Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for
b b b b b
b Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
b b b b b
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
b b b b b b
Chapters 1 - 19 b b b
,Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application
b b b b b b b b b
ofResearch 5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
b b b b b b b
Table of Contents: b b
Chapter b1 bWhat bIs bEvidence-Based bPractice?
Chapter b2 bUsing bEvidence bThrough bCollaboration bTo bPromote bExcellence bIn bNursing bPractice
Chapter b3 bIdentifying bResearch bQuestions
Chapter b4 bFinding bSources bOf bEvidence
Chapter b5 bLinking bTheory, bResearch, bAnd bPractice
Chapter b6 bKey bPrinciples bOf bQuantitative bDesigns
Chapter b7 bQuantitative bDesigns: bUsing bNumbers bTo bProvide bEvidence
Chapter b8 bEpidemiologic bDesigns: bUsing bData bTo bUnderstand bPopulations
Chapter b9 bQualitative bDesigns: bUsing bWords bTo bProvide bEvidence
Chapter b10 bCollecting bEvidence
Chapter b11 bUsing bSamples bTo bProvide bEvidence
Chapter b12 bOther bSources bOf bEvidence
Chapter b13 bWhat bDo bThe bQuantitative bData bMean?
Chapter b14 bWhat bDo bThe bQualitative bData bMean?
Chapter b15 bWeighing bIn bOn bThe bEvidence
Chapter b16 bTransitioning bEvidence bTo bPractice
Chapter b17 bDeveloping bOneself bAs bAn bInnovator
Chapter b18 bEvaluating bOutcomes bOf bInnovations
Chapter b19 bSharing bThe bInsights bWith bOthers
,CHAPTER b1: bWHAT bIS bEVIDENCE bBASED bPRACTICE?
Test bBank bEvidence-Based bPractice bfor bNurses: bAppraisal band bApplication bof bResearch
b5
thbEdition bSchmidt, bBrown
Multiple bChoice
Definition bof bresearch b(p. b14)
1. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bbest bdefinition bof bresearch?
a. Critically bthinking babout bproblems bthat boccur bin bhealth bcare bto bdetermine
bpossibleb
solutions.
b. Information bthat bis bbased bon bpersonal bexperience bor btradition.
c. Planned band bsystematic bactivity bthat bleads bto bnew bknowledge band/or
btheb
discovery bof bsolutions bto bproblems bor bquestions.
d. Trying ba bvariety bof bapproaches bto ba bclinical bproblem band bsettling bon bthe
bapproachb that bis beffective bmore boften bthan bnot.
Definition bof bresearch butilization b(p. b4)
2. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bbest bdefinition bof bresearch butilization?
a. Applying bresearch bfindings bfrom bindividual bstudies bto bpractice.
b. Analyzing bmultiple bresearch bstudies bto bsynthesize bfindings.
c. Appreciating bthe bimportance bof bclinical bdecision bmaking.
d. Using bprevious bpersonal bexperience bto bbuild bconfidence.
Definition bof bEBP b(pp. b4-5)
3. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bbest bdefinition bof bevidence-based bpractice b(EBP)?
a. Application bof bresearch bfindings bbased bon bscientific btheories bin ba bclinical bsetting.
b. Research bstudies bthat bcorrespond bto bnationally bestablished bpriorities bfor
bhealthcare,bconducted bby bexperts bin btheir bfields.
c. Use bof btheory-derived, bresearch-based binformation bin bmaking bdecisions
baboutbhealth bcare bdelivery, bwith bconsideration bof bindividual bneeds band
bpreferences band bthe bclinical bexpertise bof bthe bprovider.
d. Using bthe bindividual bhealth bcare bprovider’s bperception bof btruth bwithout
bconsciousb attention bor breasoning.
Difference bbetween bresearch butilization band bEBP b(pp. b4-5)
4. Which bof bthe bfollowing bbest bdescribes bthe bdifference bbetween bresearch butilization
bandbEBP?
a. Research butilization bis ba bprocess bof bevaluating bmultiple bstudies bfor bthe
bmostbgeneralizable bfindings; bEBP bis buse bof bthe bmost brecent bstudy bon ba
btopic.
, b. Research butilization binvolves bchanging bpractice bbased bon bfindings bof ba
bsinglebresearch bstudy; bEBP bis bthe bsyntheses bof bfindings bfrom bmultiple
bstudies bto bincorporate bwith bpractitioner bskills band bclient bpreference bto
bdetermine bbest bcare.
c. Research butilization bis bthe bapplication bof bresearch bfindings bto bhealth bcare
bpractice;bEBP bis bconsidered bin bselecting bmedication boptions.
d. Research butilization bis breview bof bresearch bpublications; bEBP bis busing
bthe bhealthcare bprovider’s bperception bof bwhat bcare bwould bbe bbest bin
bindividualbsituations.
Evidence bfrom bother bdisciplines b(p. b6)
5. In bwhat bway bcan bevidence bfrom bdisciplines bother bthan bnursing bbe bhelpful?
a. Theory bbased bnon-nursing bevidence bcan bprovide ba bbasis bon bwhich bto
bbuildb new bevidence.
b. Non-nursing bevidence bsupports bthe buse bof bnursing bknowledge bobtained bby
btrialb
and berror.
c. Clinical bdecision bmaking bcan bbe bbased bon bfindings bfrom bsingle bnon-
nursingbresearch bstudies.
d. All bevidence bis bequally bimportant bto bthe bpractice bof bnursing.
Identification bof bsources bof bevidence b(p. b6)
6. You bare ba bnew bnurse bworking bat bXYZ bhospital. bYour bpreceptor btells byou bto bdangle bMs.
bJones’ blegs bon bthe bside bof bthe bbed bbefore byou battempt bto bassist bher bto ba bchair. bYou bask
byourbpreceptor bwhy bthis bis bdone band bshNeUaRnSsIwNeGrTsB
, b “.CTOhM
is bis bwhat bwe bhave balways
bdone, bso bgo bdo bit.” bThis bis ban bexample bof bwhich btype bof bevidence?
a. Trial band berror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed bevidence
d. Tradition
Identification bof bsources bof bevidence b(p. b6)
7. You bare ba bnew bnurse bworking bat bXYZ bhospital. bYour bpreceptor btells byou bto bdangle bMs.
bJones’ blegs bon bthe bside bof bthe bbed bbefore byou battempt bto bassist bher bto ba bchair. bYou bask
byourbpreceptor bwhy bthis bis bdone band bshe banswers, b“Because bI bsaid bso.” bThis bis ban
bexample bof bwhich btype bof bevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed bevidence
Identification bof bsources bof bevidence b(p. b6)
8. Trial band berror bis bnot ba bpreferred bapproach bfor bdelivering bnursing bcare bbecause
a. it bis bnot bbased bon bsystematic bscientific bapproaches.
b. it bis bnot ba bsanctioned bmethod bby bthe bAmerican bNurses bAssociation.
c. it bis bbased bonly bon bintuition band btherefore bnot bscientifically bbased.
d. patient boutcomes bare balways bbased bonly bon blevel b1 bevidence.
b b b b b
b Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
b b b b b
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
b b b b b b
Chapters 1 - 19 b b b
,Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application
b b b b b b b b b
ofResearch 5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
b b b b b b b
Table of Contents: b b
Chapter b1 bWhat bIs bEvidence-Based bPractice?
Chapter b2 bUsing bEvidence bThrough bCollaboration bTo bPromote bExcellence bIn bNursing bPractice
Chapter b3 bIdentifying bResearch bQuestions
Chapter b4 bFinding bSources bOf bEvidence
Chapter b5 bLinking bTheory, bResearch, bAnd bPractice
Chapter b6 bKey bPrinciples bOf bQuantitative bDesigns
Chapter b7 bQuantitative bDesigns: bUsing bNumbers bTo bProvide bEvidence
Chapter b8 bEpidemiologic bDesigns: bUsing bData bTo bUnderstand bPopulations
Chapter b9 bQualitative bDesigns: bUsing bWords bTo bProvide bEvidence
Chapter b10 bCollecting bEvidence
Chapter b11 bUsing bSamples bTo bProvide bEvidence
Chapter b12 bOther bSources bOf bEvidence
Chapter b13 bWhat bDo bThe bQuantitative bData bMean?
Chapter b14 bWhat bDo bThe bQualitative bData bMean?
Chapter b15 bWeighing bIn bOn bThe bEvidence
Chapter b16 bTransitioning bEvidence bTo bPractice
Chapter b17 bDeveloping bOneself bAs bAn bInnovator
Chapter b18 bEvaluating bOutcomes bOf bInnovations
Chapter b19 bSharing bThe bInsights bWith bOthers
,CHAPTER b1: bWHAT bIS bEVIDENCE bBASED bPRACTICE?
Test bBank bEvidence-Based bPractice bfor bNurses: bAppraisal band bApplication bof bResearch
b5
thbEdition bSchmidt, bBrown
Multiple bChoice
Definition bof bresearch b(p. b14)
1. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bbest bdefinition bof bresearch?
a. Critically bthinking babout bproblems bthat boccur bin bhealth bcare bto bdetermine
bpossibleb
solutions.
b. Information bthat bis bbased bon bpersonal bexperience bor btradition.
c. Planned band bsystematic bactivity bthat bleads bto bnew bknowledge band/or
btheb
discovery bof bsolutions bto bproblems bor bquestions.
d. Trying ba bvariety bof bapproaches bto ba bclinical bproblem band bsettling bon bthe
bapproachb that bis beffective bmore boften bthan bnot.
Definition bof bresearch butilization b(p. b4)
2. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bbest bdefinition bof bresearch butilization?
a. Applying bresearch bfindings bfrom bindividual bstudies bto bpractice.
b. Analyzing bmultiple bresearch bstudies bto bsynthesize bfindings.
c. Appreciating bthe bimportance bof bclinical bdecision bmaking.
d. Using bprevious bpersonal bexperience bto bbuild bconfidence.
Definition bof bEBP b(pp. b4-5)
3. Which bof bthe bfollowing bis bthe bbest bdefinition bof bevidence-based bpractice b(EBP)?
a. Application bof bresearch bfindings bbased bon bscientific btheories bin ba bclinical bsetting.
b. Research bstudies bthat bcorrespond bto bnationally bestablished bpriorities bfor
bhealthcare,bconducted bby bexperts bin btheir bfields.
c. Use bof btheory-derived, bresearch-based binformation bin bmaking bdecisions
baboutbhealth bcare bdelivery, bwith bconsideration bof bindividual bneeds band
bpreferences band bthe bclinical bexpertise bof bthe bprovider.
d. Using bthe bindividual bhealth bcare bprovider’s bperception bof btruth bwithout
bconsciousb attention bor breasoning.
Difference bbetween bresearch butilization band bEBP b(pp. b4-5)
4. Which bof bthe bfollowing bbest bdescribes bthe bdifference bbetween bresearch butilization
bandbEBP?
a. Research butilization bis ba bprocess bof bevaluating bmultiple bstudies bfor bthe
bmostbgeneralizable bfindings; bEBP bis buse bof bthe bmost brecent bstudy bon ba
btopic.
, b. Research butilization binvolves bchanging bpractice bbased bon bfindings bof ba
bsinglebresearch bstudy; bEBP bis bthe bsyntheses bof bfindings bfrom bmultiple
bstudies bto bincorporate bwith bpractitioner bskills band bclient bpreference bto
bdetermine bbest bcare.
c. Research butilization bis bthe bapplication bof bresearch bfindings bto bhealth bcare
bpractice;bEBP bis bconsidered bin bselecting bmedication boptions.
d. Research butilization bis breview bof bresearch bpublications; bEBP bis busing
bthe bhealthcare bprovider’s bperception bof bwhat bcare bwould bbe bbest bin
bindividualbsituations.
Evidence bfrom bother bdisciplines b(p. b6)
5. In bwhat bway bcan bevidence bfrom bdisciplines bother bthan bnursing bbe bhelpful?
a. Theory bbased bnon-nursing bevidence bcan bprovide ba bbasis bon bwhich bto
bbuildb new bevidence.
b. Non-nursing bevidence bsupports bthe buse bof bnursing bknowledge bobtained bby
btrialb
and berror.
c. Clinical bdecision bmaking bcan bbe bbased bon bfindings bfrom bsingle bnon-
nursingbresearch bstudies.
d. All bevidence bis bequally bimportant bto bthe bpractice bof bnursing.
Identification bof bsources bof bevidence b(p. b6)
6. You bare ba bnew bnurse bworking bat bXYZ bhospital. bYour bpreceptor btells byou bto bdangle bMs.
bJones’ blegs bon bthe bside bof bthe bbed bbefore byou battempt bto bassist bher bto ba bchair. bYou bask
byourbpreceptor bwhy bthis bis bdone band bshNeUaRnSsIwNeGrTsB
, b “.CTOhM
is bis bwhat bwe bhave balways
bdone, bso bgo bdo bit.” bThis bis ban bexample bof bwhich btype bof bevidence?
a. Trial band berror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed bevidence
d. Tradition
Identification bof bsources bof bevidence b(p. b6)
7. You bare ba bnew bnurse bworking bat bXYZ bhospital. bYour bpreceptor btells byou bto bdangle bMs.
bJones’ blegs bon bthe bside bof bthe bbed bbefore byou battempt bto bassist bher bto ba bchair. bYou bask
byourbpreceptor bwhy bthis bis bdone band bshe banswers, b“Because bI bsaid bso.” bThis bis ban
bexample bof bwhich btype bof bevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed bevidence
Identification bof bsources bof bevidence b(p. b6)
8. Trial band berror bis bnot ba bpreferred bapproach bfor bdelivering bnursing bcare bbecause
a. it bis bnot bbased bon bsystematic bscientific bapproaches.
b. it bis bnot ba bsanctioned bmethod bby bthe bAmerican bNurses bAssociation.
c. it bis bbased bonly bon bintuition band btherefore bnot bscientifically bbased.
d. patient boutcomes bare balways bbased bonly bon blevel b1 bevidence.
