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Advanced Nursing Practice delves into the expanded roles and responsibilities of nurses in clinical, educational, and leadership settings. Students will learn to integrate evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and advanced clinical skills to assess, diagnose, and manage complex patient care needs across lifespan and healthcare environments. The course emphasizes patient-centered care, collaborative practice within interdisciplinary teams, ethical and legal considerations, and the use of technology and informatics in advanced nursing roles. Students are prepared to function autonomously, advocate for healthcare improvements, and lead initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and system efficiency.
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Understanding Nursing Research Building an Evidence Based Practice 7th Edition by Susan K. Grove
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nursing Research and Its
Importance in Building an Evidence-Based Practice
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Q1) 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.
Answer: C
Q2) 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 healthcare teams to make evidence-based changes
Answer: A
Q3) A common method of measurement used in qualitative research is A) scales.
B) physiological measures.
C) unstructured interviews.
D) questionnaires.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Introduction to Quantitative Research
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Q1) In a study about concussion recovery in high school football players,which statement would be part of the introduction?
A) "The Functional Independence Measure was used to measure post-concussion symptoms."
B) "The purpose of this study was to determine average length of recovery time after a first concussion."
C) "The results of this study showed an average recovery time of 6 weeks among football players."
D) "The study included a convenience sample of high school football players in a five-county area."
Answer: B
Q2) The author of a research report describes the research problem in order to
A) conceptualize the research project.
B) guide the development of the study methods.
C) determine the goals and focus of the study.
D) identify gaps in knowledge.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Introduction to Qualitative Research
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Q1) To maximize collection of pertinent information when conducting an observational study,the researcher records field notes
A) after the observation has concluded.
B) during or immediately after the observation.
C) prior to beginning the observation.
D) when writing the research discussion.
Answer: B
Q2) When designing a study,which has the greatest influence as a researcher decides which type of qualitative study design to use?
A) Funding and resources
B) Literature review
C) Population
D) Research question
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Examining Ethics in Nursing Research
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Q1) A researcher gives healthy adult subjects a handout explaining the nature of a study and then obtains written consent from those who choose to participate.Which statement is true about this process?
A) Subjects have given informed consent for participation in the study.
B) Subjects have not given voluntary consent for participation in the study.
C) The researcher has failed to determine comprehension of the study by participants.
D) The researcher has not disclosed information about the study to the participants.
Q2) When a researcher indicates that assent for participation was gained in a study involving 10-year-old children,this indicates which has occurred?
A) The children gave informed consent to participate in the study.
B) The children have agreed to be subjects in the study.
C) The parents granted approval for their children to participate.
D) The parents do not need to give consent because the children gave consent.
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Chapter 5: Examining Research Problems, Purposes, and Hypotheses
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Q1) Which is true about a research hypothesis?
A) It defines the various research variables and describes how they will be measured.
B) It explains the relationship of the research purpose to theory development.
C) It includes the research problem,purpose,and research questions.
D) It links the research problem statement to the study design and data analysis.
Q2) In a research proposal,the author describes what is already known about the research topic.This would be included in the discussion of the study's
A) background.
B) feasibility.
C) purpose.
D) significance.
Q3) Which statement differentiates research variables from research concepts?
A) Concepts are more abstract than variables.
B) Concepts are usually studied in quantitative research.
C) Variables are less subject to manipulation and measurement.
D) Variables cannot be concisely defined or clearly described.
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Chapter 6: Understanding and Critically Appraising the Literature Review
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Q1) A researcher performs a critical appraisal of a group of studies measuring the effects of a home care education program on confidence levels of caregivers of older family members.The critical appraisal will include
A) determining the theoretical frameworks used for defining confidence.
B) identifying sampling and inclusion criteria used in the studies.
C) making value judgments about the credibility and validity of concepts.
D) recording quotations relevant to the concept of confidence.
Q2) When appraising a literature review,one aspect of determining the breadth of the review is
A) whether the review provides direction for the proposed study.
B) the number and percentages of sources from the past 5 to 10 years.
C) whether landmark or seminal studies have been used.
D) the disciplines of the study authors and journals cited in the review.
Q3) When conducting a literature search,which electronic product would a nurse researcher use to track and store reference information?
A) Cumulative Index of Nursing and Health Literature (CINAHL)
B) EndNotes or Ref Works
C) Google Scholar
D) Science Direct
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Chapter 7: Understanding Theory and Research
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Q1) The nurse researcher plans to evaluate self-care and its effects on disease prevention.The nurse identifies various health promotion activities-such as proper diet,exercise,and hours of sleep per night-as components of self-care.In this example,"health promotion" is a A) concept.
B) construct.
C) theory.
D) variable.
Q2) Which will the researcher use to display the concepts and relationships in a theoretical framework?
A) Construct
B) Graph
C) Model
D) Theory
Q3) The level of theory often derived from evidence-based guidelines is A) grand theory.
B) grounded theory.
C) mid-range theory.
D) practice theory.
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Chapter 8: Clarifying Quantitative Research Designs
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Q1) A study in which subjects are assigned by the researcher into experimental and control groups increases
A) bias.
B) control.
C) manipulation
D) validity.
Q2) A researcher conducts a quasi-experimental study to determine whether there is appropriate weight gain among premature infants who are fed according to cue-based protocols.The researcher trained neonatal intensive care nurses to apply cue-based feeding to orally fed infants and notes a statistical difference in weight gain between infants fed according to cue-based protocols and those fed according to standard protocols.The reviewer critiquing the study notes that not all nurses completed the cue-based feeding module.This would affect which type of validity?
A) Construct validity
B) External validity
C) Internal validity
D) Statistical conclusion validity
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Chapter 9: Examining Populations and Samples in Research
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Q1) A researcher enters a list of subjects from a sampling frame into a computer and the computer randomly assigns subjects to control or treatment groups.This is an example of
A) cluster sampling.
B) simple random sampling.
C) stratified random sampling.
D) systematic sampling.
Q2) Which type of research study tends to require a larger sample size than the others?
A) Case study
B) Descriptive study
C) Experimental study
D) Quasi-experimental study
Q3) A researcher tests a measurement tool in a pilot study and notes a wide variance in scores.To improve the significance of the study's findings in subsequent studies,the researcher will
A) apply quota sampling techniques.
B) decrease the sample size.
C) increase the sample size.
D) use cluster sampling techniques.
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Chapter 10: Clarifying Measurement and Data Collection in Quantitative Research
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Q1) A researcher wishes to study the effects of preoperative teaching on anxiety levels among toddlers and preschoolers undergoing surgery.To reduce the potential for measurement error,the researcher will
A) ask study subjects to describe feelings of anxiety.
B) develop a new tool to measure anxiety levels in children.
C) rely on multiple observers to collect data for this study.
D) use a standardized checklist of anxiety behaviors.
Q2) A researcher conducts a study to examine the effects of breastfeeding on infant weight at age 6 months.Which type of measurement is used to measure the infants' weight?
A) Direct
B) Indirect
C) Nominal
D) Ordinal
Q3) Which is true about a test that is highly specific?
A) It is good at identifying patients who do not have a disease.
B) It is good at identifying patients who have a disease.
C) It results in an increased number of false negatives.
D) It results in an increased number of false positives.
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Chapter 11: Understanding Statistics in Research
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Q1) A researcher studies the effects of a nursing intervention on a desired patient outcome and discovers a statistically significant difference between groups receiving the intervention and those not receiving the intervention.The researcher concludes that the intervention is effective.This researcher has made a
A) generalization.
B) statistical inference.
C) type I error.
D) type II error.
Q2) Which is true about the measure of a data set's range?
A) It is an average score.
B) It is calculated using central scores.
C) It is determined only for interval-level data.
D) It is sensitive to outliers in a data set.
Q3) An appropriate level of significance for nursing research is either
A) 0.5 or 0.1.
B) 0.03 or 0.003.
C) 0.05 or 0.01.
D) 0.005 or 0.001.
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Chapter 12: Critical Appraisal of Quantitative and Qualitative Research for Nursing Practice
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Q1) When critically appraising a research study,the reviewer will expect to find
A) identification of new research problems.
B) implementation of a perfect research design.
C) precise understanding of the real world.
D) tools to control outcomes in nursing practice.
Q2) A nurse researcher explains the importance of critically appraising research to a group of graduate-level nursing students.Which statement by a nursing student indicates the need for further teaching?
A) "Research is critically appraised to broaden understanding for conducting a study."
B) "Critical appraisal is an examination of the quantity of a study to determine the credibility and meaning of the findings for nursing."
C) "Research is critically appraised to improve practice and provide a background for conducting a study."
D) "Critical appraisal or critique is associated with critical thinking and evaluation."
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Chapter 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
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Q1) A researcher evaluates data from a variety of studies,including those involving qualitative and quantitative research,and uses findings from qualitative studies to interpret synthesized quantitative studies.This is an example of A) meta-synthesis.
B) mixed-method synthesis.
C) multilevel synthesis.
D) parallel synthesis.
Q2) Which is true about evidence-based practice?
A) Evidence-based guidelines are unrelated to accreditation regulations.
B) Evidence-based practice is determined only through experimental studies.
C) Most nursing interventions are based on evidence-based principles.
D) The use of evidence-based practice results in improved patient outcomes.
Q3) To develop a clinical question when reviewing the effectiveness of nursing interventions,the nurse will use which format?
A) PICOS
B) PRISMA
C) Study design
D) Systematic review
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Chapter 14: Introduction to Additional Research
Methodologies in Nursing: Mixed Methods and Outcomes
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Q1) Which of the following accurately describes the purpose of a mixed-methods study?
A) To capitalize on the weaknesses of numbers and words to answer different components or stages of a research question
B) To capitalize on the weaknesses of numbers and words to answer similar components or stages of a research question
C) To capitalize on the strengths of numbers and words to answer similar components or stages of a research question
D) To capitalize on the strengths of numbers and words to answer different components or stages of a research question
Q2) A nurse identifies an unusual incidence of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)in school-age children in a nearby community and conducts a study to examine exposure to a variety of water pollutants from a local industry.This is an example of a A) phenomenological study.
B) qualitative study.
C) prospective cohort study.
D) retrospective cohort study.
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