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ISBN-10:1284099431
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Table of Contents
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Chapter1TheResearch-PracticeConnection f f
f Chapter 2 Research Evidence
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f Chapter3Reading ResearchArticles bbg f
f Chapter 4 Qualitative Research
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Chapter5Quantitative DescriptiveResearch Chapter 6 b f f
f Correlational Research f
Chapter 7 Experimental Research
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f Chapter8Cohort Research Wrap-Up b b
f Chapter 9 Systematic Reviews
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Chapter10Evidence-BasedClinicalPracticeGuidelines f f f f
f Chapter 11 Asking Clinical Questions
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Chapter12 SearchingforResearch Evidence bf f bf
f Chapter 13 Appraising Research Evidence
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Chapter14AppraisingRecommendations ofClinical Practice Guidelines
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Chapter15AppraisingConclusionsofSystematicReviewswithNarrativeSynthesis
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f Chapter 16 Appraising Findings of Original Studies
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Chapter 17 Evidence-Based Practice Strategies
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f Chapter18Evidence-Based PracticeParticipation bbg
Chapter 19 Point-of-Care Adaptations
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, Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research Practice Connection: The Research Practice Connection f f f f f f f f f
4th Edition Test Bank f f f f
Chapter 1 The Research-Practice Connection f f f f
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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• Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)? f f f f
a.Acombination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and
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values of patients.f f f
b.A determination of the factors necessary to control patient
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responses to care. c.The development of population care
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guidelines applicable to all patients.
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d.The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes. ANS:
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AEvidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence f f f f f f f f f f
with clinical expertise and patient needs and values.
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BStudies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally f f f f f f f f f f
experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBPbut do not
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completely define it.
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CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
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DQuantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of
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patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering
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• The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part f f f f f f f f f f f f f
of a larger research study. Which research method will the nurse use when
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collecting data for this study? f f f f f
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AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena
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and the relationships among these phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation. PTS:
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1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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• The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the
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number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which
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research method is being used in this study?
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AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were
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obese, the probability of predicting this may be calculated.
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PTS:1DIF:Cognitivelevel:Applying
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• The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is f f f f f f f f f f f f f
compared among groups of adolescents who received different asthma
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education. Which research method does this represent?
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