EXAM PREPARATION WORKBOOK
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
HIGH SCORE A+
◉ critically appraise. Answer: EBP in nursing requires the ability to
_________ ____________ available studies and synthesize credible
findings.
◉ science. Answer: The body of nursing knowledge is based on
_________, and includes theory and research.
◉ Research. Answer: "Search again" or "examine carefully"
◉ research. Answer: diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation
to generate new knowledge, validate existing knowledge, and refine
knowledge by incorporating new research findings.
◉ nursing research. Answer: *Uniquely addresses questions
relevant to the largest healthcare profession* defined as the
scientific process that validates and refines existing knowledge and
generates new knowledge that directly and indirectly influences the
delivery of evidence-based nursing
, ◉ nursing. Answer: the protection, promotion, and optimization of
health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of
suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response,
and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and
populations
◉ applied research. Answer: nursing research that focuses on
generating knowledge that can be directly implemented in clinical
practice.
◉ Basic/bench research. Answer: not immediately applicable to
practice- needed to build and strengthen the scientific foundation of
practice
◉ concrete. Answer: a descriptor of thinking that is oriented toward
and limited by tangible things or by events that we experience
objectively through our senses. (immediated events limited by time
and space)
◉ abstract. Answer: a concept oriented toward the development of
an idea without application to or association with a particular
instance. (Consider the broader situation or system and look for
meaning, patterns, and relationships). *independent of time and
space*