Test bank for Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research 4th Edition, by Nola A. Schmidt, Janet M. Brown (2026 PERFECT SOLUTION)

Test Bank for Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses:
Appraisal and Application of Research 5th Edition by
Schmidt, Brown Chapters 1 - 19

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ChapterH1HWhatHIsHEvidence-BasedHPractice?
ChapterH2HUsingHEvidenceHThroughHCollaborationHToHPromoteHExcellenceHInHNursingHPractice
ChapterH3HIdentifyingHResearchHQuestions
ChapterH4HFindingHSourcesHOfHEvidence
ChapterH5HLinkingHTheory,HResearch,HAndHPractice
ChapterH6HKeyHPrinciplesHOfHQuantitativeHDesigns
ChapterH7HQuantitativeHDesigns:HUsingHNumbersHToHProvideHEvidence
ChapterH8HEpidemiologicHDesigns:HUsingHDataHToHUnderstandHPopulations
ChapterH9HQualitativeHDesigns:HUsingHWordsHToHProvideHEvidence
ChapterH10HCollectingHEvidence
ChapterH11HUsingHSamplesHToHProvideHEvidence
ChapterH12HOtherHSourcesHOfHEvidence
ChapterH13HWhatHDoHTheHQuantitativeHDataHMean?
ChapterH14HWhatHDoHTheHQualitativeHDataHMean?
ChapterH15HWeighingHInHOnHTheHEvidence
ChapterH16HTransitioningHEvidenceHToHPractice
ChapterH17HDevelopingHOneselfHAsHAnHInnovator
ChapterH18HEvaluatingHOutcomesHOfHInnovations
ChapterH19HSharingHTheHInsightsHWithHOthers

,CHAPTERH1:HWHATHISHEVIDENCEHBASEDHPRACTICE?

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MultipleHChoice

DefinitionHofHresearchH(p.H14)
1. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHisHtheHbestHdefinitionHofHresearch?
a. CriticallyHthinkingHaboutHproblemsHthatHoccurHinHhealthHcareHtoHdetermineHpossib
leHsolutions.
b. InformationHthatHisHbasedHonHpersonalHexperienceHorHtradition.
c. PlannedHandHsystematicHactivityHthatHleadsHtoHnewHknowledgeHand/orHt
heHdiscoveryHofHsolutionsHtoHproblemsHorHquestions.
d. TryingHaHvarietyHofHapproachesHtoHaHclinicalHproblemHandHsettlingHonHtheHapproa
chHthatHisHeffectiveHmoreHoftenHthanHnot.

DefinitionHofHresearchHutilizationH(p.H4)
2. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHisHtheHbestHdefinitionHofHresearchHutilization?
a. ApplyingHresearchHfindingsHfromHindividualHstudiesHtoHpractice.
b. AnalyzingHmultipleHresearchHstudiesHtoHsynthesizeHfindings.
c. AppreciatingHtheHimportanceHofHclinicalHdecisionHmaking.
d. UsingHpreviousHpersonalHexperienceHtoHbuildHconfidence.

DefinitionHofHEBPH(pp.H4-5)
3. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHisHtheHbestHdefinitionHofHevidence-basedHpracticeH(EBP)?
a. ApplicationHofHresearchHfindingsHbasedHonHscientificHtheoriesHinHaHclinicalHsetting.
b. ResearchHstudiesHthatHcorrespondHtoHnationallyHestablishedHprioritiesHforHhealthcar
e,HconductedHbyHexpertsHinHtheirHfields.
c. UseHofHtheory-derived,Hresearch-
basedHinformationHinHmakingHdecisionsHaboutHhealthHcareHdelivery,HwithHcons
iderationHofHindividualHneedsHandHpreferencesHandHtheHclinicalHexpertiseHofHt
heHprovider.
d. UsingHtheHindividualHhealthHcareHprovider’sHperceptionHofHtruthHwithoutHconscio
usHattentionHorHreasoning.

DifferenceHbetweenHresearchHutilizationHandHEBPH(pp.H4-5)
4. WhichHofHtheHfollowingHbestHdescribesHtheHdifferenceHbetweenHresearchHutilizationHan
dHEBP?
a. ResearchHutilizationHisHaHprocessHofHevaluatingHmultipleHstudiesHforHtheHmo
stHgeneralizableHfindings;HEBPHisHuseHofHtheHmostHrecentHstudyHonHaHtopic.

, b. ResearchHutilizationHinvolvesHchangingHpracticeHbasedHonHfindingsHofHaHsing
leHresearchHstudy;HEBPHisHtheHsynthesesHofHfindingsHfromHmultipleHstudiesHt
oHincorporateHwithHpractitionerHskillsHandHclientHpreferenceHtoHdetermineHb
estHcare.
c. ResearchHutilizationHisHtheHapplicationHofHresearchHfindingsHtoHhealthHcareHpractic
e;HEBPHisHconsideredHinHselectingHmedicationHoptions.
d. ResearchHutilizationHisHreviewHofHresearchHpublications;HEBPHisHusingHth
eHhealthcareHprovider’sHperceptionHofHwhatHcareHwouldHbeHbestHinHindivi
dualHsituations.

EvidenceHfromHotherHdisciplinesH(p.H6)
5. InHwhatHwayHcanHevidenceHfromHdisciplinesHotherHthanHnursingHbeHhelpful?
a. TheoryHbasedHnon-
nursingHevidenceHcanHprovideHaHbasisHonHwhichHtoHbuildHnewHevidence.
b. Non-
nursingHevidenceHsupportsHtheHuseHofHnursingHknowledgeHobtainedHbyHtrialHand
Herror.

c. ClinicalHdecisionHmakingHcanHbeHbasedHonHfindingsHfromHsingleHnon-
nursingHresearchHstudies.
d. AllHevidenceHisHequallyHimportantHtoHtheHpracticeHofHnursing.

IdentificationHofHsourcesHofHevidenceH(p.H6)
6. YouHareHaHnewHnurseHworkingHatHXYZHhospital.HYourHpreceptorHtellsHyouHtoHdangleHMs.H
Jones’HlegsHonHtheHsideHofHtheHbedHbeforeHyouHattemptHtoHassistHherHtoHaHchair.HYouHaskHy
ourHpreceptorHwhyHthisHisHdoneHandHshNeUaRnSsIw
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isHisHwhatHweHhaveHalwaysHdone,H
soHgoHdoHit.”HThisHisHanHexampleHofHwhichHtypeHofHevidence?
a. TrialHandHerror
b. Intuition
c. BorrowedHevidence
d. Tradition

IdentificationHofHsourcesHofHevidenceH(p.H6)
7. YouHareHaHnewHnurseHworkingHatHXYZHhospital.HYourHpreceptorHtellsHyouHtoHdangleHMs.H
Jones’HlegsHonHtheHsideHofHtheHbedHbeforeHyouHattemptHtoHassistHherHtoHaHchair.HYouHaskHy
ourHpreceptorHwhyHthisHisHdoneHandHsheHanswers,H“BecauseHIHsaidHso.”HThisHisHanHexampl
eHofHwhichHtypeHofHevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. BorrowedHevidence

IdentificationHofHsourcesHofHevidenceH(p.H6)
8. TrialHandHerrorHisHnotHaHpreferredHapproachHforHdeliveringHnursingHcareHbecause
a. itHisHnotHbasedHonHsystematicHscientificHapproaches.
b. itHisHnotHaHsanctionedHmethodHbyHtheHAmericanHNursesHAssociation.
c. itHisHbasedHonlyHonHintuitionHandHthereforeHnotHscientificallyHbased.
d. patientHoutcomesHareHalwaysHbasedHonlyHonHlevelH1Hevidence.