WGU C361 EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE AND APPLIED NURSING
RESEARCH FINAL EXAM PRE ASSESSMENT 2022/2023(GRADED A+)
What is the first step of EBP (correct answers)Ask a focused clinical question
What are the 3 sources of evidence? (correct answers)Patient's unique circumstances, Best research
evidence, and clinical expertise
What is the second step of evidence-based practice? (correct answers)Search for the best research
evidence.
What is the third step of evidence-based practice (correct answers)Appraise the quality of the research
evidence (critical appraisal)
What is the fourth step of evidence-based practice? (correct answers)Integrate the research evidence
with information about the patient and clinical expertise.
What is the fifth step of evidence-based practice? (correct answers)Reflect on the process to improve
future practice.
What makes a clinical question well built? (correct answers)Clinical questions should be directly relevant
and easily searchable
List the two types of clincal questions (correct answers)Backgroud and foreground questions
Questions beginning with who, what, where, when, why, or how are examples of which type of
questions? (correct answers)background questions
,A question regarding specific information about managing patients with a condition are which type of
questions? (correct answers)foreground questions
List the 3 essential components of a foreground question. (correct answers)1. patient/problem
2. exposure/intervention and/or comparison intervention
3. clinical outcomes of interest
Which research search engine is considered the gold standard; and is updated every 2 years? (correct
answers)The Cochrane Library
What does the acronym PECO stand for? (correct answers)P - Patient/problem
E - Exposure/Intervention
C - Comparison
O - Outcome
Which knowledge source is based on the idea that something is thought to be true because people have
always known it to be true? (correct answers)Tradition
When information is based on specialized training or experience, which knowledge source is being used?
(correct answers)Authority
The knowledge source based on the idea of trying something until you find something that works.
(correct answers)Trial-and-error
The knowledge source that combines personal experience, intellect, and formal systems of thought. Also
known as "if-then" reasoning (correct answers)Logical Reasoning
, List the three factors that the Scientific Method is based on. (correct answers)Systematic, Empirical, and
Controlled
Is a systematic review considered a primary or secondary study? (correct answers)Secondary
What grade would a narrative review receive on the research evidence pyramid? (correct
answers)Grade D
What is the most credible type of peer-reviewed journal? (correct answers)Systematic review
A meta-analysis is a collection of what type of study? (correct answers)Systematic Reviews
What are the 3 pillars of evidence? (correct answers)1. Clinical expertise
2. Scientific Research
3. Patient's values and circumstances
The largest component of a therapist's source of evidence should come from? (correct
answers)Scientific research
The largest component of a patient's source of evidence comes from? (correct answers)Care provider
recommendations
Studies that combine other studies are known as? (correct answers)Systematic Reviews
List barriers of evidence-based practice many therapists may face. (correct answers)Time, lack of
generalizability of research, lack of research skills, lack of understanding of statistics, lack of search and
appraisal skills, lack of information resources, inconsistant culture of EBP in PT (or OT)
RESEARCH FINAL EXAM PRE ASSESSMENT 2022/2023(GRADED A+)
What is the first step of EBP (correct answers)Ask a focused clinical question
What are the 3 sources of evidence? (correct answers)Patient's unique circumstances, Best research
evidence, and clinical expertise
What is the second step of evidence-based practice? (correct answers)Search for the best research
evidence.
What is the third step of evidence-based practice (correct answers)Appraise the quality of the research
evidence (critical appraisal)
What is the fourth step of evidence-based practice? (correct answers)Integrate the research evidence
with information about the patient and clinical expertise.
What is the fifth step of evidence-based practice? (correct answers)Reflect on the process to improve
future practice.
What makes a clinical question well built? (correct answers)Clinical questions should be directly relevant
and easily searchable
List the two types of clincal questions (correct answers)Backgroud and foreground questions
Questions beginning with who, what, where, when, why, or how are examples of which type of
questions? (correct answers)background questions
,A question regarding specific information about managing patients with a condition are which type of
questions? (correct answers)foreground questions
List the 3 essential components of a foreground question. (correct answers)1. patient/problem
2. exposure/intervention and/or comparison intervention
3. clinical outcomes of interest
Which research search engine is considered the gold standard; and is updated every 2 years? (correct
answers)The Cochrane Library
What does the acronym PECO stand for? (correct answers)P - Patient/problem
E - Exposure/Intervention
C - Comparison
O - Outcome
Which knowledge source is based on the idea that something is thought to be true because people have
always known it to be true? (correct answers)Tradition
When information is based on specialized training or experience, which knowledge source is being used?
(correct answers)Authority
The knowledge source based on the idea of trying something until you find something that works.
(correct answers)Trial-and-error
The knowledge source that combines personal experience, intellect, and formal systems of thought. Also
known as "if-then" reasoning (correct answers)Logical Reasoning
, List the three factors that the Scientific Method is based on. (correct answers)Systematic, Empirical, and
Controlled
Is a systematic review considered a primary or secondary study? (correct answers)Secondary
What grade would a narrative review receive on the research evidence pyramid? (correct
answers)Grade D
What is the most credible type of peer-reviewed journal? (correct answers)Systematic review
A meta-analysis is a collection of what type of study? (correct answers)Systematic Reviews
What are the 3 pillars of evidence? (correct answers)1. Clinical expertise
2. Scientific Research
3. Patient's values and circumstances
The largest component of a therapist's source of evidence should come from? (correct
answers)Scientific research
The largest component of a patient's source of evidence comes from? (correct answers)Care provider
recommendations
Studies that combine other studies are known as? (correct answers)Systematic Reviews
List barriers of evidence-based practice many therapists may face. (correct answers)Time, lack of
generalizability of research, lack of research skills, lack of understanding of statistics, lack of search and
appraisal skills, lack of information resources, inconsistant culture of EBP in PT (or OT)
