, Testbank for Schmidt & Brown 4th edition
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and
Application of Research
CHAPTER j1
WHAT jIS jEVIDENCE jBASED jPRACTICE?
Multiple jChoice
1. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jthe jbest jdefinition jof jresearch?
a. Critically jthinking jabout jproblems jthat joccur jin jhealth jcare jto jdetermine
jpossiblejsolutions.
b. Information jthat jis jbased jon jpersonal jexperience jor jtradition.
c. Planned jand jsystematic jactivity jthat jleads jto jnew jknowledge jand/or
jthejdiscovery jof jsolutions jto jproblems jor jquestions.
d. Trying ja jvariety jof japproaches jto ja jclinical jproblem jand jsettling jon jthe
japproachjthat jis jeffective jmore joften jthan jnot.
Definition jof jresearch jutilization j(p. j4)
2. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jthe jbest jdefinition jof jresearch jutilization?
a. Applying jresearch jfindings jfrom jindividual jstudies jto jpractice.
b. Analyzing jmultiple jresearch jstudies jto jsynthesize jfindings.
c. Appreciating jthe jimportance jof jclinical jdecision jmaking.
d. Using jprevious jpersonal jexperience jto jbuild jconfidence.
Definition jof jEBP j(pp. j4-5)
3. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jthe jbest jdefinition jof jevidence-based jpractice j(EBP)?
a. Application jof jresearch jfindings jbased jon jscientific jtheories jin ja jclinical jsetting.
b. Research jstudies jthat jcorrespond jto jnationally jestablished jpriorities jfor
jhealthcare,jconducted jby jexperts jin jtheir jfields.
c. Use jof jtheory-derived, jresearch-based jinformation jin jmaking jdecisions
jaboutjhealth jcare jdelivery, jwith jconsideration jof jindividual jneeds jand
jpreferences jand jthe jclinical jexpertise jof jthe jprovider.
d. Using jthe jindividual jhealth jcare jprovider’s jperception jof jtruth jwithout jconscious
, attention jor jreasoning.
Difference jbetween jresearch jutilization jand jEBP j(pp. j4-5)
4. Which jof jthe jfollowing jbest jdescribes jthe jdifference jbetween jresearch jutilization
jandjEBP?
a. Research jutilization jis ja jprocess jof jevaluating jmultiple jstudies jfor jthe
jmostjgeneralizable jfindings; jEBP jis juse jof jthe jmost jrecent jstudy jon ja
jtopic.
b. Research jutilization jinvolves jchanging jpractice jbased jon jfindings jof ja
jsinglejresearch jstudy; jEBP jis jthe jsyntheses jof jfindings jfrom jmultiple
jstudies jto jincorporate jwith jpractitioner jskills jand jclient jpreference jto
jdetermine jbest jcare.
c. Research jutilization jis jthe japplication jof jresearch jfindings jto jhealth jcare
jpractice;jEBP jis jconsidered jin jselecting jmedication joptions.
d. Research jutilization jis jreview jof jresearch jpublications; jEBP jis jusing
jthe jhealthcare jprovider’s jperception jof jwhat jcare jwould jbe jbest jin
jindividualjsituations.
Evidence jfrom jother jdisciplines j(p. j6)
5. In jwhat jway jcan jevidence jfrom jdisciplines jother jthan jnursing jbe jhelpful?
a. Theory jbased jnon-nursing jevidence jcan jprovide ja jbasis jon jwhich jto
jbuildjnew jevidence.
b. Non-nursing jevidence jsupports jthe juse jof jnursing jknowledge jobtained jby
jtrialjand jerror.
c. Clinical jdecision jmaking jcan jbe jbased jon jfindings jfrom jsingle jnon-
nursingjresearch jstudies.
d. All jevidence jis jequally jimportant jto jthe jpractice jof jnursing.
Identification jof jsources jof jevidence j(p. j6)
6. You jare ja jnew jnurse jworking jat jXYZ jhospital. jYour jpreceptor jtells jyou jto jdangle
jMs. jJones’ jlegs jon jthe jside jof jthe jbed jbefore jyou jattempt jto jassist jher jto ja jchair.
jYou jask jyour jpreceptor jwhy jthis jis jdone jand jshe janswers, j“This jis jwhat jwe jhave
jalways jdone, jsojgo jdo jit.” jThis jis jan jexample jof jwhich jtype jof jevidence?
a. Trial jand jerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed jevidence
, d. Tradition
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and
Application of Research
CHAPTER j1
WHAT jIS jEVIDENCE jBASED jPRACTICE?
Multiple jChoice
1. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jthe jbest jdefinition jof jresearch?
a. Critically jthinking jabout jproblems jthat joccur jin jhealth jcare jto jdetermine
jpossiblejsolutions.
b. Information jthat jis jbased jon jpersonal jexperience jor jtradition.
c. Planned jand jsystematic jactivity jthat jleads jto jnew jknowledge jand/or
jthejdiscovery jof jsolutions jto jproblems jor jquestions.
d. Trying ja jvariety jof japproaches jto ja jclinical jproblem jand jsettling jon jthe
japproachjthat jis jeffective jmore joften jthan jnot.
Definition jof jresearch jutilization j(p. j4)
2. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jthe jbest jdefinition jof jresearch jutilization?
a. Applying jresearch jfindings jfrom jindividual jstudies jto jpractice.
b. Analyzing jmultiple jresearch jstudies jto jsynthesize jfindings.
c. Appreciating jthe jimportance jof jclinical jdecision jmaking.
d. Using jprevious jpersonal jexperience jto jbuild jconfidence.
Definition jof jEBP j(pp. j4-5)
3. Which jof jthe jfollowing jis jthe jbest jdefinition jof jevidence-based jpractice j(EBP)?
a. Application jof jresearch jfindings jbased jon jscientific jtheories jin ja jclinical jsetting.
b. Research jstudies jthat jcorrespond jto jnationally jestablished jpriorities jfor
jhealthcare,jconducted jby jexperts jin jtheir jfields.
c. Use jof jtheory-derived, jresearch-based jinformation jin jmaking jdecisions
jaboutjhealth jcare jdelivery, jwith jconsideration jof jindividual jneeds jand
jpreferences jand jthe jclinical jexpertise jof jthe jprovider.
d. Using jthe jindividual jhealth jcare jprovider’s jperception jof jtruth jwithout jconscious
, attention jor jreasoning.
Difference jbetween jresearch jutilization jand jEBP j(pp. j4-5)
4. Which jof jthe jfollowing jbest jdescribes jthe jdifference jbetween jresearch jutilization
jandjEBP?
a. Research jutilization jis ja jprocess jof jevaluating jmultiple jstudies jfor jthe
jmostjgeneralizable jfindings; jEBP jis juse jof jthe jmost jrecent jstudy jon ja
jtopic.
b. Research jutilization jinvolves jchanging jpractice jbased jon jfindings jof ja
jsinglejresearch jstudy; jEBP jis jthe jsyntheses jof jfindings jfrom jmultiple
jstudies jto jincorporate jwith jpractitioner jskills jand jclient jpreference jto
jdetermine jbest jcare.
c. Research jutilization jis jthe japplication jof jresearch jfindings jto jhealth jcare
jpractice;jEBP jis jconsidered jin jselecting jmedication joptions.
d. Research jutilization jis jreview jof jresearch jpublications; jEBP jis jusing
jthe jhealthcare jprovider’s jperception jof jwhat jcare jwould jbe jbest jin
jindividualjsituations.
Evidence jfrom jother jdisciplines j(p. j6)
5. In jwhat jway jcan jevidence jfrom jdisciplines jother jthan jnursing jbe jhelpful?
a. Theory jbased jnon-nursing jevidence jcan jprovide ja jbasis jon jwhich jto
jbuildjnew jevidence.
b. Non-nursing jevidence jsupports jthe juse jof jnursing jknowledge jobtained jby
jtrialjand jerror.
c. Clinical jdecision jmaking jcan jbe jbased jon jfindings jfrom jsingle jnon-
nursingjresearch jstudies.
d. All jevidence jis jequally jimportant jto jthe jpractice jof jnursing.
Identification jof jsources jof jevidence j(p. j6)
6. You jare ja jnew jnurse jworking jat jXYZ jhospital. jYour jpreceptor jtells jyou jto jdangle
jMs. jJones’ jlegs jon jthe jside jof jthe jbed jbefore jyou jattempt jto jassist jher jto ja jchair.
jYou jask jyour jpreceptor jwhy jthis jis jdone jand jshe janswers, j“This jis jwhat jwe jhave
jalways jdone, jsojgo jdo jit.” jThis jis jan jexample jof jwhich jtype jof jevidence?
a. Trial jand jerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed jevidence
, d. Tradition
