NURSING DL-F Applied Nursing Research: Quiz 1 Latest Questions and Answers

• Question 1 10 out of 10 points Which is a major barrier to evidence-based practice in nursing? Selected Answer: C. The absence of sufficient skills, among many nurses, for locating and critically evaluating nursing studies Answers: A. The abundance of clients for whom EBP is not relevant. B. The unfamiliarity of most nurses with the concept of evidence-based practice C. The absence of sufficient skills, among many nurses, for locating and critically evaluating nursing studies D. The absence of a relevant evidence hierarchy for most nursing studies Response Feedback: Studies that have explored barriers to evidence-based practice have been done in numerous countries and findings have consistently shown that barriers tend to fall into one of three categories: (1) quality and nature of the research, (2) characteristics of nurses, and (3) organizational factors. With regard to nurses’ characteristics, many nurses do not have the training to access and appraise relevant research evidence that could be used in their practice. • Question 2 10 out of 10 points A nurse begins an evidence-based practice (EBP) endeavor with the following question: “Does a waterless alcohol hand sanitizer reduce microbial counts on nurses’ hands in neonatal intensive care units?” In this question, which of the PICO components is microbial counts? Selected Answer: C. Outcome Answers: A. Population B. Comparator C. Outcome D. Intervention or influence Response Feedback: The “O” component (outcome) in this question is microbial counts on nurses’ hands. The waterless alcohol hand sanitizer is the “I” component (intervention). The population is nurses working in NICUs. In this question, there is no comparator (“C” component).