D547 EVIDENCE BASED HEALTHCARE
APN1 TASK 1 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
DATA ANALYSIS STUDY GUIDE Q&A
UPDATED
⩥ Evidence-Based Practice. Answer: Uses outcome research and other
current *research to guide the development of appropriate strategies to
deliver care* that is
—High quality
—*Cost-effective*
⩥ Evidence-Based Nursing. Answer: "*An integration of the best
evidence available, nursing expertise, and the values and preferences of
the individuals*, families and communities who are served"
⩥ Evidence-Based Nursing. Answer: The art and science of nursing
comes from *intelligent evaluation of evidence* in the context of
*sensitivity to intuition* and *response to individual and unique
circumstances*
⩥ E-B Care and EBN Driving Forces. Answer: —Helps create protocols
and guidelines based on scientific evidence
—*Decreases variability in practice*
—*Improve effectiveness and efficiency* (controls dollars)
, —*Society demands* expert care and research utilization.
⩥ E-B Care and EBN Driving Forces. Answer: —Improve patient safety
—*Regulatory requirements*
—Driving forces, Table 5-1, pg. 126
●Foam in, foam out
●Core measures
●Chest pain protocols
⩥ Why is EBP important?. Answer: ●Up to 85% of healthcare
encounters are not based on evidence
●Up to 25% of patients receive unnecessary and/or potentially harmful
care
●EBP *contributes to the professional nature of nursing* and
*encourages collaboration*
⩥ Why is EBP important?. Answer: ●It *involves* the *integration of
clinician-observed evidence* and *research-directed evidence*
●*Demonstrates that outcomes* of health care *are effective, efficient,
and safe*
⩥ Nursing's **Imperative**. Answer: " *All nurses must work to
remove barriers to evidence-based health care delivery* in
organizations, such as *lack of staff authority to change practices,
APN1 TASK 1 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026
DATA ANALYSIS STUDY GUIDE Q&A
UPDATED
⩥ Evidence-Based Practice. Answer: Uses outcome research and other
current *research to guide the development of appropriate strategies to
deliver care* that is
—High quality
—*Cost-effective*
⩥ Evidence-Based Nursing. Answer: "*An integration of the best
evidence available, nursing expertise, and the values and preferences of
the individuals*, families and communities who are served"
⩥ Evidence-Based Nursing. Answer: The art and science of nursing
comes from *intelligent evaluation of evidence* in the context of
*sensitivity to intuition* and *response to individual and unique
circumstances*
⩥ E-B Care and EBN Driving Forces. Answer: —Helps create protocols
and guidelines based on scientific evidence
—*Decreases variability in practice*
—*Improve effectiveness and efficiency* (controls dollars)
, —*Society demands* expert care and research utilization.
⩥ E-B Care and EBN Driving Forces. Answer: —Improve patient safety
—*Regulatory requirements*
—Driving forces, Table 5-1, pg. 126
●Foam in, foam out
●Core measures
●Chest pain protocols
⩥ Why is EBP important?. Answer: ●Up to 85% of healthcare
encounters are not based on evidence
●Up to 25% of patients receive unnecessary and/or potentially harmful
care
●EBP *contributes to the professional nature of nursing* and
*encourages collaboration*
⩥ Why is EBP important?. Answer: ●It *involves* the *integration of
clinician-observed evidence* and *research-directed evidence*
●*Demonstrates that outcomes* of health care *are effective, efficient,
and safe*
⩥ Nursing's **Imperative**. Answer: " *All nurses must work to
remove barriers to evidence-based health care delivery* in
organizations, such as *lack of staff authority to change practices,
