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CHAPTERb1
WHATbISbEVIDENCEbBASEDbPRACTICE?
MultiplebChoice
1. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbthebbestbdefinitionbofbresearch?
a. Criticallybthinkingbaboutbproblemsbthatboccurbinbhealthbcarebtobdeterminebpossiblebs
olutions.
b. Informationbthatbisbbasedbonbpersonalbexperienceborbtradition.
c. Plannedbandbsystematicbactivitybthatbleadsbtobnewbknowledgeband/orbtheb
discoverybofbsolutionsbtobproblemsborbquestions.
d. Tryingbabvarietybofbapproachesbtobabclinicalbproblembandbsettlingbonbthebapproachbt
hatbisbeffectivebmoreboftenbthanbnot.
Definitionbofbresearchbutilizationb(p.b4)
2. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbthebbestbdefinitionbofbresearchbutilization?
a. Applyingbresearchbfindingsbfrombindividualbstudiesbtobpractice.
b. Analyzingbmultiplebresearchbstudiesbtobsynthesizebfindings.
c. Appreciatingbthebimportancebofbclinicalbdecisionbmaking.
d. Usingbpreviousbpersonalbexperiencebtobbuildbconfidence.
DefinitionbofbEBPb(pp.b4-5)
3. Whichbofbthebfollowingbisbthebbestbdefinitionbofbevidence-basedbpracticeb(EBP)?
a. Applicationbofbresearchbfindingsbbasedbonbscientificbtheoriesbinbabclinicalbsetting.
b. Researchbstudiesbthatbcorrespondbtobnationallybestablishedbprioritiesbforbhealthcare,b
conductedbbybexpertsbinbtheirbfields.
c. Usebofbtheory-derived,bresearch-
basedbinformationbinbmakingbdecisionsbaboutbhealthbcarebdelivery,bwithbconsid
erationbofbindividualbneedsbandbpreferencesbandbthebclinicalbexpertisebofbthebp
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rovider.
d. Usingbthebindividualbhealthbcarebprovider’sbperceptionbofbtruthbwithoutbconscious
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attentionborbreasoning.
DifferencebbetweenbresearchbutilizationbandbEBPb(pp.b4-5)
4. Whichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbthebdifferencebbetweenbresearchbutilizationbandb
EBP?
a. Researchbutilizationbisbabprocessbofbevaluatingbmultiplebstudiesbforbthebmostbg
eneralizablebfindings;bEBPbisbusebofbthebmostbrecentbstudybonbabtopic.
b. Researchbutilizationbinvolvesbchangingbpracticebbasedbonbfindingsbofbabsingleb
researchbstudy;bEBPbisbthebsynthesesbofbfindingsbfrombmultiplebstudiesbtobinc
orporatebwithbpractitionerbskillsbandbclientbpreferencebtobdeterminebbestbcar
e.
c. Researchbutilizationbisbthebapplicationbofbresearchbfindingsbtobhealthbcarebpractice;b
EBPbisbconsideredbinbselectingbmedicationboptions.
d. Researchbutilizationbisbreviewbofbresearchbpublications;bEBPbisbusingbthebh
ealthcarebprovider’sbperceptionbofbwhatbcarebwouldbbebbestbinbindividualbsit
uations.
Evidencebfrombotherbdisciplinesb(p.b6)
5. Inbwhatbwaybcanbevidencebfrombdisciplinesbotherbthanbnursingbbebhelpful?
a. Theorybbasedbnon-
nursingbevidencebcanbprovidebabbasisbonbwhichbtobbuildbnewbevidence.
b. Non-
nursingbevidencebsupportsbthebusebofbnursingbknowledgebobtainedbbybtrialbandber
ror.
c. Clinicalbdecisionbmakingbcanbbebbasedbonbfindingsbfrombsinglebnon-
nursingbresearchbstudies.
d. Allbevidencebisbequallybimportantbtobthebpracticebofbnursing.
Identificationbofbsourcesbofbevidenceb(p.b6)
6. YoubarebabnewbnursebworkingbatbXYZbhospital.bYourbpreceptorbtellsbyoubtobdanglebMs.bJo
nes’blegsbonbthebsidebofbthebbedbbeforebyoubattemptbtobassistbherbtobabchair.bYoubaskbyourbpr
eceptorbwhybthisbisbdonebandbshebanswers,b“Thisbisbwhatbwebhavebalwaysbdone,bsobgobdobit.
”bThisbisbanbexamplebofbwhichbtypebofbevidence?
a. Trialbandberror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedbevidence