Test Bank for Professional Issues in Nursing Challenges and Opportunities Third Edition

Chapter 2- Evidence-Based Practice 1. A nursing instructor is describing benchmarking to a group of students. Which of the following would the instructor include in the description? A) The process of translating research findings into useful interventions for practice B) Identification of the business methods of successful companies to use their approach as the gold standard and replicating and refining those methods C) The use of evidence-based statements by practitioners and patients to make high-quality decisions in specific health care situations D) A statistical tool used to determine the validity of evidence-based approaches to decision making Ans: B 2. Which of the following would be important for a nurse to keep in mind when preparing to implement an evidence-based approach to care? A) Need for integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values in making decisions about the health care of patients B) Use primarily by health care members who have achieved graduate degrees and advanced training in research techniques C) Necessity of significantly more time and expense for implementation than simply following best practices D) Lack of appropriate opportunities for patients to have input into decision making about their care Ans: A 3. Which of the following strategies best supports the creation of an organizational culture that promotes the identification and implementation of evidence-based practice? This study source was downloaded by 38