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WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
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Multiple Choice
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1. Which of the following is the best definition of research?
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a. Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to determine
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possible solutions.
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b. Information that is based on personal experience or tradition.
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c. Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or
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d. Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on the
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Definition of research utilization (p. 4)
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2. Which of the following is the best definition of research utilization?
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a. Applying research findings from individual studies to practice.
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b. Analyzing multiple research studies to synthesize findings.
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d. Using previous personal experience to build confidence.
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Definition of EBP (pp. 4-5)
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3. Which of the following is the best definition of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
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a. Application of research findings based on scientific theories in a clinical setting.
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b. Research studies that correspond to nationally established priorities for
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healthcare, conducted by experts in their fields.
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c. Use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisions
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about health care delivery, with consideration of individual needs and
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d. Using the individual health care provider’s perception of truth without conscious
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Difference between research utilization and EBP (pp. 4-5)
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4. Which of the following best describes the difference between research utilization
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and EBP?
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a. Research utilization is a process of evaluating multiple studies for the
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b. Research utilization involves changing practice based on findings of a
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c. Research utilization is the application of research findings to health care
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d. Research utilization is review of research publications; EBP is using
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Evidence from other disciplines (p. 6)
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5. In what way can evidence from disciplines other than nursing be helpful?
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a. Theory based non-nursing evidence can provide a basis on which to
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c. Clinical decision making can be based on findings from single non-
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d. All evidence is equally important to the practice of nursing.
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Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
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6. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle
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always done, so go do it.” This is an example of which type of evidence?
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