EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING
AND HEALTHCARE EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION TESTED PRACTICE MATERIAL
●● What are the three components of Evidence-Based Practice?
Answer: 1. Best evidence from current research 2. Nurse's clinical
expertise 3. Patient's preferences (needs, interests, choices)
●● Who is considered a pioneer of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)?
Answer: Dr. Archie Cochrane, who criticized the lack of research
evidence in healthcare.
●● What did Dr. Archie Cochrane advocate for in 1971?
Answer: He argued for the need for more randomized controlled trials
(RCTs) in healthcare.
●● What significant movement began with David Sackett and his
colleagues?
Answer: The Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) movement.
●● What is translation research in the context of EBP?
, Answer: It involves translating scientific evidence into practical
applications, ensuring a flow of information between researchers and
clinicians.
●● What are some benefits of Evidence-Based Practice?
Answer: EBP may speed up the process from discovery to application in
patient care.
●● What are some risks associated with Evidence-Based Practice?
Answer: Applications may not have been adequately evaluated from
ethical and social perspectives.
●● What are the four steps of developing Evidence-Based Practice?
Answer: 1. Formulate a question 2. Search for the best evidence 3.
Appraise the evidence 4. Integrate evidence with clinical expertise and
patient preferences.
●● How does Evidence-Based Practice relate to accountability in
nursing?
Answer: EBP ensures that nurses provide the best care possible, holding
them accountable to patients.
●● What role does clinical decision-making play in Evidence-Based
Practice?
AND HEALTHCARE EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE
SOLUTION TESTED PRACTICE MATERIAL
●● What are the three components of Evidence-Based Practice?
Answer: 1. Best evidence from current research 2. Nurse's clinical
expertise 3. Patient's preferences (needs, interests, choices)
●● Who is considered a pioneer of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)?
Answer: Dr. Archie Cochrane, who criticized the lack of research
evidence in healthcare.
●● What did Dr. Archie Cochrane advocate for in 1971?
Answer: He argued for the need for more randomized controlled trials
(RCTs) in healthcare.
●● What significant movement began with David Sackett and his
colleagues?
Answer: The Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) movement.
●● What is translation research in the context of EBP?
, Answer: It involves translating scientific evidence into practical
applications, ensuring a flow of information between researchers and
clinicians.
●● What are some benefits of Evidence-Based Practice?
Answer: EBP may speed up the process from discovery to application in
patient care.
●● What are some risks associated with Evidence-Based Practice?
Answer: Applications may not have been adequately evaluated from
ethical and social perspectives.
●● What are the four steps of developing Evidence-Based Practice?
Answer: 1. Formulate a question 2. Search for the best evidence 3.
Appraise the evidence 4. Integrate evidence with clinical expertise and
patient preferences.
●● How does Evidence-Based Practice relate to accountability in
nursing?
Answer: EBP ensures that nurses provide the best care possible, holding
them accountable to patients.
●● What role does clinical decision-making play in Evidence-Based
Practice?
