EBP TEST #4 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
A nurse is evaluating an EBP project for implementation at the facility. After evaluating
the project for compliance to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the
nurse discovers which section is not in compliance?
A. It addresses the various cultures of the community.
B. It excludes the client's family if the client requests it.
C. It includes information about practice expertise.
D. It has guidelines to improve client outcomes.
B. It excludes the client's family if the client requests it.
The nursing instructor has pointed out various behaviors of a complexity leader in a
graduate nurse class. The instructor determines the session is successful after the class
correctly chooses which necessary trait?
A. Accumulates the facts and then makes a decision
B. Identifies performance markers
C. Encourages adoption of an EBP
D. Develops a high level of emotional competence
D. Develops a high level of emotional competence
A nurse has accepted the leadership role at the facility to introduce and implement EBP
among the staff. Which activity should the nurse prioritize to help the staff embrace and
implement EBP?
A. Maintain an open-door policy so staff can ask questions and confirm data if necessary.
B. Conduct weekly discussion groups for staff to discuss information and voice concerns.
C. Encourage staff to always be thinking of better ways to do procedures.
,D. Consistently ensure all clinicians are using the same evidentiary set of guidelines.
D. Consistently ensure all clinicians are using the same evidentiary set of guidelines.
A nurse, frustrated with the recent changes being implemented to increase EBPs on the
unit, notes there appears to be conflict with what all the healthcare professionals are doing.
To ensure the best client outcome, what should this nurse encourage?
An interdisciplinary approach with all members planning and coordinating care as a team
Instruct the support members as to what they should be doing
Create an EBP team to investigate a better approach to provide client care
Document and report the inconsistencies to the administration
An interdisciplinary approach with all members planning and coordinating care as a team
A new nurse is excited to be starting orientation in the new job, but the nurse is also a little
apprehensive. The older nurse responsible for the orientation said, "Forget everything they
told you in school. We do things this way." At the end of the day, the new nurse is
beginning to question if becoming a nurse was a mistake. What is happening here?
Many long-held assumptions are being challenged with new evidence and proven to not be
as effective.
The training of the new nurse is more recent and up-to-date.
The new nurse is discovering the difference between studying theory and actual work
required.
The new nurse just needs to survive orientation and can do what she wants after she is on
her own.
Many long-held assumptions are being challenged with new evidence and proven to not be as
effective.
A nurse discovers a client is angry and frustrated over the lack of knowing what is wrong
and why no one can agree. The nurse learns the client sees the primary care physician, a
cardiologist for atrial fibrillation, and an urologist for BPH. The client states, "I just want
answers and consistent care." Which action should this nurse prioritize to best assist this
client?
,Provide the client with a copy of his/her medical records to share with the other physicians
and request permission to get records from the others.
Apologize for the misunderstanding and document the client's concerns for the physician.
Offer to contact the other physicians and try to coordinate care.
Allow the client and the client's spouse to verbalize their frustration and explain that
unfortunately there is nothing that can be done.
Offer to contact the other physicians and try to coordinate care.
Refugees from El Salvador are reporting to the clinic nurse that they have been using herbs
unsuccessfully for an upper respiratory infection. Which response should this nurse
prioritize in this situation?
Recognize there could be some help from this and research if there is evidence of a
particular substance in the herb that has been found to be helpful.
Scold the clients for believing in old wives' tales and remind them where they are.
Explain why this method does not work and probably never did.
Ignore that the client even reported using the herbs.
Recognize there could be some help from this and research if there is evidence of a particular
substance in the herb that has been found to be helpful.
An EBP team has been working steadily in identifying and implementing various EBPs
over the past several years. To ensure continued success of the program which major
category should the leadership prioritize?
A)
There is a continual introduction and evaluation of new ideas.
B)
Each idea is given an educational session.
C)
There is a defined nursing staff structure.
, D)
Two planning sessions each month will allow for adequate planning and implementation.
A)
There is a continual introduction and evaluation of new ideas.
A nurse desires to find a facility which is actively utilizing innovation and EBP to care for
the clients. When asked if there are questions during the interview, which question should
this nurse prioritize?
A)
How often does the organization update its EBP protocol?
B)
How large is the EBP team?
C)
Are the nurses able to use standard tried-and-true methods instead of innovated methods?
D)
Do practices change as reliable evidence is discovered?
D)
Do practices change as reliable evidence is discovered?
The advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) has been working with the administration to
increase the use of EBP in the facility; however, they can't agree on the best way to increase
its use. The administration wants to use billboards to educate the staff, but the ANP feels
there is a better way. Which method would be suggested by Schein as the most important?
A)
Agree with the administration and encourage the use of billboards and buttons.
B)
Suggest learning more about the critical elements and the impacts of cultural attributes.
C)
Seek to identify the various symbols used by the organization and use them to educate the
staff.
D)
Verify the various assumptions about the culture of the organization.
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
A nurse is evaluating an EBP project for implementation at the facility. After evaluating
the project for compliance to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the
nurse discovers which section is not in compliance?
A. It addresses the various cultures of the community.
B. It excludes the client's family if the client requests it.
C. It includes information about practice expertise.
D. It has guidelines to improve client outcomes.
B. It excludes the client's family if the client requests it.
The nursing instructor has pointed out various behaviors of a complexity leader in a
graduate nurse class. The instructor determines the session is successful after the class
correctly chooses which necessary trait?
A. Accumulates the facts and then makes a decision
B. Identifies performance markers
C. Encourages adoption of an EBP
D. Develops a high level of emotional competence
D. Develops a high level of emotional competence
A nurse has accepted the leadership role at the facility to introduce and implement EBP
among the staff. Which activity should the nurse prioritize to help the staff embrace and
implement EBP?
A. Maintain an open-door policy so staff can ask questions and confirm data if necessary.
B. Conduct weekly discussion groups for staff to discuss information and voice concerns.
C. Encourage staff to always be thinking of better ways to do procedures.
,D. Consistently ensure all clinicians are using the same evidentiary set of guidelines.
D. Consistently ensure all clinicians are using the same evidentiary set of guidelines.
A nurse, frustrated with the recent changes being implemented to increase EBPs on the
unit, notes there appears to be conflict with what all the healthcare professionals are doing.
To ensure the best client outcome, what should this nurse encourage?
An interdisciplinary approach with all members planning and coordinating care as a team
Instruct the support members as to what they should be doing
Create an EBP team to investigate a better approach to provide client care
Document and report the inconsistencies to the administration
An interdisciplinary approach with all members planning and coordinating care as a team
A new nurse is excited to be starting orientation in the new job, but the nurse is also a little
apprehensive. The older nurse responsible for the orientation said, "Forget everything they
told you in school. We do things this way." At the end of the day, the new nurse is
beginning to question if becoming a nurse was a mistake. What is happening here?
Many long-held assumptions are being challenged with new evidence and proven to not be
as effective.
The training of the new nurse is more recent and up-to-date.
The new nurse is discovering the difference between studying theory and actual work
required.
The new nurse just needs to survive orientation and can do what she wants after she is on
her own.
Many long-held assumptions are being challenged with new evidence and proven to not be as
effective.
A nurse discovers a client is angry and frustrated over the lack of knowing what is wrong
and why no one can agree. The nurse learns the client sees the primary care physician, a
cardiologist for atrial fibrillation, and an urologist for BPH. The client states, "I just want
answers and consistent care." Which action should this nurse prioritize to best assist this
client?
,Provide the client with a copy of his/her medical records to share with the other physicians
and request permission to get records from the others.
Apologize for the misunderstanding and document the client's concerns for the physician.
Offer to contact the other physicians and try to coordinate care.
Allow the client and the client's spouse to verbalize their frustration and explain that
unfortunately there is nothing that can be done.
Offer to contact the other physicians and try to coordinate care.
Refugees from El Salvador are reporting to the clinic nurse that they have been using herbs
unsuccessfully for an upper respiratory infection. Which response should this nurse
prioritize in this situation?
Recognize there could be some help from this and research if there is evidence of a
particular substance in the herb that has been found to be helpful.
Scold the clients for believing in old wives' tales and remind them where they are.
Explain why this method does not work and probably never did.
Ignore that the client even reported using the herbs.
Recognize there could be some help from this and research if there is evidence of a particular
substance in the herb that has been found to be helpful.
An EBP team has been working steadily in identifying and implementing various EBPs
over the past several years. To ensure continued success of the program which major
category should the leadership prioritize?
A)
There is a continual introduction and evaluation of new ideas.
B)
Each idea is given an educational session.
C)
There is a defined nursing staff structure.
, D)
Two planning sessions each month will allow for adequate planning and implementation.
A)
There is a continual introduction and evaluation of new ideas.
A nurse desires to find a facility which is actively utilizing innovation and EBP to care for
the clients. When asked if there are questions during the interview, which question should
this nurse prioritize?
A)
How often does the organization update its EBP protocol?
B)
How large is the EBP team?
C)
Are the nurses able to use standard tried-and-true methods instead of innovated methods?
D)
Do practices change as reliable evidence is discovered?
D)
Do practices change as reliable evidence is discovered?
The advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) has been working with the administration to
increase the use of EBP in the facility; however, they can't agree on the best way to increase
its use. The administration wants to use billboards to educate the staff, but the ANP feels
there is a better way. Which method would be suggested by Schein as the most important?
A)
Agree with the administration and encourage the use of billboards and buttons.
B)
Suggest learning more about the critical elements and the impacts of cultural attributes.
C)
Seek to identify the various symbols used by the organization and use them to educate the
staff.
D)
Verify the various assumptions about the culture of the organization.
