Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare Chapter 23 Test Bank | Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk & Ellen Fineout-Overholt | Practice Questions with Answers

Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare A Guide
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by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ellen Fineout-Overholt
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Chapter 1 - 23 Complet
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,Chapter 1 Making the Case for Evidence-Based Practice and
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Cultivating a Spirit of Inquiry rg rg rg rg rg




In the hospital where Nurse L. provides care, tradition dictates that oral temperatures
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be included in every set of patient vital signs, regardless of patient diagnosis or acuity.
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Thisis most likely an example of which of the following phenomena?
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A) The prioritization of internal evidence over external evidence
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B) Practice that lacks evidence to support its application rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




C) The integration of personal expertise into nursing care rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




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2. The clinical nurse educator (CNE) on a postsurgical unit has recently completed a
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patient chart review after the implementation of a pilot program aimed at promoting
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early ambulation following surgery. Which of the following components of EBP is the
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nurse putting into practice?
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A) Patient preferences rg




B) Research utilization rg




C) Experience
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3. Nurse R. has observed that reorienting demented patients as frequently as possible
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tendsto minimize the patients' level of agitation in the evening. The nurse has shared
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this observation with a colleague, who is skeptical, stating that, “It's best to stick to
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evidence-based practice.” How can Nurse R. best respond?
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A) “EBP can include clinicians' personal expertise.” rg rg rg rg rg




B) “Personal experience is often more sound than formal evidence-based practice.” rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




C) “Traditional practice and EBP are usually shown to be the same.” rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




D) “My years of experience can be just as valuable as any literature review or
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randomized trial.” rg rg




4. Which of the following factors provides the most important rationale for the
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consistentimplementation of EBP?
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A) EBP provides for the most cost-effective patient care. rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




B) EBP is accessible to all healthcare clinicians. rg rg rg rg rg rg




C) EBP provides consistency in care across healthcare settings.
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D) EBP improves patient outcomes. rg rg rg

,5. The Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine has been
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established to address EBP. Which of the following issues is the Roundtable
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emphasizing?
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A) Ensuring that external evidence, rather than internal evidence, is integrated rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




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B) Fostering the level of learning that exists in the American healthcare system rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




C) Issuing clinical guidelines to ensure best nursing practice rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




D) Comparing the implementation of EBP in the United States with that of other rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




Western countries
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6. You have become frustrated with some aspects of patient care that you believe are
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outdated and ineffective at the long-term care facility where you have recently begun
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practicing. Consequently, you have resolved to examine some of these practices in light
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of evidence. Which of the following should occur first in the steps of EBP?
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A) Conducting an electronic search of the literature and ranking individual sources rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




B) Creating “buy-in” from the other clinicians who provide care at the facility rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




C) Developing an inquisitive and curious mindset rg rg rg rg rg




D) Assessing whether the practices in question may, in fact, be evidence-based rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




7. Which of the following clinical questions best exemplifies the PICOT format?
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A) What effect does parents' smoking have on the smoking habits of their children,
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ages 13 to 16?
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B) Among cancer patients, what role does meditation, rather than rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




benzodiazepines,have on anxiety levels during the 7 days following hospital
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admission? rg




C) Among undergraduate college students, what is the effectiveness of a sexual rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




healthcampaign undertaken during the first 4 weeks of the fall semester as
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measured by incidence of new gonorrheal and chlamydial infections reported to
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the campus medical center?
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D) In patients aged 8 to 12, is the effectiveness of a pain scale using faces superior to a
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numeric rating scale in the emergency room context?
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8. After formulating a clinical question, a nurse has proceeded to search for evidence for
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ways to foster restful sleep in patients who are receiving care in the intensive care unit
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(ICU). The nurse has identified a relevant meta-analysis in an electronic database. What
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will this source of evidence consist of?
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A) A statistical summary of the results from several different studies
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B) An examination of the theoretical and conceptual underpinnings of the issue
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C) An interdisciplinary analysis of the clinical question
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D) A qualitative study of different interventions related to the clinical question
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, 9. The nurses on a postpartum unit have noted that many primiparous (first-time)
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mothers are giving up on breastfeeding within the 24 hours following delivery, and the
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nurses want to create uniform guidelines for promoting breastfeeding on the unit.
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Which of thefollowing sources is most likely to provide the best evidence in their quest
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for an intervention?
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A) Evidence from a randomized control trial that had more than 2500 participants rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




B) Evidence from a study that is widely regarded as a classic within the obstetrical rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




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C) Evidence from a systematic review of breastfeeding-promotion studies that one rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




ofthe nurses identified in an electronic database
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D) The consensus opinion of the most senior nurses on the unit rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




10. The nurse educator on an acute medicine unit is advocating for the use of
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evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on wound care in order to standardize and rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




optimize the practice of the nurses on the unit. Which of the following statements
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bestdescribes clinical practice guidelines?
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A) The result of replication studies of existing research by an impartial third party
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B) A collection of authorized interventions that are required by law
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C) A number of interventions that are the result of a large, publically-funded RCT
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D) A group of practice recommendations that result from a rigorous review of the
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11. A nurse is conducting a literature review on the evidence regarding the use of vacuum
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dressings on stage IV pressure ulcers. After locating a recent study that appears to be
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relevant, which of the following questions would the nurse consider first when critically
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appraising the study?
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A) “Are the findings of this study cost-effective in our clinical context?”
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B) "How would the implementation of this intervention affect our staffing needs?" rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




C) “Were the patients in the study similar to the patients on my unit?” rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




D) “Are the findings of the study significantly different from what we are currently
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doing on the unit? rg rg rg rg




12. The primary care provider of a 49-year-old male patient has examined and briefly
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explained the evidence that supports beginning regular digital-rectal exams. Which
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ofthe following factors would justify not performing digital-rectal examinations in
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this patient's care?
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A) The patient is vehemently opposed to undergoing a digital-rectal exam.
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B) Clinical practice guidelines for prostate care have not been published. rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg rg




C) The clinician has been unable to find any large RCTs in a literature review.
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D) The clinician has previously waited until patients are 55 to begin regular
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digital-rectal exams. rg rg