Innovation of Nursing Research 7th Chapter
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Which situations demonstrate a nurse taking accountability for individual practice? Select all that
apply.
A. The nurse chooses to use exam gloves rather than sterile gloves for a clean procedure.
B. The nurse reads practice journals to learn about new procedural techniques.
C. The nurse considers whether a newly prescribed medication dose is safe for a patient.
D. The nurse presents evidence about the effect of nurse-patient ratios on quality of care during a
meeting about a new staffing plan.
E. The nurse wears a well-pressed lab coat to a meeting of the hospital's risk management team.
B. The nurse reads practice journals to learn about new procedural techniques.
C. The nurse considers whether a newly prescribed medication dose is safe for a patient.
D. The nurse presents evidence about the effect of nurse-patient ratios on quality of care during
a meeting about a new staffing plan.
A nurse is reviewing research articles in an effort to make changes in practice in a medical-surgical
unit. To evaluate the quality of the research performed, which source should be recommended?
A. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
B. The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
C. National Quality Forum (NQF)
D. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
The nursing faculty would evaluate which statement, made by a research student, as providing
evidence that the student understands the mission of the ACE Center?
A. The ACE Center exists solely to distribute evidence to educators for use in developing clinical
teaching models.
B. The ACE Center promotes the efforts of evidence-based nursing practice through education,
research, and development.
C. The ACE Center derives clinical actions from research-based findings.
D. The ACE Center is a source of funding for the novice researcher of evidence-based nursing practice.
C. The ACE Center derives clinical actions from research-based findings.
A nurse seeking the definition of evidence-based practice as it applies to nursing would review which
literature?
A. The original work of Archie Cochrane
B. Foundational work by the group headed by Sackett
C. The website of Sigma Theta Tau International
D. The website of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
C. The website of Sigma Theta Tau International
,Which statement(s) should be included in a presentation that discusses the use of systematic reviews
of research studies? Select all that apply.
A. A systematic review focuses on identifying the best studies to use for replication studies.
B. The systematic review will enhance the quality of the research study.
C. The systematic review will involve examining numerous studies relating to a single topical area.
D. The use of the systematic review will identify problematic research question.
E. The use of the systematic review integrates the information from a group of original research
studies and looks at the studies as a whole.
B. The systematic review will enhance the quality of the research study.
C. The systematic review will involve examining numerous studies relating to a single topical
area.
E. The use of the systematic review integrates the information from a group of original research
studies and looks at the studies as a whole.
A nursing faculty is teaching students about Cochrane Centers. What information about these centers
should this faculty include in the teaching? Select all that apply.
A. There are two centers, one located in the United States and the other located in Germany.
B. They help to support the Cochrane Collaboration by organizing workshops and seminars.
C. The centers are all unique and reflect the interests of the individuals in that center.
D. One of the functions of these centers is to train people to do reviews.
E. These centers are for-profit healthcare facilities that provide state-of-the-art medical services.
B. They help to support the Cochrane Collaboration by organizing workshops and seminars.
C. The centers are all unique and reflect the interests of the individuals in that center.
D. One of the functions of these centers is to train people to do reviews.
A nurse who is interested in using evidence to support practice has written a PICOT question
regarding the use of a specific intervention. What is the nurse's next step in this process?
A. Seek funding for a full research study.
B. Complete a systematic literature review.
C. Have the nurse manager read the PICOT statement for accuracy.
D. Develop a plan for dividing patients into two separate study groups.
B. Complete a systematic literature review.
Differentiate between evidence-based nursing practice (EBNP) and research utilization (RU) by
selecting the correct statements. Select all that apply.
A. Research utilization focuses on research into a set of clinical problems.
B. Research utilization is broader than evidence-based nursing practice.
C. The number of evidence-based practice centers in nursing is decreasing in the United States, while
research utilization is expanding.
D. Nurses play an active role in locating a solution for healthcare concerns when involved in evidence-
based nursing practice.
E. Research utilization begins with existing research that needs to be implemented in practice.
, Research utilization focuses on research into a set of clinical problems.
D. Nurses play an active role in locating a solution for healthcare concerns when involved in
evidence-based nursing practice.
E. Research utilization begins with existing research that needs to be implemented in practice.
Which clinical question reflects the PICOT format?
A. Do children who must have suture repair of lacerations do better when placed on a papoose board
or when held by a parent?
B. How do 24-hours of postoperative inpatient care compared with 12 hours of postoperative
outpatient care affect development of deep vein thrombosis in the first seven days after
hysterectomy?
C. What is the mean heart rate decrease in patients treated with guided imagery rather than being
treated with medication for anxiety?
D. In patients who sustain traumatic head injuries, is it better to keep them immobilized in a head vise
until they have returned from radiology or is it better to remove the head vise as soon as the x-rays
have been read?
B. How do 24-hours of postoperative inpatient care compared with 12 hours of postoperative
outpatient care affect development of deep vein thrombosis in the first seven days after
hysterectomy?
The nurse states, "I have been asked to write a PICOT question for the next evidence-based nursing
practice meeting. I am having trouble with the 'C' part." Which question, asked by a peer, will be of
most help to this nurse?
A. What is the cause of the problem you are investigating?
B. What are you calling for the intervention to do?
C. What intervention are you comparing to?
D. Which kind of clinical intervention do you plan to address?
C. What intervention are you comparing to?
The nursing administration of a healthcare facility would like to encourage the use of evidence-based
practice among the nurses working in the facility. The nurses have asked for Best Practice Information
sheets specific to the care of patients in their units. Which source would be the best for the chief
nurse to recommend to these nurses?
A. The Joanna Briggs Institute
B. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
C. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
D. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Joanna Briggs Institute
The nurse is interested in attending a certification program that educates nurses on the best practice
based on evidence. Which organization would be the nurse's best choice for this certification?
A. The Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute
B. The Journal of Nursing Scholarship
, C. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
D. The Cochrane Library
The Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute
A nurse has joined a group who meet regularly to discuss translational research pertinent to their
patient population. Which types of research should the nurse anticipate discussing? Select all that
apply.
A. Standards of practice
B. Clinical trial information
C. Protocols
D. Critical pathways
E. Systematic reviews
Standards of practice
C. Protocols
D. Critical pathways
A nurse read that an intervention standardly used in the emergency department (ED) has a U.S.
Preventative Services Task Force rating of "I." What action should this nurse take?
A. Continue to use the intervention as it should be "included" in care.
B. Immediately discontinue using the intervention as it "increases" risk for litigation.
C. Discuss the intervention's use with the rest of the ED team because there is "insufficient" evidence
to support use.
D. Discuss the intervention's use with the rest of the ED team as it "inflates" healthcare costs.
C. Discuss the intervention's use with the rest of the ED team because there is "insufficient"
evidence to support use.
A nurse has become very interested in evidence-based nursing practice. As a supporter of the
Cochrane Nursing Care Field, this nurse wishes to engage others as members. Which groups should
the nurse address about membership? Select all that apply.
A. Nursing care consumers
B. Only those that live in Australia
C. Only those that live in the United States
D. Formal caregivers
E. Informal caregivers
Nursing care consumers
D. Formal caregivers
E. Informal caregivers
The healthcare facility has asked nurses to submit suggestions for improvements to benefit patient
care. Which of these suggestions would be forwarded to the committee focusing on National Quality
Forum structural measures? Select all that apply.
A. Remodeling of the emergency department to improve security
B. Purchase of a service contract to ensure hospital beds are in good working order
C. Development of protocols for review of standard nursing interventions
1-20 Complete Guide A+
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Which situations demonstrate a nurse taking accountability for individual practice? Select all that
apply.
A. The nurse chooses to use exam gloves rather than sterile gloves for a clean procedure.
B. The nurse reads practice journals to learn about new procedural techniques.
C. The nurse considers whether a newly prescribed medication dose is safe for a patient.
D. The nurse presents evidence about the effect of nurse-patient ratios on quality of care during a
meeting about a new staffing plan.
E. The nurse wears a well-pressed lab coat to a meeting of the hospital's risk management team.
B. The nurse reads practice journals to learn about new procedural techniques.
C. The nurse considers whether a newly prescribed medication dose is safe for a patient.
D. The nurse presents evidence about the effect of nurse-patient ratios on quality of care during
a meeting about a new staffing plan.
A nurse is reviewing research articles in an effort to make changes in practice in a medical-surgical
unit. To evaluate the quality of the research performed, which source should be recommended?
A. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
B. The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
C. National Quality Forum (NQF)
D. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
The nursing faculty would evaluate which statement, made by a research student, as providing
evidence that the student understands the mission of the ACE Center?
A. The ACE Center exists solely to distribute evidence to educators for use in developing clinical
teaching models.
B. The ACE Center promotes the efforts of evidence-based nursing practice through education,
research, and development.
C. The ACE Center derives clinical actions from research-based findings.
D. The ACE Center is a source of funding for the novice researcher of evidence-based nursing practice.
C. The ACE Center derives clinical actions from research-based findings.
A nurse seeking the definition of evidence-based practice as it applies to nursing would review which
literature?
A. The original work of Archie Cochrane
B. Foundational work by the group headed by Sackett
C. The website of Sigma Theta Tau International
D. The website of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
C. The website of Sigma Theta Tau International
,Which statement(s) should be included in a presentation that discusses the use of systematic reviews
of research studies? Select all that apply.
A. A systematic review focuses on identifying the best studies to use for replication studies.
B. The systematic review will enhance the quality of the research study.
C. The systematic review will involve examining numerous studies relating to a single topical area.
D. The use of the systematic review will identify problematic research question.
E. The use of the systematic review integrates the information from a group of original research
studies and looks at the studies as a whole.
B. The systematic review will enhance the quality of the research study.
C. The systematic review will involve examining numerous studies relating to a single topical
area.
E. The use of the systematic review integrates the information from a group of original research
studies and looks at the studies as a whole.
A nursing faculty is teaching students about Cochrane Centers. What information about these centers
should this faculty include in the teaching? Select all that apply.
A. There are two centers, one located in the United States and the other located in Germany.
B. They help to support the Cochrane Collaboration by organizing workshops and seminars.
C. The centers are all unique and reflect the interests of the individuals in that center.
D. One of the functions of these centers is to train people to do reviews.
E. These centers are for-profit healthcare facilities that provide state-of-the-art medical services.
B. They help to support the Cochrane Collaboration by organizing workshops and seminars.
C. The centers are all unique and reflect the interests of the individuals in that center.
D. One of the functions of these centers is to train people to do reviews.
A nurse who is interested in using evidence to support practice has written a PICOT question
regarding the use of a specific intervention. What is the nurse's next step in this process?
A. Seek funding for a full research study.
B. Complete a systematic literature review.
C. Have the nurse manager read the PICOT statement for accuracy.
D. Develop a plan for dividing patients into two separate study groups.
B. Complete a systematic literature review.
Differentiate between evidence-based nursing practice (EBNP) and research utilization (RU) by
selecting the correct statements. Select all that apply.
A. Research utilization focuses on research into a set of clinical problems.
B. Research utilization is broader than evidence-based nursing practice.
C. The number of evidence-based practice centers in nursing is decreasing in the United States, while
research utilization is expanding.
D. Nurses play an active role in locating a solution for healthcare concerns when involved in evidence-
based nursing practice.
E. Research utilization begins with existing research that needs to be implemented in practice.
, Research utilization focuses on research into a set of clinical problems.
D. Nurses play an active role in locating a solution for healthcare concerns when involved in
evidence-based nursing practice.
E. Research utilization begins with existing research that needs to be implemented in practice.
Which clinical question reflects the PICOT format?
A. Do children who must have suture repair of lacerations do better when placed on a papoose board
or when held by a parent?
B. How do 24-hours of postoperative inpatient care compared with 12 hours of postoperative
outpatient care affect development of deep vein thrombosis in the first seven days after
hysterectomy?
C. What is the mean heart rate decrease in patients treated with guided imagery rather than being
treated with medication for anxiety?
D. In patients who sustain traumatic head injuries, is it better to keep them immobilized in a head vise
until they have returned from radiology or is it better to remove the head vise as soon as the x-rays
have been read?
B. How do 24-hours of postoperative inpatient care compared with 12 hours of postoperative
outpatient care affect development of deep vein thrombosis in the first seven days after
hysterectomy?
The nurse states, "I have been asked to write a PICOT question for the next evidence-based nursing
practice meeting. I am having trouble with the 'C' part." Which question, asked by a peer, will be of
most help to this nurse?
A. What is the cause of the problem you are investigating?
B. What are you calling for the intervention to do?
C. What intervention are you comparing to?
D. Which kind of clinical intervention do you plan to address?
C. What intervention are you comparing to?
The nursing administration of a healthcare facility would like to encourage the use of evidence-based
practice among the nurses working in the facility. The nurses have asked for Best Practice Information
sheets specific to the care of patients in their units. Which source would be the best for the chief
nurse to recommend to these nurses?
A. The Joanna Briggs Institute
B. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
C. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials
D. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The Joanna Briggs Institute
The nurse is interested in attending a certification program that educates nurses on the best practice
based on evidence. Which organization would be the nurse's best choice for this certification?
A. The Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute
B. The Journal of Nursing Scholarship
, C. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
D. The Cochrane Library
The Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute
A nurse has joined a group who meet regularly to discuss translational research pertinent to their
patient population. Which types of research should the nurse anticipate discussing? Select all that
apply.
A. Standards of practice
B. Clinical trial information
C. Protocols
D. Critical pathways
E. Systematic reviews
Standards of practice
C. Protocols
D. Critical pathways
A nurse read that an intervention standardly used in the emergency department (ED) has a U.S.
Preventative Services Task Force rating of "I." What action should this nurse take?
A. Continue to use the intervention as it should be "included" in care.
B. Immediately discontinue using the intervention as it "increases" risk for litigation.
C. Discuss the intervention's use with the rest of the ED team because there is "insufficient" evidence
to support use.
D. Discuss the intervention's use with the rest of the ED team as it "inflates" healthcare costs.
C. Discuss the intervention's use with the rest of the ED team because there is "insufficient"
evidence to support use.
A nurse has become very interested in evidence-based nursing practice. As a supporter of the
Cochrane Nursing Care Field, this nurse wishes to engage others as members. Which groups should
the nurse address about membership? Select all that apply.
A. Nursing care consumers
B. Only those that live in Australia
C. Only those that live in the United States
D. Formal caregivers
E. Informal caregivers
Nursing care consumers
D. Formal caregivers
E. Informal caregivers
The healthcare facility has asked nurses to submit suggestions for improvements to benefit patient
care. Which of these suggestions would be forwarded to the committee focusing on National Quality
Forum structural measures? Select all that apply.
A. Remodeling of the emergency department to improve security
B. Purchase of a service contract to ensure hospital beds are in good working order
C. Development of protocols for review of standard nursing interventions
