EBP MIDTERM PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026 UPDATED EXAM
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES |
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Which statement is True?
a. EBP projects are only relevant in hospitals seeking to attain of maintain accreditation.
b. Evidence-based practice is of greater significance to the medical profession than to nursing.
c. Research utilization and evidence-based practice are synonymous. d. Evidence-based practice
is a decision-making approach that involves integrating evidence from rigorous research with
clinical expertise and patient preference. - correct answer -D. Evidence-based practice is a
decision-making approach that involves integrating evidence from rigorous research with
clinical expertise and patient preference.
All Quality Improvement projects are based on scientific findings and uses organization specific
data to guide actions for improving care processes.
a. True
b. False - correct answer -b. False, not all QI are based on scientific findings.
What type of evidence is considered most useful for informing nursing practice?
a. Expert opinion
b. Collective clinical experience
c. Tradition
d. Research findings from high-quality studies - correct answer -d. Research findings from high-
quality studies
A researcher wants to know whether children with autism who are hospitalized in a pediatric
ward will require more hours of nursing care than the average child, when the parents or
caregivers are not present.
What type of research outcome does this provide?
, a. Descriptive research
b. Predictive research
c. Correlation research
d. Qualitative research - correct answer -b. Predictive research
*C is incorrect because correlation explores the relationships between variables. This question is
not.
Research question: What is the effect of interruptions while nurses are giving medications on
the number of medication errors they make? Indicate whether you think they were addressed
in a: _______________________
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
c. Not Sure - correct answer -a. Quantitative
Research question: Do the babies of women who do not get prenatal care have lower birth
weights than other babies? Indicate whether you think they were addressed in a:
_______________________
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
c.Not Sure - correct answer -a. Quantitative
Research question: What does it mean to a patient to receive a diagnosis that he or she has
colon cancer? Indicate whether you think they were addressed in a:
_______________________
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
c.Not Sure - correct answer -b. Qualitative
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES |
INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD
Which statement is True?
a. EBP projects are only relevant in hospitals seeking to attain of maintain accreditation.
b. Evidence-based practice is of greater significance to the medical profession than to nursing.
c. Research utilization and evidence-based practice are synonymous. d. Evidence-based practice
is a decision-making approach that involves integrating evidence from rigorous research with
clinical expertise and patient preference. - correct answer -D. Evidence-based practice is a
decision-making approach that involves integrating evidence from rigorous research with
clinical expertise and patient preference.
All Quality Improvement projects are based on scientific findings and uses organization specific
data to guide actions for improving care processes.
a. True
b. False - correct answer -b. False, not all QI are based on scientific findings.
What type of evidence is considered most useful for informing nursing practice?
a. Expert opinion
b. Collective clinical experience
c. Tradition
d. Research findings from high-quality studies - correct answer -d. Research findings from high-
quality studies
A researcher wants to know whether children with autism who are hospitalized in a pediatric
ward will require more hours of nursing care than the average child, when the parents or
caregivers are not present.
What type of research outcome does this provide?
, a. Descriptive research
b. Predictive research
c. Correlation research
d. Qualitative research - correct answer -b. Predictive research
*C is incorrect because correlation explores the relationships between variables. This question is
not.
Research question: What is the effect of interruptions while nurses are giving medications on
the number of medication errors they make? Indicate whether you think they were addressed
in a: _______________________
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
c. Not Sure - correct answer -a. Quantitative
Research question: Do the babies of women who do not get prenatal care have lower birth
weights than other babies? Indicate whether you think they were addressed in a:
_______________________
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
c.Not Sure - correct answer -a. Quantitative
Research question: What does it mean to a patient to receive a diagnosis that he or she has
colon cancer? Indicate whether you think they were addressed in a:
_______________________
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
c.Not Sure - correct answer -b. Qualitative
