BasedgPracticegforgNurses:gAppraisalgandgApplicationgofgResearchg4thgEditiongbygSch
midt,gBrowngg
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TablegofgContents:g
Chapterg1gWhatgIsgEvidence-BasedgPractice?g
Chapterg2gUsinggEvidencegThroughgCollaborationgTogPromotegExcellencegIngNursinggPracticeg
Chapterg3gIdentifyinggResearchgQuestionsg
Chapterg4gFindinggSourcesgOfgEvidenceg
Chapterg5gLinkinggTheory,gResearch,gAndgPracticeg
Chapterg6gKeygPrinciplesgOfgQuantitativegDesignsg
Chapterg7gQuantitativegDesigns:gUsinggNumbersgTogProvidegEvidenceg
Chapterg8gEpidemiologicgDesigns:gUsinggDatagTogUnderstandgPopulationsg
Chapterg9gQualitativegDesigns:gUsinggWordsgTogProvidegEvidenceg
Chapterg10gCollectinggEvidenceg
Chapterg11gUsinggSamplesgTogProvidegEvidenceg
Chapterg12gOthergSourcesgOfgEvidenceg
Chapterg13gWhatgDogThegQuantitativegDatagMean?g
Chapterg14gWhatgDogThegQualitativegDatagMean?g
Chapterg15gWeighinggIngOngThegEvidenceg
Chapterg16gTransitioninggEvidencegTogPracticeg
Chapterg17gDevelopinggOneselfgAsgAngInnovatorg
Chapterg18gEvaluatinggOutcomesgOfgInnovationsg
Chapterg19gSharinggThegInsightsgWithgOthersg
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CHAPTERg1:gWHATgISgEVIDENCEgBASEDgPRACTICE?g
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TestgBankgEvidence-
BasedgPracticegforgNurses:gAppraisalgandgApplicationgofgResearchg4thgEditiongSchmidt,gBr
owngg
g
MultiplegChoiceg
g
Definitiongofgresearchg(p.g14)g
, 1. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegbestgdefinitiongofgresearch?g
a. Criticallygthinkinggaboutgproblemsgthatgoccurginghealthgcaregtogdeterminegpossibl
egsolutions.g
b. Informationgthatgisgbasedgongpersonalgexperiencegorgtradition.g
c. Plannedgandgsystematicgactivitygthatgleadsgtognewgknowledgegand/orgthegdisc
overygofgsolutionsgtogproblemsgorgquestions.g
d. Tryinggagvarietygofgapproachesgtogagclinicalgproblemgandgsettlinggongthegapproach
gthatgisgeffectivegmoregoftengthangnot.g
g
Definitiongofgresearchgutilizationg(p.g4)g
2. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegbestgdefinitiongofgresearchgutilization?g
a. Applyinggresearchgfindingsgfromgindividualgstudiesgtogpractice.g
b. Analyzinggmultiplegresearchgstudiesgtogsynthesizegfindings.g
c. Appreciatinggthegimportancegofgclinicalgdecisiongmaking.g
d. Usinggpreviousgpersonalgexperiencegtogbuildgconfidence.g
g
DefinitiongofgEBPg(pp.g4-5)g
3. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegbestgdefinitiongofgevidence-basedgpracticeg(EBP)?g
a. Applicationgofgresearchgfindingsgbasedgongscientificgtheoriesgingagclinicalgsetting.g
b. Researchgstudiesgthatgcorrespondgtognationallygestablishedgprioritiesgforghealthcar
e,gconductedgbygexpertsgingtheirgfields.g
c. Usegofgtheory-derived,gresearch-
basedginformationgingmakinggdecisionsgaboutghealthgcaregdelivery,gwithgcons
iderationgofgindividualgneedsgandgpreferencesgandgthegclinicalgexpertisegofgth
egprovider.g
d. Usinggthegindividualghealthgcaregprovider’sgperceptiongofgtruthgwithoutgconscious
gattentiongorgreasoning.g
g
DifferencegbetweengresearchgutilizationgandgEBPg(pp.g4-5)g
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggbestgdescribesgthegdifferencegbetweengresearchgutilizationgandg
EBP?g
a. Researchgutilizationgisgagprocessgofgevaluatinggmultiplegstudiesgforgthegmostggene
ralizablegfindings;gEBPgisgusegofgthegmostgrecentgstudygongagtopic.g
b. Researchgutilizationginvolvesgchanginggpracticegbasedgongfindingsgofgagsingle
gresearchgstudy;gEBPgisgthegsynthesesgofgfindingsgfromgmultiplegstudiesgtogin
corporategwithgpractitionergskillsgandgclientgpreferencegtogdeterminegbestgca
re.g
c. Researchgutilizationgisgthegapplicationgofgresearchgfindingsgtoghealthgcaregpractice
;gEBPgisgconsideredgingselectinggmedicationgoptions.g
d. Researchgutilizationgisgreviewgofgresearchgpublications;gEBPgisgusinggtheghealthca
regprovider’sgperceptiongofgwhatgcaregwouldgbegbestgingindividualgsituations.g
g
Evidencegfromgothergdisciplinesg(p.g6)g
5. Ingwhatgwaygcangevidencegfromgdisciplinesgothergthangnursinggbeghelpful?g
a. Theorygbasedgnon-
nursinggevidencegcangprovidegagbasisgongwhichgtogbuildgnewgevidence.g
b. Non-
nursinggevidencegsupportsgthegusegofgnursinggknowledgegobtainedgbygtrialgandgerr
or.g
, c. Clinicalgdecisiongmakinggcangbegbasedgongfindingsgfromgsinglegnon-
nursinggresearchgstudies.g
d. Allgevidencegisgequallygimportantgtogthegpracticegofgnursing.g
g
Identificationgofgsourcesgofgevidenceg(p.g6)g
6. YougaregagnewgnursegworkinggatgXYZghospital.gYourgpreceptorgtellsgyougtogdanglegMs.g
Jones’glegsgongthegsidegofgthegbedgbeforegyougattemptgtogassistghergtogagchair.gYougaskgy
ourgpreceptorgwhygthisgisgdonegandgshNeUaRnSsIwNeGrTsB,g“.CTOhMisgisgwhatgwegh
avegalwaysgdone,gsoggogdogit.”gThisgisgangexamplegofgwhichgtypegofgevidence?g
a. Trialgandgerrorg
b. Intuitiong
c. Borrowedgevidenceg
d. Traditiong
g
Identificationgofgsourcesgofgevidenceg(p.g6)g
7. YougaregagnewgnursegworkinggatgXYZghospital.gYourgpreceptorgtellsgyougtogdanglegMs.g
Jones’glegsgongthegsidegofgthegbedgbeforegyougattemptgtogassistghergtogagchair.gYougaskgy
ourgpreceptorgwhygthisgisgdonegandgsheganswers,g“BecausegIgsaidgso.”gThisgisgangexampl
egofgwhichgtypegofgevidence?g
a. Intuitiong
b. Traditiong
c. Authorityg
d. Borrowedgevidenceg
g
Identificationgofgsourcesgofgevidenceg(p.g6)g
8. Trialgandgerrorgisgnotgagpreferredgapproachgforgdeliveringgnursinggcaregbecauseg
a. itgisgnotgbasedgongsystematicgscientificgapproaches.g
b. itgisgnotgagsanctionedgmethodgbygthegAmericangNursesgAssociation.g
c. itgisgbasedgonlygongintuitiongandgthereforegnotgscientificallygbased.g
d. patientgoutcomesgaregalwaysgbasedgonlygonglevelg1gevidence.g
g
Identificationgofgsourcesgofgevidenceg(p.g8)g
9. Manygnursesgingclinicalgsettingsgbasegnursingginterventionsgonginformationgobtainedgfro
mga.glevelg1gevidence.g
b. individualgresearchgstudies.g
c. colleagues.g
d. thegAmericangNursesgAssociation.g
g
BarriersgtogadoptinggEBPg(p.g8)g
10. Studiesghavegshowngthatgthegreasonsgthatgnursesgdognotgdrawgongresearchgaregrelatedgtog
a. communicationgproblems.g
b. individualgandgorganizationalgfactors.g
c. personalgdisinterest.g
d. rapidgorganizationalgchanges.g
g
EnvironmentgforgEBPgtogflourishg(p.g11)g
11. WhichgofgthegfollowinggpromotesgconsistentgEBPgpracticegchangesginganginstitution?g
a. ClinicalgexpertsgsuchgasgAdvancedgPracticegNursesg(APNs)gshouldgbegthegauthori
tygforganygchangegingpractices.g