Evidence Based Practice Exam #1 Questions
With Correct Answers
What |Is |Evidence-Based |Practice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |collection, |interpretation, |and |
integration |of |valid |research |evidence, |combined |with |clinical |expertise |and |an |understanding |
of |patient |and |family |values |and |preferences |to |inform |clinical |decision |making.
Clinical |Decision |Making |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nurses |are |using |best |available |evidence, |
combined |with |their |clinical |judgment |and |patient |preferences |to |influence |the |nature |and |
direction |of |health |care |delivery, |and |document |outcomes |related |to |the |quality |and |cost |
effectiveness |of |patient |care.
What |is |Quality |Improvement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |systematic |use |of |data |to |monitor
|the |outcomes |of |care |processes |as |well |as |the |use |of |improvement |methods |to |design |and |
test |changes |in |practice, |the |aim |of |which |is |to |continuously |improve |the |quality |and |safety |of
|health |care |systems.
Quantitative |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Uses |research |ques/hypo |to |describe |
phenomena, |test |relationships, |assess |differences, |& |seek |to |explain |cause-&-effect |
relationships |between |variables, |& |test |for |effectiveness |of |interventions.
Use |numeric |data |to |describe |and |analyze |the |results |summarized |and |analyzed |using |
statistics.
Data |collected |from |large |# |of |subjects.
Uses |questionnaires, |equipment
Used |for |testing |theories.
Uses |objective |approach
Efficiency, |but |may |miss |contextual |details
, Qualitative |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Aims |to |understand |meaning |of |a |human |
experience: |grief, |hope, |loss.
Uses |words |rather |than |numeric |data |to |describe |experience.
Data |collected |from |small |# |of |subjects |allowing |for |in-depth |study |of |a |phenomenon.
Generally |conducted |in |natural |settings.
Researcher |as |instrument
Data |assist |in |generating |theories.
Uses |a |subjective |approach. |
Information |rich, |but |time |consuming, |lack |of |generalizability.
Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-qualitative, |quantitative, |or |mixed
Systematic |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |summation |& |assessment |of |a |group |of |studies
|that |used |similar |designs |based |on |a |focused |clinical |question
Meta-analysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-summarizes |a |number |of |studies |focused |on |a |topic |
using |a |specific |statistical |methodology |to |synthesize |findings |in |order |to |draw |conclusions.
Integrative |review |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |focused |review |& |synthesis |of |lit |without |
statistical |analysis. |Can |include |both |qual |& |quant |articles
Meta-synthesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Synthesis |of |a |no. |of |qual |studies |on |a |focused |topic |
using |specific |qualitative |methodology
Preliminary |understanding |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Familiarize |self |with |the |study. |Skim |
abstract |and |article.
With Correct Answers
What |Is |Evidence-Based |Practice? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |collection, |interpretation, |and |
integration |of |valid |research |evidence, |combined |with |clinical |expertise |and |an |understanding |
of |patient |and |family |values |and |preferences |to |inform |clinical |decision |making.
Clinical |Decision |Making |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Nurses |are |using |best |available |evidence, |
combined |with |their |clinical |judgment |and |patient |preferences |to |influence |the |nature |and |
direction |of |health |care |delivery, |and |document |outcomes |related |to |the |quality |and |cost |
effectiveness |of |patient |care.
What |is |Quality |Improvement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |systematic |use |of |data |to |monitor
|the |outcomes |of |care |processes |as |well |as |the |use |of |improvement |methods |to |design |and |
test |changes |in |practice, |the |aim |of |which |is |to |continuously |improve |the |quality |and |safety |of
|health |care |systems.
Quantitative |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Uses |research |ques/hypo |to |describe |
phenomena, |test |relationships, |assess |differences, |& |seek |to |explain |cause-&-effect |
relationships |between |variables, |& |test |for |effectiveness |of |interventions.
Use |numeric |data |to |describe |and |analyze |the |results |summarized |and |analyzed |using |
statistics.
Data |collected |from |large |# |of |subjects.
Uses |questionnaires, |equipment
Used |for |testing |theories.
Uses |objective |approach
Efficiency, |but |may |miss |contextual |details
, Qualitative |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Aims |to |understand |meaning |of |a |human |
experience: |grief, |hope, |loss.
Uses |words |rather |than |numeric |data |to |describe |experience.
Data |collected |from |small |# |of |subjects |allowing |for |in-depth |study |of |a |phenomenon.
Generally |conducted |in |natural |settings.
Researcher |as |instrument
Data |assist |in |generating |theories.
Uses |a |subjective |approach. |
Information |rich, |but |time |consuming, |lack |of |generalizability.
Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-qualitative, |quantitative, |or |mixed
Systematic |Research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |summation |& |assessment |of |a |group |of |studies
|that |used |similar |designs |based |on |a |focused |clinical |question
Meta-analysis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-summarizes |a |number |of |studies |focused |on |a |topic |
using |a |specific |statistical |methodology |to |synthesize |findings |in |order |to |draw |conclusions.
Integrative |review |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |focused |review |& |synthesis |of |lit |without |
statistical |analysis. |Can |include |both |qual |& |quant |articles
Meta-synthesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Synthesis |of |a |no. |of |qual |studies |on |a |focused |topic |
using |specific |qualitative |methodology
Preliminary |understanding |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Familiarize |self |with |the |study. |Skim |
abstract |and |article.
