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Chapter ss1 ssWhat ssIs ssEvidence-Based ssPractice?
Chapter ss2 ssUsing ssEvidence ssThrough ssCollaboration ssTo ssPromote ssExcellence ssIn ssNursing
ssPractice
Chapter ss3 ssIdentifying ssResearch ssQuestions
Chapter ss4 ssFinding ssSources ssOf ssEvidence
Chapter ss5 ssLinking ssTheory, ssResearch, ssAnd ssPractice
Chapter ss6 ssKey ssPrinciples ssOf ssQuantitative ssDesigns
Chapter ss7 ssQuantitative ssDesigns: ssUsing ssNumbers ssTo ssProvide ssEvidence
Chapter ss8 ssEpidemiologic ssDesigns: ssUsing ssData ssTo ssUnderstand ssPopulations
Chapter ss9 ssQualitative ssDesigns: ssUsing ssWords ssTo ssProvide ssEvidence
Chapter ss10 ssCollecting ssEvidence
Chapter ss11 ssUsing ssSamples ssTo ssProvide ssEvidence
Chapter ss12 ssOther ssSources ssOf ssEvidence
Chapter ss13 ssWhat ssDo ssThe ssQuantitative ssData ssMean?
Chapter ss14 ssWhat ssDo ssThe ssQualitative ssData ssMean?
Chapter ss15 ssWeighing ssIn ssOn ssThe ssEvidence
Chapter ss16 ssTransitioning ssEvidence ssTo ssPractice
Chapter ss17 ssDeveloping ssOneself ssAs ssAn ssInnovator
Chapter ss18 ssEvaluating ssOutcomes ssOf ssInnovations
Chapter ss19 ssSharing ssThe ssInsights ssWith ssOthers
,CHAPTER ss1: ssWHAT ssIS ssEVIDENCE ssBASED ssPRACTICE?
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ss5 Edition ssSchmidt, ssBrown
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Definition ssof ssresearch ss(p. ss14)
1. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssthe ssbest ssdefinition ssof ssresearch?
a. Critically ssthinking ssabout ssproblems ssthat ssoccur ssin sshealth sscare ssto ssdetermine
sspossiblessolutions.
b. Information ssthat ssis ssbased sson sspersonal ssexperience ssor sstradition.
c. Planned ssand sssystematic ssactivity ssthat ssleads ssto ssnew ssknowledge
ssand/or ssthesdiscovery ssof sssolutions ssto ssproblems ssor ssquestions.
d. Trying ssa ssvariety ssof ssapproaches ssto ssa ssclinical ssproblem ssand sssettling sson ssthe
ssapproachsthat ssis sseffective ssmore ssoften ssthan ssnot.
Definition ssof ssresearch ssutilization ss(p. ss4)
2. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssthe ssbest ssdefinition ssof ssresearch ssutilization?
a. Applying ssresearch ssfindings ssfrom ssindividual ssstudies ssto sspractice.
b. Analyzing ssmultiple ssresearch ssstudies ssto sssynthesize ssfindings.
c. Appreciating ssthe ssimportance ssof ssclinical ssdecision ssmaking.
d. Using ssprevious sspersonal ssexperience ssto ssbuild ssconfidence.
Definition ssof ssEBP ss(pp. ss4-5)
3. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssthe ssbest ssdefinition ssof ssevidence-based sspractice ss(EBP)?
a. Application ssof ssresearch ssfindings ssbased sson ssscientific sstheories ssin ssa ssclinical sssetting.
b. Research ssstudies ssthat sscorrespond ssto ssnationally ssestablished sspriorities ssfor
sshealthcare,sconducted ssby ssexperts ssin sstheir ssfields.
c. Use ssof sstheory-derived, ssresearch-based ssinformation ssin ssmaking ssdecisions
ssaboutshealth sscare ssdelivery, sswith ssconsideration ssof ssindividual ssneeds ssand
sspreferences ssand ssthe ssclinical ssexpertise ssof ssthe ssprovider.
d. Using ssthe ssindividual sshealth sscare ssprovider’s ssperception ssof sstruth sswithout
ssconscioussattention ssor ssreasoning.
Difference ssbetween ssresearch ssutilization ssand ssEBP ss(pp. ss4-5)
4. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssbest ssdescribes ssthe ssdifference ssbetween ssresearch ssutilization
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a. Research ssutilization ssis ssa ssprocess ssof ssevaluating ssmultiple ssstudies ssfor ssthe
ssmostsgeneralizable ssfindings; ssEBP ssis ssuse ssof ssthe ssmost ssrecent ssstudy sson ssa
sstopic.
, b. Research ssutilization ssinvolves sschanging sspractice ssbased sson ssfindings ssof ssa
sssinglesresearch ssstudy; ssEBP ssis ssthe sssyntheses ssof ssfindings ssfrom ssmultiple
ssstudies ssto ssincorporate sswith sspractitioner ssskills ssand ssclient sspreference ssto
ssdetermine ssbest sscare.
c. Research ssutilization ssis ssthe ssapplication ssof ssresearch ssfindings ssto sshealth sscare
sspractice;sEBP ssis ssconsidered ssin ssselecting ssmedication ssoptions.
d. Research ssutilization ssis ssreview ssof ssresearch sspublications; ssEBP ssis ssusing
ssthe sshealthcare ssprovider’s ssperception ssof sswhat sscare sswould ssbe ssbest ssin
ssindividualssituations.
Evidence ssfrom ssother ssdisciplines ss(p. ss6)
5. In sswhat ssway sscan ssevidence ssfrom ssdisciplines ssother ssthan ssnursing ssbe sshelpful?
a. Theory ssbased ssnon-nursing ssevidence sscan ssprovide ssa ssbasis sson sswhich ssto
ssbuildsnew ssevidence.
b. Non-nursing ssevidence sssupports ssthe ssuse ssof ssnursing ssknowledge ssobtained ssby
sstrialsand sserror.
c. Clinical ssdecision ssmaking sscan ssbe ssbased sson ssfindings ssfrom sssingle ssnon-
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d. All ssevidence ssis ssequally ssimportant ssto ssthe sspractice ssof ssnursing.
Identification ssof sssources ssof ssevidence ss(p. ss6)
6. You ssare ssa ssnew ssnurse ssworking ssat ssXYZ sshospital. ssYour sspreceptor sstells ssyou ssto ssdangle
ssMs. ssJones’ sslegs sson ssthe ssside ssof ssthe ssbed ssbefore ssyou ssattempt ssto ssassist ssher ssto ssa sschair.
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b. Intuition
c. Borrowed ssevidence
d. Tradition
Identification ssof sssources ssof ssevidence ss(p. ss6)
7. You ssare ssa ssnew ssnurse ssworking ssat ssXYZ sshospital. ssYour sspreceptor sstells ssyou ssto ssdangle
ssMs. ssJones’ sslegs sson ssthe ssside ssof ssthe ssbed ssbefore ssyou ssattempt ssto ssassist ssher ssto ssa sschair.
ssYou ssask ssyourspreceptor sswhy ssthis ssis ssdone ssand ssshe ssanswers, ss“Because ssI sssaid ssso.”
ssThis ssis ssan ssexample ssof sswhich sstype ssof ssevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed ssevidence
Identification ssof sssources ssof ssevidence ss(p. ss6)
8. Trial ssand sserror ssis ssnot ssa sspreferred ssapproach ssfor ssdelivering ssnursing sscare ssbecause
a. it ssis ssnot ssbased sson sssystematic ssscientific ssapproaches.
b. it ssis ssnot ssa sssanctioned ssmethod ssby ssthe ssAmerican ssNurses ssAssociation.
c. it ssis ssbased ssonly sson ssintuition ssand sstherefore ssnot ssscientifically ssbased.
d. patient ssoutcomes ssare ssalways ssbased ssonly sson sslevel ss1 ssevidence.
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Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
ss ss ss ss ss ss
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
ss ss ss ss ss ss
Chapters 1 - 19 ss ss ss
,Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and
ss ss ss ss ss ss ss ss
Application ofResearch 5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
ss ss s ss ss ss ss ss
Table of Contents: ss ss
Chapter ss1 ssWhat ssIs ssEvidence-Based ssPractice?
Chapter ss2 ssUsing ssEvidence ssThrough ssCollaboration ssTo ssPromote ssExcellence ssIn ssNursing
ssPractice
Chapter ss3 ssIdentifying ssResearch ssQuestions
Chapter ss4 ssFinding ssSources ssOf ssEvidence
Chapter ss5 ssLinking ssTheory, ssResearch, ssAnd ssPractice
Chapter ss6 ssKey ssPrinciples ssOf ssQuantitative ssDesigns
Chapter ss7 ssQuantitative ssDesigns: ssUsing ssNumbers ssTo ssProvide ssEvidence
Chapter ss8 ssEpidemiologic ssDesigns: ssUsing ssData ssTo ssUnderstand ssPopulations
Chapter ss9 ssQualitative ssDesigns: ssUsing ssWords ssTo ssProvide ssEvidence
Chapter ss10 ssCollecting ssEvidence
Chapter ss11 ssUsing ssSamples ssTo ssProvide ssEvidence
Chapter ss12 ssOther ssSources ssOf ssEvidence
Chapter ss13 ssWhat ssDo ssThe ssQuantitative ssData ssMean?
Chapter ss14 ssWhat ssDo ssThe ssQualitative ssData ssMean?
Chapter ss15 ssWeighing ssIn ssOn ssThe ssEvidence
Chapter ss16 ssTransitioning ssEvidence ssTo ssPractice
Chapter ss17 ssDeveloping ssOneself ssAs ssAn ssInnovator
Chapter ss18 ssEvaluating ssOutcomes ssOf ssInnovations
Chapter ss19 ssSharing ssThe ssInsights ssWith ssOthers
,CHAPTER ss1: ssWHAT ssIS ssEVIDENCE ssBASED ssPRACTICE?
Test ssBank ssEvidence-Based ssPractice ssfor ssNurses: ssAppraisal ssand ssApplication ssof ssResearch
ths
ss5 Edition ssSchmidt, ssBrown
Multiple ssChoice
Definition ssof ssresearch ss(p. ss14)
1. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssthe ssbest ssdefinition ssof ssresearch?
a. Critically ssthinking ssabout ssproblems ssthat ssoccur ssin sshealth sscare ssto ssdetermine
sspossiblessolutions.
b. Information ssthat ssis ssbased sson sspersonal ssexperience ssor sstradition.
c. Planned ssand sssystematic ssactivity ssthat ssleads ssto ssnew ssknowledge
ssand/or ssthesdiscovery ssof sssolutions ssto ssproblems ssor ssquestions.
d. Trying ssa ssvariety ssof ssapproaches ssto ssa ssclinical ssproblem ssand sssettling sson ssthe
ssapproachsthat ssis sseffective ssmore ssoften ssthan ssnot.
Definition ssof ssresearch ssutilization ss(p. ss4)
2. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssthe ssbest ssdefinition ssof ssresearch ssutilization?
a. Applying ssresearch ssfindings ssfrom ssindividual ssstudies ssto sspractice.
b. Analyzing ssmultiple ssresearch ssstudies ssto sssynthesize ssfindings.
c. Appreciating ssthe ssimportance ssof ssclinical ssdecision ssmaking.
d. Using ssprevious sspersonal ssexperience ssto ssbuild ssconfidence.
Definition ssof ssEBP ss(pp. ss4-5)
3. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssis ssthe ssbest ssdefinition ssof ssevidence-based sspractice ss(EBP)?
a. Application ssof ssresearch ssfindings ssbased sson ssscientific sstheories ssin ssa ssclinical sssetting.
b. Research ssstudies ssthat sscorrespond ssto ssnationally ssestablished sspriorities ssfor
sshealthcare,sconducted ssby ssexperts ssin sstheir ssfields.
c. Use ssof sstheory-derived, ssresearch-based ssinformation ssin ssmaking ssdecisions
ssaboutshealth sscare ssdelivery, sswith ssconsideration ssof ssindividual ssneeds ssand
sspreferences ssand ssthe ssclinical ssexpertise ssof ssthe ssprovider.
d. Using ssthe ssindividual sshealth sscare ssprovider’s ssperception ssof sstruth sswithout
ssconscioussattention ssor ssreasoning.
Difference ssbetween ssresearch ssutilization ssand ssEBP ss(pp. ss4-5)
4. Which ssof ssthe ssfollowing ssbest ssdescribes ssthe ssdifference ssbetween ssresearch ssutilization
ssandsEBP?
a. Research ssutilization ssis ssa ssprocess ssof ssevaluating ssmultiple ssstudies ssfor ssthe
ssmostsgeneralizable ssfindings; ssEBP ssis ssuse ssof ssthe ssmost ssrecent ssstudy sson ssa
sstopic.
, b. Research ssutilization ssinvolves sschanging sspractice ssbased sson ssfindings ssof ssa
sssinglesresearch ssstudy; ssEBP ssis ssthe sssyntheses ssof ssfindings ssfrom ssmultiple
ssstudies ssto ssincorporate sswith sspractitioner ssskills ssand ssclient sspreference ssto
ssdetermine ssbest sscare.
c. Research ssutilization ssis ssthe ssapplication ssof ssresearch ssfindings ssto sshealth sscare
sspractice;sEBP ssis ssconsidered ssin ssselecting ssmedication ssoptions.
d. Research ssutilization ssis ssreview ssof ssresearch sspublications; ssEBP ssis ssusing
ssthe sshealthcare ssprovider’s ssperception ssof sswhat sscare sswould ssbe ssbest ssin
ssindividualssituations.
Evidence ssfrom ssother ssdisciplines ss(p. ss6)
5. In sswhat ssway sscan ssevidence ssfrom ssdisciplines ssother ssthan ssnursing ssbe sshelpful?
a. Theory ssbased ssnon-nursing ssevidence sscan ssprovide ssa ssbasis sson sswhich ssto
ssbuildsnew ssevidence.
b. Non-nursing ssevidence sssupports ssthe ssuse ssof ssnursing ssknowledge ssobtained ssby
sstrialsand sserror.
c. Clinical ssdecision ssmaking sscan ssbe ssbased sson ssfindings ssfrom sssingle ssnon-
nursingsresearch ssstudies.
d. All ssevidence ssis ssequally ssimportant ssto ssthe sspractice ssof ssnursing.
Identification ssof sssources ssof ssevidence ss(p. ss6)
6. You ssare ssa ssnew ssnurse ssworking ssat ssXYZ sshospital. ssYour sspreceptor sstells ssyou ssto ssdangle
ssMs. ssJones’ sslegs sson ssthe ssside ssof ssthe ssbed ssbefore ssyou ssattempt ssto ssassist ssher ssto ssa sschair.
ssYou ssask ssyourspreceptor sswhy ssthis ss is ssdone ssand sssh NeUaRnSsIw
NeGrTsB
, s s “.CTOhM
is ssis sswhat sswe
sshave ssalways ssdone, ssso ssgo ssdo ssit.” ssThis ssis ssan ssexample ssof sswhich sstype ssof ssevidence?
a. Trial ssand sserror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed ssevidence
d. Tradition
Identification ssof sssources ssof ssevidence ss(p. ss6)
7. You ssare ssa ssnew ssnurse ssworking ssat ssXYZ sshospital. ssYour sspreceptor sstells ssyou ssto ssdangle
ssMs. ssJones’ sslegs sson ssthe ssside ssof ssthe ssbed ssbefore ssyou ssattempt ssto ssassist ssher ssto ssa sschair.
ssYou ssask ssyourspreceptor sswhy ssthis ssis ssdone ssand ssshe ssanswers, ss“Because ssI sssaid ssso.”
ssThis ssis ssan ssexample ssof sswhich sstype ssof ssevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed ssevidence
Identification ssof sssources ssof ssevidence ss(p. ss6)
8. Trial ssand sserror ssis ssnot ssa sspreferred ssapproach ssfor ssdelivering ssnursing sscare ssbecause
a. it ssis ssnot ssbased sson sssystematic ssscientific ssapproaches.
b. it ssis ssnot ssa sssanctioned ssmethod ssby ssthe ssAmerican ssNurses ssAssociation.
c. it ssis ssbased ssonly sson ssintuition ssand sstherefore ssnot ssscientifically ssbased.
d. patient ssoutcomes ssare ssalways ssbased ssonly sson sslevel ss1 ssevidence.
