TEST BANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING & HEALTHCARE A GUIDE TO BEST PRACTICE 5TH EDITION (BERNADETTE MAZUREK MELNYK, 2025) ALL CHAPTERS 1-23| LATEST EDITION

TEST BANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE IN NURSING & HEALTHCARE A
GUIDE TO BEST PRACTICE 5TH EDITION
(BERNADETTE MAZUREK MELNYK, 2025)
ALL CHAPTERS 1-23| LATEST EDITION




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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
UNIT 1 STEPS 0, 1, AND 2: GETTING STARTED
Chapter 1 Making the Case for Evidence-Based Practice and Cultivating a Spirit of Inquiry
Chapter 2 Asking Compelling Clinical Questions
Chapter 3 Finding Relevant Evidence to Answer Clinical Questions
UNIT 2 STEP 3: CRITICALLY APPRAISING EVIDENCE
Chapter 4 Critically Appraising Knowledge for Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 5 Clinician Expertise and Patient-Valued Preferences as Context for Critical Appraisal
for Evidence-Based Decision Making
Chapter 6 Critically Appraising Quantitative Evidence for Clinical Decision Making
Chapter 7 Critically Appraising Qualitative and Mixed Methods Evidence for Clinical Decision
Making
Chapter 8 Advancing Optimal Care With Robust Clinical Practice Guidelines
UNIT 3 STEPS 4 AND 5: MOVING FROM EVIDENCE TO SUSTAINABLE
PRACTICE CHANGE
Chapter 9 Key Strategies for Implementing Evidence in Real-World Clinical Settings
Chapter 10 The Role of Quality Improvement and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement in
Practice Change
Chapter 11 Implementing the Evidence-Based Practice Competencies in Clinical and Academic
Settings to Enhance Healthcare Quality, Safety, and Patient Outcomes
Chapter 12 Leadership Strategies for Creating and Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice
Organizations
UNIT 4 CREATING AND SUSTAINING A CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT FOR
EVIDENCE- BASED PRACTICE
Chapter 13 Innovation and Evidence: A Partnership in Advancing Best Practice and High-
Quality Care
Chapter 14 Models to Guide Implementation and Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practice
Chapter 15 Implementation Science to Clinical Practice Settings: Accelerating the Uptake of
Evidence Into Practice for Best Outcomes
Chapter 16 Evidence-Based Practice Mentors: The Key to Sustaining Evidence-Based Practice
in Clinical and Educational Settings
Chapter 17 Creating a Vision and Motivating a Change to Evidence-Based Practice in
Individuals, Teams, and Organizations
Chapter 18 Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Academic Settings
Chapter 19 Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Settings
UNIT 5 STEP 6: DISSEMINATING EVIDENCE AND EVIDENCE- BASED PRACTICE

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,IMPLEMENTATION OUTCOMES
Chapter 20 Using Evidence to Influence Health and Organizational Policy
Chapter 21 Disseminating Evidence Through Presentations, Publications, Health Policy Briefs,
and the Media
UNIT 6 GENERATING EXTERNAL EVIDENCE AND WRITING SUCCESSFUL
GRANT PROPOSALS
Chapter 22 Generating Evidence Through Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Chapter 23 Writing a Successful Grant Proposal to Fund Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Implementation Projects
Chapter 24 Ethical Considerations for Evidence Implementation and Evidence Generation




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, Chapter 1 Making The Case For Evidence-Based Practice
And Cultivating A Spirit Of Inquiry


In The Hospital Where Nurse L. Provides Care, Tradition Dictates That Oral Temperatures
Be Included In Every Set Of Patient Vital Signs, Regardless Of Patient Diagnosis Or Acuity.
This Is Most Likely An Example Of Which Of The Following Phenomena?
A) The Prioritization Of Internal Evidence Over External Evidence
B) Practice That Lacks Evidence To Support Its Application
C) The Integration Of Personal Expertise Into Nursing Care
D) Evidence-Based Practice


2. The Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) On A Postsurgical Unit Has Recently Completed A
Patient Chart Review After The Implementation Of A Pilot Program Aimed At Promoting
Early Ambulation Following Surgery. Which Of The Following Components Of EBP Is The
Nurse Putting Into Practice?
A) Patient Preferences
B) Research Utilization
C) Experience
D) Internal Evidence


3. Nurse R. Has Observed That Reorienting Demented Patients As Frequently As Possible
Tends To Minimize The Patients' Level Of Agitation In The Evening. The Nurse Has Shared
This Observation With A Colleague, Who Is Skeptical, Stating That, “It's Best To Stick To
Evidence-Based Practice.” How Can Nurse R. Best Respond?
A) “EBP Can Include Clinicians' Personal Expertise.”
B) “Personal Experience Is Often More Sound Than Formal Evidence-Based Practice.”
C) “Traditional Practice And EBP Are Usually Shown To Be The Same.”
D) “My Years Of Experience Can Be Just As Valuable As Any Literature Review
Or Randomized Trial.”


4. Which Of The Following Factors Provides The Most Important Rationale For The
Consistent Implementation Of EBP?
A) EBP Provides For The Most Cost-Effective Patient Care.
B) EBP Is Accessible To All Healthcare Clinicians.
C) EBP Provides Consistency In Care Across Healthcare Settings.
D) EBP Improves Patient Outcomes.

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