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Test Bank
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses:
Appraisal and Application of Research 5th Edition.
By Schmidt, Brown
Chapters 1 - 19
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BE
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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
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Chapter 5 Linking Theory, Research, And Practice
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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
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Chapter 9 Qualitative Designs: Using Words To Provide Evidence
Chapter 10 Collecting Evidence
Chapter 11 Using Samples To Provide Evidence
BE
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
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CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
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
C
and/or the discovery of solutions to problems or questions.
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d. Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on
the approach that is effective more often than not.
ST
Definition of research utilization (p. 4)
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.
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.
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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 of the following best describes the difference between research
utilization and EBP?
C
a. Research utilization is a process of evaluating multiple studies
for the most generalizable findings; EBP is use of the most
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recent study on a topic.
ST
BE
Test Bank
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses:
Appraisal and Application of Research 5th Edition.
By Schmidt, Brown
Chapters 1 - 19
C
LE
ST
BE
, BESTLEC
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
C
Chapter 5 Linking Theory, Research, And Practice
LE
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
ST
Chapter 9 Qualitative Designs: Using Words To Provide Evidence
Chapter 10 Collecting Evidence
Chapter 11 Using Samples To Provide Evidence
BE
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
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CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
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
C
and/or the discovery of solutions to problems or questions.
LE
d. Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on
the approach that is effective more often than not.
ST
Definition of research utilization (p. 4)
2. Which of the following is the best definition of research utilization?
BE
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.
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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 of the following best describes the difference between research
utilization and EBP?
C
a. Research utilization is a process of evaluating multiple studies
for the most generalizable findings; EBP is use of the most
LE
recent study on a topic.
ST
BE
