EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
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Define: Evidence-based practice CORRECT ANSWERS
Systematic approach to rational decision making that facilitates achievement of best practices
Six steps to EBP CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Ask a clinical question
2. Collect the most relevant and best evidence
3. Critically appraise the evidence you gather
4. Integrate all evidence with one's clinical expertise and patient preferences and values in
making a practice decision or change
5. Evaluate
6. Share outcomes of EBP changes with others
Ask a clinical question CORRECT ANSWERS
• A problem or area of interest that could be performed more efficiently, consumes healthcare
dollars, or does not make sense
• A knowledge focused trigger
• Clinical trends
• Utilization of PICOT format to state your clinical question
Why should I use PICOT format to state my clinical question? CORRECT ANSWERS
• The questions you ask will eventually lead you to the evidence for an answer
• You want to be able to read the BEST four-to-six articles that specifically address your practice
question
• The more focused a question you ask, the easier it becomes to search for evidence in the
scientific literature
,EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST DOWNLOADED 2025/2026 A
COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
PICOT question CORRECT ANSWERS
P = Patient population of interest
I = Intervention of interest
C = Comparison of interest
O = Outcome
T = Time
Collect the best evidence- what kind and includes CORRECT ANSWERS
• Search for evidence!
• Evidence includes but is not limited to: agency policy and procedure manuals, quality
improvement data, existing clinical practice guidelines, agency experts, staff educators, risk
managers, infection control nurses, and peer reviewed articles (specifically within the most
recent 5 years from the present date)
Critically appraise the evidence you gather CORRECT ANSWERS
• The most difficult step in the EBP process
• Involves evaluation, determining if information is valuable and can be easily applied, and if
there is enough evidence for making a nursing practice change
• Thorough review of elements included in evidence-based articles
Integrate the evidence CORRECT ANSWERS
• How will you incorporate the evidence into practice?
• Integrate evidence with use of teaching tools, clinical practice guidelines, policies and
procedures, and new assessment documentation tools
• Consider staff support and available resources
• Conduct a pilot study and attempt to answer your PICOT question
, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST DOWNLOADED 2025/2026 A
COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Evaluate and share outcomes CORRECT ANSWERS
• Did it work? Is it effective?
• Communicate the results to various groups of nurses or other care providers (facility nursing
practice council or research committee)
PICO four-step process CORRECT ANSWERS
P - population of interest
I - intervention
C - comparison
O - outcome
Utilization of the research process CORRECT ANSWERS
• Identification of a researchable problem
• Review of the literature
• Formulation of the research question or hypothesis
• Design of the study
• Implementation of the study
• Drawing conclusions based on findings
• Discussion of clinical implications
• Dissemination of findings
Identification of a researchable problem CORRECT ANSWERS
• Sources:
* clinical situations
* the literature
* theories
AND ANSWERS LATEST DOWNLOADED 2025/2026 A
COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Define: Evidence-based practice CORRECT ANSWERS
Systematic approach to rational decision making that facilitates achievement of best practices
Six steps to EBP CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Ask a clinical question
2. Collect the most relevant and best evidence
3. Critically appraise the evidence you gather
4. Integrate all evidence with one's clinical expertise and patient preferences and values in
making a practice decision or change
5. Evaluate
6. Share outcomes of EBP changes with others
Ask a clinical question CORRECT ANSWERS
• A problem or area of interest that could be performed more efficiently, consumes healthcare
dollars, or does not make sense
• A knowledge focused trigger
• Clinical trends
• Utilization of PICOT format to state your clinical question
Why should I use PICOT format to state my clinical question? CORRECT ANSWERS
• The questions you ask will eventually lead you to the evidence for an answer
• You want to be able to read the BEST four-to-six articles that specifically address your practice
question
• The more focused a question you ask, the easier it becomes to search for evidence in the
scientific literature
,EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST DOWNLOADED 2025/2026 A
COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
PICOT question CORRECT ANSWERS
P = Patient population of interest
I = Intervention of interest
C = Comparison of interest
O = Outcome
T = Time
Collect the best evidence- what kind and includes CORRECT ANSWERS
• Search for evidence!
• Evidence includes but is not limited to: agency policy and procedure manuals, quality
improvement data, existing clinical practice guidelines, agency experts, staff educators, risk
managers, infection control nurses, and peer reviewed articles (specifically within the most
recent 5 years from the present date)
Critically appraise the evidence you gather CORRECT ANSWERS
• The most difficult step in the EBP process
• Involves evaluation, determining if information is valuable and can be easily applied, and if
there is enough evidence for making a nursing practice change
• Thorough review of elements included in evidence-based articles
Integrate the evidence CORRECT ANSWERS
• How will you incorporate the evidence into practice?
• Integrate evidence with use of teaching tools, clinical practice guidelines, policies and
procedures, and new assessment documentation tools
• Consider staff support and available resources
• Conduct a pilot study and attempt to answer your PICOT question
, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS LATEST DOWNLOADED 2025/2026 A
COMPLETE SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS 100% CORRECT DETAILED
BEST GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
Evaluate and share outcomes CORRECT ANSWERS
• Did it work? Is it effective?
• Communicate the results to various groups of nurses or other care providers (facility nursing
practice council or research committee)
PICO four-step process CORRECT ANSWERS
P - population of interest
I - intervention
C - comparison
O - outcome
Utilization of the research process CORRECT ANSWERS
• Identification of a researchable problem
• Review of the literature
• Formulation of the research question or hypothesis
• Design of the study
• Implementation of the study
• Drawing conclusions based on findings
• Discussion of clinical implications
• Dissemination of findings
Identification of a researchable problem CORRECT ANSWERS
• Sources:
* clinical situations
* the literature
* theories
