EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR NURSES BY
SCHMIDT BROWN EBP PROCESS AND
CLINICAL APPLICATION BREAKDOWN 2026
◉ What are the three sources of knowledge in nursing? Answer:
Traditional, authoritative, and scientific.
◉ What does traditional knowledge in nursing refer to? Answer:
Knowledge passed down from generation to generation.
◉ What is authoritative knowledge? Answer: Knowledge that comes
from an expert and is accepted as truth based on perceived
expertise.
◉ What is scientific knowledge? Answer: Knowledge obtained
through the scientific method and research.
◉ What are the types of nursing knowledge? Answer: Science,
philosophy, and process.
◉ Who are historical influences on nursing knowledge? Answer:
Florence Nightingale and societal changes.
, ◉ What is a nursing theory? Answer: A group of concepts that
describe a pattern of reality and can be tested or used to guide
research.
◉ What is the general systems theory in nursing? Answer: A theory
for universal application that breaks whole things into parts to
understand how they work together.
◉ What is the goal of nursing theory? Answer: To direct nurses
toward common goals and improve patient care.
◉ What is the most important concept of nursing theory? Answer:
The person.
◉ What are the goals of nursing research? Answer: To develop
explanations, improve care, and build a scientific foundation for
clinical practice.
◉ What are the two main methods of nursing research? Answer:
Quantitative and qualitative research.
◉ What is quantitative research? Answer: Research involving basic
and applied research concepts.
SCHMIDT BROWN EBP PROCESS AND
CLINICAL APPLICATION BREAKDOWN 2026
◉ What are the three sources of knowledge in nursing? Answer:
Traditional, authoritative, and scientific.
◉ What does traditional knowledge in nursing refer to? Answer:
Knowledge passed down from generation to generation.
◉ What is authoritative knowledge? Answer: Knowledge that comes
from an expert and is accepted as truth based on perceived
expertise.
◉ What is scientific knowledge? Answer: Knowledge obtained
through the scientific method and research.
◉ What are the types of nursing knowledge? Answer: Science,
philosophy, and process.
◉ Who are historical influences on nursing knowledge? Answer:
Florence Nightingale and societal changes.
, ◉ What is a nursing theory? Answer: A group of concepts that
describe a pattern of reality and can be tested or used to guide
research.
◉ What is the general systems theory in nursing? Answer: A theory
for universal application that breaks whole things into parts to
understand how they work together.
◉ What is the goal of nursing theory? Answer: To direct nurses
toward common goals and improve patient care.
◉ What is the most important concept of nursing theory? Answer:
The person.
◉ What are the goals of nursing research? Answer: To develop
explanations, improve care, and build a scientific foundation for
clinical practice.
◉ What are the two main methods of nursing research? Answer:
Quantitative and qualitative research.
◉ What is quantitative research? Answer: Research involving basic
and applied research concepts.
