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TEST BANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING &
HEALTHCARE A GUIDE TO BEST PRACTICE 5TH EDITION
BY BERNADETTE MAZUREK MELNYK, ELLEN FINEOUT-OVERHOLT
CHAPTER 1 - 23 COMPLETE
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Chapter 1 Making the Case for Evidence-Based Practice and
Cultivating a Spirit of Inquiry
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In the hospital where Nurse L. provides care, tradition
dictates that oral temperatures be included in every set
of patient vital signs, regardless of patient diagnosis or
acuity. This is most likely an example of which of the
following phenomena?
A) The prioritization of internal evidence over external
evidence
B) Practice that lacks evidence to support its application
C) The integration of personal expertise into nursing care
D) Evidence-based practice
2. The clinical nurse educator (CNE) on a postsurgical unit
has recently completed a patient chart review after the
implementation of a pilot program aimed at promoting
early ambulation following surgery. Which of the
following components of EBP is the nurse putting into
practice?
A) Patient preferences
B) Research utilization
C) Experience
D) Internal evidence
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3. Nurse R. has observed that reorienting demented
patients as frequently as possible tends to minimize the
patients' level of agitation in the evening. The nurse has
shared this observation with a colleague, who is skeptical,
stating that, “It's best to stick to evidence-based
practice.” How can Nurse R. best respond?
A) “EBP can include clinicians' personal expertise.”
B) “Personal experience is often more sound than formal
evidence-based practice.”
C) “Traditional practice and EBP are usually shown to be the
same.”
D) “My years of experience can be just as valuable
as any literature review or randomized trial.”
4. Which of the following factors provides the most
important rationale for the consistent implementation of
EBP?
A) EBP provides for the most cost-effective patient care.
B) EBP is accessible to all healthcare clinicians.
C) EBP provides consistency in care across healthcare settings.
D) EBP improves patient outcomes.
https://www.stuvia.com/user/lectkeshi
TEST BANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING &
HEALTHCARE A GUIDE TO BEST PRACTICE 5TH EDITION
BY BERNADETTE MAZUREK MELNYK, ELLEN FINEOUT-OVERHOLT
CHAPTER 1 - 23 COMPLETE
https://www.stuvia.com/user/lectkeshi
,https://www.stuvia.com/user/lectkeshi
Chapter 1 Making the Case for Evidence-Based Practice and
Cultivating a Spirit of Inquiry
https://www.stuvia.com/user/lectkeshi
,https://www.stuvia.com/user/lectkeshi
In the hospital where Nurse L. provides care, tradition
dictates that oral temperatures be included in every set
of patient vital signs, regardless of patient diagnosis or
acuity. This is most likely an example of which of the
following phenomena?
A) The prioritization of internal evidence over external
evidence
B) Practice that lacks evidence to support its application
C) The integration of personal expertise into nursing care
D) Evidence-based practice
2. The clinical nurse educator (CNE) on a postsurgical unit
has recently completed a patient chart review after the
implementation of a pilot program aimed at promoting
early ambulation following surgery. Which of the
following components of EBP is the nurse putting into
practice?
A) Patient preferences
B) Research utilization
C) Experience
D) Internal evidence
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, https://www.stuvia.com/user/lectkeshi
3. Nurse R. has observed that reorienting demented
patients as frequently as possible tends to minimize the
patients' level of agitation in the evening. The nurse has
shared this observation with a colleague, who is skeptical,
stating that, “It's best to stick to evidence-based
practice.” How can Nurse R. best respond?
A) “EBP can include clinicians' personal expertise.”
B) “Personal experience is often more sound than formal
evidence-based practice.”
C) “Traditional practice and EBP are usually shown to be the
same.”
D) “My years of experience can be just as valuable
as any literature review or randomized trial.”
4. Which of the following factors provides the most
important rationale for the consistent implementation of
EBP?
A) EBP provides for the most cost-effective patient care.
B) EBP is accessible to all healthcare clinicians.
C) EBP provides consistency in care across healthcare settings.
D) EBP improves patient outcomes.
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