EVIDENCEvBASEDvPRACTICEvFORvNURSESv3RDvEDITIONvSCHMIDTvTESTvBANK
Testbank for Schmidt & Brown 3rd Edition
v v v v v v
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
v v v v v v v v
Testbankvpreparedvby:
ArlenevH.vMorris,vEdD,vRN,vCNEvandv
DebbievFaulk,vPhD,vRN,vCNE
bothvofvAuburnvMontgomeryvSchoolvofvNursing
CHAPTER 1 v
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
v v v v
MultiplevChoice
Definitionvofvresearchv(p.v14)
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvdefinitionvofvresearch?
a. Criticallyvthinkingvaboutvproblemsvthatvoccurvinvhealthvcarevtovdeterminevpossiblevs
olutions.
b. Informationvthatvisvbasedvonvpersonalvexperiencevorvtradition.
c. Plannedvandvsystematicvactivityvthatvleadsvtovnewvknowledgevand/orvthev
discoveryvofvsolutionsvtovproblemsvorvquestions.
d. Tryingvavvarietyvofvapproachesvtovavclinicalvproblemvandvsettlingvonvthevapproachvt
hatvisveffectivevmorevoftenvthanvnot.
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Definitionvofvresearchvutilizationv(p.v4)
2. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvdefinitionvofvresearchvutilization?
a. Applyingvresearchvfindingsvfromvindividualvstudiesvtovpractice.
b. Analyzingvmultiplevresearchvstudiesvtovsynthesizevfindings.
c. Appreciatingvthevimportancevofvclinicalvdecisionvmaking.
d. Usingvpreviousvpersonalvexperiencevtovbuildvconfidence.
DefinitionvofvEBPv(pp.v4-5)
3. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvdefinitionvofvevidence-basedvpracticev(EBP)?
a. Applicationvofvresearchvfindingsvbasedvonvscientificvtheoriesvinvavclinicalvsetting.
b. Researchvstudiesvthatvcorrespondvtovnationallyvestablishedvprioritiesvforvhealthcare,v
conductedvbyvexpertsvinvtheirvfields.
c. Usevofvtheory-derived,vresearch-
basedvinformationvinvmakingvdecisionsvaboutvhealthvcarevdelivery,vwithvconsid
erationvofvindividualvneedsvandvpreferencesvandvthevclinicalvexpertisevofvthevpr
ovider.
d. Usingvthevindividualvhealthvcarevprovider’svperceptionvofvtruthvwithoutvconsciousva
ttentionvorvreasoning.
DifferencevbetweenvresearchvutilizationvandvEBPv(pp.v4-5)
4. Whichvofvthevfollowingvbestvdescribesvthevdifferencevbetweenvresearchvutilizationvandv
EBP?
a. Researchvutilizationvisvavprocessvofvevaluatingvmultiplevstudiesvforvthevmostvg
eneralizablevfindings;vEBPvisvusevofvthevmostvrecentvstudyvonvavtopic.
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b. Researchvutilizationvinvolvesvchangingvpracticevbasedvonvfindingsvofvavsinglevr
esearchvstudy;vEBPvisvthevsynthesesvofvfindingsvfromvmultiplevstudiesvtovinco
rporatevwithvpractitionervskillsvandvclientvpreferencevtovdeterminevbestvcare.
c. Researchvutilizationvisvthevapplicationvofvresearchvfindingsvtovhealthvcarevpractice;v
EBPvisvconsideredvinvselectingvmedicationvoptions.
d. Researchvutilizationvisvreviewvofvresearchvpublications;vEBPvisvusingvthevh
ealthcarevprovider’svperceptionvofvwhatvcarevwouldvbevbestvinvindividualvsi
tuations.
Evidencevfromvothervdisciplinesv(p.v6)
5. Invwhatvwayvcanvevidencevfromvdisciplinesvothervthanvnursingvbevhelpful?
a. Theoryvbasedvnon-
nursingvevidencevcanvprovidevavbasisvonvwhichvtovbuildvnewvevidence.
b. Non-
nursingvevidencevsupportsvthevusevofvnursingvknowledgevobtainedvbyvtrialvandver
ror.
c. Clinicalvdecisionvmakingvcanvbevbasedvonvfindingsvfromvsinglevnon-
nursingvresearchvstudies.
d. Allvevidencevisvequallyvimportantvtovthevpracticevofvnursing.
Identificationvofvsourcesvofvevidencev(p.v6)
6. YouvarevavnewvnursevworkingvatvXYZvhospital.vYourvpreceptorvtellsvyouvtovdanglevMs.vJon
es’vlegsvonvthevsidevofvthevbedvbeforevyouvattemptvtovassistvhervtovavchair.vYouvaskvyourvprece
NeGrTs,B“.CTOhM
ptorvwhyvthisvisvdonevandvshNeUaRnSsIw isvisvwhatvwevhavevalwaysvdone,vsovgovdovit.”vTh
isvisvanvexamplevofvwhichvtypevofvevidence?
a. Trialvandverror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedvevidence
d. Tradition
Identificationvofvsourcesvofvevidencev(p.v6)
7. YouvarevavnewvnursevworkingvatvXYZvhospital.vYourvpreceptorvtellsvyouvtovdanglevMs.vJon
es’vlegsvonvthevsidevofvthevbedvbeforevyouvattemptvtovassistvhervtovavchair.vYouvaskvyourvprece
ptorvwhyvthisvisvdonevandvshevanswers,v“BecausevIvsaidvso.”vThisvisvanvexamplevofvwhichvty
pevofvevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowedvevidence
Identificationvofvsourcesvofvevidencev(p.v6)
8. Trialvandverrorvisvnotvavpreferredvapproachvforvdeliveringvnursingvcarevbecause
a. itvisvnotvbasedvonvsystematicvscientificvapproaches.
b. itvisvnotvavsanctionedvmethodvbyvthevAmericanvNursesvAssociation.
c. itvisvbasedvonlyvonvintuitionvandvthereforevnotvscientificallyvbased.
d. patientvoutcomesvarevalwaysvbasedvonlyvonvlevelv1vevidence.
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Identificationvofvsourcesvofvevidencev(p.v8)
9. Manyvnursesvinvclinicalvsettingsvbasevnursingvinterventionsvonvinformationvobtainedvfrom
a. levelv1vevidence.
b. individualvresearchvstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. thevAmericanvNursesvAssociation.
BarriersvtovadoptingvEBPv(p.v8)
10. Studiesvhavevshownvthatvthevreasonsvthatvnursesvdovnotvdrawvonvresearchvarevrelatedvto
a. communicationvproblems.
b. individualvandvorganizationalvfactors.
c. personalvdisinterest.
d. rapidvorganizationalvchanges.
EnvironmentvforvEBPvtovflourishv(p.v11)
11. WhichvofvthevfollowingvpromotesvconsistentvEBPvpracticevchangesvinvanvinstitution?
a. ClinicalvexpertsvsuchvasvAdvancedvPracticevNursesv(APNs)vshouldvbevtheva
uthorityvforvanyvchangevinvpractices.
b. Changevchampionsvarevneededvonveachvworkvshiftvtovfacilitatevpracticevc
hanges.
c. Nursevmanagersvmustvmandatevresearchvwithinvhealthcarevinstitutions.
d. Opinionvleadersvshouldvenforcevadherencevtovtheirvopinions.
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EnvironmentvforvEBPvtovflourishv(p.v10)
12. Onevmethodvforvovercomingvavlackvofvresourcesvtovaccessvevidencevisvto
a. devotev15vminutesvavdayvtovreadingvevidencevrelatedvtovavclinicalvproblem.
b. attendvconferencesvwherevclinicalvresearchvisvpresented..
c. bookmarkvimportantvWebvsitesvthatvarevsourcesvofvclinicalvguidelines.
d. collaboratevwithvavnursingvprogramvforvaccessvtovresources.
BarriersvtovadoptingvEBPv(p.v9)
13. WhatvstepsvcanvbevtakenvtovovercomevthevtimevbarriervtovadoptingvanvEBP?
a. Devotev15vminutesvavdayvtovreadingvevidencevrelatedvtovavclinicalvproblem.
b. Subscribevtove-mailvsummariesvofvresearchvstudiesvinvyourvareavofvinterest.
c. Takevadvantagevofvavailablevtechnologiesvtovprovidevquickvandvconvenientvaccessvt
ovrelevantvdatavandvclinicalvguidelines.
d. Allvofvthevabove
Partsvofvavresearchvarticlev(p.v18)
14. Whichvsectionvofvavresearchvarticlevprovidesvanvoverviewvofvthevstudy?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Reviewvofvliterature
d. Theoreticalvframework
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Partsvofvavresearchvarticlev(pp.v18)
15. Whichvsectionvofvavresearchvarticlevidentifiesvthevproblemvbeingvstudiedvandvincludesvavp
urposevstatementvandvbackgroundvinformationvonvthevtopic?
a. Discussionvsection
b. Introduction
c. Methodsvsection
d. Resultsvsection
Partsvofvavresearchvarticlev(p.v19)
16. Avmajorvportionvofvavresearchvarticlevisvthevmethodsvsection,vwhichvincludesvavdiscussionvo
fvthevstudyvdesign,vthevsample,vandvthe collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories
Partsvofvavresearchvarticlev(p.v19)
17. The
sectionvofvavresearchvarticlevoutlinesvthevmethodsvusedvtovanalyzevthevdatavandvnotesvthevfin
dings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
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Partsvofvavresearchvarticlev(p.v20)
18. Whichvsectionvofvavresearchvarticlevprovidesvanvinterpretationvofvthevstudy’svresults?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion
Ethicalvissuesv(p.v24)
19. Thevfirstvregulationsvtovprotectvhumanvsubjectsvinvmedicalvresearchvstudiesvwerevproposedvb
yvthe inv1973.
a. AmericanvMedicalvAssociation
b. U.S.vDepartmentvofvHealth,vEducation,vandvWelfare
c. U.S.vFoodvandvDrugvAdministration
d. AssociationvofvAmericanvUniversities
Ethicalvissuesv(p.v31)
20. Whichvofvthevfollowingvformsvthevbasisvforvethicalvconductvinvmedicalvresearchvi
nternationally?
a. JewishvChronicvDiseasevHospitalvstudy
b. NurembergvCode
c. Tuskegeevstudies
d. Willowbrookvstudies
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Testbank for Schmidt & Brown 3rd Edition
v v v v v v
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
v v v v v v v v
Testbankvpreparedvby:
ArlenevH.vMorris,vEdD,vRN,vCNEvandv
DebbievFaulk,vPhD,vRN,vCNE
bothvofvAuburnvMontgomeryvSchoolvofvNursing
CHAPTER 1 v
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
v v v v
MultiplevChoice
Definitionvofvresearchv(p.v14)
1. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvdefinitionvofvresearch?
a. Criticallyvthinkingvaboutvproblemsvthatvoccurvinvhealthvcarevtovdeterminevpossiblevs
olutions.
b. Informationvthatvisvbasedvonvpersonalvexperiencevorvtradition.
c. Plannedvandvsystematicvactivityvthatvleadsvtovnewvknowledgevand/orvthev
discoveryvofvsolutionsvtovproblemsvorvquestions.
d. Tryingvavvarietyvofvapproachesvtovavclinicalvproblemvandvsettlingvonvthevapproachvt
hatvisveffectivevmorevoftenvthanvnot.
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Definitionvofvresearchvutilizationv(p.v4)
2. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvdefinitionvofvresearchvutilization?
a. Applyingvresearchvfindingsvfromvindividualvstudiesvtovpractice.
b. Analyzingvmultiplevresearchvstudiesvtovsynthesizevfindings.
c. Appreciatingvthevimportancevofvclinicalvdecisionvmaking.
d. Usingvpreviousvpersonalvexperiencevtovbuildvconfidence.
DefinitionvofvEBPv(pp.v4-5)
3. Whichvofvthevfollowingvisvthevbestvdefinitionvofvevidence-basedvpracticev(EBP)?
a. Applicationvofvresearchvfindingsvbasedvonvscientificvtheoriesvinvavclinicalvsetting.
b. Researchvstudiesvthatvcorrespondvtovnationallyvestablishedvprioritiesvforvhealthcare,v
conductedvbyvexpertsvinvtheirvfields.
c. Usevofvtheory-derived,vresearch-
basedvinformationvinvmakingvdecisionsvaboutvhealthvcarevdelivery,vwithvconsid
erationvofvindividualvneedsvandvpreferencesvandvthevclinicalvexpertisevofvthevpr
ovider.
d. Usingvthevindividualvhealthvcarevprovider’svperceptionvofvtruthvwithoutvconsciousva
ttentionvorvreasoning.
DifferencevbetweenvresearchvutilizationvandvEBPv(pp.v4-5)
4. Whichvofvthevfollowingvbestvdescribesvthevdifferencevbetweenvresearchvutilizationvandv
EBP?
a. Researchvutilizationvisvavprocessvofvevaluatingvmultiplevstudiesvforvthevmostvg
eneralizablevfindings;vEBPvisvusevofvthevmostvrecentvstudyvonvavtopic.
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b. Researchvutilizationvinvolvesvchangingvpracticevbasedvonvfindingsvofvavsinglevr
esearchvstudy;vEBPvisvthevsynthesesvofvfindingsvfromvmultiplevstudiesvtovinco
rporatevwithvpractitionervskillsvandvclientvpreferencevtovdeterminevbestvcare.
c. Researchvutilizationvisvthevapplicationvofvresearchvfindingsvtovhealthvcarevpractice;v
EBPvisvconsideredvinvselectingvmedicationvoptions.
d. Researchvutilizationvisvreviewvofvresearchvpublications;vEBPvisvusingvthevh
ealthcarevprovider’svperceptionvofvwhatvcarevwouldvbevbestvinvindividualvsi
tuations.
Evidencevfromvothervdisciplinesv(p.v6)
5. Invwhatvwayvcanvevidencevfromvdisciplinesvothervthanvnursingvbevhelpful?
a. Theoryvbasedvnon-
nursingvevidencevcanvprovidevavbasisvonvwhichvtovbuildvnewvevidence.
b. Non-
nursingvevidencevsupportsvthevusevofvnursingvknowledgevobtainedvbyvtrialvandver
ror.
c. Clinicalvdecisionvmakingvcanvbevbasedvonvfindingsvfromvsinglevnon-
nursingvresearchvstudies.
d. Allvevidencevisvequallyvimportantvtovthevpracticevofvnursing.
Identificationvofvsourcesvofvevidencev(p.v6)
6. YouvarevavnewvnursevworkingvatvXYZvhospital.vYourvpreceptorvtellsvyouvtovdanglevMs.vJon
es’vlegsvonvthevsidevofvthevbedvbeforevyouvattemptvtovassistvhervtovavchair.vYouvaskvyourvprece
NeGrTs,B“.CTOhM
ptorvwhyvthisvisvdonevandvshNeUaRnSsIw isvisvwhatvwevhavevalwaysvdone,vsovgovdovit.”vTh
isvisvanvexamplevofvwhichvtypevofvevidence?
a. Trialvandverror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedvevidence
d. Tradition
Identificationvofvsourcesvofvevidencev(p.v6)
7. YouvarevavnewvnursevworkingvatvXYZvhospital.vYourvpreceptorvtellsvyouvtovdanglevMs.vJon
es’vlegsvonvthevsidevofvthevbedvbeforevyouvattemptvtovassistvhervtovavchair.vYouvaskvyourvprece
ptorvwhyvthisvisvdonevandvshevanswers,v“BecausevIvsaidvso.”vThisvisvanvexamplevofvwhichvty
pevofvevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowedvevidence
Identificationvofvsourcesvofvevidencev(p.v6)
8. Trialvandverrorvisvnotvavpreferredvapproachvforvdeliveringvnursingvcarevbecause
a. itvisvnotvbasedvonvsystematicvscientificvapproaches.
b. itvisvnotvavsanctionedvmethodvbyvthevAmericanvNursesvAssociation.
c. itvisvbasedvonlyvonvintuitionvandvthereforevnotvscientificallyvbased.
d. patientvoutcomesvarevalwaysvbasedvonlyvonvlevelv1vevidence.
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, EVIDENCEvBASEDvPRACTICEvFORvNURSESv3RDvEDITIONvSCHMIDTvTESTvBANK
Identificationvofvsourcesvofvevidencev(p.v8)
9. Manyvnursesvinvclinicalvsettingsvbasevnursingvinterventionsvonvinformationvobtainedvfrom
a. levelv1vevidence.
b. individualvresearchvstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. thevAmericanvNursesvAssociation.
BarriersvtovadoptingvEBPv(p.v8)
10. Studiesvhavevshownvthatvthevreasonsvthatvnursesvdovnotvdrawvonvresearchvarevrelatedvto
a. communicationvproblems.
b. individualvandvorganizationalvfactors.
c. personalvdisinterest.
d. rapidvorganizationalvchanges.
EnvironmentvforvEBPvtovflourishv(p.v11)
11. WhichvofvthevfollowingvpromotesvconsistentvEBPvpracticevchangesvinvanvinstitution?
a. ClinicalvexpertsvsuchvasvAdvancedvPracticevNursesv(APNs)vshouldvbevtheva
uthorityvforvanyvchangevinvpractices.
b. Changevchampionsvarevneededvonveachvworkvshiftvtovfacilitatevpracticevc
hanges.
c. Nursevmanagersvmustvmandatevresearchvwithinvhealthcarevinstitutions.
d. Opinionvleadersvshouldvenforcevadherencevtovtheirvopinions.
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EnvironmentvforvEBPvtovflourishv(p.v10)
12. Onevmethodvforvovercomingvavlackvofvresourcesvtovaccessvevidencevisvto
a. devotev15vminutesvavdayvtovreadingvevidencevrelatedvtovavclinicalvproblem.
b. attendvconferencesvwherevclinicalvresearchvisvpresented..
c. bookmarkvimportantvWebvsitesvthatvarevsourcesvofvclinicalvguidelines.
d. collaboratevwithvavnursingvprogramvforvaccessvtovresources.
BarriersvtovadoptingvEBPv(p.v9)
13. WhatvstepsvcanvbevtakenvtovovercomevthevtimevbarriervtovadoptingvanvEBP?
a. Devotev15vminutesvavdayvtovreadingvevidencevrelatedvtovavclinicalvproblem.
b. Subscribevtove-mailvsummariesvofvresearchvstudiesvinvyourvareavofvinterest.
c. Takevadvantagevofvavailablevtechnologiesvtovprovidevquickvandvconvenientvaccessvt
ovrelevantvdatavandvclinicalvguidelines.
d. Allvofvthevabove
Partsvofvavresearchvarticlev(p.v18)
14. Whichvsectionvofvavresearchvarticlevprovidesvanvoverviewvofvthevstudy?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Reviewvofvliterature
d. Theoreticalvframework
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Partsvofvavresearchvarticlev(pp.v18)
15. Whichvsectionvofvavresearchvarticlevidentifiesvthevproblemvbeingvstudiedvandvincludesvavp
urposevstatementvandvbackgroundvinformationvonvthevtopic?
a. Discussionvsection
b. Introduction
c. Methodsvsection
d. Resultsvsection
Partsvofvavresearchvarticlev(p.v19)
16. Avmajorvportionvofvavresearchvarticlevisvthevmethodsvsection,vwhichvincludesvavdiscussionvo
fvthevstudyvdesign,vthevsample,vandvthe collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories
Partsvofvavresearchvarticlev(p.v19)
17. The
sectionvofvavresearchvarticlevoutlinesvthevmethodsvusedvtovanalyzevthevdatavandvnotesvthevfin
dings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
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Partsvofvavresearchvarticlev(p.v20)
18. Whichvsectionvofvavresearchvarticlevprovidesvanvinterpretationvofvthevstudy’svresults?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion
Ethicalvissuesv(p.v24)
19. Thevfirstvregulationsvtovprotectvhumanvsubjectsvinvmedicalvresearchvstudiesvwerevproposedvb
yvthe inv1973.
a. AmericanvMedicalvAssociation
b. U.S.vDepartmentvofvHealth,vEducation,vandvWelfare
c. U.S.vFoodvandvDrugvAdministration
d. AssociationvofvAmericanvUniversities
Ethicalvissuesv(p.v31)
20. Whichvofvthevfollowingvformsvthevbasisvforvethicalvconductvinvmedicalvresearchvi
nternationally?
a. JewishvChronicvDiseasevHospitalvstudy
b. NurembergvCode
c. Tuskegeevstudies
d. Willowbrookvstudies
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