TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH 7TH EDITION BY GROVE

TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING NURSING RESEARCH 7TH EDITION BY GROVE

Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its Importance in Building an

Evidence-Based Practice

Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 7th Edition 

MULTIPLE CHOICE 

 1. Which statement best describes evidence-based practice (EBP)? 

a. A combination of best research evidence, clinical expertise, and the needs and

values of patients 

b. A determination of the factors necessary to control patient responses to care and

delivery of care 

c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all patients

d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance patient outcomes 

ANS: A 

Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with

clinical expertise and patient needs and values. Studies that attempt to find determinants of

patient outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to

guide EBP but do not completely define it. EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific

patient needs and values. Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of 

patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP. 

DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering (Knowledge) 

 2. The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed babies as part of a larger

research study. Which research method will the nurse use when collecting data for this study? 

a. Control

b. Description

c. Explanation

d. Prediction 

ANS: B 

Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the

relationships among these phenomena. Control can be described as the ability to write a

prescription to produce the desired results. Explanation clarifies the relationships among

phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. Through prediction, the probability of a

specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation. 

DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension) 

 3. The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting data identifying the number of obese

adults whose parents were also obese or overweight. Which research method is being used in

this study? 

a. Control

b. Description

c. Explanation

d. Prediction 

ANS: D 

Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given

situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the

probability of predicting this may be calculated. Control indicates the ability to use a

prescribed intervention to produce the desired results. Description involves identifying and

understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships among these

phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why

certain events occur. 

DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) 

 4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among

groups of young adults who received different asthma education. Which research method does

this represent? 

a. Control

b. Description

c. Explanation

d. Prediction 

ANS: C 

Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events

occur. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired

results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena

and the relationships among these phenomena. Through prediction, the probability of a

specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation. 

DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) 

 5. A nurse manager is interested in learning which attitudes among staff nurses may indicate

relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To study this, the nurse manager will employ which

method of study? 

a. Control

b. Description

c. Explanation

d. Prediction 

ANS: D 

Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given

situation. Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce the desired

results. Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena

and the relationships among these phenomena. Explanation clarifies the relationships among

phenomena and identifies why certain events occur. 

DIF: Cognitive level: Applying (Application) 

 6. Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingale’s data collection and statistical

analysis during the Crimean War? 

a. Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public in relation to care

practices

b. Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing documentation

c. Identifying and defining the role of nurses in modern health care

d. Using clinical research to evaluate the need for sanitation, clean drinking water,