ATI: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE RN
FUNDAMENTALS 2.0 EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to develop a plan for a client.
Which of the following tools should the nurse use to guide the delivery of care? - ANS Critical
Pathway
A critical pathway is a guide used to standardize a client's medication, exams, procedures, and
rehabilitation during acute care through discharge home. Critical pathways improve
communication among members of the interdisciplinary team, minimize treatment delays and
complications, and reduce lengths of stay and treatment costs. They provide evidence for
comprehensive treatment.
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about using credible databases for research studies.
Which of the following sources should the nurse include? - ANS A peer-reviewed journal
A peer-reviewed journal is a credible, scientific database of scholarly published scientific
research. It is reviewed by expert peers to ensure credibility.
A nurse is teaching a class about searching the internet for article to use for evidence-based
changes.
Which of the following information should the nurse include? - ANS "Use Quackwatch to
verify credible websites."
Quackwatch is a website that monitors internet websites for misinformation and credibility.
The nurse should instruct students to use resources such as Quackwatch to verify health care
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information.
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, A nurse is teaching a class about citing references to use for evidence-based changes. Which of
the following requires citing a reference to avoid plagiarism? (Select all that apply) -
ANS Direct quotations from a journal article is correct.
Credit should be given to the original author for direct quotations to avoid plagiarism.
A photograph depicting equipment is correct.
Credit should be given to the original creator for every outside source used to avoid plagiarism.
Ideas published in a theoretical paper is correct. Credit should be given to the original author
for every outside source used to avoid plagiarism.
Paraphrased sentence from an article is correct.
Credit should be given to the original author for every outside source used to avoid plagiarism.
A personal website used to initiate a PICOT question is incorrect.
A personal website is not considered a credible source of information. Cite only the works read
and used that actually influenced the writing.
A nurse is collecting data from a group of clients regarding their feelings and experiences of
living with congestive heart failure.
In which of the following types of research studies is the nurse participating? -
ANS Qualitative
Qualitative research is a research method that explores experiences and feelings from the
perspective of the client. Data obtained from qualitative research do not undergo statistical
analysis that is associated with other types of research.
A nurse is using evidence-based practice to develop a PICOT question.
Which of the following describes the "O" in PICOT? - ANS The desired result of the
intervention to the problem.
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FUNDAMENTALS 2.0 EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A nurse is collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to develop a plan for a client.
Which of the following tools should the nurse use to guide the delivery of care? - ANS Critical
Pathway
A critical pathway is a guide used to standardize a client's medication, exams, procedures, and
rehabilitation during acute care through discharge home. Critical pathways improve
communication among members of the interdisciplinary team, minimize treatment delays and
complications, and reduce lengths of stay and treatment costs. They provide evidence for
comprehensive treatment.
A nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about using credible databases for research studies.
Which of the following sources should the nurse include? - ANS A peer-reviewed journal
A peer-reviewed journal is a credible, scientific database of scholarly published scientific
research. It is reviewed by expert peers to ensure credibility.
A nurse is teaching a class about searching the internet for article to use for evidence-based
changes.
Which of the following information should the nurse include? - ANS "Use Quackwatch to
verify credible websites."
Quackwatch is a website that monitors internet websites for misinformation and credibility.
The nurse should instruct students to use resources such as Quackwatch to verify health care
1
information.
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, A nurse is teaching a class about citing references to use for evidence-based changes. Which of
the following requires citing a reference to avoid plagiarism? (Select all that apply) -
ANS Direct quotations from a journal article is correct.
Credit should be given to the original author for direct quotations to avoid plagiarism.
A photograph depicting equipment is correct.
Credit should be given to the original creator for every outside source used to avoid plagiarism.
Ideas published in a theoretical paper is correct. Credit should be given to the original author
for every outside source used to avoid plagiarism.
Paraphrased sentence from an article is correct.
Credit should be given to the original author for every outside source used to avoid plagiarism.
A personal website used to initiate a PICOT question is incorrect.
A personal website is not considered a credible source of information. Cite only the works read
and used that actually influenced the writing.
A nurse is collecting data from a group of clients regarding their feelings and experiences of
living with congestive heart failure.
In which of the following types of research studies is the nurse participating? -
ANS Qualitative
Qualitative research is a research method that explores experiences and feelings from the
perspective of the client. Data obtained from qualitative research do not undergo statistical
analysis that is associated with other types of research.
A nurse is using evidence-based practice to develop a PICOT question.
Which of the following describes the "O" in PICOT? - ANS The desired result of the
intervention to the problem.
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