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

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,CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?

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

MultiplenChoice

Definitionnofnresearchn(p.n14)
1. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenbestndefinitionnofnresearch?
a. Criticallynthinkingnaboutnproblemsnthatnoccurninnhealthncarentondeterminenpossiblens
olutions.
b. Informationnthatnisnbasednonnpersonalnexperiencenorntradition.
c. Plannednandnsystematicnactivitynthatnleadsntonnewnknowledgenand/ornthen
discoverynofnsolutionsntonproblemsnornquestions.
d. Tryingnanvarietynofnapproachesntonanclinicalnproblemnandnsettlingnonnthenapproachnt
hatnisneffectivenmorenoftennthannnot.
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Definitionnofnresearchnutilizationn(p.n4)
2. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenbestndefinitionnofnresearchnutilization?
a. Applyingnresearchnfindingsnfromnindividualnstudiesntonpractice.
b. Analyzingnmultiplenresearchnstudiesntonsynthesizenfindings.
c. Appreciatingnthenimportancenofnclinicalndecisionnmaking.
d. Usingnpreviousnpersonalnexperiencentonbuildnconfidence.

DefinitionnofnEBPn(pp.n4-5)
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenbestndefinitionnofnevidence-
basednpracticen(EBP)?na.nApplicationnofnresearchnfindingsnbasednonnscientificntheori
esninnanclinicalnsetting.nb.nResearchnstudiesnthatncorrespondntonnationallynestablishedn
prioritiesnfornhealthcare,nconductednbynexpertsninntheirnfields.
c.nUsenofntheory-derived,nresearch-
basedninformationninnmakingndecisionsnaboutnhealthncarendelivery,nwithncons
iderationnofnindividualnneedsnandnpreferencesnandnthenclinicalnexpertisenofnth
enprovider.
d.nUsingnthenindividualnhealthncarenprovider’snperceptionnofntruthnwithoutnconsciousna
ttentionnornreasoning.

DifferencenbetweennresearchnutilizationnandnEBPn(pp.n4-5)
4. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesnthendifferencenbetweennresearchnutilizationnandn
EBP?
a. Researchnutilizationnisnanprocessnofnevaluatingnmultiplenstudiesnfornthenmost

, generalizablenfindings;nEBPnisnusenofnthenmostnrecentnstudynonnantopic.




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b. Researchnutilizationninvolvesnchangingnpracticenbasednonnfindingsnofnansinglen
researchnstudy;nEBPnisnthensynthesesnofnfindingsnfromnmultiplenstudiesntonin
corporatenwithnpractitionernskillsnandnclientnpreferencentondeterminenbestnca
re.
c. Researchnutilizationnisnthenapplicationnofnresearchnfindingsntonhealthncarenpractice;n
EBPnisnconsideredninnselectingnmedicationnoptions.
d. Researchnutilizationnisnreviewnofnresearchnpublications;nEBPnisnusingnthenhe
althcarenprovider’snperceptionnofnwhatncarenwouldnbenbestninnindividualnsit
uations.

Evidencenfromnotherndisciplinesn(p.n6)
5. Innwhatnwayncannevidencenfromndisciplinesnothernthannnursingnbenhelpful?na.nTheoryn
basednnon-
nursingnevidencencannprovidenanbasisnonnwhichntonbuildn newnevidence.
b. Non-
nursingnevidencensupportsnthenusenofnnursingnknowledgenobtainednbyntrialnandn
error.
c. Clinicalndecisionnmakingncannbenbasednonnfindingsnfromnsinglennon-
nursingnresearchnstudies.
d. Allnevidencenisnequallynimportantntonthenpracticenofnnursing.

Identificationnofnsourcesnofnevidencen(p.n6)
6. YounarenannewnnursenworkingnatnXYZnhospital.nYournpreceptorntellsnyountondanglenMs.nJ
ones’nlegsnonnthensidenofnthenbednbeforenyounattemptntonassistnherntonanchair.nYounasknyour
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preceptornwhynthisnisndonenandnshenanswers,n“Thisnisnwhatnwenhavenalwaysndone,nsongondonit.
”nThisnisnannexamplenofnwhichntypenofnevidence?
a. Trialnandnerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowednevidence
d. Tradition

Identificationnofnsourcesnofnevidencen(p.n6)
7. YounarenannewnnursenworkingnatnXYZnhospital.nYournpreceptorntellsnyountondanglenMs.nJones
’nlegsnonnthensidenofnthenbednbeforenyounattemptntonassistnherntonanchair.nYounasknyournprecept
ornwhynthisnisndonenandnshenanswers,n“BecausenInsaidnso.”nThisnisnannexamplenofnwhichntype
nofnevidence?

a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowednevidence

Identificationnofnsourcesnofnevidencen(p.n6)
8. Trialnandnerrornisnnotnanpreferrednapproachnforndeliveringnnursingncarenbecause
a. itnisnnotnbasednonnsystematicnscientificnapproaches.
b. itnisnnotnansanctionednmethodnbynthenAmericannNursesnAssociation.
c. itnisnbasednonlynonnintuitionnandnthereforennotnscientificallynbased.