EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE TEST
BANK 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Five Steps of Evidence-Based Practice. Answer: 1) Formulate
focused question 2) Locate evidence 3) Appraise evidence 4) Apply
evidence to patient care 5) Evaluate outcomes.
◉ Macro Level Decision Making. Answer: External influences such as
political systems, healthcare policies, and regulations.
◉ Meso Level Decision Making. Answer: Healthcare systems and
collaboration including interprofessional teams and community health
services.
◉ Micro Level Decision Making. Answer: Direct patient care factors
including clinical setting, clinician expertise, and patient preferences.
◉ Primary Literature. Answer: Original research studies conducted by
researchers.
◉ Secondary Literature. Answer: Interpretation or analysis of primary
research such as review articles.
, ◉ Tertiary Literature. Answer: Summarized information such as
textbooks and clinical guidelines.
◉ Evidence Pyramid Highest Level. Answer: Synthesized summaries
and meta-analyses.
◉ Meta-analysis. Answer: Statistical analysis combining results from
multiple studies.
◉ Systematic Review. Answer: A structured review of research studies
using explicit methods to analyze evidence.
◉ Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). Answer: A study where
participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups.
◉ Cohort Study. Answer: A study that follows a group of people over
time to observe outcomes.
◉ Case-Control Study. Answer: Observational study comparing people
with a disease to those without the disease.
◉ Case Series. Answer: A group of case reports involving patients with
similar conditions or treatments.
◉ Expert Opinion. Answer: Lowest level of evidence based on
professional experience rather than research.
BANK 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
◉ Five Steps of Evidence-Based Practice. Answer: 1) Formulate
focused question 2) Locate evidence 3) Appraise evidence 4) Apply
evidence to patient care 5) Evaluate outcomes.
◉ Macro Level Decision Making. Answer: External influences such as
political systems, healthcare policies, and regulations.
◉ Meso Level Decision Making. Answer: Healthcare systems and
collaboration including interprofessional teams and community health
services.
◉ Micro Level Decision Making. Answer: Direct patient care factors
including clinical setting, clinician expertise, and patient preferences.
◉ Primary Literature. Answer: Original research studies conducted by
researchers.
◉ Secondary Literature. Answer: Interpretation or analysis of primary
research such as review articles.
, ◉ Tertiary Literature. Answer: Summarized information such as
textbooks and clinical guidelines.
◉ Evidence Pyramid Highest Level. Answer: Synthesized summaries
and meta-analyses.
◉ Meta-analysis. Answer: Statistical analysis combining results from
multiple studies.
◉ Systematic Review. Answer: A structured review of research studies
using explicit methods to analyze evidence.
◉ Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). Answer: A study where
participants are randomly assigned to treatment or control groups.
◉ Cohort Study. Answer: A study that follows a group of people over
time to observe outcomes.
◉ Case-Control Study. Answer: Observational study comparing people
with a disease to those without the disease.
◉ Case Series. Answer: A group of case reports involving patients with
similar conditions or treatments.
◉ Expert Opinion. Answer: Lowest level of evidence based on
professional experience rather than research.
