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CHAPTERn1
WHATnISnEVIDENCEnBASEDnPRACTICE?
MultiplenChoice
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenbestndefinitionnofnresearch?
a. Criticallynthinkingnaboutnproblemsnthatnoccurninnhealthncarentondeterminenpossiblens
olutions.
b. Informationnthatnisnbasednonnpersonalnexperiencenorntradition.
c. Plannednandnsystematicnactivitynthatnleadsntonnewnknowledgenand/ornthen
discoverynofnsolutionsntonproblemsnornquestions.
d. Tryingnanvarietynofnapproachesntonanclinicalnproblemnandnsettlingnonnthenapproachnt
hatnisneffectivenmorenoftennthannnot.
Definitionnofnresearchnutilizationn(p.n4)
2. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenbestndefinitionnofnresearchnutilization?
a. Applyingnresearchnfindingsnfromnindividualnstudiesntonpractice.
b. Analyzingnmultiplenresearchnstudiesntonsynthesizenfindings.
c. Appreciatingnthenimportancenofnclinicalndecisionnmaking.
d. Usingnpreviousnpersonalnexperiencentonbuildnconfidence.
DefinitionnofnEBPn(pp.n4-5)
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenbestndefinitionnofnevidence-basednpracticen(EBP)?
a. Applicationnofnresearchnfindingsnbasednonnscientificntheoriesninnanclinicalnsetting.
b. Researchnstudiesnthatncorrespondntonnationallynestablishednprioritiesnfornhealthcare,n
conductednbynexpertsninntheirnfields.
c. Usenofntheory-derived,nresearch-
basedninformationninnmakingndecisionsnaboutnhealthncarendelivery,nwithnconsid
erationnofnindividualnneedsnandnpreferencesnandnthenclinicalnexpertisenofnthenp
,Evidence-BasednPracticenfornNurses:nAppraisalnandnApplicationnofnResearch
rovider.
d. Usingnthenindividualnhealthncarenprovider’snperceptionnofntruthnwithoutnconscious
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attentionnornreasoning.
DifferencenbetweennresearchnutilizationnandnEBPn(pp.n4-5)
4. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesnthendifferencenbetweennresearchnutilizationnandn
EBP?
a. Researchnutilizationnisnanprocessnofnevaluatingnmultiplenstudiesnfornthenmostng
eneralizablenfindings;nEBPnisnusenofnthenmostnrecentnstudynonnantopic.
b. Researchnutilizationninvolvesnchangingnpracticenbasednonnfindingsnofnansinglen
researchnstudy;nEBPnisnthensynthesesnofnfindingsnfromnmultiplenstudiesntoninc
orporatenwithnpractitionernskillsnandnclientnpreferencentondeterminenbestncar
e.
c. Researchnutilizationnisnthenapplicationnofnresearchnfindingsntonhealthncarenpractice;n
EBPnisnconsideredninnselectingnmedicationnoptions.
d. Researchnutilizationnisnreviewnofnresearchnpublications;nEBPnisnusingnthenh
ealthcarenprovider’snperceptionnofnwhatncarenwouldnbenbestninnindividualnsit
uations.
Evidencenfromnotherndisciplinesn(p.n6)
5. Innwhatnwayncannevidencenfromndisciplinesnothernthannnursingnbenhelpful?
a. Theorynbasednnon-
nursingnevidencencannprovidenanbasisnonnwhichntonbuildnnewnevidence.
b. Non-
nursingnevidencensupportsnthenusenofnnursingnknowledgenobtainednbyntrialnandner
ror.
c. Clinicalndecisionnmakingncannbenbasednonnfindingsnfromnsinglennon-
nursingnresearchnstudies.
d. Allnevidencenisnequallynimportantntonthenpracticenofnnursing.
Identificationnofnsourcesnofnevidencen(p.n6)
6. YounarenannewnnursenworkingnatnXYZnhospital.nYournpreceptorntellsnyountondanglenMs.nJo
nes’nlegsnonnthensidenofnthenbednbeforenyounattemptntonassistnherntonanchair.nYounasknyournpr
eceptornwhynthisnisndonenandnshenanswers,n“Thisnisnwhatnwenhavenalwaysndone,nsongondonit.
”nThisnisnannexamplenofnwhichntypenofnevidence?
a. Trialnandnerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowednevidence