EBP Midterm Practice Questions With
Correct Answers
Which |statement |is |True?
a. |EBP |projects |are |only |relevant |in |hospitals |seeking |to |attain |of |maintain |accreditation.
b. |Evidence-based |practice |is |of |greater |significance |to |the |medical |profession |than |to |nursing.
c. |Research |utilization |and |evidence-based |practice |are |synonymous. |d. |Evidence-based |
practice |is |a |decision-making |approach |that |involves |integrating |evidence |from |rigorous |
research |with |clinical |expertise |and |patient |preference. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Evidence-
based |practice |is |a |decision-making |approach |that |involves |integrating |evidence |from |rigorous |
research |with |clinical |expertise |and |patient |preference.
All |Quality |Improvement |projects |are |based |on |scientific |findings |and |uses |organization |
specific |data |to |guide |actions |for |improving |care |processes. |
a. |True |
b. |False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |False, |not |all |QI |are |based |on |scientific |findings.
What |type |of |evidence |is |considered |most |useful |for |informing |nursing |practice? |
a. |Expert |opinion
b. |Collective |clinical |experience |
c. |Tradition |
d. |Research |findings |from |high-quality |studies |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Research |findings |
from |high-quality |studies
A |researcher |wants |to |know |whether |children |with |autism |who |are |hospitalized |in |a |pediatric |
ward |will |require |more |hours |of |nursing |care |than |the |average |child, |when |the |parents |or |
caregivers |are |not |present. |
, What |type |of |research |outcome |does |this |provide? |
a. |Descriptive |research
b. |Predictive |research
c. |Correlation |research
d. |Qualitative |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Predictive |research
*C |is |incorrect |because |correlation |explores |the |relationships |between |variables. |This |question
|is |not.
Research |question: |What |is |the |effect |of |interruptions |while |nurses |are |giving |medications |on |
the |number |of |medication |errors |they |make? |Indicate |whether |you |think |they |were |addressed
|in |a: |_______________________
a. |Quantitative
b. |Qualitative
c. |Not |Sure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Quantitative
Research |question: |Do |the |babies |of |women |who |do |not |get |prenatal |care |have |lower |birth |
weights |than |other |babies? |Indicate |whether |you |think |they |were |addressed |in |a: |
_______________________
a. |Quantitative
b. |Qualitative
c.Not |Sure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Quantitative
Research |question: |What |does |it |mean |to |a |patient |to |receive |a |diagnosis |that |he |or |she |has |
colon |cancer? |Indicate |whether |you |think |they |were |addressed |in |a: |
_______________________
a. |Quantitative
b. |Qualitative |
Correct Answers
Which |statement |is |True?
a. |EBP |projects |are |only |relevant |in |hospitals |seeking |to |attain |of |maintain |accreditation.
b. |Evidence-based |practice |is |of |greater |significance |to |the |medical |profession |than |to |nursing.
c. |Research |utilization |and |evidence-based |practice |are |synonymous. |d. |Evidence-based |
practice |is |a |decision-making |approach |that |involves |integrating |evidence |from |rigorous |
research |with |clinical |expertise |and |patient |preference. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-D. |Evidence-
based |practice |is |a |decision-making |approach |that |involves |integrating |evidence |from |rigorous |
research |with |clinical |expertise |and |patient |preference.
All |Quality |Improvement |projects |are |based |on |scientific |findings |and |uses |organization |
specific |data |to |guide |actions |for |improving |care |processes. |
a. |True |
b. |False |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |False, |not |all |QI |are |based |on |scientific |findings.
What |type |of |evidence |is |considered |most |useful |for |informing |nursing |practice? |
a. |Expert |opinion
b. |Collective |clinical |experience |
c. |Tradition |
d. |Research |findings |from |high-quality |studies |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Research |findings |
from |high-quality |studies
A |researcher |wants |to |know |whether |children |with |autism |who |are |hospitalized |in |a |pediatric |
ward |will |require |more |hours |of |nursing |care |than |the |average |child, |when |the |parents |or |
caregivers |are |not |present. |
, What |type |of |research |outcome |does |this |provide? |
a. |Descriptive |research
b. |Predictive |research
c. |Correlation |research
d. |Qualitative |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |Predictive |research
*C |is |incorrect |because |correlation |explores |the |relationships |between |variables. |This |question
|is |not.
Research |question: |What |is |the |effect |of |interruptions |while |nurses |are |giving |medications |on |
the |number |of |medication |errors |they |make? |Indicate |whether |you |think |they |were |addressed
|in |a: |_______________________
a. |Quantitative
b. |Qualitative
c. |Not |Sure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Quantitative
Research |question: |Do |the |babies |of |women |who |do |not |get |prenatal |care |have |lower |birth |
weights |than |other |babies? |Indicate |whether |you |think |they |were |addressed |in |a: |
_______________________
a. |Quantitative
b. |Qualitative
c.Not |Sure |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Quantitative
Research |question: |What |does |it |mean |to |a |patient |to |receive |a |diagnosis |that |he |or |she |has |
colon |cancer? |Indicate |whether |you |think |they |were |addressed |in |a: |
_______________________
a. |Quantitative
b. |Qualitative |
