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Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare A

Guide to Best Practice 5th Edition

by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, Ellen Fineout-Overholt

Chapter 1 - 23 Complet

, Chapter 1 Making the Case for Evidence-
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Based Practice and Cultivating a Spirit of Inquiry
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aturesaabeaaincludedaainaaeveryaasetaaofaapatientaavitalaasigns,aaregardlessaaofaapatientaadiag
nosisaaoraaacuity.aaThisaisaamostaalikelyaaanaaexampleaaofaawhichaaofaatheaafollowingaaphenom
ena?
A) Theaaprioritizationaaofaainternalaaevidenceaaoveraaexternalaaevidence
B) Practiceaathataalacksaaevidenceaatoaasupportaaitsaaapplication
C) Theaaintegrationaaofaapersonalaaexpertiseaaintoaanursingaacare
D) Evidence-basedaapractice


2. Theaaclinicalaanurseaaeducatoraa(CNE)aaonaaaaapostsurgicalaaunitaahasaarecentlyaacomplete
daaaaapatientaachartaareviewaaafteraatheaaimplementationaaofaaaaapilotaaprogramaaaimedaaa
taapromotingaaearlyaaambulationaafollowingaasurgery.aaWhichaaofaatheaafollowingaacompo
nentsaaofaaEBPaaisaatheanurseaaputtingaaintoaapractice?
A) Patientaapreferences
B) Researchaautilization
C) Experience
D) Internalaaevidence


3. NurseaaR.aahasaaobservedaathataareorientingaadementedaapatientsaaasaafrequentlyaaasaaposs
ibleaatendsatoaaminimizeaatheaapatients'aalevelaaofaaagitationaainaatheaaevening.aaTheaanurseaa
hasaasharedaathisaaobservationaawithaaaaacolleague,aawhoaaisaaskeptical,aastatingaathat,aa“It's
aabestaatoaastickaatoaaevidence-basedaapractice.”aaHowaacanaaNurseaaR.aabestaarespond?

A) “EBPaacanaaincludeaaclinicians'aapersonalaaexpertise.”
B) “Personalaaexperienceaaisaaoftenaamoreaasoundaathanaaformalaaevidence-basedaapractice.”
C) “TraditionalaapracticeaaandaaEBPaaareaausuallyaashownaatoaabeaatheaasame.”
D) “Myaayearsaaofaaexperienceaacanaabeaajustaaasaavaluableaaasaaanyaaliteratureaar
eviewaaorarandomizedaatrial.”


4. Whichaaofaatheaafollowingaafactorsaaprovidesaatheaamostaaimportantaarationaleaaforaatheaac
onsistentaimplementationaaofaaEBP?
A) EBPaaprovidesaaforaatheaamostaacost-effectiveaapatientaacare.
B) EBPaaisaaaccessibleaatoaaallaahealthcareaaclinicians.
C) EBPaaprovidesaaconsistencyaainaacareaaacrossaahealthcareaasettings.

,D) EBPaaimprovesaapatientaaoutcomes.

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BasedaaMedicineaahasaabeenea stablishedaatoaaaddressaaEBP.aaWhichaaofaatheaafoll
owingaaissuesaaisaatheaaRoundtableaaemphasizing?
A) Ensuringaathataaexternalaaevidence,aaratheraathanaainternalaaevidence,aaisaaintegra
tedaaintoacare
B) FosteringaatheaalevelaaofaalearningaathataaexistsaainaatheaaAmericanaahealthcareaasystem
C) Issuingaaclinicalaaguidelinesaatoaaensureaabestaanursingaapractice
D) ComparingaatheaaimplementationaaofaaEBPaainaatheaaUnitedaaStatesaawithaathataa
ofaaotheraWesternaacountries


6. Youaahaveaabecomeaafrustratedaawithaasomeaaaspectsaaofaapatientaacareaathataayouaabeliev
eaaareaaoutdatedaaandaaineffectiveaaataatheaalong-
termaacareaafacilityaawhereaayouaahaveaarecentlyaabegunaapracticing.aaConsequently,aayoua
ahaveaaresolvedaatoaaexamineaasomeaaofaatheseaapracticesaainaalightaofaaevidence.aaWhichaao

faatheaafollowingaashouldaaoccuraafirstaainaatheaastepsaaofaaEBP?
A) Conductingaaanaaelectronicaasearchaaofaatheaaliteratureaaandaarankingaaindividualaasources
B) Creatingaa“buy-in”aafromaatheaaotheraacliniciansaawhoaaprovideaacareaaataatheaafacility
C) Developingaaanaainquisitiveaaandaacuriousaamindset
D) Assessingaawhetheraatheaapracticesaainaaquestionaamay,aainaafact,aabeaaevidence-based


7. WhichaaofaatheaafollowingaaclinicalaaquestionsaabestaaexemplifiesaatheaaPICOTaaformat?
A) Whataaeffectaadoesaaparents'aasmokingaahaveaaonaatheaasmokingaahabitsaaofaatheiraa
children,aagesaa13aatoaa16?
B) Amongaacanceraapatients,aawhataaroleaadoesaameditation,aaratheraathanaabenzodia
zepines,ahaveaaonaaanxietyaalevelsaaduringaatheaa7aadaysaafollowingaahospitalaaadmi
ssion?
C) Amongaaundergraduateaacollegeaastudents,aawhataaisaatheaaeffectivenessaaofaaaaasexu
alaahealthacampaignaaundertakenaaduringaatheaafirstaa4aaweeksaaofaatheaafallaasemester
aaasaameasuredaabyaaincidenceaaofaanewaagonorrhealaaandaachlamydialaainfectionsaare

portedaatoaatheaacampusaamedicalaacenter?
D) Inaapatientsaaagedaa8aatoaa12,aaisaatheaaeffectivenessaaofaaaaapainaascaleaausingaafacesaas
uperioraatoaaaanumericaaratingaascaleaainaatheaaemergencyaaroomaacontext?


8. Afteraaformulatingaaaaaclinicalaaquestion,aaaaanurseaahasaaproceededaatoaasearchaaforaaevide
nceaaforaawaysaatoaafosteraarestfulaasleepaainaapatientsaawhoaaareaareceivingaacareaainaatheaai
ntensiveaacareaaunitaa(ICU).aaTheaanurseaahasaaidentifiedaaaaarelevantaameta-
analysisaainaaanaaelectronicaadatabase.aaWhatawillaathisaasourceaaofaaevidenceaaconsistaaof?
A) Aaastatisticalaasummaryaaofaatheaaresultsaafromaaseveralaadifferentaastudies
B) Anaaexaminationaaofaatheaatheoreticalaaandaaconceptualaaunderpinningsaaofaatheaaissue
C) Anaainterdisciplinaryaaanalysisaaofaatheaaclinicalaaquestion
D) Aaaqualitativeaastudyaaofaadifferentaainterventionsaarelatedaatoaatheaaclinicalaaquestion

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