TEST BANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FOR NURSES: APPRAISAL AND APPLICATION OF RESEARCH, 5TH EDITION BY NOLA A. SCHMIDT & JANET M. BROWN – COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS (LATEST 2025 UPDATES)

TEST BANK for Evidence-Based
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Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and A
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pplication of Research 6th Edition
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by Nola A. Schmidt & Janet M. Brown
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ALL CHAPTERS 1-
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10 WITH EXPERT APPROVED QUSTIONS & CORR
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ECT ANSWERS| A+ PASS
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, Chapter61:6Using6Evidence6in6Nursing6Practice

MULTIPLE6CHOICE

1. Evidence-based6practice6is6a6problem-
solving6approach6to6making6decisions6about6patient6care6that6is6grounded6in:

a. the6latest6information6found6in6textbooks.

b. systematically6conducted6research6studies.

c. tradition6in6clinical6practice.

d. quality6improvement6and6risk6management6data.

ACCURATE6ANSWER:6B



2. When6evidence-based6practice6is6used,6patient6care6will6be:

a. standardized6for6all.

b. unhampered6by6patient6culture.

c. variable6according6to6the6situation.

d. safe6from6the6hazards6of6critical6thinking.

ACCURATE6ANSWER:6C



3. When6a6PICOT6question6is6developed,6the6letter6that6corresponds6with6the6usual6standard6of6care6is:

a. P.

b. I.

c. C.

d. O.

ACCURATE6ANSWER:6C



4. A6well-developed6PICOT6question6helps6the6nurse:

a. search6for6evidence.

b. include6all6five6elements6of6the6sequence.

,c. find6as6many6articles6as6possible6in6a6literature6search.

d. accept6standard6clinical6routines.

ACCURATE6ANSWER:6A



5. The6nurse6is6not6sure6that6the6procedure6the6patient6requires6is6the6best6possible6for6the6situation.6U
tilizing6which6of6the6following6resources6would6be6the6quickest6way6to6review6research6on6the6topic?

a. CINAHL

b. PubMed

c. MEDLINE

d. The6Cochrane6Library

6ACCURATE6ANSWER:6D



6. The6nurse6is6getting6ready6to6develop6a6plan6of6care6for6a6patient6who6has6a6specific6need.6The6bes
t6source6for6developing6this6plan6of6care6would6probably6be:

a. The6Cochrane6Library.

b. MEDLINE.

c. NGC.

d. CINAHL.6ACCUR

ATE6ANSWER:6C



7. The6nurse6has6done6a6literature6search6and6found6256possible6articles6on6the6topic6that6she6is6studying
.6To6determine6which6of6those6256best6fit6her6inquiry,6the6nurse6first6should6look6at:

a. the6abstracts.

b. literature6reviews.

c. the6Methods6sections.

d. the6narrative6sections.

ACCURATE6ANSWER:6A

, 8. The6nurse6wants6to6determine6the6effects6of6cardiac6rehabilitation6program6attendance6on6the6level6of6
post-
myocardial6depression6for6individuals6who6have6had6a6myocardial6infarction.6The6type6of6study6that6wo
uld6best6capture6this6information6would6be6a:

a. randomized6controlled6trial.

b. qualitative6study.

c. case6control6study.

d. descriptive6study.

ACCURATE6ANSWER:6B



9. Six6months6after6an6early6mobility6protocol6was6implemented,6the6incidence6of6deep6vein6thrombosis6i
n6patients6was6decreased.6This6is6an6example6of6what6stage6in6the6EBP6process?

a. Asking6a6clinical6question

b. Applying6the6evidence

c. Evaluating6the6practice6decision

d. Communicating6your6results

6ACCURATE6ANSWER:6C



MULTIPLE6RESPONSE

1. To6use6evidence-
based6practice6appropriately,6you6need6to6collect6the6most6relevant6and6best6evidence6and6to6critically6a
ppraise6the6evidence6you6gather.6This6process6also6includes:6(Select6all6that6apply.)

a. asking6a6clinical6question.

b. applying6the6evidence.

c. evaluating6the6practice6decision.

d. communicating6your6results.

ACCURATE6ANSWER:6A,6B,6C,6D



2. In6a6clinical6environment,6evidence-based6practice6has6the6ability6to6improve:6(Select6all6that6apply.)

a. the6quality6of6care6provided.