TEST BANK FOR Evidence-Based Physical Examination Best Practices for Health & Well-Being Assessment 2nd Edition ;All Chapters / Full Complete

, In57the57hospital57where57Nurse57L.57provides57care,57tradition57dict
ates57that57oral57temperatures57be57included57in57every57set57of57pat
ient57vita57l57signs,57regardless57of57patient57diagnosis57or57acuity.57T
hisis57most57lik57ely57an57example57of57which57of57the57following57ph
enomena?
A) The57prioritization57of57internal57evidence57over57external57evidence
B) Practice57that57lacks57evidence57to57support57its57application
C) The57integration57of57personal57expertise57into57nursing57care
D) Evidence-based57practice



2. The57clinical57nurse57educator57(CNE)57on57a57postsurgical57unit57ha
s57re57cently57completed57a57patient57chart57review57after57the57im
plement57ation57of57a57pilot57program57aimed57at57promoting57e
arly57ambulati57on57following57surgery.57Which57of57the57followin
g57components57of57EBP57is57thenurse57putting57into57practice?
A) Patient57preferences
B) Research57utilization
C) Experience
D) Internal57evidence



3. Nurse57R.57has57observed57that57reorienting57demented57patients5
7as57frequently57as57possible57tendsto57minimize57the57patients'57l

evel57of57agitation57in57the57evening.57The57nurse57has57shared57this57
observation57with57a57colleague,57who57is57skeptical,57stating57that,
57“It's57best57to57stic57k57to57evidence-

, based57practice.”57How57can57Nurse57R.57best57respond?
A) “EBP5 7 can5 7 include57 clinicians'5 7 personal5 7 expertise.”
B) “Personal57experience57is57often57more57sound57than57formal57evide
nce-57based57practice.”
C) “Traditional57practice57and57EBP57are57usually57shown57to57be57the57same.
D) “My57years57of57experience57can57be57just57as57valuable57
as57any57literature57review57orrandomized57trial.”


4. Which57of57the57following57factors57provides57the57most57importa
nt57r57ationale57for57the57consistentimplementation57of57EBP?
A) EBP57provides57for57the57most57cost-effective57patient57care.
B) EBP57is57accessible57to57all57healthcare57clinicians.
C) EBP57 provides57 consistency57in57care57across57healthcare57 settings.
D) EBP57improves57patient57outcomes.

, 5. The57Institute57of57Medicine's57Roundtable57on57Evidence-
57Based57Medicine57has57beenestablished57to57address57E

BP.57Which57of57the57following57issues57is57the57Roundtable57
emphas57izing?
A) Ensuring57that57external57evidence,57rather57than57internal57
evi57dence,57is57integrated57intocare
B) Fostering57the57level57of57learning57that57exists57in57the57American57he
althc57are57system
C) Issuing57clinical57guidelines57to57ensure57best57nursing57practice
D) Comparing57the57implementation57of57EBP57in57the57United
57St57ates57with57that57of57otherWestern57countries




6. You57have57become57frustrated57with57some57aspects57of57patient
57car57e57that57you57believe57are57outdated57and57ineffective57at5

7the57long-

57term57care57facility57where57you57have57recently57begun57practic

ing.57Consequently,57you57have57resolved57to57examine57some57of
57these57p57ractices57in57lightof57evidence.57Which57of57the57followi

ng57should57occ57ur57first57in57the57steps57of57EBP?
A) Conducting57an57electronic57search57of57the57literature57and57ranking5
7ind57ividual57sources

B) Creating57“buy-
in”57from57the57other57clinicians57who57provide57care57at57the57facility
C) Developing57an57inquisitive57and57curious57mindset
D) Assessing57whether57the57practices57in57question57may,57in57fact,57be57
evid57ence-based


7. Which57of57the57following57clinical57questions57best57exemplifies57the57PI
COT57format?
A) What57effect57does57parents'57smoking57have57on57the57smo
king57habits57of57their57children, ages571357to5716?
5


B) Among57cancer57patients,57what57role57does57meditation,57r
ath57er57than57benzodiazepines,have57on57anxiety57levels57
during