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CHAPTER d1
WHATdIS dEVIDENCEdBASEDdPRACTICE?
Multiple dChoice
1. Whichdofdthe dfollowingdis dthedbestddefinition dofdresearch?
a. Criticallydthinking dabout dproblems dthat doccur din dhealth dcare dtoddetermine dpossible
dsolutions.
b. Information dthat disdbased dondpersonal dexperience dor dtradition.
c. Planned dand dsystematic dactivity dthat dleads dto dnew dknowledge dand/or
dthe ddiscovery dof dsolutions dto dproblems dor dquestions.
d. Trying da dvarietydof dapproaches dto da dclinical dproblem dand dsettling don dthe dapproach
dthat dis deffective dmore doften dthan dnot.
Definition dof dresearch dutilization d(p.d4)
2. Whichdofdthe dfollowingdis dthedbest ddefinition dofdresearch dutilization?
a. Applyingdresearch dfindingsdfromindividual dstudiesdtodpractice.
b. Analyzingmultipledresearch dstudiesdtodsynthesize dfindings.
c. Appreciatingdthe dimportance dof dclinical ddecision dmaking.
d. Usingprevious dpersonal dexperiencedtodbuild dconfidence.
Definition dof dEBPd(pp.d4-5)
3. Whichdofdthe dfollowingdisdthedbestddefinition dofdevidence-based dpractice d(EBP)?
a. Applicationdofdresearchdfindings dbaseddonscientificdtheories dindadclinical dsetting.
b. Research dstudies dthat dcorrespond dto dnationallydestablished dpriorities dfor dhealthcare,
dconducted dbyexperts din dtheir dfields.
c. Use dof dtheory-derived, dresearch-based dinformation din dmaking ddecisions
dabout dhealth dcare ddelivery, dwith dconsideration dof dindividual dneeds dand
d preferences dand dthe dclinical dexpertise dof dthe dprovider.
d. Using dthe dindividual dhealth dcare dprovider’s dperception dof dtruth dwithout dconscious
, attention dordreasoning.
Differencedbetween dresearch dutilization dand dEBPd(pp.d4-5)
4. Which dof dthe dfollowing dbest ddescribes dthe ddifference dbetween dresearch dutilization dand
dEBP?
a. Research dutilization dis da dprocess dof devaluating dmultiple dstudies dfor dthe dmost
dgeneralizable dfindings; dEBP dis duse dof dthe dmost drecent dstudyon da dtopic.
b. Research dutilization dinvolves dchanging dpractice dbased don dfindings dof da
dsingle dresearch dstudy; dEBP dis dthe dsyntheses dof dfindings dfrom dmultiple
d studies dto dincorporate dwith dpractitioner dskills dand dclient dpreference dto
d determine dbest dcare.
c. Research dutilization dis dthedapplication dof dresearch dfindings dto dhealth dcare dpractice;
dEBP dis dconsidered din dselecting dmedication doptions.
d. Research dutilization dis dreview dof dresearch dpublications; dEBP dis dusing
dthe dhealthcare dprovider’s dperception dof dwhat dcare dwould dbe dbest din
dindividual dsituations.
Evidencedfromdother ddisciplines d(p. d6)
5. In dwhat dwaydcan devidence dfrom ddisciplines dother dthandnursing dbe dhelpful?
a. Theory dbased dnon-nursing devidence dcan dprovide da dbasis don dwhich dto
dbuild dnew devidence.
b. Non-nursing devidence dsupports dthe duse dof dnursing dknowledge dobtained dbydtrial
dand derror.
c. Clinical ddecision dmaking dcan dbe dbased don dfindings dfrom dsingle dnon-nursing
dresearch dstudies.
d. Alldevidencedis dequallyimportant dto dthedpractice dofdnursing.
Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p.d6)
6. You dare da dnew dnurse dworking dat dXYZ dhospital. dYour dpreceptor dtells dyou dto ddangle dMs.
Jones’ dlegs don dthe dside dof dthe dbed dbefore dyou dattempt dto dassist dher dto da dchair. dYou dask dyour
d preceptor dwhy dthis dis ddone dand dshe danswers, d“This dis dwhat dwe dhave dalways ddone, dso go f
d do dit.” dThis dis dan dexample dof dwhich dtype dof devidence?
a. Trial dandderror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed devidence
d. Tradition
, Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p.d6)
7. You dare da dnew dnurse dworking dat dXYZ dhospital. dYour dpreceptor dtells dyou dto ddangle dMs.
Jones’dlegs don dthe dside dof dthe dbed dbefore dyou dattempt dto dassist dher dto da dchair. dYou dask dyour
d preceptor dwhy dthis dis ddone dand dshe danswers, d“Because dI dsaid dso.” dThis dis dan dexampleof
d which dtype dof devidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed devidence
Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p.d6)
8. Trial dand derror dis dnot dadpreferred dapproach dfor ddelivering dnursingdcare dbecause
a. itdis dnotdbased don dsystematicdscientific dapproaches.
b. it disdnot dadsanctioned dmethod dbythe dAmerican dNurses dAssociation.
c. itdisdbased donlyon dintuition dand dthereforednot dscientificallybased.
d. patient doutcomes daredalways dbaseddonlyondlevel d1 devidence.
Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p.d8)
9. Manynurses din dclinical dsettings dbasenursingdinterventions dondinformation dobtained dfrom
a. leveld1devidence.
b. individual dresearch dstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. thedAmerican dNurses dAssociation.
Barriers dtodadopting dEBPd(p. d8)
10. Studies dhaveshowndthatdthedreasons dthat dnursesddo dnot ddrawdondresearch daredrelated dto
a. communication dproblems.
b. individual dand dorganizational dfactors.
c. personalddisinterest.
d. rapid dorganizational dchanges.
EnvironmentdfordEBP dto dflourish d(p.d11)
11. Whichdofthedfollowingpromotes dconsistent dEBP dpractice dchanges din dan dinstitution?
a. Clinical dexperts dsuch das dAdvanced dPractice dNurses d(APNs) dshould dbe dthe
dauthority dfor danychange din dpractices.
b. Change dchampions dare dneeded don deach dwork dshift dto dfacilitate dpractice
d
CHAPTER d1
WHATdIS dEVIDENCEdBASEDdPRACTICE?
Multiple dChoice
1. Whichdofdthe dfollowingdis dthedbestddefinition dofdresearch?
a. Criticallydthinking dabout dproblems dthat doccur din dhealth dcare dtoddetermine dpossible
dsolutions.
b. Information dthat disdbased dondpersonal dexperience dor dtradition.
c. Planned dand dsystematic dactivity dthat dleads dto dnew dknowledge dand/or
dthe ddiscovery dof dsolutions dto dproblems dor dquestions.
d. Trying da dvarietydof dapproaches dto da dclinical dproblem dand dsettling don dthe dapproach
dthat dis deffective dmore doften dthan dnot.
Definition dof dresearch dutilization d(p.d4)
2. Whichdofdthe dfollowingdis dthedbest ddefinition dofdresearch dutilization?
a. Applyingdresearch dfindingsdfromindividual dstudiesdtodpractice.
b. Analyzingmultipledresearch dstudiesdtodsynthesize dfindings.
c. Appreciatingdthe dimportance dof dclinical ddecision dmaking.
d. Usingprevious dpersonal dexperiencedtodbuild dconfidence.
Definition dof dEBPd(pp.d4-5)
3. Whichdofdthe dfollowingdisdthedbestddefinition dofdevidence-based dpractice d(EBP)?
a. Applicationdofdresearchdfindings dbaseddonscientificdtheories dindadclinical dsetting.
b. Research dstudies dthat dcorrespond dto dnationallydestablished dpriorities dfor dhealthcare,
dconducted dbyexperts din dtheir dfields.
c. Use dof dtheory-derived, dresearch-based dinformation din dmaking ddecisions
dabout dhealth dcare ddelivery, dwith dconsideration dof dindividual dneeds dand
d preferences dand dthe dclinical dexpertise dof dthe dprovider.
d. Using dthe dindividual dhealth dcare dprovider’s dperception dof dtruth dwithout dconscious
, attention dordreasoning.
Differencedbetween dresearch dutilization dand dEBPd(pp.d4-5)
4. Which dof dthe dfollowing dbest ddescribes dthe ddifference dbetween dresearch dutilization dand
dEBP?
a. Research dutilization dis da dprocess dof devaluating dmultiple dstudies dfor dthe dmost
dgeneralizable dfindings; dEBP dis duse dof dthe dmost drecent dstudyon da dtopic.
b. Research dutilization dinvolves dchanging dpractice dbased don dfindings dof da
dsingle dresearch dstudy; dEBP dis dthe dsyntheses dof dfindings dfrom dmultiple
d studies dto dincorporate dwith dpractitioner dskills dand dclient dpreference dto
d determine dbest dcare.
c. Research dutilization dis dthedapplication dof dresearch dfindings dto dhealth dcare dpractice;
dEBP dis dconsidered din dselecting dmedication doptions.
d. Research dutilization dis dreview dof dresearch dpublications; dEBP dis dusing
dthe dhealthcare dprovider’s dperception dof dwhat dcare dwould dbe dbest din
dindividual dsituations.
Evidencedfromdother ddisciplines d(p. d6)
5. In dwhat dwaydcan devidence dfrom ddisciplines dother dthandnursing dbe dhelpful?
a. Theory dbased dnon-nursing devidence dcan dprovide da dbasis don dwhich dto
dbuild dnew devidence.
b. Non-nursing devidence dsupports dthe duse dof dnursing dknowledge dobtained dbydtrial
dand derror.
c. Clinical ddecision dmaking dcan dbe dbased don dfindings dfrom dsingle dnon-nursing
dresearch dstudies.
d. Alldevidencedis dequallyimportant dto dthedpractice dofdnursing.
Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p.d6)
6. You dare da dnew dnurse dworking dat dXYZ dhospital. dYour dpreceptor dtells dyou dto ddangle dMs.
Jones’ dlegs don dthe dside dof dthe dbed dbefore dyou dattempt dto dassist dher dto da dchair. dYou dask dyour
d preceptor dwhy dthis dis ddone dand dshe danswers, d“This dis dwhat dwe dhave dalways ddone, dso go f
d do dit.” dThis dis dan dexample dof dwhich dtype dof devidence?
a. Trial dandderror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed devidence
d. Tradition
, Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p.d6)
7. You dare da dnew dnurse dworking dat dXYZ dhospital. dYour dpreceptor dtells dyou dto ddangle dMs.
Jones’dlegs don dthe dside dof dthe dbed dbefore dyou dattempt dto dassist dher dto da dchair. dYou dask dyour
d preceptor dwhy dthis dis ddone dand dshe danswers, d“Because dI dsaid dso.” dThis dis dan dexampleof
d which dtype dof devidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed devidence
Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p.d6)
8. Trial dand derror dis dnot dadpreferred dapproach dfor ddelivering dnursingdcare dbecause
a. itdis dnotdbased don dsystematicdscientific dapproaches.
b. it disdnot dadsanctioned dmethod dbythe dAmerican dNurses dAssociation.
c. itdisdbased donlyon dintuition dand dthereforednot dscientificallybased.
d. patient doutcomes daredalways dbaseddonlyondlevel d1 devidence.
Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p.d8)
9. Manynurses din dclinical dsettings dbasenursingdinterventions dondinformation dobtained dfrom
a. leveld1devidence.
b. individual dresearch dstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. thedAmerican dNurses dAssociation.
Barriers dtodadopting dEBPd(p. d8)
10. Studies dhaveshowndthatdthedreasons dthat dnursesddo dnot ddrawdondresearch daredrelated dto
a. communication dproblems.
b. individual dand dorganizational dfactors.
c. personalddisinterest.
d. rapid dorganizational dchanges.
EnvironmentdfordEBP dto dflourish d(p.d11)
11. Whichdofthedfollowingpromotes dconsistent dEBP dpractice dchanges din dan dinstitution?
a. Clinical dexperts dsuch das dAdvanced dPractice dNurses d(APNs) dshould dbe dthe
dauthority dfor danychange din dpractices.
b. Change dchampions dare dneeded don deach dwork dshift dto dfacilitate dpractice
