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Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
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MULTIPLEnCHOICE



1. Annursingneducatornisnexplainingnhownthenbestnclinicalnpracticesnarendetermined.nWhic
hnstatementnbestnexplainsnthenpurposenofnevidence-basednpractice?
a. Itnensuresnthatnallnpatientsnreceivenholisticncare.
b. Itnprovidesnandefinitenreasonnfornprovidingncareninnanspecificnmanner.
c. Itnpreventsnerrorsnwhenncarenisnbeingndelivered.
d. Itnguaranteesnthatncarendeliverednisnbasednonnresearch.

ANS:n B

Evidence-
basednpracticenisnthenusenofnthencurrentnbestnevidenceninnmakingnpatientncarendecisions.nItnapplie
sntonallntypesnofnhealthncarenprofessionals.nCurrentlyntherenisnnonmethodnthatncannensurenthatnallnp
atientsnreceivenholisticncare,nthatnallnerrorsncannbenprevented,nornthatnanguaranteenexistsnthatncaren
givennisnbasednonnresearch.



DIF: CognitivenLevel:nUnderstanding
OBJ:n NCLEX:nSafenandnEffectivenCarenEnvironmentnTOP:n NursingnProcess:nImplementation



2. Whichnquestionnisnanproblem-focusedntriggernforninitiatingnthenevidence-
basednpracticenmethodninnnursingncare?
a. Whatnisnknownnaboutnreductionnofnurinaryntractninfectionsninnthenoldernadultnwit
hndiabetes?
b. Howncannchronicnpainnbestnbendescribednwhennthenpatientnisnnonverbal?
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c. HownlongncannannIVncatheternremainninnplaceninnanpatientnwithnobesity?
d. Whatnmeasuresncannthennursentakentonreducenthenrisingnincidencenofnurinaryntra
ctninfectionsnonnthenoldernadultncarenunit?
ANS:n D

Evidence-
basednpracticen(EBP)nquestionsntendntonarisenfromntwonsources:nrecurrentnproblemsnornnewnkno
wledge.nInnthencorrectnoption,nthenincreaseninnurinaryntractninfectionsnindicatesnantrendnornrecur
ringnproblemninnanspecificngroupnofnpatients.nThenothernquestionsnarengeneralninformationnques
tions,nnotnbasednonnwhatnisnhappeningninnanspecificnareanorntonangroupnofnspecificnpatientsninnann
areanornrelatingntonannobservedntrend.

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DIF: CognitivenLevel:nApplying
OBJ:n NCLEX:nSafenandnEffectivenCarenEnvironmentnTOP:n NursingnProcess:nImplementation



3. Whatndoesnthen“I”nindicateninnan“PICO”nquestion?
a. Interventionnofninterest
b. Incorporationnofnconcepts
c. Implementationnbynnursing
d. Interestnofnpersonnel

ANS:n A

Then“I”nstandsnforninterventionnofninterest,nmeaningnwhatnthennursenhopesntonuseninnpracticenandn
believesnisnworthwhilenornvaluable.nThisncouldnbenantreatmentnfornanspecificntypenofnwoundnornann
approachnonnhowntonteachnfoodnpreparationnfornanpatientnwithnimpairednsight.




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DIF: CognitivenLevel:nRemembering
OBJ:n NCLEX:nSafenandnEffectivenCarenEnvironmentnTOP:n NursingnProcess:nImplementation



4. Whonwillnthenclinicalnresearchnnursencontactntonsearchnrelevantndatabasesninnpreparationnforn
annupcomingnstudy?
a. Thenphysiciannwhosenpatientsnmaynbeninvolvedninnthenstudy
b. Thenmedicalnlibrarian
c. Thennursenmanagernofnthenunitnwherenthenstudynwillnbenconducted
d. Thendirectornofnnursingnofnthenfacility

ANS:n B

Thenmedicalnlibrariannisnmostnknowledgeablenregardingndatabasesnrelevantntonanstudy.nTheno
thernindividualsndonnotnhaventhenknowledgenregardingnrelevantndatabases.



DIF: CognitivenLevel:nUnderstanding
OBJ:n NCLEX:nSafenandnEffectivenCarenEnvironmentnTOP:n NursingnProcess:nImplementation



5. Whichndatabasencontainsnsummariesnofnclinicalnguidelinesnandntheirndevelopment?
a. MEDLINE
b. CINAHL
c. CochranenDatabasenofnSystematicnReviews
d. ThenNationalnGuidelinenClearinghouse

ANS:n D

ThenNationalnGuidelinenClearinghousenisnandatabasensupportednbynthenAgencynfornHealthcarenR
esearchnandnQuality.nItncontainsnsummariesnofnclinicalnguidelinesnfornpractice.nMEDLINEnisnand
atabasenfornstudiesninnmedicN
ine,nnursing,ndentistry,npsychiatry,nveterinarynmedicine,nand

alliednhealth.nCINAHLn(CumulativenIndexnofnNursingnandnAlliednHealthnLiterature)nincludes
studiesninnnursing,nalliednhealth,nandnbiomedicine.nThenCochranenDatabasenFullntextnofnr
egularlynupdatednsystematicnreviewsnpreparednbynthenCochranenCollaborationnincludesnc
ompletednreviewsnandnprotocols.



DIF: CognitivenLevel:nRemembering
OBJ:n NCLEX:nSafenandnEffectivenCarenEnvironmentnTOP:n NursingnProcess:nImplementation



6. Whichndoesnthennursenresearchernidentifynasnthenstrongestntypenofnresearch?

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, a. Randomizedncontrolledntrials
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b. Anqualitativenstudy
c. Andescriptivenstudy
d. Ancasencontrollednstudy

ANS:n A

Individualnrandomizedncontrolledntrialsnarenclosentonthentopnofnthenresearchnpyramid.nOnlyns
ystematicnreviewsnandnmeta-
analysesnarenhigher.nThisntypenofnstudyntestsnanninterventionnagainstnthenusualnstandardnofnca
re.nThenotherntypesnofnstudiesnarenusefulnbutndonnotngiventhensamentypenofninformationnasnanra
ndomizedncontrolledntrialnprovides.



DIF: CognitivenLevel:nRemembering
OBJ:n NCLEX:nSafenandnEffectivenCarenEnvironmentnTOP:n NursingnProcess:nAssessment




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