Test Bank for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, 5th Edition by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk & Ellen Fineout-Overholt | Complete Chapters 1–23 with Verified Answers

TESTBANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING: THE
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• Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)? n h n h n h nh




a. A combination of best research evidence, medical centeral expertise, and the
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needs and values of clients.
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b. A determination of the factors necessary to control client
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responses to care.
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c. The development of population care guidelines applicable to all
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clients.
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d. The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to enhance client outcomes.
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A Evidence-based practice evolves from the integration of the best research
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evidence with medical centeral expertise and client needs and values.
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B Studies that attempt to find determinants of client outcomes are generally
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experimental or quasi-experimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not
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completely define it.
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C EBP is a combination of guidelines and specific client needs and values. D
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Quantitative and qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of client
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outcomes are part of EBP but do not completely define EBP.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Remembering
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(Knowledge) REF: dm. 3
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• The nursing attendant is collecting data about the sleep patterns of breastfed
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babies as part of a larger research study. Which research method will the
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nursing attendant use when collecting data for this study?
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d.Prediction

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AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to produce the desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
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phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
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certain events occur.
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding (Comprehension)
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The nursing attendant is participating in a study and is collecting data
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identifying the number of obese adults whose parents were also obese or
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overweight. Which research method is being used in this study?
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AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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certain events occur.
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DThrough prediction the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh




given situation. By knowing the percentage of parents of obese adults who were
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obese, the probability of predicting this may be calculated.
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(Application) REF: pp. 7-8
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• The nursing attendant reviews a study in which adherence to an asthma
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action plan is compared among groups of adolescents who received
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different asthma education. Which research method does this represent?
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b.De scrip tion
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c.Ex plan atio n
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d. Prediction
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REASONING:
A Control indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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B Description involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing
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phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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C Explanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why
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certain events occur.
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D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given situation.
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PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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• A nursing attendant manager is interested in learning which attitudes among
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staff nursing attendants may indicate relative risk of needle-stick injuries. To
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, study this, the nursing attendant manager will employ which method of
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REASONING:
AControl indicates the ability to use a prescribed intervention to produce a desired outcome.
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BExplanation clarifies the relationships among phenomena and identifies why nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh




certain events occur. nh nh




CDescription involves identifying and understanding the nature of nursing nh nh nh nh nh nh nh nh




phenomena and the relationships among these phenomena.
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DThrough prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be estimated in a given
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situation. PTS:1DIF:Cognitive level: Applying (Application)
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• Which is the most important result of Florence Nightingales data collection
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and statistical analysis during the Crimean War?
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a.Bringing awareness of the rigors of war to the general public.
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b.Developing a process for statistical analysis and nursing
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documentation. c.Identifying and defining the role of nursing
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attendants in modern health care.
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d.Using medical centeral research to evaluate the importance of sanitation,
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clean drinking water, and adequate nutrition.
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AThis was not the most nh nh nh nh




important result BThis was not
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the most important result
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CThis was not the most
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important result
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DNightingales research enabled her to instigate attitudinal, organizational, n h n h n h n h n h n h n h




and social changes, including the militarys approach to the care of the sick and
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societys sense of responsibility for testing public water, improving sanitation, and
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preventing starvation to decrease morbidity and mortality rates.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding
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(Comprehension) REF: dm. 11
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• The nursing attendant participates in data collection in a study in which two
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different pain management protocols are used with randomly assigned clients
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to measure differences in postoperative recovery time. Which method of
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