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01: Introduction to Nursing
Research and Evidence-Based
Practice
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which 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.
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
Feedback
A
Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise
patient needs and values.
B
Studies that attempt to find determinants of patient outcomes are generally experimental or quasi-experim
They may be used to guide EBP but do not completely define it.
C EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific patient needs and values.
D
Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of patient outcomes are part of EBP but do n
completely define EBP.
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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
Feedback
A Control can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
B
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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REF: p. 6
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
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
D
Through prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation. By knowin
percentage of parents of obese adults who were obese, the probability of predicting this may be calculated
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REF: pp. 7-8
4. The nurse reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma action plan is compared among groups
of adolescents who received different asthma education. Which research method does this represent?
a. Control
b. Description
c. Explanation
d. Prediction
ANS: C
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships

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these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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REF: p. 7
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
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
C
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
these phenomena.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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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.
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 importance of sanitation, clean drinking water, and adequate nutriti
ANS: D
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A This was not the most important result
B This was not the most important result
C This was not the most important result
D
Nightingale’s research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, and social changes, including th
military’s approach to the care of the sick and society’s sense of responsibility for testing public water, im
sanitation, and preventing starvation to decrease morbidity and mortality rates.
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REF: p. 11
7. The nurse participates in data collection in a study in which two different pain management
protocols are used with randomly assigned patients to measure differences in postoperative recovery
time. Which method of study is this?
a. Control
b. Correlation

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c. Description
d. Explanation
ANS: A
Feedback
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
B Correlation examines the relationships between different phenomena.
C
Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing phenomena and the relationships
these phenomena.
D Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why certain events occur.
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REF: p. 8
8. The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and 1970s served to:
a. determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions.
b. establish the concept of evidence-based practice.
c. provide funding for nursing research.
d. provide direction for nursing research.
ANS: D
Feedback
A Outcome studies are used to determine the effectiveness of nursing interventions.

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B The concept of EBP was developed in the 1970s and promoted by the ANCC Magnet Designation progra
C The NINR seeks to provide funding for nursing research.
D The theories developed in the 1960s and 1970s helped to direct future nursing research.
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REF: pp. 11-12
9. Under Ada Sue Hinshaw, the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) began to change its
focus to:
a. funding nursing rather than medical research.
b. evaluating outcomes rather than process studies.
c. increasing the status and funding for nursing research.
d. supporting the dissemination of nursing research.
ANS: C
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A
The change in focus from medical to nursing research came about with the first nursing programs. Special
nursing organizations today and some nursing researchers still conduct medical research for specific studi
B Outcomes research emerged in the 1980s and 1990s to document the effectiveness of health care services.
C
Under Ada Sue Hinshaw, the national Center for Nursing Research (NCNR) changed its name to the NINR
increase the status and funding of nursing research.
D The NCNR’s purpose was to support the dissemination of nursing research.
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REF: pp. 12-13
10. An emphasis of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Hospital
Designation Program for Excellence in Nursing is:
a. research and development of clinical practice guidelines.
b. putting qualitative research into practice in clinical settings.
c. using standard nursing care plans based on outcomes research.
d. utilizing evidence-based practice in nursing.
ANS: D
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A
Clinical practice guidelines are a more recent phenomenon, using evidence-based research, expert opinion
patient needs and values to standardize care.
B Qualitative research was introduced in the late 1970s to gain insight into the phenomena related to nursing
C Outcomes research was important in the 1980s to 1990s to document the effectiveness of health care servi
D
ANCC implemented the Magnet Hospital Designation Program for Excellence in Nursing Service in 1990
emphasized EBP for nursing.
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REF: pp. 12-13
11. In a position statement in 2006, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
identified a need to:
a. acquire clinical knowledge and expertise.
b. focus on evidence-based practice.

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c. fund academic nursing research.
d. prepare a workforce of nurse scientists.
ANS: D
Feedback
A Basic nursing education focuses on clinical knowledge and expertise.
B
Evidence-based practice is a focus of ANCC and the Magnet Designation Program for Excellence in Nurs
Service.
C The NINR focuses on funding for nursing research.
D
The AACN identified the importance of creating a research culture, providing high-quality educational pro
to prepare a workforce of nurse scientists, develop a sound research structure, and obtain funding for nursi
research.
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REF: p. 14
12. The lead agency designated to improve health care quality is:
a. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
b. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
c. Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN).
d. National Institute for Nursing Research (NINR).
ANS: A
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A AHRQ is a scientific partner with the public and private sectors to improve the quality and safety of patien
B
ANCC provides credentialing for advanced practice nurses and for Magnet Designation for Excellence in
Service
C
QSEN is focused on developing the requisite skills, knowledge, and attitude statements for the competenc
prelicensure and graduate education.
D
The National Institute of Nursing Research, originally the National Center for Nursing Research, is a fede
funded arm of the National Institutes of Health, providing nursing with federal support for nursing researc
priorities.
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REF: pp. 12-13
13. To help fulfill the mission of the National Institute for Nursing Research—to promote and
improve the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations—a study may be
conducted which:
a. assesses the effectiveness of strategies for weight management in patients with type 2 diabetes.
b. compares the attitudes of nurses toward clients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.
c. generates up-to-date nursing diagnoses reflecting the needs of clients with type 2 diabetes.
d. reviews hospital nurses’ adherence to glucose-monitoring guidelines for patients with type 2 diabetes.
ANS: A
Feedback
A
A study that assesses the effectiveness of interventions helps to improve the health of patient populations
identifying appropriate strategies.
B A comparison of attitudes is a descriptive study that does not improve outcomes.

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C A study to generate nursing diagnoses does not directly affect patient outcomes.
D A study reviewing adherence to guidelines seeks to provide data for quality assurance.
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REF: pp. 14-15
14. Which best describes the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency for
evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. Adhering to published guidelines to provide care for a specific population.
b. Empowering clients to choose among effective disease management strategies.
c. Relying on expert knowledge to guide care plan development for an individual patient.
d. Using evidence gained solely from experimental studies to guide care.
ANS: B
Feedback
A Strict adherence to guidelines does not take the patient/family preferences into account.
B
The QSEN competency for EBP is defined as integrating the best evidence with clinical expertise and
patient/family preferences.
C EBP does not rely solely on expert knowledge or experimental studies.
D
Although experimental studies provide the highest level of study data, EBP does not rely soley on experie
studies..
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REF: p. 15

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15. Through knowledge gained from her phenomenological qualitative study identifying levels of
experience of professional nurses, Patricia Benner would identify which nurse as an expert?
a. A hospice nurse who values the unique wishes of each patient when providing palliative care.
b.
A medical-surgical nurse who organizes care for a group of patients to ensure timely administration of
medications.
c. A neonatal intensive care nurse who is skilled in inserting peripherally inserted central catheters.
d. A pediatric nurse who notes subtle changes and intervenes to prevent respiratory failure.
ANS: D
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A
The proficient nurse views the patient as a whole and recognizes that each patient responds differently to i
and health.
B
The competent nurse is able to achieve goals and plans and to take conscious actions to organize and prov
efficient care.
C The NIC nurse is also an example of a competent nurse who is skilled in a procedure.
D
The expert nurse has an extensive background of experience and is able to identify and accurately interven
skillfully in a situation. The pediatric nurse in this case recognizes subtle changes and is able to act to prev
serious circumstances.
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REF: p. 17
16. Which study exemplifies qualitative research?
a.
A study that evaluates appetite among residents of a long-term care facility and correlates this data with w
or not residents are rooming together with their spouses.
b. A study that defines levels of appetite based on residents’ descriptions of hunger in a long-term care facili

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c. A study that observes the interactions of spouses during mealtimes in a long-term care facility.
d.
A study that observes the effectiveness of spousal encouragement to eat on the residents’ quality of appeti
long-term care facility.
ANS: C
Feedback
A Correlational studies are quantitative studies.
B A descriptive study that measures appetite is a quantitative study.
C Qualitative research involves the study of people as they interact in their sociohistorical settings.
D A measure of the effectiveness of an intervention is a quasi-experimental quantitative study.
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REF: p. 19
17. A nurse researcher wants to know how well adolescent mothers can learn to manage their
children’s asthma and develops an initial study to explore and define perceptions of asthma among
this population. Which best describes this initial study?
a. Correlational research
b. Descriptive research
c. Phenomenological research
d. Outcomes research
ANS: B
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A Correlational research would attempt to make a connection between perceptions of asthma and a specific o
B
Descriptive research explores new areas of research and describes situations as they exist in the world. Th
study aims to describe current perceptions of asthma in a given population.
C
Phenomenological research involves gaining deeper insights into perceptions and values, not simply descr
them.
D Qualitative research does not attempt to define variables.
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REF: p. 20
18. Which research technique would be used by a nurse researcher who wishes to compare bonding
patterns of neonatal intensive care (NIC) infants to non-NIC infants to test various theories about
infant-parent bonding?
a. Experimental
b. Exploratory
c. Grounded-theory
d. Quasi-experimental
ANS: C
Feedback
A Experimental and quasi-experimental techniques determine the effectiveness of particular outcomes.
B Exploratory research is performed to describe a problem or issue.
C Grounded-theory research is performed to formulate, test, and refine a theory about a particular phenomen

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D Phenomenological research involves gaining deeper insights into perceptions and values.
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REF: p. 21
19. What type of study design would be used to evaluate patient satisfaction in an outpatient clinic?
a. Exploratory-descriptive research
b. Outcomes research
c. Qualitative research
d. Phenomenological research
ANS: B
Feedback
A Exploratory-descriptive research is performed to address an issue or problems by describing the problem i
B Outcomes research is designed to evaluate patient responses to interventions as well as satisfaction with ca
C Qualitative research is observational and involves describing patients in a particular setting.
D Phenomenological research involves gaining deeper insights into perceptions and values.
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REF: p. 21
20. The nurse researcher wishes to review a body of qualitative studies about women’s attitudes
toward health care in order to develop an overall interpretation of these findings. Which type of
review will the nurse researcher use?
a. Meta-analysis

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b. Meta-synthesis
c. Mixed-methods systematic review
d. Systematic review
ANS: B
Feedback
A Meta-analyses are used to evaluate quantitative studies.
B A meta-synthesis is used to evaluate qualitative studies.
C A mixed methods systematic review is used to evaluate a variety of study designs.
D
A systematic review is a structured, comprehensive synthesis of the research literature to determine the be
research evidence available to address a health care question.
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REF: p. 23
21. Which type of evaluation of research yields the most precise estimates of treatment effects when
describing results?
a. Meta-analysis
b. Meta-synthesis
c. Mixed-methods systematic review
d. Systematic review
ANS: A
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A
A meta-analysis is conducted to statistically combine or pool the results from previous quantitative studies
single statistical analysis that provides one of the highest levels of evidence about an intervention’s effecti
B
Meta-synthesis is defined as the systematic compiling and integration of qualitative study results to expan
understanding and develop a unique interpretation of study findings in a selected area.
C
Mixed-methods systematic reviews might include a variety of study designs, such as qualitative research a
quasi-experimental, correlational, and/or descriptive studies.
D
A systematic review is a structured, comprehensive synthesis of the research literature to determine the be
research evidence available to address a health care question.
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22. The nurse serves on a committee to develop a clinical protocol to guide dressing changes for
methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus (MRSA) abscesses. Which is the most important type of
evidence to consider when formulating this protocol?
a. Assertions from a panel of infectious disease physicians about existing protocols to treat this organism.
b. A statistical review of experimental studies comparing various dressing change protocols and patient outc
c.
A systematic review of all nursing and medical literature about the incidence of MRSA infection and vario
dressing change protocols.
d. Studies identifying the correlations between variables such as dressing types and subsequent infection rate
ANS: B
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A
Expert panel opinions are useful, but do not provide statistically significant evidence about interventions a
results.
B A statistical review of experimental studies is a meta-analysis and is the strongest level of evidence.

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C A literature review is an initial step in developing a protocol or designing a study.
D Correlational studies are not as powerful as experimental studies.
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23. What role will a new nurse graduate who has a BSN expect to play in research?
a. Appraising studies and implementing evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
b. Developing, evaluating, and revising evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
c. None, since the BSN affords limited education on the research process.
d. Synthesizing findings and leading health care teams to make evidence-based changes.
ANS: A
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A
The BSN prepares nurses to read and critically appraise research studies and to assist with implementation
evidence-based guidelines and protocols.
B
Nurses with a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) may revise or develop protocols and identify and critic
appraise the quality of evidence-based studies.
C
Nurses with a MSN are provided the educational preparation to critically appraise and synthesize findings
studies to revise or develop protocols, algorithms, or policies for use in practice (see Figure 1-4). They als
the ability to identify and critically appraise the quality of evidence-based guidelines developed by nationa
organizations.
D
Advanced practice nurses and nurse administrators have the ability to lead health care teams in making ess
changes in nursing practice and in the health care system based on current research evidence. DPNs may l
health care teams to make evidence-based changes in practice.
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REF: pp. 25-26
24. A job description for a nurse position in a teaching hospital includes “coordinating research
teams to facilitate studies to generate knowledge about nursing actions.” Which type of advanced
nursing degree would be required for this position?
a. Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
b. Doctorate in Nursing (PhD)
c. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
d. Post-Doctorate in Nursing
ANS: B
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A DNP-prepared nurses translate nursing research into practice.
B
PhD-prepared nurses can critique, implement, plan, and develop new or revised guidelines, as well as gene
replicate knowledge via conduction of research.
C
MSN-prepared nurses identify problems requiring research and may conduct studies, but usually in collab
with other nurse scientists.
D The difference between PhD and post-PhD is unclear—in this situation you are one and the same
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MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. Which are components of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)? (Choose all that apply.)
a. Best research evidence
b. Expert opinion consensus

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c. Patient needs and values
d. Safe, cost-effective care
ANS: A, C, D
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Correct
Best research evidence is used to formulate EBP.
Patient needs and values are used to develop EBP.
Safe, cost-effective care is a component of EBP.
Incorrect Expert opinion consensus is not a part of EBP.
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REF: pp. 27-28
2. A nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is prepared to do which of the following?
(Choose all that apply.)
a. Appraise and summarize research findings
b. Assist with the implementation of evidence-based guidelines
c. Conduct independent nursing studies
d. Expand the body of nursing knowledge through independent research
ANS: A, B
Feedback
Correct
The BSN-prepared nurse is capable of appraising and summarizing research findings.
The BSN-prepared nurse assists with the implementation of evidence-based guidelines.

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Incorrect
The BSN-prepared nurse does not conduct independent nursing studies.
The BSN-prepared nurse does not expand the body of nursing knowledge through independent re
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REF: pp. 25-26
3. Which of the following is a research question for an experimental study? (Choose all that apply.)
a. What is it like to live with asthma?
b. Do children who have an updated asthma action plan have fewer missed school days caused by asthma?
c. Which asthma triggers influence poor attitudes about chronic disease?
d. Which bronchodilator medication has fewer side effects?
ANS: B, D
Feedback
Correct
Determining which interventions reduce asthma sick days is a controlled, quantitative, experimen
design.
A study about the effects of a medication is an experimental study.
Incorrect
Asking what it is like to live with asthma will generate qualitative data.
A study determining relationships between asthma triggers and attitudes about disease is a correla
study.
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REF:p. 19| pp. 27-28
02: Introduction to the
Quantitative Research

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Chapter 02: Introduction to the Quantitative Research
Grove: Understanding Nursing Research, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A researcher conducts a study which outlines the daily habits of women who are overweight. This
study represents what type of research?
a. Correlational
b. Descriptive
c. Experimental
d. Quasi-experimental
ANS: B
Feedback
A Correlational research investigates the relationship between or among variables.
B Descriptive research is the exploration of phenomena in real-life situations.
C
Experimental research is an objective, systematic, highly controlled investigation for the purpose of predic
controlling phenomena.
D
The purpose of quasi-experimental research is to examine causal relationships or determine the effect of
variable on another. Thus, these studies involve implementing a treatment or intervention and examining t
effects of this intervention using selected methods of measurement.
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REF: pp. 32-33
2. The researcher wants to learn whether there is a relationship between parental education and
emergency room use among children who have asthma. Which type of research study will this
researcher use?
a. Basic

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b. Correlational
c. Historical
d. Phenomenological
ANS: B
Feedback
A Basic research is scientific investigation that involves the pursuit of “knowledge for knowledge’s sake.”
B Correlational research investigates the relationship between or among variables.
C Historical research is a type of qualitative research.
D Phenomenological research is a type of qualitative research.
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REF: pp. 32-33
3. The nurse evaluates a research study that examines the relationship between computer and
television screen time and obesity. A correlational analysis reveals a correlation of +0.95. What can
the nurse conclude about the relationship between these two variables?
a. An increase in screen time causes obesity.
b. An increase in obesity leads to increased screen time.
c. Screen time and obesity vary in opposite directions.
d. Screen time and obesity vary together.
ANS: D
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A Variables that vary in opposite directions will have a negative correlation.
B Descriptive research is the exploration of phenomena in real-life situations.
C
Correlational studies do not indicate cause, so an increase in screen time or an increase in obesity does not
or lead to an increase in the other.
D A positive correlation between variables indicates that the variables vary together.
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REF: pp. 33-34
4. In which type of research does the researcher seek to examine causal relationships among
variables without being able to manipulate the variables?
a. Descriptive
b. Correlational
c. Experimental
d. Quasi-experimental
ANS: D
Feedback
A Descriptive research is the exploration of phenomena in real-life situations.
B Correlational research investigates the relationship between or among variables but does not attribute caus
C
Experimental design is considered the most powerful quantitative design because of the rigorous control o
variables.
D Quasi-experimental studies have less control than experimental studies, but they do exhibit some degree o

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control.
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REF: p. 34
5. The nurse participates in data collection for a clinical drug trial in which subjects are randomly
assigned to either a treatment or a placebo group to measure the effects of the drug on a specific
outcome. This is which type of study?
a. Correlational
b. Descriptive
c. Experimental
d. Quasi-experimental
ANS: C
Feedback
A Correlational research investigates the relationship between or among variables but does not attribute caus
B Descriptive research is the exploration of phenomena in real-life situations.
C
Experimental design involves control of variables and random assignment of subjects so that effects of va
on specific outcomes can be measured.
D
Quasi-experimental studies have less control than experimental studies, but they do exhibit some degree o
control.
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REF: p. 34
6. A researcher studies the effect of asthma action plans on frequency of emergency department visits
for asthma-related symptoms. The study would be described as:

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a. applied research.
b. basic research.
c. descriptive research.
d. phenomenological research.
ANS: A
Feedback
A Applied research involves research that is directly applicable to clinical practice.
B Basic research is scientific investigation that involves the pursuit of “knowledge for knowledge’s sake.”
C Descriptive research is the exploration of phenomena in real-life situations.
D
Phenomenological research would not investigate this type of research question. Phenomenological resear
“what is the lived experience of the person in this situation?”
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REF: p. 35
7. Basic research seeks to:
a. directly influence clinical practice.
b. generate knowledge for knowledge’s sake.
c. predict or control outcomes of variables.
d. validate or test theoretical frameworks.
ANS: B

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Feedback
A
Applied research is used to solve problems, make decisions, or predict or control outcomes in real-life pra
situations.
B
Basic research is more likely to be found in a laboratory setting and generates knowledge for knowledge’s
may be used as the foundation for other research.
C Experimental research is conducted in order to be able to predict or control outcomes
D Grounded theory research is used to validate theoretical frameworks.
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REF: pp. 35-36
8. When developing a study, a researcher establishes rules for measurement of independent and
dependent variables in order to minimize the possibility of error. This is an example of:
a. control.
b. manipulation.
c. precision.
d. rigor.
ANS: A
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A
Control involves the imposing of rules by the researcher to decrease the possibility of error and thus increa
probability that the study’s findings are an accurate reflection of reality.
B Manipulation is when the researcher makes changes in the treatment received by the subjects.
C Precision encompasses accuracy, detail, and order and is evident in the concise statement of the research p

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D Rigor is the discipline, attention to detail, and precision necessary when striving for excellence in research
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REF: pp. 36-37
9. In which type of research study does the researcher have the most control?
a. Correlational
b. Descriptive
c. Experimental
d. Quasi-experimental
ANS: C
Feedback
A Correlational research investigates the relationship between or among variables but does not attribute caus
B Descriptive research is the exploration of phenomena in real-life situations.
C
Experimental design involves control of variables and random assignment of subjects so that effects of va
on specific outcomes can be measured.
D
Quasi-experimental studies have less control than experimental studies, but they do exhibit some degree o
control.
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REF:p. 34| pp. 36-37
10. A researcher designs a study to evaluate stress and anxiety associated with breastfeeding in which
data collection takes place in the homes of mothers with premature newborns after discharge home
from the NIC. This would be an example of which type of research setting?

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a. Highly controlled, field
b. Highly controlled, laboratory
c. Natural, field
d. Partially controlled, laboratory
ANS: C
Feedback
A
There are three common settings for conducting research: natural, partially controlled, and highly controll
highly-controlled setting would involve experimental control of an independent variable, which this study
do.
B This is a field study, with data collection occurring in patients’ homes and not in a laboratory.
C
The setting describes where the research and data collection occur. A natural setting, or field setting, is an
uncontrolled, real-life situation or environment, such as the home. In a natural setting, there is relatively li
control over the setting and the variables associated with the setting.
D
There are three common settings for conducting research: natural, partially controlled, and highly controll
natural setting, or field setting, is an uncontrolled, real-life situation or environment. This is a field study,
data collection occurring in patients’ homes and not in a laboratory
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
REF: pp. 36-37
11. When conducting a research study using a convenience sample of all first grade students from
two classrooms in a nearby school, the nurse researcher may increase the sample control by:
a. assigning one classroom to the experimental group and the other classroom to the control group.
b. exposing all subjects to the treatment variable and then comparing the outcome data to pretreatment data.

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c. randomly assigning students from both classrooms to either the experimental group or the control group.
d.
using all of these subjects as treatment subjects and comparing outcomes to a group of subjects from a sim
study.
ANS: C
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A
Assigning one classroom to one group and the other classroom to the other group is less effective than ran
sampling.
B Pre- and post-treatment comparison may be used when random assignment is not possible.
C
Randomly assigning subjects to either a treatment group or a control group improves sample control and d
bias. Even when convenience sampling is used, subjects may be randomly assigned to groups.
D
Comparing a treatment group to a group in another study does not control the treatment variables because
variations between two studies.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Analyzing (Analysis)
REF: p. 37
12. A nurse is assisting with data collection for a study measuring the effects of a sleep aid
medication on oxygen saturations. Subjects will sleep in a darkened room in a sleep lab while
participating. Which type of research setting is this?
a. Field
b. Highly controlled
c. Natural
d. Partially controlled
ANS: B

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