Basic Geriatric Nursing 7th Edition Williams Test Bank – Complete Study Guide & Practice Questions

Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
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1. AMnursingMeducatorMisMexplainingMhowMtheMbestMclinicalMpracticesMareMdetermined.MW
hichMstatementMbestMexplainsMtheMpurposeMofMevidence-basedMpractice?
a. ItMensuresMthatMallMpatientsMreceiveMholisticMcare.
b. ItMprovidesMaMdefiniteMreasonMforMprovidingMcareMinMaMspecificMmanner.
c. ItMpreventsMerrorsMwhenMcareMisMbeingMdelivered.
d. ItMguaranteesMthatMcareMdeliveredMisMbasedMonMresearch.
ANS:M B
Evidence-
basedMpracticeMisMtheMuseMofMtheMcurrentMbestMevidenceMinMmakingMpatientMcareMdecisions.MItM
appliesMtoMallMtypesMofMhealthMcareMprofessionals.MCurrentlyMthereMisMnoMmethodMthatMcanMens
ureMthatMallMpatientsMreceiveMholisticMcare,MthatMallMerrorsMcanMbeMprevented,MorMthatMaMguaran
teeMexistsMthatMcareMgivenMisMbasedMonMresearch.

DIF: CognitiveMLevel:MUnderstanding
OBJ:MNCLEX:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironmentMTOP:M NursingMProcess:MImpleme
ntation

2. WhichMquestionMisMaMproblem-focusedMtriggerMforMinitiatingMtheMevidence-
basedMpracticeMmethodMinMnursingMcare?
a. WhatMisMknownMaboutMreductionMofMurinaryMtractMinfectionsMinMtheMolderMadultM
withMdiabetes?
b. HowMcanMchronicMpainMbestMbeMdescribedMwhenMtheMpatientMisMnonverbal?
c. HowMlongMcanManMIVMcatheterMremainMinMplaceMinMaMpatientMwithMobesity?
d. WhatMmeasuresMcanMtheMnurseMtakeMtoMreduceMtheMrisingMincidenceMofMurinaryMt
ractMinfectionsMonMtheMolderMadultMcareMunit?
ANS:M D
Evidence-
basedMpracticeM(EBP)MquestionsMtendMtoMariseMfromMtwoMsources:MrecurrentMproblemsMorMne
wMknowledge.MInMtheMcorrectMoption,MtheMincreaseMinMurinaryMtractMinfectionsMindicatesMaMtre
ndMorMrecurringMproblemMinMaMspecificMgroupMofMpatients.MTheMotherMquestionsMareMgeneralMi
nformationMquestions,MnotMbasedMonMwhatMisMhappeningMinMaMspecificMareaMorMtoMaMgroupMof
MspecificMpatientsMinManMareaMorMrelatingMtoManMobservedMtrend.




DIF: CognitiveMLevel:MApplying
OBJ:MNCLEX:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironmentMTOP:M NursingMProcess:MImpleme
ntation

3. WhatMdoesMtheM“I”MindicateMinMaM“PICO”Mquestion?
a. InterventionMofMinterest
b. IncorporationMofMconcepts
c. ImplementationMbyMnursing
d. InterestMofMpersonnel
ANS:M A
TheM“I”MstandsMforMinterventionMofMinterest,MmeaningMwhatMtheMnurseMhopesMtoMuseMinMpracti
ceMandMbelievesMisMworthwhileMorMvaluable.MThisMcouldMbeMaMtreatmentMforMaMspecificMtypeMof
MwoundMorManMapproachMonMhowMtoMteachMfoodMpreparationMforMaMpatientMwithMimpairedMsigh

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, DIF: CognitiveMLevel:MRemembering
OBJ:MNCLEX:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironmentMTOP:M NursingMProcess:MImpleme
ntation

4. WhoMwillMtheMclinicalMresearchMnurseMcontactMtoMsearchMrelevantMdatabasesMinMpreparationMfo
rManMupcomingMstudy?
a. TheMphysicianMwhoseMpatientsMmayMbeMinvolvedMinMtheMstudy
b. TheMmedicalMlibrarian
c. TheMnurseMmanagerMofMtheMunitMwhereMtheMstudyMwillMbeMconducted
d. TheMdirectorMofMnursingMofMtheMfacility
ANS:M B
TheMmedicalMlibrarianMisMmostMknowledgeableMregardingMdatabasesMrelevantMtoMaMstudy.MTheM
otherMindividualsMdoMnotMhaveMtheMknowledgeMregardingMrelevantMdatabases.

DIF: CognitiveMLevel:MUnderstanding
OBJ:MNCLEX:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironmentMTOP:M NursingMProcess:MImpleme
ntation

5. WhichMdatabaseMcontainsMsummariesMofMclinicalMguidelinesMandMtheirMdevelopment?
a. MEDLINE
b. CINAHL
c. CochraneMDatabaseMofMSystematicMReviews
d. TheMNationalMGuidelineMClearinghouse
ANS:M D
TheMNationalMGuidelineMClearinghouseMisMaMdatabaseMsupportedMbyMtheMAgencyMforMHealthcareM
ResearchMandMQuality.MItMcontainsMsummariesMofMclinicalMguidelinesMforMpractice.MMEDLINEMis
aMdatabaseMforMstudiesMinMmediciNne, Mnursing,Mdentistry,Mpsychiatry,MveterinaryMmedicine,Man
dMalliedMhealth.MCINAHLM(CumulativeMIndexMofMNursingMandMAlliedMHealthMLiterature)Mincl
udesMstudiesMinMnursing,MalliedMhealth,MandMbiomedicine.MTheMCochraneMDatabaseMFullMtextM
of
regularlyMupdatedMsystematicMreviewsMpreparedMbyMtheMCochraneMCollaborationMincludesMco
mpletedMreviewsMandMprotocols.

DIF: CognitiveMLevel:MRemembering
OBJ:MNCLEX:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironmentMTOP:M NursingMProcess:MImpleme
ntation

6. WhichMdoesMtheMnurseMresearcherMidentifyMasMtheMstrongestMtypeMofMresearch?
a. RandomizedMcontrolledMtrials
b. AMqualitativeMstudy
c. AMdescriptiveMstudy
d. AMcaseMcontrolledMstudy
ANS:M A
IndividualMrandomizedMcontrolledMtrialsMareMcloseMtoMtheMtopMofMtheMresearchMpyramid.MOnly
MsystematicMreviewsMandMmeta-

analysesMareMhigher.MThisMtypeMofMstudyMtestsManMinterventionMagainstMtheMusualMstandardMofM
care.MTheMotherMtypesMofMstudiesMareMusefulMbutMdoMnotMgiveMtheMsameMtypeMofMinformationMa
sMaMrandomizedMcontrolledMtrialMprovides.

DIF: CognitiveMLevel:MRemembering
OBJ:MNCLEX:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironmentMTOP:M NursingMProcess:MAssessm
ent

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, 7. WhatMisMtheMnurseMattemptingMtoMdetermineMwhenMcritiquingMtheMevidenceMrelatedMtoMaMPI
COTMquestion?
a. TheMethicalMconductMofMtheMresearchMtheMnurseMread
b. TheMstrengthMofMtheMevidenceMfoundMinMtheMliterature
c. IfMthereMareManyMexpertsMinMtheMclinicalMquestionMneedingMtoMbeMresearched
d. IfMtheMstudyMdemonstratesMcost-effectivenessMifMaMchangeMinMpracticeMoccurs
ANS:M B
OnceMaMliteratureMsearchMisMcompleteMandMdataMareMgatheredMaboutMtheMquestion,MitMisMtimeMto
McritiqueMtheMevidence.MCritiquingMtheMevidenceMinvolvesMaMsystematicMapproachMtoMlookingMa

tMtheMstrengthMofMtheMworkMreviewedMandMitsMrelevance.MTheMotherMquestionsMareMnotMapplicab
leMtoMcritiquingMtheMevidence.

DIF: CognitiveMLevel:MUnderstanding
OBJ:MNCLEX:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironmentMTOP:M NursingMProcess:MImpleme
ntation

8. AMnurseMfindsMaMcohortMstudyMcomparingMoneMgroupMtakingMhormoneMtreatmentMwithManothe
rMgroupMnotMtakingMhormoneMtreatmentMtoMdetermineMtheMincidenceMofMchangesMinMboneMdens
ityMofMtheMlowerMspine.MWhatMcanMtheMnurseMimplyMfromMthisMstudy?
a. LowMlevelMofMstrengthMmakesMtheMstudyMlimitedMinMvalue.
b. ModerateMlevelMofMstrengthMmakesMtheMstudyMprobablyMuseful.
c. OpinionsMofMtheMindividualsMinMtheMcohortMareMnotMresearch.
d. ThisMcouldMbeMtheMbasisMforMaMQualityMImprovementMproject.
ANS:M B
AMcohortMstudyMisMLevelM4MevidenceMasMitMisMaMsingle,Mnon-
experimentalMstudy.MThisMmoderateMlevelMofMevidenceMmakesMtheMstudyMprobablyMusefulMbut
MtheMnurseMshouldMstriveMtoMfindMstrongerMevidence. N
DIF: CognitiveMLevel:MApplying
OBJ:MNCLEX:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironmentMTOP:M NursingMProcess:MEvaluati
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9. WhichMquestionMwouldMbeMtheMbestMexampleMofMaMknowledge-
focusedMtriggerMforMconductingManMevidence-basedMpracticeMproject?
a. WhatMisMtheMbestMmethodMforMtreatmentMofMlegMswellingMwhenMaMpatientMisMta
kingMgabapentinM(Neurontin)?
b. HowMcanMweMdecreaseMtheMincidenceMofMskinMcancerMinMadultsMoverMtheMageMofM65?
c. WhatMisMtheMcurrentMevidenceMforMimprovingMoralMintakeMforMcancerMpatientsM
withMstomatitis?
d. WhatMisMtheMmaximalMlengthMofMtimeMourMhospitalMallowsMirrigationMkitsMtoMbeMused?
ANS:M C
Evidence-
basedMpracticeM(EBP)MquestionsMtendMtoMariseMfromMtwoMsources:MrecurrentMproblemsMorMnew
Mknowledge.MInMthisMexample,MtheMnewMknowledgeMthatMdrivesMtheMquestionMisMtheMoneMlooki

ngMatMcurrentMevidence.MTheMotherMquestionsMdoMnotMlookMatMtheMnewestMknowledgeMtoMformM
aMquestionMtoMresearch.

DIF: CognitiveMLevel:MAnalyzing
OBJ:MNCLEX:MSafeMandMEffectiveMCareMEnvironmentMTOP:M NursingMProcess:MImpleme
ntation


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