Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare, 5th Edition by Melnyk, Chapters 1 - 23 Complete - PDF

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, 1. In the hospital where Nurse L. provides care, tradition dictates that oral temperatures be
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vincluded in every set of patient vital signs, regardless of patient diagnosis or acuity. This
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vis most likely an example of which of the following phenomena?
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A) The prioritization of internal evidence over external evidence
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B) Practice that lacks evidence to support its application
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C) The integration of personal expertise into nursing care
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2. The clinical nurse educator (CNE) on a postsurgical unit has recently completed a
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patient chart review after the implementation of a pilot program aimed at promoting
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early ambulation following surgery. Which of the following components of EBP is the
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nurse putting into practice?
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C) Experience
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3. Nurse R. has observed that reorienting demented patients as frequently as possible tends
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to minimize the patients' level of agitation in the evening. The nurse has shared this
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observation with a colleague, who is skeptical, stating that, “It's best to stick to
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evidence-based practice.” How can Nurse R. best respond?
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A) “EBP can include clinicians' personal expertise.”
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B) “Personal experience is often more sound than formal evidence-based practice.”
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C) “Traditional practice and EBP are usually shown to be the same.” v v v v v v v v v v


D) “My years of experience can be just as valuable as any literature review or
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randomized trial.”
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4. Which of the following factors provides the most important rationale for the consistent
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implementation of EBP?
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A) EBP provides for the most cost-effective patient care.
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B) EBP is accessible to all healthcare clinicians.
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C) EBP provides consistency in care across healthcare settings.
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D) EBP improves patient outcomes. v v v




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