TEST BANK
Understanding Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Cherie R. Rebar, and Carolyn J. Gersch
4th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Evidence-Based Healthcare: Using Research in Practice 1
Chapter 02 The Research Process: Components and Language of Research Reports 6
Chapter 03 Discussions and Conclusions 12
Chapter 04 Descriptive Results 17
Chapter 05 Inferential Results 22
Chapter 06 Samples 27
Chapter 07 Ethics: What Can Go Wrong? 33
Chapter 08 Data Collection Methods 37
Chapter 09 Research Designs: Planning the Study 42
Chapter 10 Background and the Research Problem 46
Chapter 11 The Research Process 50
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Test Bank - Understanding Research for Evidence-Based Practice, 4th Edition (Rebar, 2014)
Chapter 1: Evidence-Based Healthcare: Using Research in Practice
1. A healthcare provider is researching for an answer to a clinical question. Which part of
the research report should the healthcare provider read to obtain a brief overview of the
research study?
A) Abstract
B) Purpose Statement
C) References
D) Title
2. A pharmacist has a clinical question about a specific medication and possible side
effects on a client who has multiple chronic disease processes. Which action would
provide the best support in seeking an answer to the clinical question?
A) Consult with his/her supervisor or peer about the situation.
B) Research a healthcare-related database for current research studies.
C) Seek evidence in a pharmacologic textbook or reference.
D) Use his/her intuition and past experience with the medication to answer the
question.
3. The nurse manager is coaching peers on how to develop evidence-based practice skills.
Arrange the following actions in the correct order to help coach your peer in finding
answers to a clinical question.
A) Identify key words needed for the search.
B) Read and understand the full research report(s).
C) Decide whether to accept and use what is found in the research.
D) Develop your clinical question using Who, What, Where, and When or the
PICOT method.
E) Search databases such as CINAHL or MEDLINE.
F) Determine if the abstract addresses your clinical question.
G) Evaluate whether the research findings are useful in answering the question.
H) Read the abstracts of the articles found in your search.
4. How do healthcare professionals implement evidence-based practices to improve client
outcomes?
A) Using policies based on common practices to address questions encountered in
practice
B) Refining the art of client care through the use of intuitive judgment and practice
experiences
C) Understanding research language and the steps in the research process
D) Using research and theory as evidence for client care decisions in clinical practice
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Test Bank - Understanding Research for Evidence-Based Practice, 4th Edition (Rebar, 2014)
5. The healthcare provider searches the Internet for research reports to address a clinical
question. Which information source should most likely provide primary research
reports?
A) Card catalog
B) CINAHL
C) www.google.com
D) Psychological Abstracts
6. In healthcare, the systematic gathering of information to gain, expand, or validate
knowledge about health describes which of the following activities?
A) Accounting
B) Evaluating
C) Reporting
D) Researching
7. Which of the following best describes a healthcare practitioner's action of synthesizing
several research articles to answer a clinical question to improve patient outcomes?
A) Evidence-based practice
B) Developing a clinical question
C) Using traditional approaches of evidence
D) Identifying and reporting a knowledge gap
8. The healthcare provider reads an abstract to determine if the article may be helpful in
answering a clinical question. What information in the abstract will help determine if the
article is relevant to the clinical question? Select all that apply.
A) Purpose of the study
B) Full results of the study
C) Subjects or participant details
D) How the data were collected
E) The statistical tests conducted
9. What is the key purpose in learning about research and evidence-based practice?
A) Assist in developing scientific skills in healthcare clinical practice
B) Fulfill the healthcare profession's scope of practice and roles
C) Help learn about the processes used in conducting research
D) Improve quality of care and quality outcomes, and client satisfaction
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Understanding Research for Evidence-Based Practice
Cherie R. Rebar, and Carolyn J. Gersch
4th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Evidence-Based Healthcare: Using Research in Practice 1
Chapter 02 The Research Process: Components and Language of Research Reports 6
Chapter 03 Discussions and Conclusions 12
Chapter 04 Descriptive Results 17
Chapter 05 Inferential Results 22
Chapter 06 Samples 27
Chapter 07 Ethics: What Can Go Wrong? 33
Chapter 08 Data Collection Methods 37
Chapter 09 Research Designs: Planning the Study 42
Chapter 10 Background and the Research Problem 46
Chapter 11 The Research Process 50
,______________________________________________________________________________________________
Test Bank - Understanding Research for Evidence-Based Practice, 4th Edition (Rebar, 2014)
Chapter 1: Evidence-Based Healthcare: Using Research in Practice
1. A healthcare provider is researching for an answer to a clinical question. Which part of
the research report should the healthcare provider read to obtain a brief overview of the
research study?
A) Abstract
B) Purpose Statement
C) References
D) Title
2. A pharmacist has a clinical question about a specific medication and possible side
effects on a client who has multiple chronic disease processes. Which action would
provide the best support in seeking an answer to the clinical question?
A) Consult with his/her supervisor or peer about the situation.
B) Research a healthcare-related database for current research studies.
C) Seek evidence in a pharmacologic textbook or reference.
D) Use his/her intuition and past experience with the medication to answer the
question.
3. The nurse manager is coaching peers on how to develop evidence-based practice skills.
Arrange the following actions in the correct order to help coach your peer in finding
answers to a clinical question.
A) Identify key words needed for the search.
B) Read and understand the full research report(s).
C) Decide whether to accept and use what is found in the research.
D) Develop your clinical question using Who, What, Where, and When or the
PICOT method.
E) Search databases such as CINAHL or MEDLINE.
F) Determine if the abstract addresses your clinical question.
G) Evaluate whether the research findings are useful in answering the question.
H) Read the abstracts of the articles found in your search.
4. How do healthcare professionals implement evidence-based practices to improve client
outcomes?
A) Using policies based on common practices to address questions encountered in
practice
B) Refining the art of client care through the use of intuitive judgment and practice
experiences
C) Understanding research language and the steps in the research process
D) Using research and theory as evidence for client care decisions in clinical practice
______________________________________________________________________________________________
1|Page
, ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Test Bank - Understanding Research for Evidence-Based Practice, 4th Edition (Rebar, 2014)
5. The healthcare provider searches the Internet for research reports to address a clinical
question. Which information source should most likely provide primary research
reports?
A) Card catalog
B) CINAHL
C) www.google.com
D) Psychological Abstracts
6. In healthcare, the systematic gathering of information to gain, expand, or validate
knowledge about health describes which of the following activities?
A) Accounting
B) Evaluating
C) Reporting
D) Researching
7. Which of the following best describes a healthcare practitioner's action of synthesizing
several research articles to answer a clinical question to improve patient outcomes?
A) Evidence-based practice
B) Developing a clinical question
C) Using traditional approaches of evidence
D) Identifying and reporting a knowledge gap
8. The healthcare provider reads an abstract to determine if the article may be helpful in
answering a clinical question. What information in the abstract will help determine if the
article is relevant to the clinical question? Select all that apply.
A) Purpose of the study
B) Full results of the study
C) Subjects or participant details
D) How the data were collected
E) The statistical tests conducted
9. What is the key purpose in learning about research and evidence-based practice?
A) Assist in developing scientific skills in healthcare clinical practice
B) Fulfill the healthcare profession's scope of practice and roles
C) Help learn about the processes used in conducting research
D) Improve quality of care and quality outcomes, and client satisfaction
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