Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS) 2026-2027
Define: Evidence-based practice - correct answer-
Systematic approach to rational decision making that facilitates achievement of best practices
Six steps to EBP - correct answer-1. Ask a clinical question
2. Collect the most relevant and best evidence
3. Critically appraise the evidence you gather
4. Integrate all evidence with one's clinical expertise and patient preferences and values in making a pr
actice decision or change
5. Evaluate
6. Share outcomes of EBP changes with others
Ask a clinical question - correct answer-
• A problem or area of interest that could be performed more efficiently, consumes healthcare dollars,
or does not make sense
• A knowledge focused trigger
• Clinical trends
• Utilization of PICOT format to state your clinical question
Why should I use PICOT format to state my clinical question? - correct answer-
• The questions you ask will eventually lead you to the evidence for an answer
• You want to be able to read the BEST four-to-
six articles that specifically address your practice question
• The more focused a question you ask, the easier it becomes to search for evidence in the scientific li
terature
PICOT question - correct answer-*P* = Patient population of interest
*I* = Intervention of interest
*C* = Comparison of interest
,*O* = Outcome
*T* = Time
Collect the best evidence- what kind and includes - correct answer-• Search for evidence!
• *Evidence includes but is not limited to*: agency policy and procedure manuals, quality improvemen
t data, existing clinical practice guidelines, agency experts, staff educators, risk managers, infection con
trol nurses, and peer reviewed articles (specifically within the most recent 5 years from the present da
te)
Critically appraise the evidence you gather - correct answer-
• The most difficult step in the EBP process
• Involves evaluation, determining if information is valuable and can be easily applied, and if there is e
nough evidence for making a nursing practice change
• Thorough review of elements included in evidence-based articles
Integrate the evidence - correct answer-• How will you incorporate the evidence into practice?
• Integrate evidence with use of teaching tools, clinical practice guidelines, policies and procedures, an
d new assessment documentation tools
• Consider staff support and available resources
• Conduct a pilot study and attempt to answer your PICOT question
Evaluate and share outcomes - correct answer-• Did it work? Is it effective?
• Communicate the results to various groups of nurses or other care providers (facility nursing practice
council or research committee)
PICO four-step process - correct answer-*P* - population of interest
*I* - intervention
*C* - comparison
*O* - outcome
Utilization of the research process - correct answer-• Identification of a researchable problem
, • Review of the literature
• Formulation of the research question or hypothesis
• Design of the study
• Implementation of the study
• Drawing conclusions based on findings
• Discussion of clinical implications
• Dissemination of findings
Identification of a researchable problem - correct answer-• Sources:
* clinical situations
* the literature
* theories
• Repeat the study or design a similar one
• Test theoretical models
Review of the literature - correct answer-• Comprehensive and covers all relevant research
• Essential to locate similar or related studies that have already been completed and on which a new s
tudy can build
• Answer the question "what have other researchers and theorists written about this problem?"
Two major categories in designing study - correct answer-
*experimental* (require quantitative methodology)
*nonexperimental* (can be quantitative or qualitative methodology)
Implementation of the study involves two main task: - correct answer-
*Data collection* (collected by those familiar with the study)
*Data analysis* (arrange information into meaningful patterns
Drawing conclusions based on findings, Answer the question: - correct answer-
"What do these findings mean?"
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS) 2026-2027
Define: Evidence-based practice - correct answer-
Systematic approach to rational decision making that facilitates achievement of best practices
Six steps to EBP - correct answer-1. Ask a clinical question
2. Collect the most relevant and best evidence
3. Critically appraise the evidence you gather
4. Integrate all evidence with one's clinical expertise and patient preferences and values in making a pr
actice decision or change
5. Evaluate
6. Share outcomes of EBP changes with others
Ask a clinical question - correct answer-
• A problem or area of interest that could be performed more efficiently, consumes healthcare dollars,
or does not make sense
• A knowledge focused trigger
• Clinical trends
• Utilization of PICOT format to state your clinical question
Why should I use PICOT format to state my clinical question? - correct answer-
• The questions you ask will eventually lead you to the evidence for an answer
• You want to be able to read the BEST four-to-
six articles that specifically address your practice question
• The more focused a question you ask, the easier it becomes to search for evidence in the scientific li
terature
PICOT question - correct answer-*P* = Patient population of interest
*I* = Intervention of interest
*C* = Comparison of interest
,*O* = Outcome
*T* = Time
Collect the best evidence- what kind and includes - correct answer-• Search for evidence!
• *Evidence includes but is not limited to*: agency policy and procedure manuals, quality improvemen
t data, existing clinical practice guidelines, agency experts, staff educators, risk managers, infection con
trol nurses, and peer reviewed articles (specifically within the most recent 5 years from the present da
te)
Critically appraise the evidence you gather - correct answer-
• The most difficult step in the EBP process
• Involves evaluation, determining if information is valuable and can be easily applied, and if there is e
nough evidence for making a nursing practice change
• Thorough review of elements included in evidence-based articles
Integrate the evidence - correct answer-• How will you incorporate the evidence into practice?
• Integrate evidence with use of teaching tools, clinical practice guidelines, policies and procedures, an
d new assessment documentation tools
• Consider staff support and available resources
• Conduct a pilot study and attempt to answer your PICOT question
Evaluate and share outcomes - correct answer-• Did it work? Is it effective?
• Communicate the results to various groups of nurses or other care providers (facility nursing practice
council or research committee)
PICO four-step process - correct answer-*P* - population of interest
*I* - intervention
*C* - comparison
*O* - outcome
Utilization of the research process - correct answer-• Identification of a researchable problem
, • Review of the literature
• Formulation of the research question or hypothesis
• Design of the study
• Implementation of the study
• Drawing conclusions based on findings
• Discussion of clinical implications
• Dissemination of findings
Identification of a researchable problem - correct answer-• Sources:
* clinical situations
* the literature
* theories
• Repeat the study or design a similar one
• Test theoretical models
Review of the literature - correct answer-• Comprehensive and covers all relevant research
• Essential to locate similar or related studies that have already been completed and on which a new s
tudy can build
• Answer the question "what have other researchers and theorists written about this problem?"
Two major categories in designing study - correct answer-
*experimental* (require quantitative methodology)
*nonexperimental* (can be quantitative or qualitative methodology)
Implementation of the study involves two main task: - correct answer-
*Data collection* (collected by those familiar with the study)
*Data analysis* (arrange information into meaningful patterns
Drawing conclusions based on findings, Answer the question: - correct answer-
"What do these findings mean?"
