FOR NURSES: APPRAISAL AND APPLICATION
OF RESEARCH
, 5TH EDITION BY SCHMIDT ,BROWN
CHAPTERS 1 - 19
Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for
Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 What Is Evidence-Based Practice?
Chapter 2 Using Evidence Through Collaboration To
Promote Excellence In Nursing Practice
Chapter 3 Identifying Research Questions
Chapter 4 Finding Sources Of Evidence
Chapter 5 Linking Theory, Research, And Practice
Chapter 6 Key Principles Of Quantitative Designs
Chapter 7 Quantitative Designs: Using Numbers To
Provide Evidence
Chapter 8 Epidemiologic Designs: Using Data To
Understand Populations
Chapter 9 Qualitative Designs: Using Words To
Provide Evidence
Chapter 10 Collecting Evidence
Chapter 11 Using Samples To Provide Evidence
Chapter 12 Other Sources Of Evidence
Chapter 13 What Do The Quantitative Data Mean?
Chapter 14 What Do The Qualitative Data Mean?
Chapter 15 Weighing In On The Evidence
Chapter 16 Transitioning Evidence To Practice
,Chapter 17 Developing Oneself As An Innovator
Chapter 18 Evaluating Outcomes Of Innovations
Chapter 19 Sharing The Insights With Others
, CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
Test Bank Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses:
Appraisal and Application of Research 5th Edition
Schmidt, Brown
Multiple Choice
Definition of research (p. 14)
1. Which of the following is the best definition of
research?
a. Critically thinking about problems that
occur in health care to determine possible
solutions.
b. Information that is based on personal
experience or tradition.
c. Planned and systematic activity that
leads to new knowledge and/or the
discovery of solutions to problems or
questions.
d. Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical
problem and settling on the approach that
is effective more often than not.
Definition of research utilization (p. 4)
2. Which of the following is the best definition of