Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare A Guide to Best Practice 5th Edition by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ellen Fineout-Overholt Chapter 1 - 23 Complet

Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses:
Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt ,Brown Chapters 1 - 19

,Test15Bank15For15Evidence-
Based15Practice15for15Nurses:15Appraisal15and15Application15of15Research155th15Edition15b
y15Schmidt,15Brown


Table of Contents:
15 15




Chapter15115What15Is15Evidence-Based15Practice?
Chapter15215Using15Evidence15Through15Collaboration15To15Promote15Excellence15In15Nursing15P
ractice
Chapter15315Identifying15Research15Questions
Chapter15415Finding15Sources15Of15Evidence
Chapter15515Linking15Theory,15Research,15And15Practice
Chapter15615Key15Principles15Of15Quantitative15Designs
Chapter15715Quantitative15Designs:15Using15Numbers15To15Provide15Evidence
Chapter15815Epidemiologic15Designs:15Using15Data15To15Understand15Populations
Chapter15915Qualitative15Designs:15Using15Words15To15Provide15Evidence
Chapter151015Collecting15Evidence
Chapter151115Using15Samples15To15Provide15Evidence
Chapter151215Other15Sources15Of15Evidence
Chapter151315What15Do15The15Quantitative15Data15Mean?
Chapter151415What15Do15The15Qualitative15Data15Mean?
Chapter151515Weighing15In15On15The15Evidence
Chapter151615Transitioning15Evidence15To15Practice
Chapter151715Developing15Oneself15As15An15Innovator
Chapter151815Evaluating15Outcomes15Of15Innovations
Chapter151915Sharing15The15Insights15With15Others

,CHAPTER151:15WHAT15IS15EVIDENCE15BASED15PRACTICE?

Test15Bank15Evidence-
Based15Practice15for15Nurses:15Appraisal15and15Application15of15Research155th15Edition15Schm
idt,15Brown

Multiple15Choice

Definition15of15research15(p.1514)
1. Which15of15the15following15is15the15best15definition15of15research?
a. Critically15thinking15about15problems15that15occur15in15health15care15to15determin
e15possible15solutions.
b. Information15that15is15based15on15personal15experience15or15tradition.
c. Planned15and15systematic15activity15that15leads15to15new15knowledge15a
nd/or15the15discovery15of15solutions15to15problems15or15questions.
d. Trying15a15variety15of15approaches15to15a15clinical15problem15and15settling15on1
5the15approach15that15is15effective15more15often15than15not.


Definition15of15research15utilization15(p.154)
2. Which15of15the15following15is15the15best15definition15of15research15utilization?
a. Applying15research15findings15from15individual15studies15to15practice.
b. Analyzing15multiple15research15studies15to15synthesize15findings.
c. Appreciating15the15importance15of15clinical15decision15making.
d. Using15previous15personal15experience15to15build15confidence.

Definition15of15EBP15(pp.154-5)
3. Which15of15the15following15is15the15best15definition15of15evidence-based15practice15(EBP)?
a. Application15of15research15findings15based15on15scientific15theories15in15a15clinical15sett
ing.
b. Research15studies15that15correspond15to15nationally15established15priorities15for15h
ealthcare,15conducted15by15experts15in15their15fields.
c. Use15of15theory-derived,15research-
based15information15in15making15decisions15about15health15care15delivery,15wit
h15consideration15of15individual15needs15and15preferences15and15the15clinical15
expertise15of15the15provider.
d. Using15the15individual15health15care15provider’s15perception15of15truth15without15
conscious15attention15or15reasoning.

Difference15between15research15utilization15and15EBP15(pp.154-5)
4. Which15of15the15following15best15describes15the15difference15between15research15util
ization15and15EBP?
a. Research15utilization15is15a15process15of15evaluating15multiple15studies15for
15the15most15generalizable15findings;15EBP15is15use15of15the15most15recent15s
tudy15on15a15topic.

, b. Research15utilization15involves15changing15practice15based15on15findings15of1
5a15single15research15study;15EBP15is15the15syntheses15of15findings15from15mul
tiple15studies15to15incorporate15with15practitioner15skills15and15client15prefere
nce15to15determine15best15care.
c. Research15utilization15is15the15application15of15research15findings15to15health15car
e15practice;15EBP15is15considered15in15selecting15medication15options.
d. Research15utilization15is15review15of15research15publications;15EBP15is15us
ing15the15healthcare15provider’s15perception15of15what15care15would15b
e15best15in15individual15situations.

Evidence15from15other15disciplines15(p.156)
5. In15what15way15can15evidence15from15disciplines15other15than15nursing15be15helpful?
a. Theory15based15non-
nursing15evidence15can15provide15a15basis15on15which15to15build15new15evi
dence.
b. Non-
nursing15evidence15supports15the15use15of15nursing15knowledge15obtained15by
15trial15and15error.
c. Clinical15decision15making15can15be15based15on15findings15from15single15n
on-nursing15research15studies.
d. All15evidence15is15equally15important15to15the15practice15of15nursing.

Identification15of15sources15of15evidence15(p.156)
6. You15are15a15new15nurse15working15at15XYZ15hospital.15Your15preceptor15tells15you15to15
dangle15Ms.15Jones’15legs15on15the15side15of15the15bed15before15you15attempt15to15assist
15her15to15a15chair.15You15ask15your15preceptor15why15this15is15done15and15shNeUaRnSsIw
NeGrTsB,1 5 “
.CTOhM
is15is15what15we15have15always15done,15so15go15do15it.”15This15is15an15example15of15
which15type15of15evidence?
a. Trial15and15error
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed15evidence
d. Tradition

Identification15of15sources15of15evidence15(p.156)
7. You15are15a15new15nurse15working15at15XYZ15hospital.15Your15preceptor15tells15you15to15
dangle15Ms.15Jones’15legs15on15the15side15of15the15bed15before15you15attempt15to15assist
15her15to15a15chair.15You15ask15your15preceptor15why15this15is15done15and15she15answers,1
5“Because15I15said15so.”15This15is15an15example15of15which15type15of15evidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed15evidence

Identification15of15sources15of15evidence15(p.156)
8. Trial15and15error15is15not15a15preferred15approach15for15delivering15nursing15care15because
a. it15is15not15based15on15systematic15scientific15approaches.
b. it15is15not15a15sanctioned15method15by15the15American15Nurses15Association.
c. it15is15based15only15on15intuition15and15therefore15not15scientifically15based.
d. patient15outcomes15are15always15based15only15on15level15115evidence.