TEST BANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
FOR NURSES: APPRAISAL AND APPLICATION
OF RESEARCH 5TH EDITION BY NOLA A.
SCHMIDT, JANET M. BROWN : ISBN-10;
1284226328 / ISBN-13; 978-1284226324
# TEST BANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FOR NURSES: APPRAISAL AND APPLICATION OF
RESEARCH, 5TH EDITION BY NOLA A. SCHMIDT, JANET M. BROWN
## CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE?
**1. Which of the following is the best definition of research?**
a. Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to determine possible solutions.
b. Information that is based on personal experience or tradition.
c. Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or the discovery of solutions to
problems or questions.
d. Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on the approach that is effective
more often than not.
**Answer: C**
**2. Which of the following is the best definition of research utilization?**
a. Applying research findings from individual studies to practice.
b. Analyzing multiple research studies to synthesize findings.
c. Appreciating the importance of clinical decision making.
d. Using previous personal experience to build confidence.
**Answer: A**
,**3. Which of the following is the best definition of evidence-based practice (EBP)?**
a. Application of research findings based on scientific theories in a clinical setting.
b. Research studies that correspond to nationally established priorities for healthcare, conducted by
experts in their fields.
c. Use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisions about health care delivery,
with consideration of individual needs and preferences and the clinical expertise of the provider.
d. Using the individual health care provider's perception of truth without conscious attention or
reasoning.
**Answer: C**
**4. Which of the following best describes the difference between research utilization and EBP?**
a. Research utilization is a process of evaluating multiple studies for the most generalizable findings; EBP
is use of the most recent study on a topic.
b. Research utilization involves changing practice based on findings of a single research study; EBP is the
syntheses of findings from multiple studies to incorporate with practitioner skills and client preference
to determine best care.
c. Research utilization is the application of research findings to health care practice; EBP is considered in
selecting medication options.
d. Research utilization is review of research publications; EBP is using the healthcare provider's
perception of what care would be best in individual situations.
**Answer: B**
**5. In what way can evidence from disciplines other than nursing be helpful?**
a. Theory based non-nursing evidence can provide a basis on which to build new evidence.
b. Non-nursing evidence supports the use of nursing knowledge obtained by trial and error.
c. Clinical decision making can be based on findings from single non-nursing research studies.
d. All evidence is equally important to the practice of nursing.
**Answer: A**
**6. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle Ms. Jones' legs on
the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair. You ask your preceptor why this is done
,and she answers, "This is what we have always done, so go do it." This is an example of which type of
evidence?**
a. Trial and error
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed evidence
d. Tradition
**Answer: D**
**7. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle Ms. Jones' legs on
the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair. You ask your preceptor why this is done
and she answers, "Because I said so." This is an example of which type of evidence?**
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed evidence
**Answer: C**
**8. Trial and error is not a preferred approach for delivering nursing care because**
a. it is not based on systematic scientific approaches.
b. it is not a sanctioned method by the American Nurses Association.
c. it is based only on intuition and therefore not scientifically based.
d. patient outcomes are always based only on level 1 evidence.
**Answer: A**
**9. Many nurses in clinical settings base nursing interventions on information obtained from**
a. level 1 evidence.
b. individual research studies.
c. colleagues.
d. the American Nurses Association.
**Answer: C**
, **10. Studies have shown that the reasons that nurses do not draw on research are related to**
a. communication problems.
b. individual and organizational factors.
c. personal disinterest.
d. rapid organizational changes.
**Answer: B**
**11. Which of the following promotes consistent EBP practice changes in an institution?**
a. Clinical experts such as Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) should be the authority for any change in
practices.
b. Change champions are needed on each work shift to facilitate practice changes.
c. Nurse managers must mandate research within healthcare institutions.
d. Opinion leaders should enforce adherence to their opinions.
**Answer: B**
**12. One method for overcoming a lack of resources to access evidence is to**
a. devote 15 minutes a day to reading evidence related to a clinical problem.
b. attend conferences where clinical research is presented.
c. bookmark important Web sites that are sources of clinical guidelines.
d. collaborate with a nursing program for access to resources.
**Answer: D**
**13. What steps can be taken to overcome the time barrier to adopting an EBP?**
a. Devote 15 minutes a day to reading evidence related to a clinical problem.
b. Subscribe to e-mail summaries of research studies in your area of interest.
c. Take advantage of available technologies to provide quick and convenient access to relevant data and
clinical guidelines.
d. All of the above
FOR NURSES: APPRAISAL AND APPLICATION
OF RESEARCH 5TH EDITION BY NOLA A.
SCHMIDT, JANET M. BROWN : ISBN-10;
1284226328 / ISBN-13; 978-1284226324
# TEST BANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FOR NURSES: APPRAISAL AND APPLICATION OF
RESEARCH, 5TH EDITION BY NOLA A. SCHMIDT, JANET M. BROWN
## CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE?
**1. Which of the following is the best definition of research?**
a. Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to determine possible solutions.
b. Information that is based on personal experience or tradition.
c. Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or the discovery of solutions to
problems or questions.
d. Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on the approach that is effective
more often than not.
**Answer: C**
**2. Which of the following is the best definition of research utilization?**
a. Applying research findings from individual studies to practice.
b. Analyzing multiple research studies to synthesize findings.
c. Appreciating the importance of clinical decision making.
d. Using previous personal experience to build confidence.
**Answer: A**
,**3. Which of the following is the best definition of evidence-based practice (EBP)?**
a. Application of research findings based on scientific theories in a clinical setting.
b. Research studies that correspond to nationally established priorities for healthcare, conducted by
experts in their fields.
c. Use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisions about health care delivery,
with consideration of individual needs and preferences and the clinical expertise of the provider.
d. Using the individual health care provider's perception of truth without conscious attention or
reasoning.
**Answer: C**
**4. Which of the following best describes the difference between research utilization and EBP?**
a. Research utilization is a process of evaluating multiple studies for the most generalizable findings; EBP
is use of the most recent study on a topic.
b. Research utilization involves changing practice based on findings of a single research study; EBP is the
syntheses of findings from multiple studies to incorporate with practitioner skills and client preference
to determine best care.
c. Research utilization is the application of research findings to health care practice; EBP is considered in
selecting medication options.
d. Research utilization is review of research publications; EBP is using the healthcare provider's
perception of what care would be best in individual situations.
**Answer: B**
**5. In what way can evidence from disciplines other than nursing be helpful?**
a. Theory based non-nursing evidence can provide a basis on which to build new evidence.
b. Non-nursing evidence supports the use of nursing knowledge obtained by trial and error.
c. Clinical decision making can be based on findings from single non-nursing research studies.
d. All evidence is equally important to the practice of nursing.
**Answer: A**
**6. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle Ms. Jones' legs on
the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair. You ask your preceptor why this is done
,and she answers, "This is what we have always done, so go do it." This is an example of which type of
evidence?**
a. Trial and error
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed evidence
d. Tradition
**Answer: D**
**7. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle Ms. Jones' legs on
the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair. You ask your preceptor why this is done
and she answers, "Because I said so." This is an example of which type of evidence?**
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed evidence
**Answer: C**
**8. Trial and error is not a preferred approach for delivering nursing care because**
a. it is not based on systematic scientific approaches.
b. it is not a sanctioned method by the American Nurses Association.
c. it is based only on intuition and therefore not scientifically based.
d. patient outcomes are always based only on level 1 evidence.
**Answer: A**
**9. Many nurses in clinical settings base nursing interventions on information obtained from**
a. level 1 evidence.
b. individual research studies.
c. colleagues.
d. the American Nurses Association.
**Answer: C**
, **10. Studies have shown that the reasons that nurses do not draw on research are related to**
a. communication problems.
b. individual and organizational factors.
c. personal disinterest.
d. rapid organizational changes.
**Answer: B**
**11. Which of the following promotes consistent EBP practice changes in an institution?**
a. Clinical experts such as Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) should be the authority for any change in
practices.
b. Change champions are needed on each work shift to facilitate practice changes.
c. Nurse managers must mandate research within healthcare institutions.
d. Opinion leaders should enforce adherence to their opinions.
**Answer: B**
**12. One method for overcoming a lack of resources to access evidence is to**
a. devote 15 minutes a day to reading evidence related to a clinical problem.
b. attend conferences where clinical research is presented.
c. bookmark important Web sites that are sources of clinical guidelines.
d. collaborate with a nursing program for access to resources.
**Answer: D**
**13. What steps can be taken to overcome the time barrier to adopting an EBP?**
a. Devote 15 minutes a day to reading evidence related to a clinical problem.
b. Subscribe to e-mail summaries of research studies in your area of interest.
c. Take advantage of available technologies to provide quick and convenient access to relevant data and
clinical guidelines.
d. All of the above
