Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses:
Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt ,Brown Chapters 1 - 19
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Table of Contents:
6r 6r
Chapter6r16rWhat6rIs6rEvidence-Based6rPractice?
Chapter6r26rUsing6rEvidence6rThrough6rCollaboration6rTo6rPromote6rExcellence6rIn6rNursing6rPractice
Chapter6r36rIdentifying6rResearch6rQuestions
Chapter6r46rFinding6rSources6rOf6rEvidence
Chapter6r56rLinking6rTheory,6rResearch,6rAnd6rPractice
Chapter6r66rKey6rPrinciples6rOf6rQuantitative6rDesigns
Chapter6r76rQuantitative6rDesigns:6rUsing6rNumbers6rTo6rProvide6rEvidence
Chapter6r86rEpidemiologic6rDesigns:6rUsing6rData6rTo6rUnderstand6rPopulations
Chapter6r96rQualitative6rDesigns:6rUsing6rWords6rTo6rProvide6rEvidence
Chapter6r106rCollecting6rEvidence
Chapter6r116rUsing6rSamples6rTo6rProvide6rEvidence
Chapter6r126rOther6rSources6rOf6rEvidence
Chapter6r136rWhat6rDo6rThe6rQuantitative6rData6rMean?
Chapter6r146rWhat6rDo6rThe6rQualitative6rData6rMean?
Chapter6r156rWeighing6rIn6rOn6rThe6rEvidence
Chapter6r166rTransitioning6rEvidence6rTo6rPractice
Chapter6r176rDeveloping6rOneself6rAs6rAn6rInnovator
Chapter6r186rEvaluating6rOutcomes6rOf6rInnovations
Chapter6r196rSharing6rThe6rInsights6rWith6rOthers
,CHAPTER6r1:6rWHAT6rIS6rEVIDENCE6rBASED6rPRACTICE?
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Based6rPractice6rfor6rNurses:6rAppraisal6rand6rApplication6rof6rResearch6r5th6rEdition6rSchmidt,6rBro
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Multiple6rChoice
Definition6rof6rresearch6r(p.6r14)
1. Which6rof6rthe6rfollowing6ris6rthe6rbest6rdefinition6rof6rresearch?
a. Critically6rthinking6rabout6rproblems6rthat6roccur6rin6rhealth6rcare6rto6rdetermine6rpossi
ble6sr olutions.
b. Information6rthat6ris6rbased6ron6rpersonal6rexperience6ror6rtradition.
c. Planned6rand6rsystematic6ractivity6rthat6rleads6rto6rnew6rknowledge6rand/or6r
the6rdiscovery6rof6rsolutions6rto6rproblems6ror6rquestions.
d. Trying6ra6rvariety6rof6rapproaches6rto6ra6rclinical6rproblem6rand6rsettling6ron6rthe6rap
proach6tr hat6ris6reffective6rmore6roften6rthan6rnot.
Definition6rof6rresearch6rutilization6r(p.6r4)
2. Which6rof6rthe6rfollowing6ris6rthe6rbest6rdefinition6rof6rresearch6rutilization?
a. Applying6rresearch6rfindings6rfrom6rindividual6rstudies6rto6rpractice.
b. Analyzing6rmultiple6rresearch6rstudies6rto6rsynthesize6rfindings.
c. Appreciating6rthe6rimportance6rof6rclinical6rdecision6rmaking.
d. Using6rprevious6rpersonal6rexperience6rto6rbuild6rconfidence.
Definition6rof6rEBP6r(pp.6r4-5)
3. Which6rof6rthe6rfollowing6ris6rthe6rbest6rdefinition6rof6revidence-based6rpractice6r(EBP)?
a. Application6rof6rresearch6rfindings6rbased6ron6rscientific6rtheories6rin6ra6rclinical6rsetting.
b. Research6rstudies6rthat6rcorrespond6rto6rnationally6restablished6rpriorities6rfor6rhealthc
are,6cr onducted6rby6rexperts6rin6rtheir6rfields.
c. Use6rof6rtheory-derived,6rresearch-
based6rinformation6rin6rmaking6rdecisions6rabout6rhealth6rcare6rdelivery,6rwith6rcon
sideration6rof6rindividual6rneeds6rand6rpreferences6rand6rthe6rclinical6rexpertise6rof6
rthe6rprovider.
d. Using6rthe6rindividual6rhealth6rcare6rprovider’s6rperception6rof6rtruth6rwithout6rconscio
us6a
r ttention6ror6rreasoning.
Difference6rbetween6rresearch6rutilization6rand6rEBP6r(pp.6r4-5)
4. Which6rof6rthe6rfollowing6rbest6rdescribes6rthe6rdifference6rbetween6rresearch6rutilization6r
and6Er BP?
a. Research6rutilization6ris6ra6rprocess6rof6revaluating6rmultiple6rstudies6rfor6rthe6rm
ost6g
r eneralizable6rfindings;6rEBP6ris6ruse6rof6rthe6rmost6rrecent6rstudy6ron6ra6rtopi
c.
, b. Research6rutilization6rinvolves6rchanging6rpractice6rbased6ron6rfindings6rof6ra6rsin
gle6rresearch6rstudy;6rEBP6ris6rthe6rsyntheses6rof6rfindings6rfrom6rmultiple6rstudies6r
to6rincorporate6rwith6rpractitioner6rskills6rand6rclient6rpreference6rto6rdetermine6rb
est6rcare.
c. Research6rutilization6ris6rthe6rapplication6rof6rresearch6rfindings6rto6rhealth6rcare6rpract
ice;6Er BP6ris6rconsidered6rin6rselecting6rmedication6roptions.
d. Research6rutilization6ris6rreview6rof6rresearch6rpublications;6rEBP6ris6rusing6rth
e6rhealthcare6rprovider’s6rperception6rof6rwhat6rcare6rwould6rbe6rbest6rin6rind
ividual6sr ituations.
Evidence6rfrom6rother6rdisciplines6r(p.6r6)
5. In6rwhat6rway6rcan6revidence6rfrom6rdisciplines6rother6rthan6rnursing6rbe6rhelpful?
a. Theory6rbased6rnon-
nursing6revidence6rcan6rprovide6ra6rbasis6ron6rwhich6rto6rbuild6rnew6revidence.
b. Non-
nursing6revidence6rsupports6rthe6ruse6rof6rnursing6rknowledge6robtained6rby6rtrial6a
r
nd6rerror.
c. Clinical6rdecision6rmaking6rcan6rbe6rbased6ron6rfindings6rfrom6rsingle6rnon-
nursing6rr esearch6rstudies.
d. All6revidence6ris6requally6rimportant6rto6rthe6rpractice6rof6rnursing.
Identification6rof6rsources6rof6revidence6r(p.6r6)
6. You6rare6ra6rnew6rnurse6rworking6rat6rXYZ6rhospital.6rYour6rpreceptor6rtells6ryou6rto6rdangle6rM
s.6rJones’6rlegs6ron6rthe6rside6rof6rthe6rbed6rbefore6ryou6rattempt6rto6rassist6rher6rto6ra6rchair.6rYo
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is6ris6rwhat6rwe6rhave6ralway
s6rdone,6rso6rgo6rdo6rit.”6rThis6ris6ran6rexample6rof6rwhich6rtype6rof6revidence?
a. Trial6rand6rerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed6revidence
d. Tradition
Identification6rof6rsources6rof6revidence6r(p.6r6)
7. You6rare6ra6rnew6rnurse6rworking6rat6rXYZ6rhospital.6rYour6rpreceptor6rtells6ryou6rto6rdangle6rM
s.6rJones’6rlegs6ron6rthe6rside6rof6rthe6rbed6rbefore6ryou6rattempt6rto6rassist6rher6rto6ra6rchair.6rYo
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n6rexample6rof6rwhich6rtype6rof6revidence?
a. Intuition
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c. Authority
d. Borrowed6revidence
Identification6rof6rsources6rof6revidence6r(p.6r6)
8. Trial6rand6rerror6ris6rnot6ra6rpreferred6rapproach6rfor6rdelivering6rnursing6rcare6rbecause
a. it6ris6rnot6rbased6ron6rsystematic6rscientific6rapproaches.
b. it6ris6rnot6ra6rsanctioned6rmethod6rby6rthe6rAmerican6rNurses6rAssociation.
c. it6ris6rbased6ronly6ron6rintuition6rand6rtherefore6rnot6rscientifically6rbased.
d. patient6routcomes6rare6ralways6rbased6ronly6ron6rlevel6r16revidence.
Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt ,Brown Chapters 1 - 19
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Based6rPractice6rfor6rNurses:6rAppraisal6rand6rApplication6rof6rResearch6r5th6rEdition6rby6rSchm
idt,6rBrown
Table of Contents:
6r 6r
Chapter6r16rWhat6rIs6rEvidence-Based6rPractice?
Chapter6r26rUsing6rEvidence6rThrough6rCollaboration6rTo6rPromote6rExcellence6rIn6rNursing6rPractice
Chapter6r36rIdentifying6rResearch6rQuestions
Chapter6r46rFinding6rSources6rOf6rEvidence
Chapter6r56rLinking6rTheory,6rResearch,6rAnd6rPractice
Chapter6r66rKey6rPrinciples6rOf6rQuantitative6rDesigns
Chapter6r76rQuantitative6rDesigns:6rUsing6rNumbers6rTo6rProvide6rEvidence
Chapter6r86rEpidemiologic6rDesigns:6rUsing6rData6rTo6rUnderstand6rPopulations
Chapter6r96rQualitative6rDesigns:6rUsing6rWords6rTo6rProvide6rEvidence
Chapter6r106rCollecting6rEvidence
Chapter6r116rUsing6rSamples6rTo6rProvide6rEvidence
Chapter6r126rOther6rSources6rOf6rEvidence
Chapter6r136rWhat6rDo6rThe6rQuantitative6rData6rMean?
Chapter6r146rWhat6rDo6rThe6rQualitative6rData6rMean?
Chapter6r156rWeighing6rIn6rOn6rThe6rEvidence
Chapter6r166rTransitioning6rEvidence6rTo6rPractice
Chapter6r176rDeveloping6rOneself6rAs6rAn6rInnovator
Chapter6r186rEvaluating6rOutcomes6rOf6rInnovations
Chapter6r196rSharing6rThe6rInsights6rWith6rOthers
,CHAPTER6r1:6rWHAT6rIS6rEVIDENCE6rBASED6rPRACTICE?
Test6rBank6rEvidence-
Based6rPractice6rfor6rNurses:6rAppraisal6rand6rApplication6rof6rResearch6r5th6rEdition6rSchmidt,6rBro
wn
Multiple6rChoice
Definition6rof6rresearch6r(p.6r14)
1. Which6rof6rthe6rfollowing6ris6rthe6rbest6rdefinition6rof6rresearch?
a. Critically6rthinking6rabout6rproblems6rthat6roccur6rin6rhealth6rcare6rto6rdetermine6rpossi
ble6sr olutions.
b. Information6rthat6ris6rbased6ron6rpersonal6rexperience6ror6rtradition.
c. Planned6rand6rsystematic6ractivity6rthat6rleads6rto6rnew6rknowledge6rand/or6r
the6rdiscovery6rof6rsolutions6rto6rproblems6ror6rquestions.
d. Trying6ra6rvariety6rof6rapproaches6rto6ra6rclinical6rproblem6rand6rsettling6ron6rthe6rap
proach6tr hat6ris6reffective6rmore6roften6rthan6rnot.
Definition6rof6rresearch6rutilization6r(p.6r4)
2. Which6rof6rthe6rfollowing6ris6rthe6rbest6rdefinition6rof6rresearch6rutilization?
a. Applying6rresearch6rfindings6rfrom6rindividual6rstudies6rto6rpractice.
b. Analyzing6rmultiple6rresearch6rstudies6rto6rsynthesize6rfindings.
c. Appreciating6rthe6rimportance6rof6rclinical6rdecision6rmaking.
d. Using6rprevious6rpersonal6rexperience6rto6rbuild6rconfidence.
Definition6rof6rEBP6r(pp.6r4-5)
3. Which6rof6rthe6rfollowing6ris6rthe6rbest6rdefinition6rof6revidence-based6rpractice6r(EBP)?
a. Application6rof6rresearch6rfindings6rbased6ron6rscientific6rtheories6rin6ra6rclinical6rsetting.
b. Research6rstudies6rthat6rcorrespond6rto6rnationally6restablished6rpriorities6rfor6rhealthc
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c. Use6rof6rtheory-derived,6rresearch-
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sideration6rof6rindividual6rneeds6rand6rpreferences6rand6rthe6rclinical6rexpertise6rof6
rthe6rprovider.
d. Using6rthe6rindividual6rhealth6rcare6rprovider’s6rperception6rof6rtruth6rwithout6rconscio
us6a
r ttention6ror6rreasoning.
Difference6rbetween6rresearch6rutilization6rand6rEBP6r(pp.6r4-5)
4. Which6rof6rthe6rfollowing6rbest6rdescribes6rthe6rdifference6rbetween6rresearch6rutilization6r
and6Er BP?
a. Research6rutilization6ris6ra6rprocess6rof6revaluating6rmultiple6rstudies6rfor6rthe6rm
ost6g
r eneralizable6rfindings;6rEBP6ris6ruse6rof6rthe6rmost6rrecent6rstudy6ron6ra6rtopi
c.
, b. Research6rutilization6rinvolves6rchanging6rpractice6rbased6ron6rfindings6rof6ra6rsin
gle6rresearch6rstudy;6rEBP6ris6rthe6rsyntheses6rof6rfindings6rfrom6rmultiple6rstudies6r
to6rincorporate6rwith6rpractitioner6rskills6rand6rclient6rpreference6rto6rdetermine6rb
est6rcare.
c. Research6rutilization6ris6rthe6rapplication6rof6rresearch6rfindings6rto6rhealth6rcare6rpract
ice;6Er BP6ris6rconsidered6rin6rselecting6rmedication6roptions.
d. Research6rutilization6ris6rreview6rof6rresearch6rpublications;6rEBP6ris6rusing6rth
e6rhealthcare6rprovider’s6rperception6rof6rwhat6rcare6rwould6rbe6rbest6rin6rind
ividual6sr ituations.
Evidence6rfrom6rother6rdisciplines6r(p.6r6)
5. In6rwhat6rway6rcan6revidence6rfrom6rdisciplines6rother6rthan6rnursing6rbe6rhelpful?
a. Theory6rbased6rnon-
nursing6revidence6rcan6rprovide6ra6rbasis6ron6rwhich6rto6rbuild6rnew6revidence.
b. Non-
nursing6revidence6rsupports6rthe6ruse6rof6rnursing6rknowledge6robtained6rby6rtrial6a
r
nd6rerror.
c. Clinical6rdecision6rmaking6rcan6rbe6rbased6ron6rfindings6rfrom6rsingle6rnon-
nursing6rr esearch6rstudies.
d. All6revidence6ris6requally6rimportant6rto6rthe6rpractice6rof6rnursing.
Identification6rof6rsources6rof6revidence6r(p.6r6)
6. You6rare6ra6rnew6rnurse6rworking6rat6rXYZ6rhospital.6rYour6rpreceptor6rtells6ryou6rto6rdangle6rM
s.6rJones’6rlegs6ron6rthe6rside6rof6rthe6rbed6rbefore6ryou6rattempt6rto6rassist6rher6rto6ra6rchair.6rYo
u6rask6ryour6p NeUaRnSsIw
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is6ris6rwhat6rwe6rhave6ralway
s6rdone,6rso6rgo6rdo6rit.”6rThis6ris6ran6rexample6rof6rwhich6rtype6rof6revidence?
a. Trial6rand6rerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed6revidence
d. Tradition
Identification6rof6rsources6rof6revidence6r(p.6r6)
7. You6rare6ra6rnew6rnurse6rworking6rat6rXYZ6rhospital.6rYour6rpreceptor6rtells6ryou6rto6rdangle6rM
s.6rJones’6rlegs6ron6rthe6rside6rof6rthe6rbed6rbefore6ryou6rattempt6rto6rassist6rher6rto6ra6rchair.6rYo
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n6rexample6rof6rwhich6rtype6rof6revidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed6revidence
Identification6rof6rsources6rof6revidence6r(p.6r6)
8. Trial6rand6rerror6ris6rnot6ra6rpreferred6rapproach6rfor6rdelivering6rnursing6rcare6rbecause
a. it6ris6rnot6rbased6ron6rsystematic6rscientific6rapproaches.
b. it6ris6rnot6ra6rsanctioned6rmethod6rby6rthe6rAmerican6rNurses6rAssociation.
c. it6ris6rbased6ronly6ron6rintuition6rand6rtherefore6rnot6rscientifically6rbased.
d. patient6routcomes6rare6ralways6rbased6ronly6ron6rlevel6r16revidence.