Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for
Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
Chapters 1 - 19
,TestvaBankvaForvaEvidence-
BasedvaPracticevaforvaNurses:vaAppraisalvaandvaApplicationvaofvaResearchva5thvaEdition
vabyvaSchmidt,vaBrown
Table of Contents:
va va
Chapterva1vaWhatvaIsvaEvidence-BasedvaPractice?
Chapterva2vaUsingvaEvidencevaThroughvaCollaborationvaTovaPromotevaExcellencevaInvaNursingvaPrac
tice
Chapterva3vaIdentifyingvaResearchvaQuestions
Chapterva4vaFindingvaSourcesvaOfvaEvidence
Chapterva5vaLinkingvaTheory,vaResearch,vaAndvaPractice
Chapterva6vaKeyvaPrinciplesvaOfvaQuantitativevaDesigns
Chapterva7vaQuantitativevaDesigns:vaUsingvaNumbersvaTovaProvidevaEvidence
Chapterva8vaEpidemiologicvaDesigns:vaUsingvaDatavaTovaUnderstandvaPopulations
Chapterva9vaQualitativevaDesigns:vaUsingvaWordsvaTovaProvidevaEvidence
Chapterva10vaCollectingvaEvidence
Chapterva11vaUsingvaSamplesvaTovaProvidevaEvidence
Chapterva12vaOthervaSourcesvaOfvaEvidence
Chapterva13vaWhatvaDovaThevaQuantitativevaDatavaMean?
Chapterva14vaWhatvaDovaThevaQualitativevaDatavaMean?
Chapterva15vaWeighingvaInvaOnvaThevaEvidence
Chapterva16vaTransitioningvaEvidencevaTovaPractice
Chapterva17vaDevelopingvaOneselfvaAsvaAnvaInnovator
Chapterva18vaEvaluatingvaOutcomesvaOfvaInnovations
Chapterva19vaSharingvaThevaInsightsvaWithvaOthers
,CHAPTERva1:vaWHATvaISvaEVIDENCEvaBASEDvaPRACTICE?
TestvaBankvaEvidence-
BasedvaPracticevaforvaNurses:vaAppraisalvaandvaApplicationvaofvaResearchva5thvaEditionvaSchmi
dt,vaBrown
MultiplevaChoice
Definitionvaofvaresearchva(p.va14)
1. Whichvaofvathevafollowingvaisvathevabestvadefinitionvaofvaresearch?
a. Criticallyvathinkingvaaboutvaproblemsvathatvaoccurvainvahealthvacarevatovadeterminevap
ossiblevasolutions.
b. Informationvathatvaisvabasedvaonvapersonalvaexperiencevaorvatradition.
c. Plannedvaandvasystematicvaactivityvathatvaleadsvatovanewvaknowledgevaand/
orvathevadiscoveryvaofvasolutionsvatovaproblemsvaorvaquestions.
d. Tryingvaavavarietyvaofvaapproachesvatovaavaclinicalvaproblemvaandvasettlingvaonvathevaap
proachvathatvaisvaeffectivevamorevaoftenvathanvanot.
Definitionvaofvaresearchvautilizationva(p.va4)
2. Whichvaofvathevafollowingvaisvathevabestvadefinitionvaofvaresearchvautilization?
a. Applyingvaresearchvafindingsvafromvaindividualvastudiesvatovapractice.
b. Analyzingvamultiplevaresearchvastudiesvatovasynthesizevafindings.
c. Appreciatingvathevaimportancevaofvaclinicalvadecisionvamaking.
d. Usingvapreviousvapersonalvaexperiencevatovabuildvaconfidence.
DefinitionvaofvaEBPva(pp.va4-5)
3. Whichvaofvathevafollowingvaisvathevabestvadefinitionvaofvaevidence-basedvapracticeva(EBP)?
a. Applicationvaofvaresearchvafindingsvabasedvaonvascientificvatheoriesvainvaavaclinicalvasetting.
b. Researchvastudiesvathatvacorrespondvatovanationallyvaestablishedvaprioritiesvaforvahealth
care,vaconductedvabyvaexpertsvainvatheirvafields.
c. Usevaofvatheory-derived,varesearch-
basedvainformationvainvamakingvadecisionsvaaboutvahealthvacarevadelivery,vawithva
considerationvaofvaindividualvaneedsvaandvapreferencesvaandvathevaclinicalvaexper
tisevaofvathevaprovider.
d. Usingvathevaindividualvahealthvacarevaprovider’svaperceptionvaofvatruthvawithoutvacons
ciousvaattentionvaorvareasoning.
DifferencevabetweenvaresearchvautilizationvaandvaEBPva(pp.va4-5)
4. Whichvaofvathevafollowingvabestvadescribesvathevadifferencevabetweenvaresearchvautilizatio
nvaandvaEBP?
a. Researchvautilizationvaisvaavaprocessvaofvaevaluatingvamultiplevastudiesvaforvathe
vamostvageneralizablevafindings;vaEBPvaisvausevaofvathevamostvarecentvastudyvaonva
avatopic.
, b. Researchvautilizationvainvolvesvachangingvapracticevabasedvaonvafindingsvaofvaava
singlevaresearchvastudy;vaEBPvaisvathevasynthesesvaofvafindingsvafromvamultiplevas
tudiesvatovaincorporatevawithvapractitionervaskillsvaandvaclientvapreferencevatova
determinevabestvacare.
c. Researchvautilizationvaisvathevaapplicationvaofvaresearchvafindingsvatovahealthvacarevapr
actice;vaEBPvaisvaconsideredvainvaselectingvamedicationvaoptions.
d. Researchvautilizationvaisvareviewvaofvaresearchvapublications;vaEBPvaisvausin
gvathevahealthcarevaprovider’svaperceptionvaofvawhatvacarevawouldvabevabestvai
nvaindividualvasituations.
Evidencevafromvaothervadisciplinesva(p.va6)
5. Invawhatvawayvacanvaevidencevafromvadisciplinesvaothervathanvanursingvabevahelpful?
a. Theoryvabasedvanon-
nursingvaevidencevacanvaprovidevaavabasisvaonvawhichvatovabuildvanewvaevidenc
e.
b. Non-
nursingvaevidencevasupportsvathevausevaofvanursingvaknowledgevaobtainedvabyvatrial
vaandvaerror.
c. Clinicalvadecisionvamakingvacanvabevabasedvaonvafindingsvafromvasinglevanon-
nursingvaresearchvastudies.
d. Allvaevidencevaisvaequallyvaimportantvatovathevapracticevaofvanursing.
Identificationvaofvasourcesvaofvaevidenceva(p.va6)
6. YouvaarevaavanewvanursevaworkingvaatvaXYZvahospital.vaYourvapreceptorvatellsvayouvatovadangle
vaMs.vaJones’valegsvaonvathevasidevaofvathevabedvabeforevayouvaattemptvatovaassistvahervatovaavachair
.vaYouvaaskvayourvapreceptorvawhyvathisvaisvadonevaandvashNeUaRnSsIw
NeGrTsB
,v a “.CTOhM
isvaisvawhatvawevah
avevaalwaysvadone,vasovagovadovait.”vaThisvaisvaanvaexamplevaofvawhichvatypevaofvaevidence?
a. Trialvaandvaerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedvaevidence
d. Tradition
Identificationvaofvasourcesvaofvaevidenceva(p.va6)
7. YouvaarevaavanewvanursevaworkingvaatvaXYZvahospital.vaYourvapreceptorvatellsvayouvatovadangl
evaMs.vaJones’valegsvaonvathevasidevaofvathevabedvabeforevayouvaattemptvatovaassistvahervatovaavacha
ir.vaYouvaaskvayourvapreceptorvawhyvathisvaisvadonevaandvashevaanswers,va“BecausevaIvasaidvaso.”v
aThisvaisvaanvaexamplevaofvawhichvatypevaofvaevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowedvaevidence
Identificationvaofvasourcesvaofvaevidenceva(p.va6)
8. Trialvaandvaerrorvaisvanotvaavapreferredvaapproachvaforvadeliveringvanursingvacarevabecause
a. itvaisvanotvabasedvaonvasystematicvascientificvaapproaches.
b. itvaisvanotvaavasanctionedvamethodvabyvathevaAmericanvaNursesvaAssociation.
c. itvaisvabasedvaonlyvaonvaintuitionvaandvathereforevanotvascientificallyvabased.
d. patientvaoutcomesvaarevaalwaysvabasedvaonlyvaonvalevelva1vaevidence.
Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
Chapters 1 - 19
,TestvaBankvaForvaEvidence-
BasedvaPracticevaforvaNurses:vaAppraisalvaandvaApplicationvaofvaResearchva5thvaEdition
vabyvaSchmidt,vaBrown
Table of Contents:
va va
Chapterva1vaWhatvaIsvaEvidence-BasedvaPractice?
Chapterva2vaUsingvaEvidencevaThroughvaCollaborationvaTovaPromotevaExcellencevaInvaNursingvaPrac
tice
Chapterva3vaIdentifyingvaResearchvaQuestions
Chapterva4vaFindingvaSourcesvaOfvaEvidence
Chapterva5vaLinkingvaTheory,vaResearch,vaAndvaPractice
Chapterva6vaKeyvaPrinciplesvaOfvaQuantitativevaDesigns
Chapterva7vaQuantitativevaDesigns:vaUsingvaNumbersvaTovaProvidevaEvidence
Chapterva8vaEpidemiologicvaDesigns:vaUsingvaDatavaTovaUnderstandvaPopulations
Chapterva9vaQualitativevaDesigns:vaUsingvaWordsvaTovaProvidevaEvidence
Chapterva10vaCollectingvaEvidence
Chapterva11vaUsingvaSamplesvaTovaProvidevaEvidence
Chapterva12vaOthervaSourcesvaOfvaEvidence
Chapterva13vaWhatvaDovaThevaQuantitativevaDatavaMean?
Chapterva14vaWhatvaDovaThevaQualitativevaDatavaMean?
Chapterva15vaWeighingvaInvaOnvaThevaEvidence
Chapterva16vaTransitioningvaEvidencevaTovaPractice
Chapterva17vaDevelopingvaOneselfvaAsvaAnvaInnovator
Chapterva18vaEvaluatingvaOutcomesvaOfvaInnovations
Chapterva19vaSharingvaThevaInsightsvaWithvaOthers
,CHAPTERva1:vaWHATvaISvaEVIDENCEvaBASEDvaPRACTICE?
TestvaBankvaEvidence-
BasedvaPracticevaforvaNurses:vaAppraisalvaandvaApplicationvaofvaResearchva5thvaEditionvaSchmi
dt,vaBrown
MultiplevaChoice
Definitionvaofvaresearchva(p.va14)
1. Whichvaofvathevafollowingvaisvathevabestvadefinitionvaofvaresearch?
a. Criticallyvathinkingvaaboutvaproblemsvathatvaoccurvainvahealthvacarevatovadeterminevap
ossiblevasolutions.
b. Informationvathatvaisvabasedvaonvapersonalvaexperiencevaorvatradition.
c. Plannedvaandvasystematicvaactivityvathatvaleadsvatovanewvaknowledgevaand/
orvathevadiscoveryvaofvasolutionsvatovaproblemsvaorvaquestions.
d. Tryingvaavavarietyvaofvaapproachesvatovaavaclinicalvaproblemvaandvasettlingvaonvathevaap
proachvathatvaisvaeffectivevamorevaoftenvathanvanot.
Definitionvaofvaresearchvautilizationva(p.va4)
2. Whichvaofvathevafollowingvaisvathevabestvadefinitionvaofvaresearchvautilization?
a. Applyingvaresearchvafindingsvafromvaindividualvastudiesvatovapractice.
b. Analyzingvamultiplevaresearchvastudiesvatovasynthesizevafindings.
c. Appreciatingvathevaimportancevaofvaclinicalvadecisionvamaking.
d. Usingvapreviousvapersonalvaexperiencevatovabuildvaconfidence.
DefinitionvaofvaEBPva(pp.va4-5)
3. Whichvaofvathevafollowingvaisvathevabestvadefinitionvaofvaevidence-basedvapracticeva(EBP)?
a. Applicationvaofvaresearchvafindingsvabasedvaonvascientificvatheoriesvainvaavaclinicalvasetting.
b. Researchvastudiesvathatvacorrespondvatovanationallyvaestablishedvaprioritiesvaforvahealth
care,vaconductedvabyvaexpertsvainvatheirvafields.
c. Usevaofvatheory-derived,varesearch-
basedvainformationvainvamakingvadecisionsvaaboutvahealthvacarevadelivery,vawithva
considerationvaofvaindividualvaneedsvaandvapreferencesvaandvathevaclinicalvaexper
tisevaofvathevaprovider.
d. Usingvathevaindividualvahealthvacarevaprovider’svaperceptionvaofvatruthvawithoutvacons
ciousvaattentionvaorvareasoning.
DifferencevabetweenvaresearchvautilizationvaandvaEBPva(pp.va4-5)
4. Whichvaofvathevafollowingvabestvadescribesvathevadifferencevabetweenvaresearchvautilizatio
nvaandvaEBP?
a. Researchvautilizationvaisvaavaprocessvaofvaevaluatingvamultiplevastudiesvaforvathe
vamostvageneralizablevafindings;vaEBPvaisvausevaofvathevamostvarecentvastudyvaonva
avatopic.
, b. Researchvautilizationvainvolvesvachangingvapracticevabasedvaonvafindingsvaofvaava
singlevaresearchvastudy;vaEBPvaisvathevasynthesesvaofvafindingsvafromvamultiplevas
tudiesvatovaincorporatevawithvapractitionervaskillsvaandvaclientvapreferencevatova
determinevabestvacare.
c. Researchvautilizationvaisvathevaapplicationvaofvaresearchvafindingsvatovahealthvacarevapr
actice;vaEBPvaisvaconsideredvainvaselectingvamedicationvaoptions.
d. Researchvautilizationvaisvareviewvaofvaresearchvapublications;vaEBPvaisvausin
gvathevahealthcarevaprovider’svaperceptionvaofvawhatvacarevawouldvabevabestvai
nvaindividualvasituations.
Evidencevafromvaothervadisciplinesva(p.va6)
5. Invawhatvawayvacanvaevidencevafromvadisciplinesvaothervathanvanursingvabevahelpful?
a. Theoryvabasedvanon-
nursingvaevidencevacanvaprovidevaavabasisvaonvawhichvatovabuildvanewvaevidenc
e.
b. Non-
nursingvaevidencevasupportsvathevausevaofvanursingvaknowledgevaobtainedvabyvatrial
vaandvaerror.
c. Clinicalvadecisionvamakingvacanvabevabasedvaonvafindingsvafromvasinglevanon-
nursingvaresearchvastudies.
d. Allvaevidencevaisvaequallyvaimportantvatovathevapracticevaofvanursing.
Identificationvaofvasourcesvaofvaevidenceva(p.va6)
6. YouvaarevaavanewvanursevaworkingvaatvaXYZvahospital.vaYourvapreceptorvatellsvayouvatovadangle
vaMs.vaJones’valegsvaonvathevasidevaofvathevabedvabeforevayouvaattemptvatovaassistvahervatovaavachair
.vaYouvaaskvayourvapreceptorvawhyvathisvaisvadonevaandvashNeUaRnSsIw
NeGrTsB
,v a “.CTOhM
isvaisvawhatvawevah
avevaalwaysvadone,vasovagovadovait.”vaThisvaisvaanvaexamplevaofvawhichvatypevaofvaevidence?
a. Trialvaandvaerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedvaevidence
d. Tradition
Identificationvaofvasourcesvaofvaevidenceva(p.va6)
7. YouvaarevaavanewvanursevaworkingvaatvaXYZvahospital.vaYourvapreceptorvatellsvayouvatovadangl
evaMs.vaJones’valegsvaonvathevasidevaofvathevabedvabeforevayouvaattemptvatovaassistvahervatovaavacha
ir.vaYouvaaskvayourvapreceptorvawhyvathisvaisvadonevaandvashevaanswers,va“BecausevaIvasaidvaso.”v
aThisvaisvaanvaexamplevaofvawhichvatypevaofvaevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowedvaevidence
Identificationvaofvasourcesvaofvaevidenceva(p.va6)
8. Trialvaandvaerrorvaisvanotvaavapreferredvaapproachvaforvadeliveringvanursingvacarevabecause
a. itvaisvanotvabasedvaonvasystematicvascientificvaapproaches.
b. itvaisvanotvaavasanctionedvamethodvabyvathevaAmericanvaNursesvaAssociation.
c. itvaisvabasedvaonlyvaonvaintuitionvaandvathereforevanotvascientificallyvabased.
d. patientvaoutcomesvaarevaalwaysvabasedvaonlyvaonvalevelva1vaevidence.