@yexperienced @yin @yreality. @yLogistic @yreasoning @yis @yused @yto @ybreak @ya @ywhole @yinto @yparts
@ythat @ycan @ybe @ycarefully @yexamined. @yReality @ytesting @yis @yused @yto @yvalidate @ywhat @yis
@yobserved @yin @ythe @yempirical @yworld.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @yApplication REF: @ y Page @y7
7. A @ynurse @ywith @yconsiderable @yclinical @yexpertise @ydevelops @ya @ypolicy@yfor @ymanaging
@yagitated @ypatients @yin @ythe @yemergency @ydepartment. @yThe @ytype @yof @yreasoning @ythe @ynurse
@yuses @yto @ydo @ythis @yis @y
@yreasoning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS: @yD
Inductive @yreasoning @yinvolves @yreasoning @ythat @ymoves @yfrom @ythe @yspecific @yto @ythe
@ygeneral, @ywhereby @yparticular @yinstances @yare @yobserved @yand @ythen @ycombined @yinto @ya @ylarger
@ywhole @yor @ygeneral @ystatement. @yProblematic @yreasoning @yinvolves @y(1) @yidentifying @ya
@yproblem @yand @yfactors @yinfluencing @yit, @y(2) @yselecting @ysolutions @yto @ythe @yproblem, @yand
@y(3) @yresolving @ythe @yproblem. @yOperational @yreasoning @yinvolves @ythe @yidentification @yof @yand
@ydiscrimination @yamong @ymany @yalternatives @yand @yviewpoints.
Logistic @yreasoning @yis @yused @yto @ybreak @ythe @ywhole @yinto @yparts @ythat @ycan @ybe @ycarefully
@yexamined, @yas @ythe @yrelationships @yamong @ythe @yparts @ycan @yalso @ybe.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @ySynthesis REF: @ y Page @y7
8. What @yis @ythe @ybest @yexplanation @yof @yintuition @ythat @yforms @ya @ylegitimate @ysource @yof
knowledge @yin @ynursing?
@y
a. It @yis @ybased @yon @yknowledge @ythoroughly@yincorporated @yinto @ythought
but @yseldom @yarticulated.
@y
b. It @yis @ybased @yon @ya @ygift @yfrom @ythe @yuniverse @yand @yshould @ybe @yhonored @ywhen @yit
arrives.
@y
c. It @yis @ynever @yinaccurate.
d. It @yis @ya @yrevisiting @yof @yold @yknowledge, @yaccompanied @yby @ydeep @yreflection.
ANS: @ y A
Intuition @yis @ythe @yrevisiting @yof @yold @yknowledge @yaccompanied @yby @ydeep @yreflection.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @yApplication REF: @ y Page @y5
9. Why @yis @yoperational @yreasoning @ynecessary @yfor @yresearch?
a. Abstract @yconcepts @yare @yof @yno @yuse @yto @ynursing.
b. Standard @yinterventions @yare @yobtained @yfrom @yoperational @yreasoning.
c. It @yallows @ythe @yresearcher @yto @ymeasure @ythe @yconcepts @ystudied.
d. It @yfacilitates @ythe @yresearcher’s @yrapport @ywith @yfamilies.
@yGeneration @yof @yEvidence @y9th @yEdition
Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
@y @y @y @y @y @y @y
,Test bank for Burns and Grove's The Practice of Nursing Research Appraisal, Synthesis, and Generation of
Evidence 9th Edition
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Nurses with a bachelor’s degree in nursing can participate in the implementation of evidence-
based protocols in practice. This means that the BSN nurse
a. Develops evidence-based guidelines
b. Designs research studies, on which protocols may be based
c. Evaluates and revises evidence-based protocols
d. Contributes practice wisdom when applying protocols in patient settings
e. Mentors PhD researchers in the clinical setting during protocol development
ANS: D
Nurses with a BSN degree have knowledge of the research process and skills in reading and
critically appraising studies. They assist with the implementation of evidence-based
guidelines, protocols, algorithms, and policies in practice. This implies that nurses provide
their point of view, from the clinician’s vantage, when new protocols are being put into
practice, and continue to provide feedback, regarding the positive and negative aspects of
those protocols.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 4
2. Research is designed to test the idea of providing companion dogs to elders in a major
hospital, in order to determine the effect upon the elders’ level of orientation. (The dogs’ level
of orientation will not be a focus of the research.) This type of study can do which of the
following?
a. Control
b. Describe
c. Explain
d. Predict
ANS: A
Control is the ability to manipulate the situation to produce the desired outcome. Description
involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and, sometimes, the
relationships among them. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and
identifies the reasons why certain events occur. The ability to estimate the probability of a
specific outcome in a given situation in nursing practice is known as prediction. The
researcher’s focus is on predicting what is likely.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 13
3. A researcher wants to find out whether children with autism who are hospitalized on a
pediatric ward will require more hours of nursing care than average children when the parents
or caregivers are not present. What type of research outcome does this provide?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explantation
d. Prediction
,Test @ybank @yfor @ y Burns @yand @yGrove's @yThe @yPractice @yof @yNursing @yResearch @yAppraisal, @ySynthesis, @yand
@yGeneration @yof @yEvidence @y9th @yEdition
ANS: @yD
Control @yis @ythe @yability@yto @ymanipulate @ythe @ysituation @yto @yproduce @ythe @ydesired @youtcome.
@yDescription @yinvolves @yidentifying @yand @yunderstanding @ythe @ynature @yof @ynursing @yphenomena
@yand, @ysometimes, @ythe @yrelationships @yamong @ythem. @yExplanation @yclarifies @ythe
@yrelationships @yamong @yphenomena @yand @yidentifies @ythe @yreasons @ywhy @ycertain @yevents
@yoccur. @yThe @yability @yto @yestimate @ythe @yprobability @yof @ya @yspecific @youtcome @yin @ya @ygiven
@ysituation @yin @ynursing @ypractice @yis @yknown @yas @yprediction. @yThe @yresearcher’s @yfocus @yis @yon
@ypredicting @ywhat @yis @ylikely.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @yApplication REF: @ y Page @y16
4. A @yresearcher @ywho @ydesires @yto @ydetermine @ythe @ycause-and-effect @yrelationship @ybetween
@yrequiring @ythat @yall @ychildren @yunder @ythe @yage @yof @y8 @ywill @yride @yin @yspecial @ycare
@yharnesses @yand @ythe @ysubsequent @yrate @yof @ychildren’s @yspinal @ycord @yinjury @ywill
@yconsequently @yutilize @ywhich @yform @yof @ynursing @yresearch?
a. Descriptive @yresearch
b. Outcomes @yresearch
c. Qualitative @yresearch
d. Quantitative @yresearch
ANS: @yD
Quantitative @yresearch, @ythe @ymost @yfrequently @yused @ymethod, @yis @ya @yformal, @yobjective,
@ysystematic @ymethodology @yto @ydescribe @yvariables, @ytest @yrelationships, @yand @yexamine
@ycause-and-effect @yinteractions. @yQuantitative @yresearch @yincludes @yexperimental @yresearch,
@ywhich @yis @ythe @ymethod @yfor @ytesting @ycause-and-effect @yrelationships @ybetween @yand
@yamong @yspecific @yvariables. @yQualitative @yresearch @ymethods @yare @yused @yfor @yexplaining
@ymeanings @yand @ydescribing @yexperiences @yin @ycontext. @yDescriptive @yresearch @yinvolves
@yidentifying @yand @yunderstanding @ythe @ynature @yof @yphenomena @yand, @ysometimes, @ythe
@yrelationships @yamong @ythem. @yOutcomes @yresearch @yexamines @ythe @yend @yresult @yof @ycare @yin
@yhuge @ypopulations, @ymost @yoften @yretrospectively, @yusing @ya @ydatabase.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @yApplication REF: @ y Page @y3
5. Despite @ythe @ypresence @yof @yan @yintraventricular @ydrain, @ythe @yintracranial @ypressure @yof @yan
@yICU @yneuro @ypatient @yremains @yincreased. @yThe @ynurse @yrecalibrates @ythe @ymachine, @ymakes
@ysure @ythe @ymonitor @yis @yon @ythe @ysame @ylevel @yas @ythe @ydrain, @ychecks @yall @yconnections, @yand
@ythen @ynotifies @ythe @yphysician, @ywho @ycomes @yto @ythe @yunit @yand @yinserts @ya @ynew @ydrain.
@yWhat @ytype @yof @yreasoning @yprompts @ythe @ynurse @yto @yrecalibrate, @yensure @yproper
@yplacement, @yand @ycheck @yconnections?
a. Abstract @yreasoning
b. Concrete @ythinking
c. Logistic @yreasoning
d. Reality@ytesting
ANS: @yC
Logistic @yreasoning @yis @yused @yto @ybreak @ya @ywhole @yinto @yparts @ythat @ycan @ybe @ycarefully
@yexamined. @yConcrete @ythinking @yis @yoriented @ytoward @yand @ylimited @yby @ytangible @ythings
@yor @yby @yevents @ythat @yare @yobserved @yand @yexperienced @yin @yreality. @yAbstract @yreasoning @yis
@yoriented @ytoward @ythe @ydevelopment @yof @yan @yidea @ywithout @yapplication @yto, @yor @yassociation
@ywith, @ya @yparticular @yinstance. @yReality @ytesting @yis @yused @yto @yvalidate @ywhat @yis @yobserved
@yin @ythe @yempirical @yworld.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @yApplication REF: @ y Page @y6
6. A @ynurse @ywith @yconsiderable @yclinical @yexpertise @ydevelops @ya @ypolicy@yfor @ymanaging
agitated @ypatients @yin @ythe @yemergency @ydepartment. @yThe @yresultant @ypolicy @yemanates
@y
from
@y
, Test @ybank @yfor @ y Burns @yand @yGrove's @yThe @yPractice @yof @yNursing @yResearch @yAppraisal, @ySynthesis, @yand
@yGeneration @yof @yEvidence @y9th @yEdition
a. Abstract @yreasoning
b. Concrete @ythinking
c. Logistic @yreasoning
d. Reality@ytesting
ANS: @ y A
Abstract @yreasoning @yis @yoriented @ytoward @ythe @ydevelopment @yof @yan @yidea @ywithout
@yapplication @yto, @yor @yassociation @ywith, @ya @yparticular @yinstance. @yConcrete @ythinking @yis
@yoriented @ytoward @yand @ylimited @yby @ytangible @ythings @yor @yby@yevents @ythat @yare @yobserved @yand
@yexperienced @yin @yreality. @yLogistic @yreasoning @yis @yused @yto @ybreak @ya @ywhole @yinto @yparts
@ythat @ycan @ybe @ycarefully @yexamined. @yReality @ytesting @yis @yused @yto @yvalidate @ywhat @yis
@yobserved @yin @ythe @yempirical @yworld.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @yApplication REF: @ y Page @y7
7. A @ynurse @ywith @yconsiderable @yclinical @yexpertise @ydevelops @ya @ypolicy@yfor @ymanaging
@yagitated @ypatients @yin @ythe @yemergency @ydepartment. @yThe @ytype @yof @yreasoning @ythe @ynurse
@yuses @yto @ydo @ythis @yis @y
@yreasoning.
a. Problematic
b. Operational
c. Logistic
d. Inductive
ANS: @yD
Inductive @yreasoning @yinvolves @yreasoning @ythat @ymoves @yfrom @ythe @yspecific @yto @ythe
@ygeneral, @ywhereby @yparticular @yinstances @yare @yobserved @yand @ythen @ycombined @yinto @ya @ylarger
@ywhole @yor @ygeneral @ystatement. @yProblematic @yreasoning @yinvolves @y(1) @yidentifying @ya
@yproblem @yand @yfactors @yinfluencing @yit, @y(2) @yselecting @ysolutions @yto @ythe @yproblem, @yand
@y(3) @yresolving @ythe @yproblem. @yOperational @yreasoning @yinvolves @ythe @yidentification @yof @yand
@ydiscrimination @yamong @ymany @yalternatives @yand @yviewpoints.
Logistic @yreasoning @yis @yused @yto @ybreak @ythe @ywhole @yinto @yparts @ythat @ycan @ybe @ycarefully
@yexamined, @yas @ythe @yrelationships @yamong @ythe @yparts @ycan @yalso @ybe.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @ySynthesis REF: @ y Page @y7
8. What @yis @ythe @ybest @yexplanation @yof @yintuition @ythat @yforms @ya @ylegitimate @ysource @yof
knowledge @yin @ynursing?
@y
a. It @yis @ybased @yon @yknowledge @ythoroughly@yincorporated @yinto @ythought
but @yseldom @yarticulated.
@y
b. It @yis @ybased @yon @ya @ygift @yfrom @ythe @yuniverse @yand @yshould @ybe @yhonored @ywhen @yit
arrives.
@y
c. It @yis @ynever @yinaccurate.
d. It @yis @ya @yrevisiting @yof @yold @yknowledge, @yaccompanied @yby @ydeep @yreflection.
ANS: @ y A
Intuition @yis @ythe @yrevisiting @yof @yold @yknowledge @yaccompanied @yby @ydeep @yreflection.
DIF: Cognitive @yLevel: @yApplication REF: @ y Page @y5
9. Why @yis @yoperational @yreasoning @ynecessary @yfor @yresearch?
a. Abstract @yconcepts @yare @yof @yno @yuse @yto @ynursing.
b. Standard @yinterventions @yare @yobtained @yfrom @yoperational @yreasoning.
c. It @yallows @ythe @yresearcher @yto @ymeasure @ythe @yconcepts @ystudied.
d. It @yfacilitates @ythe @yresearcher’s @yrapport @ywith @yfamilies.
