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Nursing 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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,CHAPTER 1: Introducing Nursing Research For Evidence-Based Practice
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Essentials of Nursing Research: Appraising Evidence for Nursing Practice 9th Edition by Polit, Beck
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1. Which of the following groups would be best served by the development of a
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scientific base for nursing practice?
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A) Nursing administrators hy


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C) Nurses' clients hy


D) Health care policymakers hy hy




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Nursing research is systematic inquiry designed to develop trustworthy evidence
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abouty is sues of importance to nurses and their clients. Nurse leaders recognize the
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need to base sp ecific nursing decisions on evidence indicating that the decisions are
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clinically appropriat e, cost-
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effective, and result in positive clientyoutcomes. Although all of the people listed would
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b enefityfrom the development of a scientific base for nursing practice, ultimately it is
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the cl ients themselves who would most benefit, as they would then receive the most
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appropriat e and most effective care.
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2. An especially important goal for the nursing profession is to do which of the following?
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A) Conduct research to better understand the context of nursing practice hy hy hy hy hy hy hy hy hy


B) Establish a solid base of evidence for practice through disciplined research
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C) Documentythe role nursing serves in society hy hy hy hy hy


D) Establish research priorities hy hy




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Nurses are increasingly expected to understand andyundertake research and to base their
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p ractice on evidence from research. Evidence-
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based practice is the use of the bestyevidence in making patient care decisions and
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typicall y comes from research conducted by nurses and other health-
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care professionals. All of the other answers are possible goals for the nursing profession,
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butynone is as importantyas establishing evidence for practice.
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3. Which of the following is a fundamental belief of those who hold to the
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constructivist paradigm?
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A) A fixed reality exists in nature for humans to understand
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B) The nature of reality has changed over time hy hy hy hy hy hy hy


C) Reality is multiply constructed and multiply interpreted by humans
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D) Reality cannot be studied empirically hy hy hy hy




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In the constructivist paradigm, it is assumed that reality is not a fixedyentity but is rather
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, a construction of human minds, and thus “truth” is a composite of multiple
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