NURS 6700 MODULE 1 -
CHAPTER 5 + 8
A nurse provides nursing care through evidence-based practice (EBP). What is
the best explanation for the nurse's actions? - ANSWER EBP serves as a
guidance for nurses as they make clinical decisions.
What aspects of evidence-based practice (EBP) should nurses keep in mind
when caring for patients? - ANSWER EBP is determined by the patient's values
and expectations.
A nurse wants to adjust a patient's procedure. What steps will the nurse do to
make it easier to find research evidence supporting this change? - ANSWER
Use the PICOT format for your search.
A nurse gathered several study findings for evidence-based practice. Which
item would be ideal for the nurse to use? - ANSWER An essay utilizing
randomized controlled trials (RCT)
The nurse is reading a research article on a patient care problem. Which section
should encourage the nurse to read the article? - ANSWER Introduction
The nurse is treating a patient with chronic low back pain. The nurse wishes to
identify the best evidence-based practice for clinical recommendations for low
back pain. Which database is the best for the nurse to access? - ANSWER
AHRQ
A nurse wrote the following. PICOT question: How do breast cancer patients
assess their quality of life? How should the nurse assess this question? -
ANSWER A real PICOT question, regardless of the amount of elements.
. A nurse is studying the literature for an evidence-based practice study. Which
study should the nurse use to obtain the most trustworthy degree of proof using
statistics to demonstrate effectiveness? - ANSWER Meta-analysis
, A nurse is analyzing research studies to ensure evidence-based practice. Which
article should the nurse utilize to conduct qualitative nursing research? -
ANSWER An article discussing the emotional needs of dying patients and their
relatives.
A nurse develops the following. PICOT question: Do patients who listen to
music have better control over their anxiety and pain after surgery than
individuals who receive normal nursing care? What information will the nurse
utilize for the "C"? - ANSWER Who receives standard nursing care?
The nurse employs a PICOT question to develop an evidence-based
modification in protocol for a specific nursing procedure. However, making
these adjustments throughout the institution would require more proof than is
now available. Which is the nurse's best option? - ANSWER Conduct a pilot
study to investigate the findings.
The nurse is attempting to uncover similar general themes on the effectiveness
of cardiac rehabilitation among patients who have had heart attacks and have
completed cardiac rehabilitation programs. The nurse leads interviews and focus
groups. What type of research is the nurse conducting? - ANSWER Qualitative
Research
When performing a research study, the nurse researcher assures the subject that
no information that could identify the subject will be released, and that only the
research team will have access to the data. Which concept does the nurse
researcher fulfill? - ANSWER Confidentiality
The nurse researcher is ready to publish the findings and to include the
limitations in the publication. Which section of the manuscript will the nursing
researcher include this information? - ANSWER: Conclusion
A nurse is aiming to reduce the number of falls on the unit. Following an
assessment of the literature, a strategy is applied in the unit. After three months,
the nurse discovers that the falls have lessened. Which process did the nurse
implement? - ANSWER Performance enhancement
CHAPTER 5 + 8
A nurse provides nursing care through evidence-based practice (EBP). What is
the best explanation for the nurse's actions? - ANSWER EBP serves as a
guidance for nurses as they make clinical decisions.
What aspects of evidence-based practice (EBP) should nurses keep in mind
when caring for patients? - ANSWER EBP is determined by the patient's values
and expectations.
A nurse wants to adjust a patient's procedure. What steps will the nurse do to
make it easier to find research evidence supporting this change? - ANSWER
Use the PICOT format for your search.
A nurse gathered several study findings for evidence-based practice. Which
item would be ideal for the nurse to use? - ANSWER An essay utilizing
randomized controlled trials (RCT)
The nurse is reading a research article on a patient care problem. Which section
should encourage the nurse to read the article? - ANSWER Introduction
The nurse is treating a patient with chronic low back pain. The nurse wishes to
identify the best evidence-based practice for clinical recommendations for low
back pain. Which database is the best for the nurse to access? - ANSWER
AHRQ
A nurse wrote the following. PICOT question: How do breast cancer patients
assess their quality of life? How should the nurse assess this question? -
ANSWER A real PICOT question, regardless of the amount of elements.
. A nurse is studying the literature for an evidence-based practice study. Which
study should the nurse use to obtain the most trustworthy degree of proof using
statistics to demonstrate effectiveness? - ANSWER Meta-analysis
, A nurse is analyzing research studies to ensure evidence-based practice. Which
article should the nurse utilize to conduct qualitative nursing research? -
ANSWER An article discussing the emotional needs of dying patients and their
relatives.
A nurse develops the following. PICOT question: Do patients who listen to
music have better control over their anxiety and pain after surgery than
individuals who receive normal nursing care? What information will the nurse
utilize for the "C"? - ANSWER Who receives standard nursing care?
The nurse employs a PICOT question to develop an evidence-based
modification in protocol for a specific nursing procedure. However, making
these adjustments throughout the institution would require more proof than is
now available. Which is the nurse's best option? - ANSWER Conduct a pilot
study to investigate the findings.
The nurse is attempting to uncover similar general themes on the effectiveness
of cardiac rehabilitation among patients who have had heart attacks and have
completed cardiac rehabilitation programs. The nurse leads interviews and focus
groups. What type of research is the nurse conducting? - ANSWER Qualitative
Research
When performing a research study, the nurse researcher assures the subject that
no information that could identify the subject will be released, and that only the
research team will have access to the data. Which concept does the nurse
researcher fulfill? - ANSWER Confidentiality
The nurse researcher is ready to publish the findings and to include the
limitations in the publication. Which section of the manuscript will the nursing
researcher include this information? - ANSWER: Conclusion
A nurse is aiming to reduce the number of falls on the unit. Following an
assessment of the literature, a strategy is applied in the unit. After three months,
the nurse discovers that the falls have lessened. Which process did the nurse
implement? - ANSWER Performance enhancement
