Ch. 13: Building an Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Questions with Answers
2. Which standards were developed to help nursing students develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes
needed to continuously improve quality and safety?
a. EBP
b. IRB
c. QSEN
d. ANCC Magnet - correct answersANS: C
The Quality and Safety Education for Nursing, or QSEN, project was implemented to improve
prelicensure nurses' knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve quality and
safety in healthcare systems. EBP is evidence-based practice, which is the basis for developing practice
guidelines that are grounded in the best evidence and research. IRBs are institutional review boards;
whose purpose is to protect human subjects in research studies. Magnet criteria are standards for a
practice model for hospitals seeking accreditation through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
1. Which is true about evidence-based practice?
a. Evidence-based guidelines are unrelated to accreditation regulations.
b. Evidence-based practice is determined only through experimental studies.
c. Most nursing interventions are based on evidence-based principles.
d. The use of evidence-based practice results in improved patient outcomes. - correct answersANS: D
The greatest benefits of EBP are improved outcomes for patients, providers, and healthcare agencies.
The Joint Commission revised their accreditation criteria to emphasize patient care quality achieved
through EBP. EBP guidelines are based on all types of research, using the best research knowledge
available. Some nursing interventions are evidence based currently, but many require additional research
to generate the knowledge essential for making changes in practice.
3. A nurse educator explains the importance of following evidence-based practice (EBP) competencies to
a group of prelicensure nursing students. Which statement by a nursing student indicates the need for
further teaching?
a. "Adhering to institutional review board (IRB) guidelines is recognized as an EBP
, competency."
b. "EBP competencies involve participating effectively in appropriate data collection
and other research activities."
c. "Consulting with clinical experts after deciding to deviate from evidence-based
protocols is necessary."
d. "Reading original research and evidence reports related to area of practice is
necessary." - correct answersANS: C
Consulting with clinical experts before deciding to deviate from evidence-based protocols is necessary.
All other answers are accurate statements describing EBP competencies.
4. When addressing a healthcare question to determine best practice, the nurse identifies and appraises
quality research using a structured, comprehensive synthesis of the research literature to determine the
best research evidence available. This is an example of a
a. literature review.
b. meta-analysis.
c. meta-synthesis.
d. systematic review. - correct answersANS: D
A systematic review is a structured, comprehensive synthesis of the research literature to determine the
best research evidence available to help determine best practice. A literature review seeks to find all
literature about a topic and is not as rigorous or systematic as a systematic review. A meta-analysis is a
review of quantitative studies by statistically pooling or combining the results from these studies into a
single quantitative analysis. A meta-synthesis is used to pool and combine findings from qualitative
studies.
5. The electronic database covering the English-language journal literature for nursing and allied health is
known as
a. PsycINFO.
b. MEDLINE.
c. CINAHL.
d. MEDLINE with MeSH. - correct answersANS: C
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) is an authoritative resource covering
the English-language journal literature for nursing and allied health. The database was developed in the
United States and includes sources published from 1982 to the present. The American Psychological
2. Which standards were developed to help nursing students develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes
needed to continuously improve quality and safety?
a. EBP
b. IRB
c. QSEN
d. ANCC Magnet - correct answersANS: C
The Quality and Safety Education for Nursing, or QSEN, project was implemented to improve
prelicensure nurses' knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to continuously improve quality and
safety in healthcare systems. EBP is evidence-based practice, which is the basis for developing practice
guidelines that are grounded in the best evidence and research. IRBs are institutional review boards;
whose purpose is to protect human subjects in research studies. Magnet criteria are standards for a
practice model for hospitals seeking accreditation through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
1. Which is true about evidence-based practice?
a. Evidence-based guidelines are unrelated to accreditation regulations.
b. Evidence-based practice is determined only through experimental studies.
c. Most nursing interventions are based on evidence-based principles.
d. The use of evidence-based practice results in improved patient outcomes. - correct answersANS: D
The greatest benefits of EBP are improved outcomes for patients, providers, and healthcare agencies.
The Joint Commission revised their accreditation criteria to emphasize patient care quality achieved
through EBP. EBP guidelines are based on all types of research, using the best research knowledge
available. Some nursing interventions are evidence based currently, but many require additional research
to generate the knowledge essential for making changes in practice.
3. A nurse educator explains the importance of following evidence-based practice (EBP) competencies to
a group of prelicensure nursing students. Which statement by a nursing student indicates the need for
further teaching?
a. "Adhering to institutional review board (IRB) guidelines is recognized as an EBP
, competency."
b. "EBP competencies involve participating effectively in appropriate data collection
and other research activities."
c. "Consulting with clinical experts after deciding to deviate from evidence-based
protocols is necessary."
d. "Reading original research and evidence reports related to area of practice is
necessary." - correct answersANS: C
Consulting with clinical experts before deciding to deviate from evidence-based protocols is necessary.
All other answers are accurate statements describing EBP competencies.
4. When addressing a healthcare question to determine best practice, the nurse identifies and appraises
quality research using a structured, comprehensive synthesis of the research literature to determine the
best research evidence available. This is an example of a
a. literature review.
b. meta-analysis.
c. meta-synthesis.
d. systematic review. - correct answersANS: D
A systematic review is a structured, comprehensive synthesis of the research literature to determine the
best research evidence available to help determine best practice. A literature review seeks to find all
literature about a topic and is not as rigorous or systematic as a systematic review. A meta-analysis is a
review of quantitative studies by statistically pooling or combining the results from these studies into a
single quantitative analysis. A meta-synthesis is used to pool and combine findings from qualitative
studies.
5. The electronic database covering the English-language journal literature for nursing and allied health is
known as
a. PsycINFO.
b. MEDLINE.
c. CINAHL.
d. MEDLINE with MeSH. - correct answersANS: C
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) is an authoritative resource covering
the English-language journal literature for nursing and allied health. The database was developed in the
United States and includes sources published from 1982 to the present. The American Psychological
