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TestiBankiForiEvidence-BasediPracticeiforiNurses:iAppraisaliandiApplicationiof
Researchi4thiEditionibyiSchmidt,iBrown

TableiofiContents:
Chapteri1iWhatiIsiEvidence-BasediPractice?
Chapteri2iUsingiEvidenceiThroughiCollaborationiToiPromoteiExcellenceiIniNursingiPractice
Chapteri3iIdentifyingiResearchiQuestions
Chapteri4iFindingiSourcesiOfiEvidence
Chapteri5iLinkingiTheory,iResearch,iAndiPractice
Chapteri6iKeyiPrinciplesiOfiQuantitativeiDesigns
Chapteri7iQuantitativeiDesigns:iUsingiNumbersiToiProvideiEvidence
Chapteri8iEpidemiologiciDesigns:iUsingiDataiToiUnderstandiPopulations
Chapteri9iQualitativeiDesigns:iUsingiWordsiToiProvideiEvidence
Chapteri10iCollectingiEvidence
Chapteri11iUsingiSamplesiToiProvideiEvidence
Chapteri12iOtheriSourcesiOfiEvidence
Chapteri13iWhatiDoiTheiQuantitativeiDataiMean?
Chapteri14iWhatiDoiTheiQualitativeiDataiMean?
Chapteri15iWeighingiIniOniTheiEvidence
Chapteri16iTransitioningiEvidenceiToiPractice
Chapteri17iDevelopingiOneselfiAsiAniInnovator
Chapteri18iEvaluatingiOutcomesiOfiInnovations
Chapteri19iSharingiTheiInsightsiWithiOthers

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CHAPTERi1:iWHATiISiEVIDENCEiBASEDiPRACTICE?

TestiBankiEvidence-BasediPracticeiforiNurses:iAppraisaliandiApplicationiofiResearchi4th
EditioniSchmidt,iBrown

MultipleiChoice

Definitioniofiresearchi(p.i14)
1.i Whichiofitheifollowingiisitheibestidefinitioniofiresearch?
a.i Criticallyithinkingiaboutiproblemsithatioccuriinihealthicareitoidetermineipossible
solutions.
b.i Informationithatiisibasedionipersonaliexperienceioritradition.
c.i Plannediandisystematiciactivityithatileadsitoinewiknowledgeiand/orithe
discoveryiofisolutionsitoiproblemsioriquestions.
d.i Tryingiaivarietyiofiapproachesitoiaiclinicaliproblemiandisettlingionitheiapproach
thatiisieffectiveimoreioftenithaninot.

Definitioniofiresearchiutilizationi(p.i4)
2.i Whichiofitheifollowingiisitheibestidefinitioniofiresearchiutilization?
a.i Applyingiresearchifindingsifromiindividualistudiesitoipractice.
b.i Analyzingimultipleiresearchistudiesitoisynthesizeifindings.
c.i Appreciatingitheiimportanceioficlinicalidecisionimaking.
d.i Usingipreviousipersonaliexperienceitoibuildiconfidence.

DefinitioniofiEBPi(pp.i4-5)
3.i Whichiofitheifollowingiisitheibestidefinitioniofievidence-basedipracticei(EBP)?
a.i Applicationiofiresearchifindingsibasedioniscientificitheoriesiiniaiclinicalisetting.
b.i Researchistudiesithaticorresponditoinationallyiestablishediprioritiesiforihealthcare,
conductedibyiexpertsiinitheirifields.
c.i Useiofitheory-derived,iresearch-basediinformationiinimakingidecisionsiabout
healthicareidelivery,iwithiconsiderationiofiindividualineedsiandipreferences
anditheiclinicaliexpertiseiofitheiprovider.
d.i Usingitheiindividualihealthicareiprovider’siperceptioniofitruthiwithouticonscious
attentioniorireasoning.

DifferenceibetweeniresearchiutilizationiandiEBPi(pp.i4-5)
4.i Whichiofitheifollowingibestidescribesitheidifferenceibetweeniresearchiutilizationiand
EBP?
a.i Researchiutilizationiisiaiprocessiofievaluatingimultipleistudiesiforitheimost
generalizableifindings;iEBPiisiuseiofitheimostirecentistudyioniaitopic.

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b.i Researchiutilizationiinvolvesichangingipracticeibasedionifindingsiofiaisingle
researchistudy;iEBPiisitheisynthesesiofifindingsifromimultipleistudiesito
incorporateiwithipractitioneriskillsiandiclientipreferenceitoidetermineibest
care.
c.i Researchiutilizationiisitheiapplicationiofiresearchifindingsitoihealthicareipractice;
EBPiisiconsiderediiniselectingimedicationioptions.
d.i Researchiutilizationiisireviewiofiresearchipublications;iEBPiisiusingithe
healthcareiprovider’siperceptioniofiwhaticareiwouldibeibestiiniindividual
situations.

Evidenceifromiotheridisciplinesi(p.i6)
5.i Iniwhatiwayicanievidenceifromidisciplinesiotherithaninursingibeihelpful?
a.i Theoryibasedinon-nursingievidenceicaniprovideiaibasisioniwhichitoibuild
newievidence.
b.i Non-nursingievidenceisupportsitheiuseiofinursingiknowledgeiobtainedibyitrial
andierror.
c.i Clinicalidecisionimakingicanibeibasedionifindingsifromisingleinon-nursing
researchistudies.
d.i Allievidenceiisiequallyiimportantitoitheipracticeiofinursing.

Identificationiofisourcesiofievidencei(p.i6)
6.i YouiareiainewinurseiworkingiatiXYZihospital.iYouripreceptoritellsiyouitoidangleiMs.
Jones’ilegsionitheisideiofitheibedibeforeiyouiattemptitoiassistiheritoiaichair.iYouiaskiyour
NURSINGTB.C OM
preceptoriwhyithisiisidoneiandish e a n s w e r s,i “ T h isiisiwhatiweihaveialwaysidone,isoigo
doiit.”iThisiisianiexampleiofiwhichitypeiofievidence?
a.i Trialiandierror
b.i Intuition
c.i Borrowedievidence
d.i Tradition

Identificationiofisourcesiofievidencei(p.i6)
7.i YouiareiainewinurseiworkingiatiXYZihospital.iYouripreceptoritellsiyouitoidangleiMs.
Jones’ilegsionitheisideiofitheibedibeforeiyouiattemptitoiassistiheritoiaichair.iYouiaskiyour
preceptoriwhyithisiisidoneiandisheianswers,i“BecauseiIisaidiso.”iThisiisianiexampleiof
whichitypeiofievidence?
a.i Intuition
b.i Tradition
c.i Authority
d.i Borrowedievidence

Identificationiofisourcesiofievidencei(p.i6)
8.i Trialiandierroriisinotiaipreferrediapproachiforideliveringinursingicareibecause
a.i itiisinotibasedionisystematiciscientificiapproaches.
b.i itiisinotiaisanctionedimethodibyitheiAmericaniNursesiAssociation.
c.i itiisibasedionlyioniintuitioniandithereforeinotiscientificallyibased.
d.i patientioutcomesiareialwaysibasedionlyionileveli1ievidence.