EBP Exam 1 - Module 1 (Chapters 1-6)
Questions With Correct Answers
using |the |best |evidence |in |making |patient |care |decisions
EBP
3 |multiple |choice |options
Nursing |research |is
Is |systematic |inquiry |to |develop |knowledge |(generate |trustworthy |evidence) |about |issues |of |
importance |to |the |nursing |profession.
1 |multiple |choice |option
who |are |consumers?
nurses |who |read |and |evaluate |research |reports |or |summaries
2 |multiple |choice |options
Who |are |producers?
Nurses |who |design |and |undertake |research |studies
2 |multiple |choice |options
Inductive |hypothesis
Inferred |from |observations. |Observe |certain |patterns |among |phenomena |and |then |make |
predictions |based |on |the |observations. |I.e |Clinical |experiences
1 |multiple |choice |option
deductive |hypothesis
Have |theories |or |prior |knowledge |as |the |starting |point, |as |in |our |earlier |example |about |
reinforcement |theory. |Deduced |that |if |a |theory |is |true, |then |certain |outcomes |can |be |
expected
1 |multiple |choice |option
,qualitative |studies |are |an |important |source |of |inspiration |for
inductive |hypothesis
1 |multiple |choice |option
quantitative |research |is |most |closely |allied |with
positivist |tradition
3 |multiple |choice |options
qualitative |research |is |most |closely |associated |with
constructivist |inquiry
3 |multiple |choice |options
Positivist |Paradigm
Positivism |reflects |a |broader |cultural |phenomenon |(modernism) |that |emphasizes |the |rational |
and |the |scientific.
Positivist |assumption
Reality |exists.
There |is |a |real |world |driven |by |natural |causes.
Naturalistic |(constructivist) |assumption
reality |is |multiple |and |subjective, |constructed |by |individuals
Which |occurs |in |the |positivist |paradigm?
Reality |is |fixed
3 |multiple |choice |options
Fixed |design
Discrete, |specific |concepts
Deductive |processes
control |over |context
verification |of |hunches
quantitative |information
seeks |generalization
positivist/Quantitative |research
1 |multiple |choice |option
, Flexible |design |vs. |fixed
inductive |processes |vs |deductive
holistic |versus |discrete
seeks |patterns |vs |seeks |generalizations
constructivist |aka |naturalistic/Qualitative
1 |multiple |choice |option
purpose |of |research: |basic |research
extending |information |for |sake |of |knowledge
1 |multiple |choice |option
purpose |of |research: |applied |research
discovering |solutions |to |immediate |problems
1 |multiple |choice |option
EBP |purpose
Treatment/therapy/intervention
Assessment |and |diagnosis
Prognosis |- |health |outcomes
Harm |and |etiology |- |preventing |harm
Meaning |and |process |- |evidence |about |what |health |and |illness |means
research |utilization |(RU)
The |use |of |study |findings |in |a |practical |application |unrelated |to |the |original |research. |EBP |and |
RU |are |overlapping |concepts |that |concern |efforts |to |use |research |as |a |basis |for |clinical |
decisions, |but |RU |starts |with |a |research |- |based |innovation |that |gets |evaluated |for |possible |
use |in |practice
knowledge |translation
a |movement |focused |on |system |level |efforts |to |bridge |the |gap |between |knowledge |generation
|and |its |use.
similar |to |EBP. |it |is |used |to |enhance |systematic |change |in |clinical |practice
knowledge |translation
systematic |reviews
Questions With Correct Answers
using |the |best |evidence |in |making |patient |care |decisions
EBP
3 |multiple |choice |options
Nursing |research |is
Is |systematic |inquiry |to |develop |knowledge |(generate |trustworthy |evidence) |about |issues |of |
importance |to |the |nursing |profession.
1 |multiple |choice |option
who |are |consumers?
nurses |who |read |and |evaluate |research |reports |or |summaries
2 |multiple |choice |options
Who |are |producers?
Nurses |who |design |and |undertake |research |studies
2 |multiple |choice |options
Inductive |hypothesis
Inferred |from |observations. |Observe |certain |patterns |among |phenomena |and |then |make |
predictions |based |on |the |observations. |I.e |Clinical |experiences
1 |multiple |choice |option
deductive |hypothesis
Have |theories |or |prior |knowledge |as |the |starting |point, |as |in |our |earlier |example |about |
reinforcement |theory. |Deduced |that |if |a |theory |is |true, |then |certain |outcomes |can |be |
expected
1 |multiple |choice |option
,qualitative |studies |are |an |important |source |of |inspiration |for
inductive |hypothesis
1 |multiple |choice |option
quantitative |research |is |most |closely |allied |with
positivist |tradition
3 |multiple |choice |options
qualitative |research |is |most |closely |associated |with
constructivist |inquiry
3 |multiple |choice |options
Positivist |Paradigm
Positivism |reflects |a |broader |cultural |phenomenon |(modernism) |that |emphasizes |the |rational |
and |the |scientific.
Positivist |assumption
Reality |exists.
There |is |a |real |world |driven |by |natural |causes.
Naturalistic |(constructivist) |assumption
reality |is |multiple |and |subjective, |constructed |by |individuals
Which |occurs |in |the |positivist |paradigm?
Reality |is |fixed
3 |multiple |choice |options
Fixed |design
Discrete, |specific |concepts
Deductive |processes
control |over |context
verification |of |hunches
quantitative |information
seeks |generalization
positivist/Quantitative |research
1 |multiple |choice |option
, Flexible |design |vs. |fixed
inductive |processes |vs |deductive
holistic |versus |discrete
seeks |patterns |vs |seeks |generalizations
constructivist |aka |naturalistic/Qualitative
1 |multiple |choice |option
purpose |of |research: |basic |research
extending |information |for |sake |of |knowledge
1 |multiple |choice |option
purpose |of |research: |applied |research
discovering |solutions |to |immediate |problems
1 |multiple |choice |option
EBP |purpose
Treatment/therapy/intervention
Assessment |and |diagnosis
Prognosis |- |health |outcomes
Harm |and |etiology |- |preventing |harm
Meaning |and |process |- |evidence |about |what |health |and |illness |means
research |utilization |(RU)
The |use |of |study |findings |in |a |practical |application |unrelated |to |the |original |research. |EBP |and |
RU |are |overlapping |concepts |that |concern |efforts |to |use |research |as |a |basis |for |clinical |
decisions, |but |RU |starts |with |a |research |- |based |innovation |that |gets |evaluated |for |possible |
use |in |practice
knowledge |translation
a |movement |focused |on |system |level |efforts |to |bridge |the |gap |between |knowledge |generation
|and |its |use.
similar |to |EBP. |it |is |used |to |enhance |systematic |change |in |clinical |practice
knowledge |translation
systematic |reviews
