Test bank for Schmidt & Brown 3rd Edition Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research prepared by: Arlene H. Morris, EdD, RN, CNE and Debbie Faulk, PhD, RN, CNE

Test bank for Schmidt & Brown 3rd Edition
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses:
Appraisal and Application of Research
TestbankDpreparedDby:
ArleneDH.DMorris,DEdD,DRN,DCNEDandDD
ebbieDFaulk,DPhD,DRN,DCNE
bothDofDAuburnDMontgomeryDSchoolDofDNursing

CHAPTER 1 D


WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
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MultipleDChoice

DefinitionDofDresearchD(p.D14)
1. WhichDofDtheDfollowingDisDtheDbestDdefinitionDofDresearch?
a. CriticallyDthinkingDaboutDproblemsDthatDoccurDinDhealthDcareDtoDdetermineDpossibl
eDsolutions.
b. InformationDthatDisDbasedDonDpersonalDexperienceDorDtradition.
c. PlannedDandDsystematicDactivityDthatDleadsDtoDnewDknowledgeDand/orDth
eDdiscoveryDofDsolutionsDtoDproblemsDorDquestions.
d. TryingDaDvarietyDofDapproachesDtoDaDclinicalDproblemDandDsettlingDonDtheDapproac
hDthatDisDeffectiveDmoreDoftenDthanDnot.
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DefinitionDofDresearchDutilizationD(p.D4)
2. WhichDofDtheDfollowingDisDtheDbestDdefinitionDofDresearchDutilization?
a. ApplyingDresearchDfindingsDfromDindividualDstudiesDtoDpractice.
b. AnalyzingDmultipleDresearchDstudiesDtoDsynthesizeDfindings.
c. AppreciatingDtheDimportanceDofDclinicalDdecisionDmaking.
d. UsingDpreviousDpersonalDexperienceDtoDbuildDconfidence.

DefinitionDofDEBPD(pp.D4-5)
3. WhichDofDtheDfollowingDisDtheDbestDdefinitionDofDevidence-basedDpracticeD(EBP)?
a. ApplicationDofDresearchDfindingsDbasedDonDscientificDtheoriesDinDaDclinicalDsetting.
b. ResearchDstudiesDthatDcorrespondDtoDnationallyDestablishedDprioritiesDforDhealthcar
e,DconductedDbyDexpertsDinDtheirDfields.
c. UseDofDtheory-derived,Dresearch-
basedDinformationDinDmakingDdecisionsDaboutDhealthDcareDdelivery,DwithDcons
iderationDofDindividualDneedsDandDpreferencesDandDtheDclinicalDexpertiseDofDth
eDprovider.
d. UsingDtheDindividualDhealthDcareDprovider’sDperceptionDofDtruthDwithoutDconsciou
sDattentionDorDreasoning.

DifferenceDbetweenDresearchDutilizationDandDEBPD(pp.D4-5)
4. WhichDofDtheDfollowingDbestDdescribesDtheDdifferenceDbetweenDresearchDutilizationDan
dDEBP?
a. ResearchDutilizationDisDaDprocessDofDevaluatingDmultipleDstudiesDforDtheDmo
stDgeneralizableDfindings;DEBPDisDuseDofDtheDmostDrecentDstudyDonDaDtopic.
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, b. ResearchDutilizationDinvolvesDchangingDpracticeDbasedDonDfindingsDofDaDsingl
eDresearchDstudy;DEBPDisDtheDsynthesesDofDfindingsDfromDmultipleDstudiesDto
DincorporateDwithDpractitionerDskillsDandDclientDpreferenceDtoDdetermineDbes

tDcare.
c. ResearchDutilizationDisDtheDapplicationDofDresearchDfindingsDtoDhealthDcareDpractic
e;DEBPDisDconsideredDinDselectingDmedicationDoptions.
d. ResearchDutilizationDisDreviewDofDresearchDpublications;DEBPDisDusingDth
eDhealthcareDprovider’sDperceptionDofDwhatDcareDwouldDbeDbestDinDindivid
ualDsituations.

EvidenceDfromDotherDdisciplinesD(p.D6)
5. InDwhatDwayDcanDevidenceDfromDdisciplinesDotherDthanDnursingDbeDhelpful?
a. TheoryDbasedDnon-
nursingDevidenceDcanDprovideDaDbasisDonDwhichDtoDbuildDnewDevidence.
b. Non-
nursingDevidenceDsupportsDtheDuseDofDnursingDknowledgeDobtainedDbyDtrialDan
dDerror.
c. ClinicalDdecisionDmakingDcanDbeDbasedDonDfindingsDfromDsingleDnon-
nursingDresearchDstudies.
d. AllDevidenceDisDequallyDimportantDtoDtheDpracticeDofDnursing.

IdentificationDofDsourcesDofDevidenceD(p.D6)
6. YouDareDaDnewDnurseDworkingDatDXYZDhospital.DYourDpreceptorDtellsDyouDtoDdangleDMs.
Jones’DlegsDonDtheDsideDofDtheDbedDbeforeDyouDattemptDtoDassistDherDtoDaDchair.DYouDaskDyo
NeGrTs,B“.CTOhM
urDpreceptorDwhyDthisDisDdoneDandDshNeUaRnSsIw isD isDwhatDweDhaveDalwaysDdone,DsoDg
oDdoDit.”DThisDisDanDexampleDofDwhichDtypeDofDevidence?
a. TrialDandDerror
b. Intuition
c. BorrowedDevidence
d. Tradition

IdentificationDofDsourcesDofDevidenceD(p.D6)
7. YouDareDaDnewDnurseDworkingDatDXYZDhospital.DYourDpreceptorDtellsDyouDtoDdangleDMs.
Jones’DlegsDonDtheDsideDofDtheDbedDbeforeDyouDattemptDtoDassistDherDtoDaDchair.DYouDaskDyo
urDpreceptorDwhyDthisDisDdoneDandDsheDanswers,D“BecauseDIDsaidDso.”DThisDisDanDexampleD
ofDwhichDtypeDofDevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. BorrowedDevidence

IdentificationDofDsourcesDofDevidenceD(p.D6)
8. TrialDandDerrorDisDnotDaDpreferredDapproachDforDdeliveringDnursingDcareDbecause
a. itDisDnotDbasedDonDsystematicDscientificDapproaches.
b. itDisDnotDaDsanctionedDmethodDbyDtheDAmericanDNursesDAssociation.
c. itDisDbasedDonlyDonDintuitionDandDthereforeDnotDscientificallyDbased.
d. patientDoutcomesDareDalwaysDbasedDonlyDonDlevelD1Devidence.




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,IdentificationDofDsourcesDofDevidenceD(p.D8)
9. ManyDnursesDinDclinicalDsettingsDbaseDnursingDinterventionsDonDinformationDobtainedDfrom
a. levelD1Devidence.
b. individualDresearchDstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. theDAmericanDNursesDAssociation.

BarriersDtoDadoptingDEBPD(p.D8)
10. StudiesDhaveDshownDthatDtheDreasonsDthatDnursesDdoDnotDdrawDonDresearchDareDrelatedDto
a. communicationDproblems.
b. individualDandDorganizationalDfactors.
c. personalDdisinterest.
d. rapidDorganizationalDchanges.

EnvironmentDforDEBPDtoDflourishD(p.D11)
11. WhichDofDtheDfollowingDpromotesDconsistentDEBPDpracticeDchangesDinDanDinstitution?
a. ClinicalDexpertsDsuchDasDAdvancedDPracticeDNursesD(APNs)DshouldDbeDth
eDauthorityDforDanyDchangeDinDpractices.
b. ChangeDchampionsDareDneededDonDeachDworkDshiftDtoDfacilitateDpractic
eDchanges.
c. NurseDmanagersDmustDmandateDresearchDwithinDhealthcareDinstitutions.
d. OpinionDleadersDshouldDenforceDadherenceDtoDtheirDopinions.
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EnvironmentDforDEBPDtoDflourishD(p.D10)
12. OneDmethodDforDovercomingDaDlackDofDresourcesDtoDaccessDevidenceDisDto
a. devoteD15DminutesDaDdayDtoDreadingDevidenceDrelatedDtoDaDclinicalDproblem.
b. attendDconferencesDwhereDclinicalDresearchDisDpresented..
c. bookmarkDimportantDWebDsitesDthatDareDsourcesDofDclinicalDguidelines.
d. collaborateDwithDaDnursingDprogramDforDaccessDtoDresources.

BarriersDtoDadoptingDEBPD(p.D9)
13. WhatDstepsDcanDbeDtakenDtoDovercomeDtheDtimeDbarrierDtoDadoptingDanDEBP?
a. DevoteD15DminutesDaDdayDtoDreadingDevidenceDrelatedDtoDaDclinicalDproblem.
b. SubscribeDtoDe-mailDsummariesDofDresearchDstudiesDinDyourDareaDofDinterest.
c. TakeDadvantageDofDavailableDtechnologiesDtoDprovideDquickDandDconvenientDacces
sDtoDrelevantDdataDandDclinicalDguidelines.
d. AllDofDtheDabove

PartsDofDaDresearchDarticleD(p.D18)
14. WhichDsectionDofDaDresearchDarticleDprovidesDanDoverviewDofDtheDstudy?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. ReviewDofDliterature
d. TheoreticalDframework




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, PartsDofDaDresearchDarticleD(pp.D18)
15. WhichDsectionDofDaDresearchDarticleDidentifiesDtheDproblemDbeingDstudiedDandDincludes
DaDpurposeDstatementDandDbackgroundDinformationDonDtheDtopic?

a. DiscussionDsection
b. Introduction
c. MethodsDsection
d. ResultsDsection

PartsDofDaDresearchDarticleD(p.D19)
16. ADmajorDportionDofDaDresearchDarticleDisDtheDmethodsDsection,DwhichDincludesDaDdiscussi
onDofDtheDstudyDdesign,DtheDsample,DandDtheD collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories

PartsDofDaDresearchDarticleD(p.D19)
17. TheD
DsectionDofDaDresearchDarticleDoutlinesDtheDmethodsDusedDtoDanalyzeDth

eDdataDandDnotesDtheDfindings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
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PartsDofDaDresearchDarticleD(p.D20)
18. WhichDsectionDofDaDresearchDarticleDprovidesDanDinterpretationDofDtheDstudy’sDresults?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion

EthicalDissuesD(p.D24)
19. TheDfirstDregulationsDtoDprotectDhumanDsubjectsDinDmedicalDresearchDstudiesDwereDpropose
dDbyDtheD inD1973.
a. AmericanDMedicalDAssociation
b. U.S.DDepartmentDofDHealth,DEducation,DandDWelfare
c. U.S.DFoodDandDDrugDAdministration
d. AssociationDofDAmericanDUniversities

EthicalDissuesD(p.D31)
20. WhichDofDtheDfollowingDformsDtheDbasisDforDethicalDconductDinDmedicalDresearc
hDinternationally?
a. JewishDChronicDDiseaseDHospitalDstudy
b. NurembergDCode
c. TuskegeeDstudies
d. WillowbrookDstudies




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