Test Bank for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare 4th Edition Melnyk

Test Bank for Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare 4th Edition Melnyk 1. In the hospital where Nurse L. provides care, tradition dictates that oral temperatures be included in every set of patient vital signs, regardless of patient diagnosis or acuity. This is most likely an example of which of the following phenomena? A) The prioritization of internal evidence over external evidence B) Practice that lacks evidence to support its application C) The integration of personal expertise into nursing care D) Evidence-based practice 2. The clinical nurse educator (CNE) on a postsurgical unit has recently completed a patient chart review after the implementation of a pilot program aimed at promoting early ambulation following surgery. Which of the following components of EBP is the nurse putting into practice? A) Patient preferences B) Research utilization C) Experience D) Internal evidence 3. Nurse R. has observed that reorienting demented patients as frequently as possible tends to minimize the patients' level of agitation in the evening. The nurse has shared this observation with a colleague, who is skeptical, stating that, “It's best to stick to evidence-based practice.” How can Nurse R. best respond? A) “EBP can include clinicians' personal expertise.” B) “Personal experience is often more sound than formal evidence-based practice.” C) “Traditional practice and EBP are usually shown to be the same.” D) “My years of experience can be just as valuable as any literature review or randomized trial.”