Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for
Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
Chapters 1 - 19
,Test mrBank mrFor mrEvidence-Based mrPractice mrfor mrNurses: mrAppraisal mrand
mrApplication mrofmrResearch mr5th mrEdition mrby mrSchmidt, mrBrown
Table of Contents:
mr mr
Chapter mr1 mrWhat mrIs mrEvidence-Based mrPractice?
Chapter mr2 mrUsing mrEvidence mrThrough mrCollaboration mrTo mrPromote mrExcellence mrIn mrNursing
mrPractice
Chapter mr3 mrIdentifying mrResearch mrQuestions
Chapter mr4 mrFinding mrSources mrOf mrEvidence
Chapter mr5 mrLinking mrTheory, mrResearch, mrAnd mrPractice
Chapter mr6 mrKey mrPrinciples mrOf mrQuantitative mrDesigns
Chapter mr7 mrQuantitative mrDesigns: mrUsing mrNumbers mrTo mrProvide mrEvidence
Chapter mr8 mrEpidemiologic mrDesigns: mrUsing mrData mrTo mrUnderstand mrPopulations
Chapter mr9 mrQualitative mrDesigns: mrUsing mrWords mrTo mrProvide mrEvidence
Chapter mr10 mrCollecting mrEvidence
Chapter mr11 mrUsing mrSamples mrTo mrProvide mrEvidence
Chapter mr12 mrOther mrSources mrOf mrEvidence
Chapter mr13 mrWhat mrDo mrThe mrQuantitative mrData mrMean?
Chapter mr14 mrWhat mrDo mrThe mrQualitative mrData mrMean?
Chapter mr15 mrWeighing mrIn mrOn mrThe mrEvidence
Chapter mr16 mrTransitioning mrEvidence mrTo mrPractice
Chapter mr17 mrDeveloping mrOneself mrAs mrAn mrInnovator
Chapter mr18 mrEvaluating mrOutcomes mrOf mrInnovations
Chapter mr19 mrSharing mrThe mrInsights mrWith mrOthers
,CHAPTER mr1: mrWHAT mrIS mrEVIDENCE mrBASED mrPRACTICE?
Test mrBank mrEvidence-Based mrPractice mrfor mrNurses: mrAppraisal mrand mrApplication mrof
mrResearch mr5
thmrEdition mrSchmidt, mrBrown
Multiple mrChoice
Definition mrof mrresearch mr(p. mr14)
1. Which mrof mrthe mrfollowing mris mrthe mrbest mrdefinition mrof mrresearch?
a. Critically mrthinking mrabout mrproblems mrthat mroccur mrin mrhealth mrcare mrto
mrdetermine mrpossiblemrsolutions.
b. Information mrthat mris mrbased mron mrpersonal mrexperience mror mrtradition.
c. Planned mrand mrsystematic mractivity mrthat mrleads mrto mrnew mrknowledge
mrand/or mrthemrdiscovery mrof mrsolutions mrto mrproblems mror mrquestions.
d. Trying mra mrvariety mrof mrapproaches mrto mra mrclinical mrproblem mrand mrsettling mron
mrthe mrapproachmrthat mris mreffective mrmore mroften mrthan mrnot.
Definition mrof mrresearch mrutilization mr(p. mr4)
2. Which mrof mrthe mrfollowing mris mrthe mrbest mrdefinition mrof mrresearch mrutilization?
a. Applying mrresearch mrfindings mrfrom mrindividual mrstudies mrto mrpractice.
b. Analyzing mrmultiple mrresearch mrstudies mrto mrsynthesize mrfindings.
c. Appreciating mrthe mrimportance mrof mrclinical mrdecision mrmaking.
d. Using mrprevious mrpersonal mrexperience mrto mrbuild mrconfidence.
Definition mrof mrEBP mr(pp. mr4-5)
3. Which mrof mrthe mrfollowing mris mrthe mrbest mrdefinition mrof mrevidence-based mrpractice mr(EBP)?
a. Application mrof mrresearch mrfindings mrbased mron mrscientific mrtheories mrin mra mrclinical
mrsetting.
b. Research mrstudies mrthat mrcorrespond mrto mrnationally mrestablished mrpriorities mrfor
mrhealthcare, mrconducted mrby mrexperts mrin mrtheir mrfields.
c. Use mrof mrtheory-derived, mrresearch-based mrinformation mrin mrmaking
mrdecisions mraboutmrhealth mrcare mrdelivery, mrwith mrconsideration mrof
mrindividual mrneeds mrand mrpreferences mrand mrthe mrclinical mrexpertise mrof mrthe
mrprovider.
d. Using mrthe mrindividual mrhealth mrcare mrprovider’s mrperception mrof mrtruth mrwithout
mrconscious mrattention mror mrreasoning.
Difference mrbetween mrresearch mrutilization mrand mrEBP mr(pp. mr4-5)
4. Which mrof mrthe mrfollowing mrbest mrdescribes mrthe mrdifference mrbetween mrresearch
mrutilization mrandmrEBP?
a. Research mrutilization mris mra mrprocess mrof mrevaluating mrmultiple mrstudies
mrfor mrthe mrmost m
rgeneralizable mrfindings; mrEBP mris mruse mrof mrthe mrmost
mrrecent mrstudy mron mra mrtopic.
, b. Research mrutilization mrinvolves mrchanging mrpractice mrbased mron mrfindings
mrof mra mrsinglemrresearch mrstudy; mrEBP mris mrthe mrsyntheses mrof mrfindings
mrfrom mrmultiple mrstudies mrto mrincorporate mrwith mrpractitioner mrskills mrand
mrclient mrpreference mrto mrdetermine mrbest mrcare.
c. Research mrutilization mris mrthe mrapplication mrof mrresearch mrfindings mrto mrhealth
mrcare mrpractice; mrEBP mris mrconsidered mrin mrselecting mrmedication mroptions.
d. Research mrutilization mris mrreview mrof mrresearch mrpublications; mrEBP mris
mrusing mrthe mrhealthcare mrprovider’s mrperception mrof mrwhat mrcare mr would
mrbe mrbest mrin mrindividualm rsituations.
Evidence mrfrom mrother mrdisciplines mr(p. mr6)
5. In mrwhat mrway mrcan mrevidence mrfrom mrdisciplines mrother mrthan mrnursing mrbe mrhelpful?
a. Theory mrbased mrnon-nursing mrevidence mrcan mrprovide mra mrbasis mron
mrwhich mrto mrbuildmrnew mrevidence.
b. Non-nursing mrevidence mrsupports mrthe mruse mrof mrnursing mrknowledge
mrobtained mrby mrtrialmrand mrerror.
c. Clinical mrdecision mrmaking mrcan mrbe mrbased mron mrfindings mrfrom mrsingle
mrnon-nursingmrresearch mrstudies.
d. All mrevidence mris mrequally mrimportant mrto mrthe mrpractice mrof mrnursing.
Identification mrof mrsources mrof mrevidence mr(p. mr6)
6. You mrare mra mrnew mrnurse mrworking mrat mrXYZ mrhospital. mrYour mrpreceptor mrtells mryou mrto
mrdangle mrMs. mrJones’ mrlegs mron mrthe mrside mrof mrthe mrbed mrbefore mryou mrattempt mrto mrassist
mrher mrto mra mrchair. mrYou mrask mr yourmrpreceptor mrwhy mrthis mris mrdone mrand mr shNeUaRnSsIw
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m r “ T h is mris mrwhat mrwe mrhave mralways mrdone, mrso mrgo mrdo mrit.” mrThis mris mran mrexample mrof
mrwhich mrtype mrof mrevidence?
a. Trial mrand mrerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed mrevidence
d. Tradition
Identification mrof mrsources mrof mrevidence mr(p. mr6)
7. You mrare mra mrnew mrnurse mrworking mrat mrXYZ mrhospital. mrYour mrpreceptor mrtells mryou mrto
mrdangle mrMs. mrJones’ mrlegs mron mrthe mrside mrof mrthe mrbed mrbefore mryou mrattempt mrto mrassist
mrher mrto mra mrchair. mrYou mrask mr yourmrpreceptor mrwhy mrthis mris mrdone mrand mrshe mranswers,
mr“Because mrI mrsaid mrso.” mrThis mris mran mrexample mrof mrwhich mrtype mrof mrevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed mrevidence
Identification mrof mrsources mrof mrevidence mr(p. mr6)
8. Trial mrand mrerror mris mrnot mra mrpreferred mrapproach mrfor mrdelivering mrnursing mrcare mrbecause
a. it mris mrnot mrbased mron mrsystematic mrscientific mrapproaches.
b. it mris mrnot mra mrsanctioned mrmethod mrby mrthe mrAmerican mrNurses mrAssociation.
c. it mris mrbased mronly mron mrintuition mrand mrtherefore mrnot mrscientifically mrbased.
d. patient mroutcomes mrare mralways mrbased mronly mron mrlevel mr1 mrevidence.
Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
Chapters 1 - 19
,Test mrBank mrFor mrEvidence-Based mrPractice mrfor mrNurses: mrAppraisal mrand
mrApplication mrofmrResearch mr5th mrEdition mrby mrSchmidt, mrBrown
Table of Contents:
mr mr
Chapter mr1 mrWhat mrIs mrEvidence-Based mrPractice?
Chapter mr2 mrUsing mrEvidence mrThrough mrCollaboration mrTo mrPromote mrExcellence mrIn mrNursing
mrPractice
Chapter mr3 mrIdentifying mrResearch mrQuestions
Chapter mr4 mrFinding mrSources mrOf mrEvidence
Chapter mr5 mrLinking mrTheory, mrResearch, mrAnd mrPractice
Chapter mr6 mrKey mrPrinciples mrOf mrQuantitative mrDesigns
Chapter mr7 mrQuantitative mrDesigns: mrUsing mrNumbers mrTo mrProvide mrEvidence
Chapter mr8 mrEpidemiologic mrDesigns: mrUsing mrData mrTo mrUnderstand mrPopulations
Chapter mr9 mrQualitative mrDesigns: mrUsing mrWords mrTo mrProvide mrEvidence
Chapter mr10 mrCollecting mrEvidence
Chapter mr11 mrUsing mrSamples mrTo mrProvide mrEvidence
Chapter mr12 mrOther mrSources mrOf mrEvidence
Chapter mr13 mrWhat mrDo mrThe mrQuantitative mrData mrMean?
Chapter mr14 mrWhat mrDo mrThe mrQualitative mrData mrMean?
Chapter mr15 mrWeighing mrIn mrOn mrThe mrEvidence
Chapter mr16 mrTransitioning mrEvidence mrTo mrPractice
Chapter mr17 mrDeveloping mrOneself mrAs mrAn mrInnovator
Chapter mr18 mrEvaluating mrOutcomes mrOf mrInnovations
Chapter mr19 mrSharing mrThe mrInsights mrWith mrOthers
,CHAPTER mr1: mrWHAT mrIS mrEVIDENCE mrBASED mrPRACTICE?
Test mrBank mrEvidence-Based mrPractice mrfor mrNurses: mrAppraisal mrand mrApplication mrof
mrResearch mr5
thmrEdition mrSchmidt, mrBrown
Multiple mrChoice
Definition mrof mrresearch mr(p. mr14)
1. Which mrof mrthe mrfollowing mris mrthe mrbest mrdefinition mrof mrresearch?
a. Critically mrthinking mrabout mrproblems mrthat mroccur mrin mrhealth mrcare mrto
mrdetermine mrpossiblemrsolutions.
b. Information mrthat mris mrbased mron mrpersonal mrexperience mror mrtradition.
c. Planned mrand mrsystematic mractivity mrthat mrleads mrto mrnew mrknowledge
mrand/or mrthemrdiscovery mrof mrsolutions mrto mrproblems mror mrquestions.
d. Trying mra mrvariety mrof mrapproaches mrto mra mrclinical mrproblem mrand mrsettling mron
mrthe mrapproachmrthat mris mreffective mrmore mroften mrthan mrnot.
Definition mrof mrresearch mrutilization mr(p. mr4)
2. Which mrof mrthe mrfollowing mris mrthe mrbest mrdefinition mrof mrresearch mrutilization?
a. Applying mrresearch mrfindings mrfrom mrindividual mrstudies mrto mrpractice.
b. Analyzing mrmultiple mrresearch mrstudies mrto mrsynthesize mrfindings.
c. Appreciating mrthe mrimportance mrof mrclinical mrdecision mrmaking.
d. Using mrprevious mrpersonal mrexperience mrto mrbuild mrconfidence.
Definition mrof mrEBP mr(pp. mr4-5)
3. Which mrof mrthe mrfollowing mris mrthe mrbest mrdefinition mrof mrevidence-based mrpractice mr(EBP)?
a. Application mrof mrresearch mrfindings mrbased mron mrscientific mrtheories mrin mra mrclinical
mrsetting.
b. Research mrstudies mrthat mrcorrespond mrto mrnationally mrestablished mrpriorities mrfor
mrhealthcare, mrconducted mrby mrexperts mrin mrtheir mrfields.
c. Use mrof mrtheory-derived, mrresearch-based mrinformation mrin mrmaking
mrdecisions mraboutmrhealth mrcare mrdelivery, mrwith mrconsideration mrof
mrindividual mrneeds mrand mrpreferences mrand mrthe mrclinical mrexpertise mrof mrthe
mrprovider.
d. Using mrthe mrindividual mrhealth mrcare mrprovider’s mrperception mrof mrtruth mrwithout
mrconscious mrattention mror mrreasoning.
Difference mrbetween mrresearch mrutilization mrand mrEBP mr(pp. mr4-5)
4. Which mrof mrthe mrfollowing mrbest mrdescribes mrthe mrdifference mrbetween mrresearch
mrutilization mrandmrEBP?
a. Research mrutilization mris mra mrprocess mrof mrevaluating mrmultiple mrstudies
mrfor mrthe mrmost m
rgeneralizable mrfindings; mrEBP mris mruse mrof mrthe mrmost
mrrecent mrstudy mron mra mrtopic.
, b. Research mrutilization mrinvolves mrchanging mrpractice mrbased mron mrfindings
mrof mra mrsinglemrresearch mrstudy; mrEBP mris mrthe mrsyntheses mrof mrfindings
mrfrom mrmultiple mrstudies mrto mrincorporate mrwith mrpractitioner mrskills mrand
mrclient mrpreference mrto mrdetermine mrbest mrcare.
c. Research mrutilization mris mrthe mrapplication mrof mrresearch mrfindings mrto mrhealth
mrcare mrpractice; mrEBP mris mrconsidered mrin mrselecting mrmedication mroptions.
d. Research mrutilization mris mrreview mrof mrresearch mrpublications; mrEBP mris
mrusing mrthe mrhealthcare mrprovider’s mrperception mrof mrwhat mrcare mr would
mrbe mrbest mrin mrindividualm rsituations.
Evidence mrfrom mrother mrdisciplines mr(p. mr6)
5. In mrwhat mrway mrcan mrevidence mrfrom mrdisciplines mrother mrthan mrnursing mrbe mrhelpful?
a. Theory mrbased mrnon-nursing mrevidence mrcan mrprovide mra mrbasis mron
mrwhich mrto mrbuildmrnew mrevidence.
b. Non-nursing mrevidence mrsupports mrthe mruse mrof mrnursing mrknowledge
mrobtained mrby mrtrialmrand mrerror.
c. Clinical mrdecision mrmaking mrcan mrbe mrbased mron mrfindings mrfrom mrsingle
mrnon-nursingmrresearch mrstudies.
d. All mrevidence mris mrequally mrimportant mrto mrthe mrpractice mrof mrnursing.
Identification mrof mrsources mrof mrevidence mr(p. mr6)
6. You mrare mra mrnew mrnurse mrworking mrat mrXYZ mrhospital. mrYour mrpreceptor mrtells mryou mrto
mrdangle mrMs. mrJones’ mrlegs mron mrthe mrside mrof mrthe mrbed mrbefore mryou mrattempt mrto mrassist
mrher mrto mra mrchair. mrYou mrask mr yourmrpreceptor mrwhy mrthis mris mrdone mrand mr shNeUaRnSsIw
NeGrTsB
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m r “ T h is mris mrwhat mrwe mrhave mralways mrdone, mrso mrgo mrdo mrit.” mrThis mris mran mrexample mrof
mrwhich mrtype mrof mrevidence?
a. Trial mrand mrerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed mrevidence
d. Tradition
Identification mrof mrsources mrof mrevidence mr(p. mr6)
7. You mrare mra mrnew mrnurse mrworking mrat mrXYZ mrhospital. mrYour mrpreceptor mrtells mryou mrto
mrdangle mrMs. mrJones’ mrlegs mron mrthe mrside mrof mrthe mrbed mrbefore mryou mrattempt mrto mrassist
mrher mrto mra mrchair. mrYou mrask mr yourmrpreceptor mrwhy mrthis mris mrdone mrand mrshe mranswers,
mr“Because mrI mrsaid mrso.” mrThis mris mran mrexample mrof mrwhich mrtype mrof mrevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed mrevidence
Identification mrof mrsources mrof mrevidence mr(p. mr6)
8. Trial mrand mrerror mris mrnot mra mrpreferred mrapproach mrfor mrdelivering mrnursing mrcare mrbecause
a. it mris mrnot mrbased mron mrsystematic mrscientific mrapproaches.
b. it mris mrnot mra mrsanctioned mrmethod mrby mrthe mrAmerican mrNurses mrAssociation.
c. it mris mrbased mronly mron mrintuition mrand mrtherefore mrnot mrscientifically mrbased.
d. patient mroutcomes mrare mralways mrbased mronly mron mrlevel mr1 mrevidence.
