CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 10TH
TEST BANK FOR CANADIAN CLINICAL NURSING
SKILLS
AND TECHNIQUES 10 TH EDITION
BY PERRY PATRICIA A POTTER
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED LATEST VERSION
2026/2027 RATED FIVE STARS
,CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 10TH
Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
Perry et al.: Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Evidence-based practice is a problem-solving approach to making decisions
about PATIENT carethat is grounded in:
a. the latest information found in textbooks.
b. systematically conducted research studies.
c. tradition in clinical practice.
d. quality improvement and risk-management data.
ANS: B
The best evidence comes from well-designed, systematically conducted
research studies described in scientific journals. Portions of a textbook often
become outdated by the time it is published. Many health care settings do not
have a process to help staff adopt new evidence in practice, and nurses in
practice settings lack easy access to risk-management data, relying instead on
tradition or convenience. Some sources of evidence do not originate from
research. These include quality improvement and risk-management data;
infection control data; retrospective or concurrent chart reviews; and clinicians‘
expertise. Although
non–research-based evidence is often very valuable, it is important that you
learn to rely more on research-based evidence.
DIFFERENCE: CognitiveLevel: Comprehension OBJECTIVE: Discuss the
benefits of evidence- based practice.TOP: Evidence-Based Practice
KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
(management of care)
2. When evidence-based practice is used, PATIENT care will be:
a. standardized for all.
b. unhampered by PATIENT culture.
c. variable according to the situation.
d. safe from the hazards of critical thinking.
ANS: C
Using your clinical expertise and considering PATIENTs‘ cultures, values,
and preferences ensures that you will apply available evidence in practice
ethically and appropriately. Evenwhen you use the best evidence available,
application and outcomes will differ; as a nurse,you will develop critical
thinking skills to determine whether evidence is relevant and appropriate.
DIFFERENCE: CognitiveLevel: Application OBJECTIVE: Discuss the
benefits of evidence- based practice.TOP: Evidence-Based Practice
KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
(management of care)
3. When a PICOT question is developed, the letter that corresponds with the
,CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 10TH
usual standard of care is:
a. P.
b. I.
c.
,CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 10TH
c.
CHOICE BLANK
d.
O.
ANS: C
C = Comparison of interest. What standard of care or current intervention do you
usually use now in practice?
P = PATIENT population of interest. Identify your PATIENT by age, gender, ethnicity,
disease, orhealth problem.
I = Intervention of interest. What intervention (e.g., treatment, diagnostic test, and
prognostic factor) do you think is worthwhile to use in practice?
O = Outcome. What result (e.g., change in PATIENT‘s behavior, physical finding,
and change inPATIENT‘s perception) do you wish to achieve or observe as the
result of an intervention?
DIFFERENCE: CognitiveLevel: Knowledge
OBJECTIVE: Develop a PICO
question.TOP: PICO KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment (management of care)
4. A well-developed PICOT question helps the nurse:
a. search for evidence.
b. include all five elements of the sequence.
c. find as many articles as possible in a literature search.
d. accept standard clinical routines.
ANS: A
The more focused a question that you ask is, the easier it is to search for evidence
in the scientific literature. A well-designed PICOT question does not have to
include all five elements, nor does it have to follow the PICOT sequence. Do
not be satisfied with clinical routines. Always question and use critical thinking
to consider better ways to provide PATIENTcare.
DIFFERENCE: CognitiveLevel: Analysis OBJECTIVE:
Describe the six steps of evidence-based practice.TOP: Evidence-Based
Practice KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment (management of care)
5. The nurse is not sure that the procedure the PATIENT requires is the best
possible for the situation. Utilizing which of the following resources
would be the quickest way to reviewresearch on the topic?
a. CINAHL
b. PubMed
c. MEDLINE
d. The Cochrane Database
ANS: D
The Cochrane Community Database of Systematic Reviews is a valuable source of
synthesized evidence (i.e., pre-appraised evidence). The Cochrane Database
includes the full text of regularly updated systematic reviews and protocols for
reviews currently happening. MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PubMed are among
TEST BANK FOR CANADIAN CLINICAL NURSING
SKILLS
AND TECHNIQUES 10 TH EDITION
BY PERRY PATRICIA A POTTER
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED LATEST VERSION
2026/2027 RATED FIVE STARS
,CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 10TH
Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
Perry et al.: Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques, 10th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Evidence-based practice is a problem-solving approach to making decisions
about PATIENT carethat is grounded in:
a. the latest information found in textbooks.
b. systematically conducted research studies.
c. tradition in clinical practice.
d. quality improvement and risk-management data.
ANS: B
The best evidence comes from well-designed, systematically conducted
research studies described in scientific journals. Portions of a textbook often
become outdated by the time it is published. Many health care settings do not
have a process to help staff adopt new evidence in practice, and nurses in
practice settings lack easy access to risk-management data, relying instead on
tradition or convenience. Some sources of evidence do not originate from
research. These include quality improvement and risk-management data;
infection control data; retrospective or concurrent chart reviews; and clinicians‘
expertise. Although
non–research-based evidence is often very valuable, it is important that you
learn to rely more on research-based evidence.
DIFFERENCE: CognitiveLevel: Comprehension OBJECTIVE: Discuss the
benefits of evidence- based practice.TOP: Evidence-Based Practice
KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
(management of care)
2. When evidence-based practice is used, PATIENT care will be:
a. standardized for all.
b. unhampered by PATIENT culture.
c. variable according to the situation.
d. safe from the hazards of critical thinking.
ANS: C
Using your clinical expertise and considering PATIENTs‘ cultures, values,
and preferences ensures that you will apply available evidence in practice
ethically and appropriately. Evenwhen you use the best evidence available,
application and outcomes will differ; as a nurse,you will develop critical
thinking skills to determine whether evidence is relevant and appropriate.
DIFFERENCE: CognitiveLevel: Application OBJECTIVE: Discuss the
benefits of evidence- based practice.TOP: Evidence-Based Practice
KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment
(management of care)
3. When a PICOT question is developed, the letter that corresponds with the
,CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 10TH
usual standard of care is:
a. P.
b. I.
c.
,CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES 10TH
c.
CHOICE BLANK
d.
O.
ANS: C
C = Comparison of interest. What standard of care or current intervention do you
usually use now in practice?
P = PATIENT population of interest. Identify your PATIENT by age, gender, ethnicity,
disease, orhealth problem.
I = Intervention of interest. What intervention (e.g., treatment, diagnostic test, and
prognostic factor) do you think is worthwhile to use in practice?
O = Outcome. What result (e.g., change in PATIENT‘s behavior, physical finding,
and change inPATIENT‘s perception) do you wish to achieve or observe as the
result of an intervention?
DIFFERENCE: CognitiveLevel: Knowledge
OBJECTIVE: Develop a PICO
question.TOP: PICO KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment (management of care)
4. A well-developed PICOT question helps the nurse:
a. search for evidence.
b. include all five elements of the sequence.
c. find as many articles as possible in a literature search.
d. accept standard clinical routines.
ANS: A
The more focused a question that you ask is, the easier it is to search for evidence
in the scientific literature. A well-designed PICOT question does not have to
include all five elements, nor does it have to follow the PICOT sequence. Do
not be satisfied with clinical routines. Always question and use critical thinking
to consider better ways to provide PATIENTcare.
DIFFERENCE: CognitiveLevel: Analysis OBJECTIVE:
Describe the six steps of evidence-based practice.TOP: Evidence-Based
Practice KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment (management of care)
5. The nurse is not sure that the procedure the PATIENT requires is the best
possible for the situation. Utilizing which of the following resources
would be the quickest way to reviewresearch on the topic?
a. CINAHL
b. PubMed
c. MEDLINE
d. The Cochrane Database
ANS: D
The Cochrane Community Database of Systematic Reviews is a valuable source of
synthesized evidence (i.e., pre-appraised evidence). The Cochrane Database
includes the full text of regularly updated systematic reviews and protocols for
reviews currently happening. MEDLINE, CINAHL, and PubMed are among
