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Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
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dmDebbiemFaulk,mPhD,mRN,mCNE
bothmofmAuburnmMontgomerymSchoolmofmNursing
CHAPTER 1 m
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
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MultiplemChoice
Definitionmofmresearchm(p.m14)
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinitionmofmresearch?
a. Criticallymthinkingmaboutmproblemsmthatmoccurminmhealthmcaremtomdeterminempossi
blemsolutions.
b. Informationmthatmismbasedmonmpersonalmexperiencemormtradition.
c. Plannedmandmsystematicmactivitymthatmleadsmtomnewmknowledgemand/ormt
hemdiscoverymofmsolutionsmtomproblemsmormquestions.
d. Tryingmamvarietymofmapproachesmtomamclinicalmproblemmandmsettlingmonmthemapproa
chmthatmismeffectivemmoremoftenmthanmnot.
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Definitionmofmresearchmutilizationm(p.m4)
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinitionmofmresearchmutilization?
a. Applyingmresearchmfindingsmfrommindividualmstudiesmtompractice.
b. Analyzingmmultiplemresearchmstudiesmtomsynthesizemfindings.
c. Appreciatingmthemimportancemofmclinicalmdecisionmmaking.
d. Usingmpreviousmpersonalmexperiencemtombuildmconfidence.
DefinitionmofmEBPm(pp.m4-5)
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinitionmofmevidence-basedmpracticem(EBP)?
a. Applicationmofmresearchmfindingsmbasedmonmscientificmtheoriesminmamclinicalmsetting.
b. Researchmstudiesmthatmcorrespondmtomnationallymestablishedmprioritiesmformhealthcar
e,mconductedmbymexpertsminmtheirmfields.
c. Usemofmtheory-derived,mresearch-
basedminformationminmmakingmdecisionsmaboutmhealthmcaremdelivery,mwithmcon
siderationmofmindividualmneedsmandmpreferencesmandmthemclinicalmexpertisemofm
themprovider.
d. Usingmthemindividualmhealthmcaremprovider’smperceptionmofmtruthmwithoutmconscio
usmattentionmormreasoning.
DifferencembetweenmresearchmutilizationmandmEBPm(pp.m4-5)
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmthemdifferencembetweenmresearchmutilizationma
ndmEBP?
a. Researchmutilizationmismamprocessmofmevaluatingmmultiplemstudiesmformthemm
ostmgeneralizablemfindings;mEBPmismusemofmthemmostmrecentmstudymonmamtopic
.
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b. Researchmutilizationminvolvesmchangingmpracticembasedmonmfindingsmofmamsin
glemresearchmstudy;mEBPmismthemsynthesesmofmfindingsmfrommmultiplemstudies
mtomincorporatemwithmpractitionermskillsmandmclientmpreferencemtomdetermine
mbestmcare.
c. Researchmutilizationmismthemapplicationmofmresearchmfindingsmtomhealthmcarempracti
ce;mEBPmismconsideredminmselectingmmedicationmoptions.
d. Researchmutilizationmismreviewmofmresearchmpublications;mEBPmismusingmth
emhealthcaremprovider’smperceptionmofmwhatmcaremwouldmbembestminmindivi
dualmsituations.
Evidencemfrommothermdisciplinesm(p.m6)
5. Inmwhatmwaymcanmevidencemfrommdisciplinesmothermthanmnursingmbemhelpful?
a. Theorymbasedmnon-
nursingmevidencemcanmprovidemambasismonmwhichmtombuildmnewmevidence.
b. Non-
nursingmevidencemsupportsmthemusemofmnursingmknowledgemobtainedmbymtrialman
dmerror.
c. Clinicalmdecisionmmakingmcanmbembasedmonmfindingsmfrommsinglemnon-
nursingmresearchmstudies.
d. Allmevidencemismequallymimportantmtomthempracticemofmnursing.
Identificationmofmsourcesmofmevidencem(p.m6)
6. YoumaremamnewmnursemworkingmatmXYZmhospital.mYourmpreceptormtellsmyoumtomdanglemMs.
mJones’mlegsmonmthemsidemofmthembedmbeforemyoumattemptmtomassistmhermtomamchair.mYoumaskm
NeGrTs,B“.CTOhM
yourmpreceptormwhymthismismdonemandmshNeUaRnSsIw ismismwhatmwemhavemalwaysmdone,ms
omgomdomit.”mThismismanmexamplemofmwhichmtypemofmevidence?
a. Trialmandmerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedmevidence
d. Tradition
Identificationmofmsourcesmofmevidencem(p.m6)
7. YoumaremamnewmnursemworkingmatmXYZmhospital.mYourmpreceptormtellsmyoumtomdanglemMs.
mJones’mlegsmonmthemsidemofmthembedmbeforemyoumattemptmtomassistmhermtomamchair.mYoumaskm
yourmpreceptormwhymthismismdonemandmshemanswers,m“BecausemImsaidmso.”mThismismanmexam
plemofmwhichmtypemofmevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowedmevidence
Identificationmofmsourcesmofmevidencem(p.m6)
8. Trialmandmerrormismnotmampreferredmapproachmformdeliveringmnursingmcarembecause
a. itmismnotmbasedmonmsystematicmscientificmapproaches.
b. itmismnotmamsanctionedmmethodmbymthemAmericanmNursesmAssociation.
c. itmismbasedmonlymonmintuitionmandmthereforemnotmscientificallymbased.
d. patientmoutcomesmaremalwaysmbasedmonlymonmlevelm1mevidence.
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Identificationmofmsourcesmofmevidencem(p.m8)
9. Manymnursesminmclinicalmsettingsmbasemnursingminterventionsmonminformationmobtainedmfrom
a. levelm1mevidence.
b. individualmresearchmstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. themAmericanmNursesmAssociation.
BarriersmtomadoptingmEBPm(p.m8)
10. Studiesmhavemshownmthatmthemreasonsmthatmnursesmdomnotmdrawmonmresearchmaremrelatedmto
a. communicationmproblems.
b. individualmandmorganizationalmfactors.
c. personalmdisinterest.
d. rapidmorganizationalmchanges.
EnvironmentmformEBPmtomflourishm(p.m11)
11. WhichmofmthemfollowingmpromotesmconsistentmEBPmpracticemchangesminmanminstitution?
a. ClinicalmexpertsmsuchmasmAdvancedmPracticemNursesm(APNs)mshouldmbemt
hemauthoritymformanymchangeminmpractices.
b. Changemchampionsmaremneededmonmeachmworkmshiftmtomfacilitatempract
icemchanges.
c. Nursemmanagersmmustmmandatemresearchmwithinmhealthcareminstitutions.
d. Opinionmleadersmshouldmenforcemadherencemtomtheirmopinions.
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EnvironmentmformEBPmtomflourishm(p.m10)
12. Onemmethodmformovercomingmamlackmofmresourcesmtomaccessmevidencemismto
a. devotem15mminutesmamdaymtomreadingmevidencemrelatedmtomamclinicalmproblem.
b. attendmconferencesmwheremclinicalmresearchmismpresented..
c. bookmarkmimportantmWebmsitesmthatmaremsourcesmofmclinicalmguidelines.
d. collaboratemwithmamnursingmprogrammformaccessmtomresources.
BarriersmtomadoptingmEBPm(p.m9)
13. WhatmstepsmcanmbemtakenmtomovercomemthemtimembarriermtomadoptingmanmEBP?
a. Devotem15mminutesmamdaymtomreadingmevidencemrelatedmtomamclinicalmproblem.
b. Subscribemtome-mailmsummariesmofmresearchmstudiesminmyourmareamofminterest.
c. Takemadvantagemofmavailablemtechnologiesmtomprovidemquickmandmconvenientmacce
ssmtomrelevantmdatamandmclinicalmguidelines.
d. Allmofmthemabove
Partsmofmamresearchmarticlem(p.m18)
14. Whichmsectionmofmamresearchmarticlemprovidesmanmoverviewmofmthemstudy?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Reviewmofmliterature
d. Theoreticalmframework
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Partsmofmamresearchmarticlem(pp.m18)
15. Whichmsectionmofmamresearchmarticlemidentifiesmthemproblemmbeingmstudiedmandminclude
smampurposemstatementmandmbackgroundminformationmonmthemtopic?
a. Discussionmsection
b. Introduction
c. Methodsmsection
d. Resultsmsection
Partsmofmamresearchmarticlem(p.m19)
16. Ammajormportionmofmamresearchmarticlemismthemmethodsmsection,mwhichmincludesmamdiscussi
onmofmthemstudymdesign,mthemsample,mandmthe collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories
Partsmofmamresearchmarticlem(p.m19)
17. The
sectionmofmamresearchmarticlemoutlinesmthemmethodsmusedmtomanalyzemthemdatamandmnotesmthe
mfindings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
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Partsmofmamresearchmarticlem(p.m2
0)
18. Whichmsectionmofmamresearchmarticlemprovidesmanminterpretationmofmthemstudy’smresults?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion
Ethicalmissuesm(p.m24)
19. Themfirstmregulationsmtomprotectmhumanmsubjectsminmmedicalmresearchmstudiesmwerempropos
edmbymthe inm1973.
a. AmericanmMedicalmAssociation
b. U.S.mDepartmentmofmHealth,mEducation,mandmWelfare
c. U.S.mFoodmandmDrugmAdministration
d. AssociationmofmAmericanmUniversities
Ethicalmissuesm(p.m31)
20. Whichmofmthemfollowingmformsmthembasismformethicalmconductminmmedicalmresear
chminternationally?
a. JewishmChronicmDiseasemHospitalmstudy
b. NurembergmCode
c. Tuskegeemstudies
d. Willowbrookmstudies
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Testbank for Schmidt & Brown 3rd Edition
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Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
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Testbankmpreparedmby:
ArlenemH.mMorris,mEdD,mRN,mCNEman
dmDebbiemFaulk,mPhD,mRN,mCNE
bothmofmAuburnmMontgomerymSchoolmofmNursing
CHAPTER 1 m
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
m m m m
MultiplemChoice
Definitionmofmresearchm(p.m14)
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinitionmofmresearch?
a. Criticallymthinkingmaboutmproblemsmthatmoccurminmhealthmcaremtomdeterminempossi
blemsolutions.
b. Informationmthatmismbasedmonmpersonalmexperiencemormtradition.
c. Plannedmandmsystematicmactivitymthatmleadsmtomnewmknowledgemand/ormt
hemdiscoverymofmsolutionsmtomproblemsmormquestions.
d. Tryingmamvarietymofmapproachesmtomamclinicalmproblemmandmsettlingmonmthemapproa
chmthatmismeffectivemmoremoftenmthanmnot.
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Definitionmofmresearchmutilizationm(p.m4)
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinitionmofmresearchmutilization?
a. Applyingmresearchmfindingsmfrommindividualmstudiesmtompractice.
b. Analyzingmmultiplemresearchmstudiesmtomsynthesizemfindings.
c. Appreciatingmthemimportancemofmclinicalmdecisionmmaking.
d. Usingmpreviousmpersonalmexperiencemtombuildmconfidence.
DefinitionmofmEBPm(pp.m4-5)
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinitionmofmevidence-basedmpracticem(EBP)?
a. Applicationmofmresearchmfindingsmbasedmonmscientificmtheoriesminmamclinicalmsetting.
b. Researchmstudiesmthatmcorrespondmtomnationallymestablishedmprioritiesmformhealthcar
e,mconductedmbymexpertsminmtheirmfields.
c. Usemofmtheory-derived,mresearch-
basedminformationminmmakingmdecisionsmaboutmhealthmcaremdelivery,mwithmcon
siderationmofmindividualmneedsmandmpreferencesmandmthemclinicalmexpertisemofm
themprovider.
d. Usingmthemindividualmhealthmcaremprovider’smperceptionmofmtruthmwithoutmconscio
usmattentionmormreasoning.
DifferencembetweenmresearchmutilizationmandmEBPm(pp.m4-5)
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmthemdifferencembetweenmresearchmutilizationma
ndmEBP?
a. Researchmutilizationmismamprocessmofmevaluatingmmultiplemstudiesmformthemm
ostmgeneralizablemfindings;mEBPmismusemofmthemmostmrecentmstudymonmamtopic
.
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b. Researchmutilizationminvolvesmchangingmpracticembasedmonmfindingsmofmamsin
glemresearchmstudy;mEBPmismthemsynthesesmofmfindingsmfrommmultiplemstudies
mtomincorporatemwithmpractitionermskillsmandmclientmpreferencemtomdetermine
mbestmcare.
c. Researchmutilizationmismthemapplicationmofmresearchmfindingsmtomhealthmcarempracti
ce;mEBPmismconsideredminmselectingmmedicationmoptions.
d. Researchmutilizationmismreviewmofmresearchmpublications;mEBPmismusingmth
emhealthcaremprovider’smperceptionmofmwhatmcaremwouldmbembestminmindivi
dualmsituations.
Evidencemfrommothermdisciplinesm(p.m6)
5. Inmwhatmwaymcanmevidencemfrommdisciplinesmothermthanmnursingmbemhelpful?
a. Theorymbasedmnon-
nursingmevidencemcanmprovidemambasismonmwhichmtombuildmnewmevidence.
b. Non-
nursingmevidencemsupportsmthemusemofmnursingmknowledgemobtainedmbymtrialman
dmerror.
c. Clinicalmdecisionmmakingmcanmbembasedmonmfindingsmfrommsinglemnon-
nursingmresearchmstudies.
d. Allmevidencemismequallymimportantmtomthempracticemofmnursing.
Identificationmofmsourcesmofmevidencem(p.m6)
6. YoumaremamnewmnursemworkingmatmXYZmhospital.mYourmpreceptormtellsmyoumtomdanglemMs.
mJones’mlegsmonmthemsidemofmthembedmbeforemyoumattemptmtomassistmhermtomamchair.mYoumaskm
NeGrTs,B“.CTOhM
yourmpreceptormwhymthismismdonemandmshNeUaRnSsIw ismismwhatmwemhavemalwaysmdone,ms
omgomdomit.”mThismismanmexamplemofmwhichmtypemofmevidence?
a. Trialmandmerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedmevidence
d. Tradition
Identificationmofmsourcesmofmevidencem(p.m6)
7. YoumaremamnewmnursemworkingmatmXYZmhospital.mYourmpreceptormtellsmyoumtomdanglemMs.
mJones’mlegsmonmthemsidemofmthembedmbeforemyoumattemptmtomassistmhermtomamchair.mYoumaskm
yourmpreceptormwhymthismismdonemandmshemanswers,m“BecausemImsaidmso.”mThismismanmexam
plemofmwhichmtypemofmevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowedmevidence
Identificationmofmsourcesmofmevidencem(p.m6)
8. Trialmandmerrormismnotmampreferredmapproachmformdeliveringmnursingmcarembecause
a. itmismnotmbasedmonmsystematicmscientificmapproaches.
b. itmismnotmamsanctionedmmethodmbymthemAmericanmNursesmAssociation.
c. itmismbasedmonlymonmintuitionmandmthereforemnotmscientificallymbased.
d. patientmoutcomesmaremalwaysmbasedmonlymonmlevelm1mevidence.
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Identificationmofmsourcesmofmevidencem(p.m8)
9. Manymnursesminmclinicalmsettingsmbasemnursingminterventionsmonminformationmobtainedmfrom
a. levelm1mevidence.
b. individualmresearchmstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. themAmericanmNursesmAssociation.
BarriersmtomadoptingmEBPm(p.m8)
10. Studiesmhavemshownmthatmthemreasonsmthatmnursesmdomnotmdrawmonmresearchmaremrelatedmto
a. communicationmproblems.
b. individualmandmorganizationalmfactors.
c. personalmdisinterest.
d. rapidmorganizationalmchanges.
EnvironmentmformEBPmtomflourishm(p.m11)
11. WhichmofmthemfollowingmpromotesmconsistentmEBPmpracticemchangesminmanminstitution?
a. ClinicalmexpertsmsuchmasmAdvancedmPracticemNursesm(APNs)mshouldmbemt
hemauthoritymformanymchangeminmpractices.
b. Changemchampionsmaremneededmonmeachmworkmshiftmtomfacilitatempract
icemchanges.
c. Nursemmanagersmmustmmandatemresearchmwithinmhealthcareminstitutions.
d. Opinionmleadersmshouldmenforcemadherencemtomtheirmopinions.
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EnvironmentmformEBPmtomflourishm(p.m10)
12. Onemmethodmformovercomingmamlackmofmresourcesmtomaccessmevidencemismto
a. devotem15mminutesmamdaymtomreadingmevidencemrelatedmtomamclinicalmproblem.
b. attendmconferencesmwheremclinicalmresearchmismpresented..
c. bookmarkmimportantmWebmsitesmthatmaremsourcesmofmclinicalmguidelines.
d. collaboratemwithmamnursingmprogrammformaccessmtomresources.
BarriersmtomadoptingmEBPm(p.m9)
13. WhatmstepsmcanmbemtakenmtomovercomemthemtimembarriermtomadoptingmanmEBP?
a. Devotem15mminutesmamdaymtomreadingmevidencemrelatedmtomamclinicalmproblem.
b. Subscribemtome-mailmsummariesmofmresearchmstudiesminmyourmareamofminterest.
c. Takemadvantagemofmavailablemtechnologiesmtomprovidemquickmandmconvenientmacce
ssmtomrelevantmdatamandmclinicalmguidelines.
d. Allmofmthemabove
Partsmofmamresearchmarticlem(p.m18)
14. Whichmsectionmofmamresearchmarticlemprovidesmanmoverviewmofmthemstudy?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Reviewmofmliterature
d. Theoreticalmframework
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Partsmofmamresearchmarticlem(pp.m18)
15. Whichmsectionmofmamresearchmarticlemidentifiesmthemproblemmbeingmstudiedmandminclude
smampurposemstatementmandmbackgroundminformationmonmthemtopic?
a. Discussionmsection
b. Introduction
c. Methodsmsection
d. Resultsmsection
Partsmofmamresearchmarticlem(p.m19)
16. Ammajormportionmofmamresearchmarticlemismthemmethodsmsection,mwhichmincludesmamdiscussi
onmofmthemstudymdesign,mthemsample,mandmthe collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories
Partsmofmamresearchmarticlem(p.m19)
17. The
sectionmofmamresearchmarticlemoutlinesmthemmethodsmusedmtomanalyzemthemdatamandmnotesmthe
mfindings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
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0)
18. Whichmsectionmofmamresearchmarticlemprovidesmanminterpretationmofmthemstudy’smresults?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion
Ethicalmissuesm(p.m24)
19. Themfirstmregulationsmtomprotectmhumanmsubjectsminmmedicalmresearchmstudiesmwerempropos
edmbymthe inm1973.
a. AmericanmMedicalmAssociation
b. U.S.mDepartmentmofmHealth,mEducation,mandmWelfare
c. U.S.mFoodmandmDrugmAdministration
d. AssociationmofmAmericanmUniversities
Ethicalmissuesm(p.m31)
20. Whichmofmthemfollowingmformsmthembasismformethicalmconductminmmedicalmresear
chminternationally?
a. JewishmChronicmDiseasemHospitalmstudy
b. NurembergmCode
c. Tuskegeemstudies
d. Willowbrookmstudies
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