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CHAPTERm1
WHATmISmEVIDENCEmBASEDmPRACTICE?
MultiplemChoice
1. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinitionmofmresearch?
a. Criticallymthinkingmaboutmproblemsmthatmoccurminmhealthmcaremtomdeterminempossi
blemsolutions.
b. Informationmthatmismbasedmonmpersonalmexperiencemormtradition.
c. Plannedmandmsystematicmactivitymthatmleadsmtomnewmknowledgemand/ormt
hemdiscoverymofmsolutionsmtomproblemsmormquestions.
d. Tryingmamvarietymofmapproachesmtomamclinicalmproblemmandmsettlingmonmthemapproa
chmthatmismeffectivemmoremoftenmthanmnot.
Definitionmofmresearchmutilizationm(p.m4)
2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinitionmofmresearchmutilization?
a. Applyingmresearchmfindingsmfrommindividualmstudiesmtompractice.
b. Analyzingmmultiplemresearchmstudiesmtomsynthesizemfindings.
c. Appreciatingmthemimportancemofmclinicalmdecisionmmaking.
d. Usingmpreviousmpersonalmexperiencemtombuildmconfidence.
DefinitionmofmEBPm(pp.m4-5)
3. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthembestmdefinitionmofmevidence-basedmpracticem(EBP)?
a. Applicationmofmresearchmfindingsmbasedmonmscientificmtheoriesminmamclinicalmsetting.
b. Researchmstudiesmthatmcorrespondmtomnationallymestablishedmprioritiesmformhealthcar
e,mconductedmbymexpertsminmtheirmfields.
c. Usemofmtheory-derived,mresearch-
basedminformationminmmakingmdecisionsmaboutmhealthmcaremdelivery,mwithmcon
siderationmofmindividualmneedsmandmpreferencesmandmthemclinicalmexpertisemofm
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d. Usingmthemindividualmhealthmcaremprovider’smperceptionmofmtruthmwithoutmconscious
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attentionmormreasoning.
DifferencembetweenmresearchmutilizationmandmEBPm(pp.m4-5)
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmbestmdescribesmthemdifferencembetweenmresearchmutilizationma
ndmEBP?
a. Researchmutilizationmismamprocessmofmevaluatingmmultiplemstudiesmformthemm
ostmgeneralizablemfindings;mEBPmismusemofmthemmostmrecentmstudymonmamtopic.
b. Researchmutilizationminvolvesmchangingmpracticembasedmonmfindingsmofmamsin
glemresearchmstudy;mEBPmismthemsynthesesmofmfindingsmfrommmultiplemstudies
mtomincorporatemwithmpractitionermskillsmandmclientmpreferencemtomdetermine
mbestmcare.
c. Researchmutilizationmismthemapplicationmofmresearchmfindingsmtomhealthmcarempracti
ce;mEBPmismconsideredminmselectingmmedicationmoptions.
d. Researchmutilizationmismreviewmofmresearchmpublications;mEBPmismusingmth
emhealthcaremprovider’smperceptionmofmwhatmcaremwouldmbembestminmindivi
dualmsituations.
Evidencemfrommothermdisciplinesm(p.m6)
5. Inmwhatmwaymcanmevidencemfrommdisciplinesmothermthanmnursingmbemhelpful?
a. Theorymbasedmnon-
nursingmevidencemcanmprovidemambasismonmwhichmtombuildmnewmevidence.
b. Non-
nursingmevidencemsupportsmthemusemofmnursingmknowledgemobtainedmbymtrialman
dmerror.
c. Clinicalmdecisionmmakingmcanmbembasedmonmfindingsmfrommsinglemnon-
nursingmresearchmstudies.
d. Allmevidencemismequallymimportantmtomthempracticemofmnursing.
Identificationmofmsourcesmofmevidencem(p.m6)
6. YoumaremamnewmnursemworkingmatmXYZmhospital.mYourmpreceptormtellsmyoumtomdanglemMs
.mJones’mlegsmonmthemsidemofmthembedmbeforemyoumattemptmtomassistmhermtomamchair.mYoumas
kmyourmpreceptormwhymthismismdonemandmshemanswers,m“Thismismwhatmwemhavemalwaysmdo
ne,msomgomdomit.”mThismismanmexamplemofmwhichmtypemofmevidence?
a. Trialmandmerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedmevidence