Evidence Based Practice For Nurses 4th EditionBy Schmidt Brown – Test Bank
Sample Questions
Test bank for Schmidt & Brown 4th Edition
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of
Research
CHAPTER 1
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best definition of research?
Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to determinepossible
solutions.
,Information that is based on personal experience or tradition.
Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or thediscovery
of solutions to problems or questions.
Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on theapproach
that is effective more often than not.
Definition of research utilization (p. 4)
Which of the following is the best definition of research utilization?
Applying research findings from individual studies to practice.
Analyzing multiple research studies to synthesize findings.
Appreciating the importance of clinical decision making.
Using previous personal experience to build confidence.
Definition of EBP (pp. 4-5)
Which of the following is the best definition of evidence-based practice(EBP)?
Application of research findings based on scientific theories in a clinicalsetting.
Research studies that correspond to nationally established priorities forhealthcare,
conducted by experts in their fields.
1. Use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisionsabout
health care delivery, with consideration of individual needs and preferencesand the
clinical expertise of the provider.
1. Using the individual health care provider’s perception of truth withoutconscious
attention or reasoning.
Difference between research utilization and EBP (pp. 4-5)
,4. Which of the following best describes the difference between researchutilization
and
EBP?
1. Research utilization is a process of evaluating multiple studies for themost
generalizable findings; EBP is use of the most recent study on a topic.
1. Research utilization involves changing practice based on findings of asingle
research study; EBP is the syntheses of findings from multiple studies to incorporate
with practitioner skills and client preference to determine bestcare.
1. Research utilization is the application of research findings to health carepractice;
EBP is considered in selecting medication options.
1. Research utilization is review of research publications; EBP is using the
healthcare provider’s perception of what care would be best in individualsituations.
Evidence from other disciplines (p. 6)
In what way can evidence from disciplines other than nursing behelpful?
Theory based non-nursing evidence can provide a basis on which tobuild
new evidence.
1. Non-nursing evidence supports the use of nursing knowledge obtainedby trial
and error.
, 1. Clinical decision making can be based on findings from single non-nursing
research studies.
1. All evidence is equally important to the practice of nursing.
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
6. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle Ms.
Jones’ legs on the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair.
You ask your
preceptor why this is done and she answers, “This is what we have alwaysdone, so go
do
it.” This is an example of which type of evidence?
Trial and error
Intuition
Borrowed evidence
Tradition
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
7. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells youto dangle Ms.
Jones’ legs on the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair.
You ask your
preceptor why this is done and she answers, “Because I said so.” This is anexample of
which type of evidence?
Intuition
Tradition
Authority
Borrowed evidence
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
Sample Questions
Test bank for Schmidt & Brown 4th Edition
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of
Research
CHAPTER 1
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the best definition of research?
Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to determinepossible
solutions.
,Information that is based on personal experience or tradition.
Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or thediscovery
of solutions to problems or questions.
Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on theapproach
that is effective more often than not.
Definition of research utilization (p. 4)
Which of the following is the best definition of research utilization?
Applying research findings from individual studies to practice.
Analyzing multiple research studies to synthesize findings.
Appreciating the importance of clinical decision making.
Using previous personal experience to build confidence.
Definition of EBP (pp. 4-5)
Which of the following is the best definition of evidence-based practice(EBP)?
Application of research findings based on scientific theories in a clinicalsetting.
Research studies that correspond to nationally established priorities forhealthcare,
conducted by experts in their fields.
1. Use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisionsabout
health care delivery, with consideration of individual needs and preferencesand the
clinical expertise of the provider.
1. Using the individual health care provider’s perception of truth withoutconscious
attention or reasoning.
Difference between research utilization and EBP (pp. 4-5)
,4. Which of the following best describes the difference between researchutilization
and
EBP?
1. Research utilization is a process of evaluating multiple studies for themost
generalizable findings; EBP is use of the most recent study on a topic.
1. Research utilization involves changing practice based on findings of asingle
research study; EBP is the syntheses of findings from multiple studies to incorporate
with practitioner skills and client preference to determine bestcare.
1. Research utilization is the application of research findings to health carepractice;
EBP is considered in selecting medication options.
1. Research utilization is review of research publications; EBP is using the
healthcare provider’s perception of what care would be best in individualsituations.
Evidence from other disciplines (p. 6)
In what way can evidence from disciplines other than nursing behelpful?
Theory based non-nursing evidence can provide a basis on which tobuild
new evidence.
1. Non-nursing evidence supports the use of nursing knowledge obtainedby trial
and error.
, 1. Clinical decision making can be based on findings from single non-nursing
research studies.
1. All evidence is equally important to the practice of nursing.
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
6. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle Ms.
Jones’ legs on the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair.
You ask your
preceptor why this is done and she answers, “This is what we have alwaysdone, so go
do
it.” This is an example of which type of evidence?
Trial and error
Intuition
Borrowed evidence
Tradition
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
7. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells youto dangle Ms.
Jones’ legs on the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair.
You ask your
preceptor why this is done and she answers, “Because I said so.” This is anexample of
which type of evidence?
Intuition
Tradition
Authority
Borrowed evidence
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
