Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for
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Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
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5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
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Chapters 1 - 19 d d d
,Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application
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ofResearch 5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
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Table of Contents: d d
Chapter d1 dWhat dIs dEvidence-Based dPractice?
Chapter d2 dUsing dEvidence dThrough dCollaboration dTo dPromote dExcellence dIn dNursing dPractice
Chapter d3 dIdentifying dResearch dQuestions
Chapter d4 dFinding dSources dOf dEvidence
Chapter d5 dLinking dTheory, dResearch, dAnd dPractice
Chapter d6 dKey dPrinciples dOf dQuantitative dDesigns
Chapter d7 dQuantitative dDesigns: dUsing dNumbers dTo dProvide dEvidence
Chapter d8 dEpidemiologic dDesigns: dUsing dData dTo dUnderstand dPopulations
Chapter d9 dQualitative dDesigns: dUsing dWords dTo dProvide dEvidence
Chapter d10 dCollecting dEvidence
Chapter d11 dUsing dSamples dTo dProvide dEvidence
Chapter d12 dOther dSources dOf dEvidence
Chapter d13 dWhat dDo dThe dQuantitative dData dMean?
Chapter d14 dWhat dDo dThe dQualitative dData dMean?
Chapter d15 dWeighing dIn dOn dThe dEvidence
Chapter d16 dTransitioning dEvidence dTo dPractice
Chapter d17 dDeveloping dOneself dAs dAn dInnovator
Chapter d18 dEvaluating dOutcomes dOf dInnovations
Chapter d19 dSharing dThe dInsights dWith dOthers
,CHAPTER d1: dWHAT dIS dEVIDENCE dBASED dPRACTICE?
Test dBank dEvidence-Based dPractice dfor dNurses: dAppraisal dand dApplication dof dResearch
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thdEdition dSchmidt, dBrown
Multiple dChoice
Definition dof dresearch d(p. d14)
1. Which dof dthe dfollowing dis dthe dbest ddefinition dof dresearch?
a. Critically dthinking dabout dproblems dthat doccur din dhealth dcare dto ddetermine
dpossibled
solutions.
b. Information dthat dis dbased don dpersonal dexperience dor dtradition.
c. Planned dand dsystematic dactivity dthat dleads dto dnew dknowledge dand/or
dthed
discovery dof dsolutions dto dproblems dor dquestions.
d. Trying da dvariety dof dapproaches dto da dclinical dproblem dand dsettling don dthe
dapproachd that dis deffective dmore doften dthan dnot.
Definition dof dresearch dutilization d(p. d4)
2. Which dof dthe dfollowing dis dthe dbest ddefinition dof dresearch dutilization?
a. Applying dresearch dfindings dfrom dindividual dstudies dto dpractice.
b. Analyzing dmultiple dresearch dstudies dto dsynthesize dfindings.
c. Appreciating dthe dimportance dof dclinical ddecision dmaking.
d. Using dprevious dpersonal dexperience dto dbuild dconfidence.
Definition dof dEBP d(pp. d4-5)
3. Which dof dthe dfollowing dis dthe dbest ddefinition dof devidence-based dpractice d(EBP)?
a. Application dof dresearch dfindings dbased don dscientific dtheories din da dclinical dsetting.
b. Research dstudies dthat dcorrespond dto dnationally destablished dpriorities dfor
dhealthcare,dconducted dby dexperts din dtheir dfields.
c. Use dof dtheory-derived, dresearch-based dinformation din dmaking ddecisions
daboutdhealth dcare ddelivery, dwith dconsideration dof dindividual dneeds dand
dpreferences dand dthe dclinical dexpertise dof dthe dprovider.
d. Using dthe dindividual dhealth dcare dprovider’s dperception dof dtruth dwithout
dconsciousd attention dor dreasoning.
Difference dbetween dresearch dutilization dand dEBP d(pp. d4-5)
4. Which dof dthe dfollowing dbest ddescribes dthe ddifference dbetween dresearch dutilization
danddEBP?
a. Research dutilization dis da dprocess dof devaluating dmultiple dstudies dfor dthe
dmostdgeneralizable dfindings; dEBP dis duse dof dthe dmost drecent dstudy don da
dtopic.
, b. Research dutilization dinvolves dchanging dpractice dbased don dfindings dof da
dsingledresearch dstudy; dEBP dis dthe dsyntheses dof dfindings dfrom dmultiple
dstudies dto dincorporate dwith dpractitioner dskills dand dclient dpreference dto
ddetermine dbest dcare.
c. Research dutilization dis dthe dapplication 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
dindividualdsituations.
Evidence dfrom dother ddisciplines d(p. d6)
5. In dwhat dway dcan devidence dfrom ddisciplines dother dthan dnursing dbe dhelpful?
a. Theory dbased dnon-nursing devidence dcan dprovide da dbasis don dwhich dto
dbuildd new devidence.
b. Non-nursing devidence dsupports dthe duse dof dnursing dknowledge dobtained dby
dtriald
and derror.
c. Clinical ddecision dmaking dcan dbe dbased don dfindings dfrom dsingle dnon-
nursingdresearch dstudies.
d. All devidence dis dequally dimportant dto dthe dpractice dof dnursing.
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.
dJones’ dlegs don dthe dside dof dthe dbed dbefore dyou dattempt dto dassist dher dto da dchair. dYou dask
dyourdpreceptor dwhy dthis dis ddone dand dshNeUaRnSsIwNeGrTsB
, d “.CTOhM
is dis dwhat dwe dhave dalways
ddone, dso dgo ddo dit.” dThis dis dan dexample dof dwhich dtype dof devidence?
a. Trial dand derror
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.
dJones’ dlegs don dthe dside dof dthe dbed dbefore dyou dattempt dto dassist dher dto da dchair. dYou dask
dyourdpreceptor dwhy dthis dis ddone dand dshe danswers, d“Because dI dsaid dso.” dThis dis dan
dexample dof dwhich 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 da dpreferred dapproach dfor ddelivering dnursing dcare dbecause
a. it dis dnot dbased don dsystematic dscientific dapproaches.
b. it dis dnot da dsanctioned dmethod dby dthe dAmerican dNurses dAssociation.
c. it dis dbased donly don dintuition dand dtherefore dnot dscientifically dbased.
d. patient doutcomes dare dalways dbased donly don dlevel d1 devidence.
d d d d d
Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
d d d d d d
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
d d d d d d
Chapters 1 - 19 d d d
,Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application
d d d d d d d d d
ofResearch 5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
d d d d d d d
Table of Contents: d d
Chapter d1 dWhat dIs dEvidence-Based dPractice?
Chapter d2 dUsing dEvidence dThrough dCollaboration dTo dPromote dExcellence dIn dNursing dPractice
Chapter d3 dIdentifying dResearch dQuestions
Chapter d4 dFinding dSources dOf dEvidence
Chapter d5 dLinking dTheory, dResearch, dAnd dPractice
Chapter d6 dKey dPrinciples dOf dQuantitative dDesigns
Chapter d7 dQuantitative dDesigns: dUsing dNumbers dTo dProvide dEvidence
Chapter d8 dEpidemiologic dDesigns: dUsing dData dTo dUnderstand dPopulations
Chapter d9 dQualitative dDesigns: dUsing dWords dTo dProvide dEvidence
Chapter d10 dCollecting dEvidence
Chapter d11 dUsing dSamples dTo dProvide dEvidence
Chapter d12 dOther dSources dOf dEvidence
Chapter d13 dWhat dDo dThe dQuantitative dData dMean?
Chapter d14 dWhat dDo dThe dQualitative dData dMean?
Chapter d15 dWeighing dIn dOn dThe dEvidence
Chapter d16 dTransitioning dEvidence dTo dPractice
Chapter d17 dDeveloping dOneself dAs dAn dInnovator
Chapter d18 dEvaluating dOutcomes dOf dInnovations
Chapter d19 dSharing dThe dInsights dWith dOthers
,CHAPTER d1: dWHAT dIS dEVIDENCE dBASED dPRACTICE?
Test dBank dEvidence-Based dPractice dfor dNurses: dAppraisal dand dApplication dof dResearch
d5
thdEdition dSchmidt, dBrown
Multiple dChoice
Definition dof dresearch d(p. d14)
1. Which dof dthe dfollowing dis dthe dbest ddefinition dof dresearch?
a. Critically dthinking dabout dproblems dthat doccur din dhealth dcare dto ddetermine
dpossibled
solutions.
b. Information dthat dis dbased don dpersonal dexperience dor dtradition.
c. Planned dand dsystematic dactivity dthat dleads dto dnew dknowledge dand/or
dthed
discovery dof dsolutions dto dproblems dor dquestions.
d. Trying da dvariety dof dapproaches dto da dclinical dproblem dand dsettling don dthe
dapproachd that dis deffective dmore doften dthan dnot.
Definition dof dresearch dutilization d(p. d4)
2. Which dof dthe dfollowing dis dthe dbest ddefinition dof dresearch dutilization?
a. Applying dresearch dfindings dfrom dindividual dstudies dto dpractice.
b. Analyzing dmultiple dresearch dstudies dto dsynthesize dfindings.
c. Appreciating dthe dimportance dof dclinical ddecision dmaking.
d. Using dprevious dpersonal dexperience dto dbuild dconfidence.
Definition dof dEBP d(pp. d4-5)
3. Which dof dthe dfollowing dis dthe dbest ddefinition dof devidence-based dpractice d(EBP)?
a. Application dof dresearch dfindings dbased don dscientific dtheories din da dclinical dsetting.
b. Research dstudies dthat dcorrespond dto dnationally destablished dpriorities dfor
dhealthcare,dconducted dby dexperts din dtheir dfields.
c. Use dof dtheory-derived, dresearch-based dinformation din dmaking ddecisions
daboutdhealth dcare ddelivery, dwith dconsideration dof dindividual dneeds dand
dpreferences dand dthe dclinical dexpertise dof dthe dprovider.
d. Using dthe dindividual dhealth dcare dprovider’s dperception dof dtruth dwithout
dconsciousd attention dor dreasoning.
Difference dbetween dresearch dutilization dand dEBP d(pp. d4-5)
4. Which dof dthe dfollowing dbest ddescribes dthe ddifference dbetween dresearch dutilization
danddEBP?
a. Research dutilization dis da dprocess dof devaluating dmultiple dstudies dfor dthe
dmostdgeneralizable dfindings; dEBP dis duse dof dthe dmost drecent dstudy don da
dtopic.
, b. Research dutilization dinvolves dchanging dpractice dbased don dfindings dof da
dsingledresearch dstudy; dEBP dis dthe dsyntheses dof dfindings dfrom dmultiple
dstudies dto dincorporate dwith dpractitioner dskills dand dclient dpreference dto
ddetermine dbest dcare.
c. Research dutilization dis dthe dapplication 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
dindividualdsituations.
Evidence dfrom dother ddisciplines d(p. d6)
5. In dwhat dway dcan devidence dfrom ddisciplines dother dthan dnursing dbe dhelpful?
a. Theory dbased dnon-nursing devidence dcan dprovide da dbasis don dwhich dto
dbuildd new devidence.
b. Non-nursing devidence dsupports dthe duse dof dnursing dknowledge dobtained dby
dtriald
and derror.
c. Clinical ddecision dmaking dcan dbe dbased don dfindings dfrom dsingle dnon-
nursingdresearch dstudies.
d. All devidence dis dequally dimportant dto dthe dpractice dof dnursing.
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.
dJones’ dlegs don dthe dside dof dthe dbed dbefore dyou dattempt dto dassist dher dto da dchair. dYou dask
dyourdpreceptor dwhy dthis dis ddone dand dshNeUaRnSsIwNeGrTsB
, d “.CTOhM
is dis dwhat dwe dhave dalways
ddone, dso dgo ddo dit.” dThis dis dan dexample dof dwhich dtype dof devidence?
a. Trial dand derror
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.
dJones’ dlegs don dthe dside dof dthe dbed dbefore dyou dattempt dto dassist dher dto da dchair. dYou dask
dyourdpreceptor dwhy dthis dis ddone dand dshe danswers, d“Because dI dsaid dso.” dThis dis dan
dexample dof dwhich 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 da dpreferred dapproach dfor ddelivering dnursing dcare dbecause
a. it dis dnot dbased don dsystematic dscientific dapproaches.
b. it dis dnot da dsanctioned dmethod dby dthe dAmerican dNurses dAssociation.
c. it dis dbased donly don dintuition dand dtherefore dnot dscientifically dbased.
d. patient doutcomes dare dalways dbased donly don dlevel d1 devidence.
