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valuesbofbpatients
b. Abdeterminationbofbthebfactorsbnecessarybtobcontrolbpatientbresponsesbtobcarebandb
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c. Thebdevelopmentbofbpopulationbcarebguidelinesbapplicablebtoballbpatients
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ANS:b A
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ationbofbguidelinesbandbspecificbpatientbneedsbandbvalues.bQuantitativebandbqualitativebstudiesba
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ebestimatedbinbabgivenbsituation.
DIF: Cognitiveblevel:bUnderstandingb(Comprehension)
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ltsbwhosebparentsbwerebalsobobeseborboverweight.bWhichbresearchbmethodbisbbeingbusedbinbthisb
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b. Description
c. Explanation
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DIF: Cognitiveblevel:bApplyingb(Application)
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cur.bControlbindicatesbthebabilitybtobusebabprescribedbinterventionbtobproducebthebdesiredbresults.
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dbidentifiesbwhybcertainbeventsboccur.
DIF: Cognitiveblevel:bApplyingb(Application)
6. WhichbisbthebmostbimportantbresultbofbFlorencebNightingale'sbdatabcollectionbandbstatistical
analysisbduringbthebCrimeanbWar?
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statisticalbanalysisbandbnursingbdocumentation,bandbidentifyingbandbdefiningbthebrolebofbnursesbi
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DIF: Cognitiveblevel:bUnderstandingb(Comprehension)
7. Thebnursebparticipatesbinbdatabcollectionbinbabstudybinbwhichbtwobdifferentbpainbmanagementbp
rotocolsbarebusedbwithbrandomlybassignedbpatientsbtobmeasurebdifferencesbinbpostoperativebre
coverybtime.bWhichbmethodbofbstudybisbthis?
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b. Correlation
c. Description
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relationbexaminesbthebrelationshipsbbetweenbdifferentbphenomena.bDescriptionbinvolvesbidentif
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makingbprocessesbregardingbreportingbabmedicalberror.bWhichbresearchbmethodbdoesbthis
brepresent?
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b. Description
c. Explanation
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tionshipsbamongbthesebphenomena.bControlbcanbbebdescribedbasbthebabilitybtobwritebabprescription
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ntifiesbwhybcertainbeventsboccur.bThroughbprediction,bthebprobabilitybofbabspecificboutcomebcanbb
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9. Thebdevelopmentbofbnursingbtheoriesbandbconceptualbmodelsbinbtheblateb1960sbandb1970sbs
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Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLEbCHOICE
1. Whichbstatementbbestbdescribesbevidence-basedbpracticeb(EBP)?
a. Abcombinationbofbbestbresearchbevidence,bclinicalbexpertise,bandbthebneedsbandb
valuesbofbpatients
b. Abdeterminationbofbthebfactorsbnecessarybtobcontrolbpatientbresponsesbtobcarebandb
deliverybofbcare
c. Thebdevelopmentbofbpopulationbcarebguidelinesbapplicablebtoballbpatients
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ANS:b A
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basedbpracticebevolvesbfrombthebintegrationbofbthebbestbresearchbevidencebwithbclinicalbexpertis
ebandbpatientbneedsbandbvalues.bStudiesbthatbattemptbtobfindbdeterminantsbofbpatientboutcomesbar
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DIF: Cognitiveblevel:bRememberingb(Knowledge)
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chb study.b Whichb researN
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tionshipsbamongbthesebphenomena.bControlbcanbbebdescribedbasbthebabilitybtobwritebabprescription
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ntifiesbwhybcertainbeventsboccur.bThroughbprediction,bthebprobabilitybofbabspecificboutcomebcanbb
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DIF: Cognitiveblevel:bUnderstandingb(Comprehension)
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ltsbwhosebparentsbwerebalsobobeseborboverweight.bWhichbresearchbmethodbisbbeingbusedbinbthisb
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ngbphenomenabandbthebrelationshipsbamongbthesebphenomena.bExplanationbclarifiesbthebrelatio
nshipsbamongbphenomenabandbidentifiesbwhybcertainbeventsboccur.
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upsbofbyoungbadultsbwhobreceivedbdifferentbasthmabeducation.bWhichbresearchbmethodbdoesbthisb
represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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cur.bControlbindicatesbthebabilitybtobusebabprescribedbinterventionbtobproducebthebdesiredbresults.
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elationshipsbamongbthesebphenomena.bThroughbprediction,bthebprobabilitybofbabspecificboutcom
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bControlbindicatesbthebabilitybtobusebabprescribed binterventionbtobproducebthebdesiredbresults.bDes
criptionbinvolvesbidentifyingbandbunderstandingbthebnaturebofbnursingbphenomenabandbthebrelati
onshipsbamongbthesebphenomena.bExplanationbclarifiesbthebrelationshipsbamongbphenomenaban
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analysisbduringbthebCrimeanbWar?
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ractices
b. Developingbabprocessbforbstatisticalbanalysisbandbnursingbdocumentation
c. Identifyingbandbdefiningbthebrolebofbnursesbinbmodernbhealthbcare
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ncludingbthebmilitary'sbapproachbtobthebcarebofbthebsickbandbsociety'sbsensebofbresponsibilitybforbt
estingbpublicbwater,bimprovingbsanitation,bandbpreventingbstarvationbtobdecreasebmorbiditybandb
mortalitybrates.bBringingbawarenessbofbthebrigorsbofbwarbtobthebpublic,bdevelopingbabprocessbforb
statisticalbanalysisbandbnursingbdocumentation,bandbidentifyingbandbdefiningbthebrolebofbnursesbi
nbmodernbhealthbcarebwerebnotbthebmostbimportantbresults.
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7. Thebnursebparticipatesbinbdatabcollectionbinbabstudybinbwhichbtwobdifferentbpainbmanagementbp
rotocolsbarebusedbwithbrandomlybassignedbpatientsbtobmeasurebdifferencesbinbpostoperativebre
coverybtime.bWhichbmethodbofbstudybisbthis?
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makingbprocessesbregardingbreportingbabmedicalberror.bWhichbresearchbmethodbdoesbthis
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b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
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tionshipsbamongbthesebphenomena.bControlbcanbbebdescribedbasbthebabilitybtobwritebabprescription
btobproducebthebdesired bresults.bExplanationbclarifiesbthebrelationshipsbamongbphenomenabandbide
ntifiesbwhybcertainbeventsboccur.bThroughbprediction,bthebprobabilitybofbabspecificboutcomebcanbb
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