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b. Howgcangchronicgpaingbestgbegdescribedgwhengthegpatientgisgnonverbal?g

c. HowglonggcangangIVgcatheter
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g
4. Whogwillgthegclinicalgresearchgnursegcontactgtogsearchgrelevantgdatabasesgingpreparationgforga
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b. Thegmedicalglibrariang
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d. Thegdirectorgofgnursinggofgthegfacilityg
ANS:gBg
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hergindividualsgdognotghavegthegknowledgegregardinggrelevantgdatabases.g
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DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gUnderstandingg
OBJ:gNCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironmentgTOP:gNursinggProcess:gImplementationg
g
5. Whichgdatabasegcontainsgsummariesgofgclinicalgguidelinesgandgtheirgdevelopment?g
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b. CINAHLg
c. CochranegDatabasegofgSystematicgReviewsg
d. ThegNationalgGuidelinegClearinghouseg
ANS:gDg
ThegNationalgGuidelinegClearinghousegisgagdatabasegsupportedgbygthegAgencygforgHealthcareg
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galliedghealth.gCINAHLg(CumulativegIndexgofgNursinggandgAlliedgHealthgLiterature)gincludes
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DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gRememberinggOBJ:gNCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironmentgTOP:gNu
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6. Whichgdoesgthegnursegresearchergidentifygasgthegstrongestgtypegofgresearch?g
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b. Agqualitativegstudyg

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d. Agcasegcontrolledgstudyg
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analysesgareghigher.gThisgtypegofgstudygtestsganginterventiongagainstgthegusualgstandardgofgcar
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b. Thegstrengthgofgthegevidencegfoundgingthegliteratureg
c. Ifgtheregareganygexpertsgingthegclinicalgquestiongneedinggtogbegresearchedg
d. Ifgthegstudygdemonstratesgcost-effectivenessgifgagchangegingpracticegoccursg
ANS:gBg
Oncegagliteraturegsearchgisgcompletegandgdatagareggatheredgaboutgthegquestion,gitgisgtimegtogcri
tiquegthegevidence.gCritiquinggthegevidenceginvolvesgagsystematicgapproachgtoglookinggatgtheg
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oupgnotgtakingghormonegtreatmentgtogdeterminegthegincidencegofgchangesgingbonegdensitygofgt
heglowergspine.gWhatgcangthegnursegimplygfromgthisgstudy?ga.gLowglevelgofgstrengthgmakesgth
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b. Moderateglevelgofgstrengthgmakesgthegstudygprobablyguseful.g
c. Opinionsgofgthegindividualsgingthegcohortgaregnotgresearch.g
d. ThisgcouldgbegthegbasisgforgagQualitygImprovementgproject.g
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9. Whichgquestiongwouldgbegthegbestgexamplegofgagknowledge-
focusedgtriggergforgconductinggangevidence-basedgpracticegproject?g
a. Whatgisgthegbestgmethodgforgtreatmentgofgleggswellinggwhengagpatientgisgtakingggabapentin
g(Neurontin)?g

b. Howgcangwegdecreasegthegincidencegofgskingcancergingadultsgovergthegagegofg65?g

MedgCg

, c. Whatgisgthegcurrentgevidencegforgimprovinggoralgintakegforgcancergpatientsgwithgstomatitis
?g
d. Whatgisgthegmaximalglengthgofgtimegourghospitalgallowsgirrigationgkitsgtogbegused?g
ANS:gCg
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gtogresearch.g
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g

1. Whengplanninggtogimplementgangevidence-
basedgpracticegstrategy,gwhatgfactorsgaregmostgimportantgforgthegnursegtogconsidergandginclu
de?g(Selectgallgthatgapply.)ga.gTimegrequiredgtogperformgthegstrategyg
b. Patientgpreferencesgandgvaluesg
c. Clinicalgexpertiseg
d. Scientificgknowledgeg
e. Historicalgpracticesg
ANS:gB,gC,gDg
Whengimplementinggevidence-
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dgvaluesgingadditiongtogthegscientificgknowledge.gTimegrequiredgtogperformgthegnewgstrategyga
ndgcustomarygpracticesgaregnotgvitalgtogthisgapproach.gIngfact,gEBPgseeksgtogensuregpracticesga
regbasedgongevidencegandgnotgjustghistoricalgpractice.g
g
DIF:gCognitivegLevel:gRememberingg OBJ:gNCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironmentg
TOP:gNursinggProcess:gImplementationg
g
2. Agnewgnursegwantsgtogensuregpracticegisgbasedgongthegbestgknowledgegavailable.gWhatgactio
nsgaregbestgforgthisgnursegtogbeginvolvedgingevidence-
basedgpractice?g(Selectgallgthatgapply.)ga.gDesigngandgconductgagstudygbasedgonginterest.g
b. Joingtheghospital’sgpolicygreviewgcommittee.g
c. Remaingvigilantgforgrecurringgproblems.g
d. Maintaingagspiritgofginquiry.g
e. Readgcurrentgliteraturegappropriategtogpracticegarea.g
ANS:gB,gC,gD,gEg
ThisgnovicegnursegwouldgbestgmNaintaingangevidence-
basedgnursinggpracticegbygjoininggpolicygreviewgcommittees,gwatchinggforgandgtakinggnotegofg
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Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia A. Potter, Wendy Ostendorf Nursing Interventions and Clinical Skills
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