Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research 5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown Chapters 1 - 19

Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for
Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown
Chapters 1 - 19

,Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of
Research 5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown


Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 What Is Evidence-Based Practice?
Chapter 2 Using Evidence Through Collaboration To Promote Excellence In Nursing Practice
Chapter 3 Identifying Research Questions
Chapter 4 Finding Sources Of Evidence
Chapter 5 Linking Theory, Research, And Practice
Chapter 6 Key Principles Of Quantitative Designs
Chapter 7 Quantitative Designs: Using Numbers To Provide Evidence
Chapter 8 Epidemiologic Designs: Using Data To Understand Populations
Chapter 9 Qualitative Designs: Using Words To Provide Evidence
Chapter 10 Collecting Evidence
Chapter 11 Using Samples To Provide Evidence
Chapter 12 Other Sources Of Evidence
Chapter 13 What Do The Quantitative Data Mean?
Chapter 14 What Do The Qualitative Data Mean?
Chapter 15 Weighing In On The Evidence
Chapter 16 Transitioning Evidence To Practice
Chapter 17 Developing Oneself As An Innovator
Chapter 18 Evaluating Outcomes Of Innovations
Chapter 19 Sharing The Insights With Others

,CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?

Test Bank Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research 5th
Edition Schmidt, Brown

Multiple Choice

Definition of research (p. 14)
1. Which of the following is the best definition of research?
a. Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to determine possible
solutions.
b. Information that is based on personal experience or tradition.
c. Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or the
discovery of solutions to problems or questions.
d. Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on the approach
that is effective more often than not.

Definition of research utilization (p. 4)
2. Which of the following is the best definition of research utilization?
a. Applying research findings from individual studies to practice.
b. Analyzing multiple research studies to synthesize findings.
c. Appreciating the importance of clinical decision making.
d. Using previous personal experience to build confidence.

Definition of EBP (pp. 4-5)
3. Which fof fthe ffollowing fis fthe fbest fdefinition fof fevidence-based fpractice f(EBP)?
a. Application fof fresearch ffindings fbased fon fscientific ftheories fin fa fclinical fsetting.
b. Research fstudies fthat fcorrespond fto fnationally festablished fpriorities ffor
fhealthcare,fconducted fby fexperts fin ftheir ffields.
c. Use fof ftheory-derived, fresearch-based finformation fin fmaking fdecisions
faboutfhealth fcare fdelivery, fwith fconsideration fof findividual fneeds fand
fpreferences fand fthe fclinical fexpertise fof fthe fprovider.
d. Using fthe findividual fhealth fcare fprovider’s fperception fof ftruth fwithout
fconsciousfattention for freasoning.


Difference fbetween fresearch futilization fand fEBP f(pp. f4-5)
4. Which fof fthe ffollowing fbest fdescribes fthe fdifference fbetween fresearch futilization
fandfEBP?
a. Research futilization fis fa fprocess fof fevaluating fmultiple fstudies ffor fthe
fmostfgeneralizable ffindings; fEBP fis fuse fof fthe fmost frecent fstudy fon fa
ftopic.

, b. Research futilization finvolves fchanging fpractice fbased fon ffindings fof fa
fsinglefresearch fstudy; fEBP fis fthe fsyntheses fof ffindings ffrom fmultiple
fstudies fto fincorporate fwith fpractitioner fskills fand fclient fpreference fto
fdetermine fbest fcare.
c. Research futilization fis fthe fapplication fof fresearch ffindings fto fhealth fcare
fpractice;fEBP fis fconsidered fin fselecting fmedication foptions.
d. Research futilization fis freview fof fresearch fpublications; fEBP fis fusing
fthe fhealthcare fprovider’s fperception fof fwhat fcare fwould fbe fbest fin
findividualfsituations.


Evidence ffrom fother fdisciplines f(p. f6)
5. In fwhat fway fcan fevidence ffrom fdisciplines fother fthan fnursing fbe fhelpful?
a. Theory fbased fnon-nursing fevidence fcan fprovide fa fbasis fon fwhich fto
fbuildfnew fevidence.
b. Non-nursing fevidence fsupports fthe fuse fof fnursing fknowledge fobtained fby
ftrialfand ferror.
c. Clinical fdecision fmaking fcan fbe fbased fon ffindings ffrom fsingle fnon-
nursingfresearch fstudies.
d. All fevidence fis fequally fimportant fto fthe fpractice fof fnursing.

Identification fof fsources fof fevidence f(p. f6)
6. You fare fa fnew fnurse fworking fat fXYZ fhospital. fYour fpreceptor ftells fyou fto fdangle
fMs. fJones’ flegs fon fthe fside fof fthe fbed fbefore fyou fattempt fto fassist fher fto fa fchair.
fYou fask fyourfpreceptor fwhy fthis fis fdone fand fshNeUaRnSsIwNeGrTsB
, f “.CTOhM
is fis fwhat fwe fhave
falways fdone, fso fgo fdo fit.” fThis fis fan fexample fof fwhich ftype fof fevidence?
a. Trial fand ferror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed fevidence
d. Tradition

Identification fof fsources fof fevidence f(p. f6)
7. You fare fa fnew fnurse fworking fat fXYZ fhospital. fYour fpreceptor ftells fyou fto fdangle
fMs. fJones’ flegs fon fthe fside fof fthe fbed fbefore fyou fattempt fto fassist fher fto fa fchair.
fYou fask fyourfpreceptor fwhy fthis fis fdone fand fshe fanswers, f“Because fI fsaid fso.” fThis
fis fan fexample fof fwhich ftype fof fevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed fevidence

Identification fof fsources fof fevidence f(p. f6)
8. Trial fand ferror fis fnot fa fpreferred fapproach ffor fdelivering fnursing fcare fbecause
a. it fis fnot fbased fon fsystematic fscientific fapproaches.
b. it fis fnot fa fsanctioned fmethod fby fthe fAmerican fNurses fAssociation.
c. it fis fbased fonly fon fintuition fand ftherefore fnot fscientifically fbased.
d. patient foutcomes fare falways fbased fonly fon flevel f1 fevidence.