Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for
Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
Chapters 1 - 19
,Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of
Research 5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 What Is Evidence-Based Practice?
Chapter 2 Using Evidence Through Collaboration To Promote Excellence In Nursing Practice
Chapter 3 Identifying Research Questions
Chapter 4 Finding Sources Of Evidence
Chapter 5 Linking Theory, Research, And Practice
Chapter 6 Key Principles Of Quantitative Designs
Chapter 7 Quantitative Designs: Using Numbers To Provide Evidence
Chapter 8 Epidemiologic Designs: Using Data To Understand Populations
Chapter 9 Qualitative Designs: Using Words To Provide Evidence
Chapter 10 Collecting Evidence
Chapter 11 Using Samples To Provide Evidence
Chapter 12 Other Sources Of Evidence
Chapter 13 What Do The Quantitative Data Mean?
Chapter 14 What Do The Qualitative Data Mean?
Chapter 15 Weighing In On The Evidence
Chapter 16 Transitioning Evidence To Practice
Chapter 17 Developing Oneself As An Innovator
Chapter 18 Evaluating Outcomes Of Innovations
Chapter 19 Sharing The Insights With Others
,CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
Test Bank Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research 5th
Edition Schmidt, Brown
Multiple Choice
Definition of research (p. 14)
1. Which of the following is the best definition of research?
a. Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to determine possible
solutions.
b. Information that is based on personal experience or tradition.
c. Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or the
discovery of solutions to problems or questions.
d. Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on the approach
that is effective more often than not.
Definition of research utilization (p. 4)
2. Which of the following is the best definition of research utilization?
a. Applying research findings from individual studies to practice.
b. Analyzing multiple research studies to synthesize findings.
c. Appreciating the importance of clinical decision making.
d. Using previous personal experience to build confidence.
Definition of EBP (pp. 4-5)
3. Which of the following is the best definition of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. Application of research findings based on scientific theories in a clinical setting.
b. Research studies that correspond to nationally established priorities for healthcare,
conducted by experts in their fields.
c. Use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisions about
health care delivery, with consideration of individual needs and preferences
and the clinical expertise of the provider.
d. Using the individual health care provider’s perception of truth without conscious
attention or reasoning.
Difference between research utilization and EBP (pp. 4-5)
4. Which yof ythe yfollowing ybest ydescribes ythe ydifference ybetween yresearch
yutilization yandyEBP?
a. Research yutilization yis ya yprocess yof yevaluating ymultiple ystudies yfor
ythe ymostygeneralizable yfindings; yEBP yis yuse yof ythe ymost yrecent ystudy
yon ya ytopic.
, b. Research yutilization yinvolves ychanging ypractice ybased yon yfindings yof ya
ysingleyresearch ystudy; yEBP yis ythe ysyntheses yof yfindings yfrom ymultiple
ystudies yto yincorporate ywith ypractitioner yskills yand yclient ypreference yto
ydetermine ybest ycare.
c. Research yutilization yis ythe yapplication yof yresearch yfindings yto yhealth ycare
ypractice;yEBP yis yconsidered yin yselecting ymedication yoptions.
d. Research yutilization yis yreview yof yresearch ypublications; yEBP yis
yusing ythe yhealthcare yprovider’s yperception yof ywhat ycare ywould ybe
ybest yin yindividualysituations.
Evidence yfrom yother ydisciplines y(p. y6)
5. In ywhat yway ycan yevidence yfrom ydisciplines yother ythan ynursing ybe yhelpful?
a. Theory ybased ynon-nursing yevidence ycan yprovide ya ybasis yon ywhich
yto ybuildynew yevidence.
b. Non-nursing yevidence ysupports ythe yuse yof ynursing yknowledge yobtained
yby ytrialyand yerror.
c. Clinical ydecision ymaking ycan ybe ybased yon yfindings yfrom ysingle ynon-
nursingyresearch ystudies.
d. All yevidence yis yequally yimportant yto ythe ypractice yof ynursing.
Identification yof ysources yof yevidence y(p. y6)
6. You yare ya ynew ynurse yworking yat yXYZ yhospital. yYour ypreceptor ytells yyou yto
ydangle yMs. yJones’ ylegs yon ythe yside yof ythe ybed ybefore yyou yattempt yto yassist yher yto
ya ychair. yYou yask yyourypreceptor ywhy ythis yis ydone yand yshNeUaRnSsIw
NeGrTsB
, y “.CTOhM
is yis
ywhat ywe yhave yalways ydone, yso ygo ydo yit.” yThis yis yan yexample yof ywhich ytype yof
yevidence?
a. Trial yand yerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed yevidence
d. Tradition
Identification yof ysources yof yevidence y(p. y6)
7. You yare ya ynew ynurse yworking yat yXYZ yhospital. yYour ypreceptor ytells yyou yto
ydangle yMs. yJones’ ylegs yon ythe yside yof ythe ybed ybefore yyou yattempt yto yassist yher
yto ya ychair. yYou yask yyourypreceptor ywhy ythis yis ydone yand yshe yanswers, y“Because yI
ysaid yso.” yThis yis yan yexample yof ywhich ytype yof yevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed yevidence
Identification yof ysources yof yevidence y(p. y6)
8. Trial yand yerror yis ynot ya ypreferred yapproach yfor ydelivering ynursing ycare ybecause
a. it yis ynot ybased yon ysystematic yscientific yapproaches.
b. it yis ynot ya ysanctioned ymethod yby ythe yAmerican yNurses yAssociation.
c. it yis ybased yonly yon yintuition yand ytherefore ynot yscientifically ybased.
d. patient youtcomes yare yalways ybased yonly yon ylevel y1 yevidence.
Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
Chapters 1 - 19
,Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of
Research 5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 What Is Evidence-Based Practice?
Chapter 2 Using Evidence Through Collaboration To Promote Excellence In Nursing Practice
Chapter 3 Identifying Research Questions
Chapter 4 Finding Sources Of Evidence
Chapter 5 Linking Theory, Research, And Practice
Chapter 6 Key Principles Of Quantitative Designs
Chapter 7 Quantitative Designs: Using Numbers To Provide Evidence
Chapter 8 Epidemiologic Designs: Using Data To Understand Populations
Chapter 9 Qualitative Designs: Using Words To Provide Evidence
Chapter 10 Collecting Evidence
Chapter 11 Using Samples To Provide Evidence
Chapter 12 Other Sources Of Evidence
Chapter 13 What Do The Quantitative Data Mean?
Chapter 14 What Do The Qualitative Data Mean?
Chapter 15 Weighing In On The Evidence
Chapter 16 Transitioning Evidence To Practice
Chapter 17 Developing Oneself As An Innovator
Chapter 18 Evaluating Outcomes Of Innovations
Chapter 19 Sharing The Insights With Others
,CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
Test Bank Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research 5th
Edition Schmidt, Brown
Multiple Choice
Definition of research (p. 14)
1. Which of the following is the best definition of research?
a. Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to determine possible
solutions.
b. Information that is based on personal experience or tradition.
c. Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or the
discovery of solutions to problems or questions.
d. Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on the approach
that is effective more often than not.
Definition of research utilization (p. 4)
2. Which of the following is the best definition of research utilization?
a. Applying research findings from individual studies to practice.
b. Analyzing multiple research studies to synthesize findings.
c. Appreciating the importance of clinical decision making.
d. Using previous personal experience to build confidence.
Definition of EBP (pp. 4-5)
3. Which of the following is the best definition of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. Application of research findings based on scientific theories in a clinical setting.
b. Research studies that correspond to nationally established priorities for healthcare,
conducted by experts in their fields.
c. Use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisions about
health care delivery, with consideration of individual needs and preferences
and the clinical expertise of the provider.
d. Using the individual health care provider’s perception of truth without conscious
attention or reasoning.
Difference between research utilization and EBP (pp. 4-5)
4. Which yof ythe yfollowing ybest ydescribes ythe ydifference ybetween yresearch
yutilization yandyEBP?
a. Research yutilization yis ya yprocess yof yevaluating ymultiple ystudies yfor
ythe ymostygeneralizable yfindings; yEBP yis yuse yof ythe ymost yrecent ystudy
yon ya ytopic.
, b. Research yutilization yinvolves ychanging ypractice ybased yon yfindings yof ya
ysingleyresearch ystudy; yEBP yis ythe ysyntheses yof yfindings yfrom ymultiple
ystudies yto yincorporate ywith ypractitioner yskills yand yclient ypreference yto
ydetermine ybest ycare.
c. Research yutilization yis ythe yapplication yof yresearch yfindings yto yhealth ycare
ypractice;yEBP yis yconsidered yin yselecting ymedication yoptions.
d. Research yutilization yis yreview yof yresearch ypublications; yEBP yis
yusing ythe yhealthcare yprovider’s yperception yof ywhat ycare ywould ybe
ybest yin yindividualysituations.
Evidence yfrom yother ydisciplines y(p. y6)
5. In ywhat yway ycan yevidence yfrom ydisciplines yother ythan ynursing ybe yhelpful?
a. Theory ybased ynon-nursing yevidence ycan yprovide ya ybasis yon ywhich
yto ybuildynew yevidence.
b. Non-nursing yevidence ysupports ythe yuse yof ynursing yknowledge yobtained
yby ytrialyand yerror.
c. Clinical ydecision ymaking ycan ybe ybased yon yfindings yfrom ysingle ynon-
nursingyresearch ystudies.
d. All yevidence yis yequally yimportant yto ythe ypractice yof ynursing.
Identification yof ysources yof yevidence y(p. y6)
6. You yare ya ynew ynurse yworking yat yXYZ yhospital. yYour ypreceptor ytells yyou yto
ydangle yMs. yJones’ ylegs yon ythe yside yof ythe ybed ybefore yyou yattempt yto yassist yher yto
ya ychair. yYou yask yyourypreceptor ywhy ythis yis ydone yand yshNeUaRnSsIw
NeGrTsB
, y “.CTOhM
is yis
ywhat ywe yhave yalways ydone, yso ygo ydo yit.” yThis yis yan yexample yof ywhich ytype yof
yevidence?
a. Trial yand yerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed yevidence
d. Tradition
Identification yof ysources yof yevidence y(p. y6)
7. You yare ya ynew ynurse yworking yat yXYZ yhospital. yYour ypreceptor ytells yyou yto
ydangle yMs. yJones’ ylegs yon ythe yside yof ythe ybed ybefore yyou yattempt yto yassist yher
yto ya ychair. yYou yask yyourypreceptor ywhy ythis yis ydone yand yshe yanswers, y“Because yI
ysaid yso.” yThis yis yan yexample yof ywhich ytype yof yevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed yevidence
Identification yof ysources yof yevidence y(p. y6)
8. Trial yand yerror yis ynot ya ypreferred yapproach yfor ydelivering ynursing ycare ybecause
a. it yis ynot ybased yon ysystematic yscientific yapproaches.
b. it yis ynot ya ysanctioned ymethod yby ythe yAmerican yNurses yAssociation.
c. it yis ybased yonly yon yintuition yand ytherefore ynot yscientifically ybased.
d. patient youtcomes yare yalways ybased yonly yon ylevel y1 yevidence.
