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EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FOR NURSES:
APPRAISAL AND APPLICATION OF RESEARCH
5TH EDITION SCHMIDT & BROWN /
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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
UNIT 2 ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE
CHAPTER 3 IDENTIFYING RESEARCH QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 4 FINDING SOURCES OF EVIDENCE
CHAPTER 5 LINKING THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE
UNIT 3 PERSUASION
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
UNIT 4 DECISION
CHAPTER 13 WHAT DO THE QUANTITATIVE DATA MEAN?
CHAPTER 14 WHAT DO THE QUALITATIVE DATA MEAN?
CHAPTER 15 WEIGHING IN ON THE EVIDENCE
UNIT 5 IMPLEMENTATION
CHAPTER 16 TRANSITIONING EVIDENCE TO PRACTICE
CHAPTER 17 DEVELOPING ONESELF AS AN INNOVATOR
UNIT 6 CONFIRMATION
CHAPTER 18 EVALUATING OUTCOMES OF INNOVATION
CHAPTER 19 SHARING THE INSIGHTS WITH OTHERS
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Testbank /For /Schmidt /& /Brown /5th /Edition /
Evidence-Based /Practice /For /Nurses: /Appraisal /And /Application /Of /Research /
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CHAPTER /1 /
WHAT /IS /EVIDENCE /BASED /PRACTICE? /
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Multiple ChoiceS /
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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. /
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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. /
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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. /
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Difference /Between /Research /Utilization /And /EBP /(Pp. /4-5) /
4. Which /Of /The /Following /Best /Describes /The /Difference /Between /Research
/Utilization /And /
EBP? /
a. Research /Utilization /Is /A /Process /Of /Evaluating /Multiple /Studies /For /The
/Most /Generalizable /Findings; /EBP /Is /Use /Of /The /Most /Recent /Study /On
/A /Topic. /
b. Research /Utilization /Involves /Changing /Practice /Based /On /Findings /Of /A
/Single /Research /Study; /EBP /Is /The /Syntheses /Of /Findings /From /Multiple
/Studies /To /Incorporate /With /Practitioner /Skills /And /Client /Preference /To
/Determine /Best /Care. /
c. Research /Utilization /Is /The /Application /Of /Research /Findings /To /Health
/Care /Practice; /EBP /Is /Considered /In /Selecting /Medication /Options. /
d. Research /Utilization /Is /Review /Of /Research /Publications; /EBP /Is /Using /The
/Healthcare /Provider’s /Perception /Of /What /Care /Would /Be /Best /In
/Individual /Situations. /
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Evidence /From /Other /Disciplines /(P. /6) /
5. In /What /Way /Can /Evidence /From /Disciplines /Other /Than /Nursing /Be /Helpful? /
a. Theory /Based /Non-Nursing /Evidence /Can /Provide /A /Basis /On /Which /To
/Build /New /Evidence. /
b. Non-Nursing /Evidence /Supports /The /Use /Of /Nursing /Knowledge /Obtained
/By /Trial /And /Error. /
c. Clinical /Decision /Making /Can /Be /Based /On /Findings /From /Single /Non-
Nursing /Research /Studies. /
d. All /Evidence /Is /Equally /Important /To /The /Practice /Of /Nursing. /
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Identification /Of /Sources /Of /Evidence /(P. /6) /
6. You /Are /A /New /Nurse /Working /At /XYZ /Hospital. /Your /Preceptor /Tells /You /To
/Dangle /Ms. /Jones’ /Legs /On /The /Side /Of /The /Bed /Before /You /Attempt /To
/Assist /Her /To /A /Chair. /You /Ask /Your /Preceptor /Why /This /Is /Done /And /She
/Answers, /“This /Is /What /We /Have /Always /Done, /So /Go /Do / /It.” /This /Is /An
/Example /Of /Which /Type /Of /Evidence? /
a. Trial /And /Error /
b. Intuition /
c. Borrowed /Evidence /
d. Tradition /
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Identification /Of /Sources /Of /Evidence /(P. /6) /
7. You /Are /A /New /Nurse /Working /At /XYZ /Hospital. /Your /Preceptor /Tells /You /To
/Dangle /Ms. /Jones’ /Legs /On /The /Side /Of /The /Bed /Before /You /Attempt /To
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