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ESSENTIALS OF NURSING RESEARCH:
APPRAISING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 9TH EDITION BY DENISE
POLIT, CHERYL BECK
Mbuthia
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,Test Bank For Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing
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Practice 9th Edition by Polit, Beck
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice
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Chapter 2 Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative
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Research
Chapter 3 Reading and Critically Appraising Research Articles
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Chapter 4 Attending to Ethics in Research
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Chapter 5 Identifying Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
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Chapter 6 Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
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Chapter 7 Understanding Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
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Chapter 8 Appraising Quantitative Research Design
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Chapter 9 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
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Chapter 10 Appraising Qualitative Designs and Approaches
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Chapter 11 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
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Chapter 12 Understanding Mixed Methods Research, Quality Improvement, and Other
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Special Types of Research
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Chapter 13 Understanding Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
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Chapter 14 Interpreting Quantitative Findings and Evaluating Clinical Significance
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Chapter 15 Understanding the Analysis of Qualitative Data
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Chapter 16 Appraising Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
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Chapter 17 Learning From Systematic Reviews
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Chapter 18 Putting Research Evidence Into Practice: Evidence-Based Practice and
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Practice-Based Evidence y
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1. Whichyofytheyfollowingygroupsywouldybeybestyservedybyytheydevelopmentyofyayscientificy
baseyforynursingypractice?
A) Nursingyadministrators
B) Practicingynurses
C) Nurses'yclients
D) Healthycareypolicymakers
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enefityfromytheydevelopmentyofyayscientificybaseyforynursingypractice,yultimatelyyityisytheycl
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eyandymostyeffectiveycare.
2. Anyespeciallyyimportantygoalyforytheynursingyprofessionyisytoydoywhichyofytheyfollowing?
A) Conductyresearchytoybetteryunderstandytheycontextyofynursingypractice
B) Establishyaysolidybaseyofyevidenceyforypracticeythroughydisciplinedyresearch
C) Documentytheyroleynursingyservesyinysociety
D) Establishyresearchypriorities
Ans:yByFe
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careyprofessionals.yAllyofytheyotheryanswersyareypossibleygoalsyforytheynursingyprofession,y
butynoneyisyasyimportantyasyestablishingyevidenceyforypractice.
3. Whichyofytheyfollowingyisyayfundamentalybeliefyofythoseywhoyholdytoytheyconstructivisty
paradigm?
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B) Theynatureyofyrealityyhasychangedyoverytime
C) Realityyisymultiplyyconstructedyandymultiplyyinterpretedybyyhumans
D) Realityycannotybeystudiedyempirically
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B) Theyresearcherycannotyinteractywithythoseybeingystudied
C) Theyresearcheryinstructsythoseybeingystudiedytoybeyobjectiveyinyprovidingy
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ESSENTIALS OF NURSING RESEARCH:
APPRAISING EVIDENCE FOR NURSING
PRACTICE 9TH EDITION BY DENISE
POLIT, CHERYL BECK
Mbuthia
TEST BANK y
,Test Bank For Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing
y y y y y y y y y y y
Practice 9th Edition by Polit, Beck
y y y y y
Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Research for Evidence-Based Practice
y y y y y y y
Chapter 2 Understanding Key Concepts and Steps in Quantitative and Qualitative
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Research
Chapter 3 Reading and Critically Appraising Research Articles
y y y y y y y
Chapter 4 Attending to Ethics in Research
Mbuthia
y y y y y y
Chapter 5 Identifying Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses
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Chapter 6 Finding and Reviewing Research Evidence in the Literature
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Chapter 7 Understanding Theoretical and Conceptual Frameworks
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Chapter 8 Appraising Quantitative Research Design
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Chapter 9 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Quantitative Studies
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Chapter 10 Appraising Qualitative Designs and Approaches
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Chapter 11 Appraising Sampling and Data Collection in Qualitative Studies
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Chapter 12 Understanding Mixed Methods Research, Quality Improvement, and Other
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Special Types of Research
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Chapter 13 Understanding Statistical Analysis of Quantitative Data
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Chapter 14 Interpreting Quantitative Findings and Evaluating Clinical Significance
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Chapter 15 Understanding the Analysis of Qualitative Data
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Chapter 16 Appraising Trustworthiness and Integrity in Qualitative Research
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Chapter 17 Learning From Systematic Reviews
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Chapter 18 Putting Research Evidence Into Practice: Evidence-Based Practice and
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Practice-Based Evidence y
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EssentialsyofyNursingyResearch:yAppraisingyEvidenceyforyNursingyPracticey9thyEditionybyyPolit,yBeck
1. Whichyofytheyfollowingygroupsywouldybeybestyservedybyytheydevelopmentyofyayscientificy
baseyforynursingypractice?
A) Nursingyadministrators
B) Practicingynurses
C) Nurses'yclients
D) Healthycareypolicymakers
Ans:yCyFe
edback:
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Nursingyresearchyisysystematicyinquiryydesignedytoydevelopytrustworthyyevidenceyaboutyis
suesyofyimportanceytoynursesyandytheiryclients.yNurseyleadersyrecognizeytheyneedytoybaseysp
ecificynursingydecisionsyonyevidenceyindicatingythatytheydecisionsyareyclinicallyyappropriat
e,ycost-
effective,yandyresultyinypositiveyclientyoutcomes.yAlthoughyallyofytheypeopleylistedywouldyb
enefityfromytheydevelopmentyofyayscientificybaseyforynursingypractice,yultimatelyyityisytheycl
ientsythemselvesywhoywouldymostybenefit,yasytheyywouldythenyreceiveytheymostyappropriat
eyandymostyeffectiveycare.
2. Anyespeciallyyimportantygoalyforytheynursingyprofessionyisytoydoywhichyofytheyfollowing?
A) Conductyresearchytoybetteryunderstandytheycontextyofynursingypractice
B) Establishyaysolidybaseyofyevidenceyforypracticeythroughydisciplinedyresearch
C) Documentytheyroleynursingyservesyinysociety
D) Establishyresearchypriorities
Ans:yByFe
edback:
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butynoneyisyasyimportantyasyestablishingyevidenceyforypractice.
3. Whichyofytheyfollowingyisyayfundamentalybeliefyofythoseywhoyholdytoytheyconstructivisty
paradigm?
A) Ayfixedyrealityyexistsyinynatureyforyhumansytoyunderstand
B) Theynatureyofyrealityyhasychangedyoverytime
C) Realityyisymultiplyyconstructedyandymultiplyyinterpretedybyyhumans
D) Realityycannotybeystudiedyempirically
Ans:yCyFe
edback:
Inytheyconstructivistyparadigm,yityisyassumedythatyrealityyisynotyayfixedyentityybutyisyratheryay
constructionyofyhumanyminds,yandythusy“truth”yisyaycompositeyofymultipleyconstructionsyof
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, reality.yHowever,yconstructivistsydoybelieveythatyrealityycanybeystudiedyempirically.
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C) Theyresearcheryinstructsythoseybeingystudiedytoybeyobjectiveyinyprovidingy
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D) Theydistanceybetweenytheyresearcheryandythoseybeingyresearchedyisyminimizedytoy
enhanceytheyinteractiveyprocess
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henomenayareyregularyandyorderly.yInytheyconstructivistyparadigm,yityisyassumedythatyrealit
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mpositeyofymultipleyconstructionsyofyreality.
5. Whichyofytheyfollowingyattributesyisyleastycharacteristicyofytheytraditionalyscientificy
method?
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B) Systematicymeasurementyandyobservationyofynaturalyphenomena
C) Testingyofyhunchesydeducedyfromytheoryyoryprioryresearch
D) Emphasisyonyayholisticyviewyofyayphenomenon,ystudiedyinyayrichycontext
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