Test bank for Schmidt & Brown 6th Edition Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses:
Appraisal and Application of Research
by Nola A. Schmidt , Janet M. Brown
All Chapters (1-18) | Expert Verified Answers | Grade A+
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,All Answers at the End of Each Chapter
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
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 of the following is the best definition of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. Application of research findings based on scientific theories in a clinical setting.
b. Research studies that correspond to nationally established priorities for healthcare,
conducted by experts in their fields.
c. Use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisions about health care
delivery, with consideration of individual needs and preferences and the clinical expertise of the
provider.
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,d. Using the individual health care provider’s perception of truth without conscious attention
or reasoning.
Difference between research utilization and EBP (pp. 4-5)
4. Which of the following best describes the difference between research utilization and EBP?
a. Research utilization is a process of evaluating multiple studies for the most generalizable
findings; EBP is use of the most recent study on a topic.
b. Research utilization involves changing practice based on findings of a single research study;
EBP is the syntheses of findings from multiple studies to incorporate with practitioner skills and
client preference to determine best care.
c. Research utilization is the application of research findings to health care practice; EBP is
considered in selecting medication options.
d. Research utilization is review of research publications; EBP is using the healthcare
provider’s perception of what care would be best in individual situations.
Evidence from other disciplines (p. 6)
5. In what way can evidence from disciplines other than nursing be helpful?
a. Theory based non-nursing evidence can provide a basis on which to build new evidence.
b. Non-nursing evidence supports the use of nursing knowledge obtained by trial and error.
c. Clinical decision making can be based on findings from single non-nursing research studies.
d. All evidence is equally important to the practice of nursing.
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
6. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle Ms.
Jones’ legs on the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair. You ask your preceptor
why this is done and shNeUaRnSsIwNeGrTs,B“.CTOhMis is what we have always done, so go do it.”
This is an example of which type of evidence?
a. Trial and error
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, b. Intuition
c. Borrowed evidence
d. Tradition
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
7. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle Ms.
Jones’ legs on the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair. You ask your preceptor
why this is done and she answers, “Because I said so.” This is an example of which type of evidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed evidence
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
8. Trial and error is not a preferred approach for delivering nursing care because
a. it is not based on systematic scientific approaches.
b. it is not a sanctioned method by the American Nurses Association.
c. it is based only on intuition and therefore not scientifically based.
d. patient outcomes are always based only on level 1 evidence.
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 8)
9. Many nurses in clinical settings base nursing interventions on information obtained from
a. level 1 evidence.
b. individual research studies.
c. colleagues.
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Appraisal and Application of Research
by Nola A. Schmidt , Janet M. Brown
All Chapters (1-18) | Expert Verified Answers | Grade A+
1|Page
,All Answers at the End of Each Chapter
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
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 of the following is the best definition of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. Application of research findings based on scientific theories in a clinical setting.
b. Research studies that correspond to nationally established priorities for healthcare,
conducted by experts in their fields.
c. Use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisions about health care
delivery, with consideration of individual needs and preferences and the clinical expertise of the
provider.
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,d. Using the individual health care provider’s perception of truth without conscious attention
or reasoning.
Difference between research utilization and EBP (pp. 4-5)
4. Which of the following best describes the difference between research utilization and EBP?
a. Research utilization is a process of evaluating multiple studies for the most generalizable
findings; EBP is use of the most recent study on a topic.
b. Research utilization involves changing practice based on findings of a single research study;
EBP is the syntheses of findings from multiple studies to incorporate with practitioner skills and
client preference to determine best care.
c. Research utilization is the application of research findings to health care practice; EBP is
considered in selecting medication options.
d. Research utilization is review of research publications; EBP is using the healthcare
provider’s perception of what care would be best in individual situations.
Evidence from other disciplines (p. 6)
5. In what way can evidence from disciplines other than nursing be helpful?
a. Theory based non-nursing evidence can provide a basis on which to build new evidence.
b. Non-nursing evidence supports the use of nursing knowledge obtained by trial and error.
c. Clinical decision making can be based on findings from single non-nursing research studies.
d. All evidence is equally important to the practice of nursing.
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
6. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle Ms.
Jones’ legs on the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair. You ask your preceptor
why this is done and shNeUaRnSsIwNeGrTs,B“.CTOhMis is what we have always done, so go do it.”
This is an example of which type of evidence?
a. Trial and error
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, b. Intuition
c. Borrowed evidence
d. Tradition
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
7. You are a new nurse working at XYZ hospital. Your preceptor tells you to dangle Ms.
Jones’ legs on the side of the bed before you attempt to assist her to a chair. You ask your preceptor
why this is done and she answers, “Because I said so.” This is an example of which type of evidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed evidence
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
8. Trial and error is not a preferred approach for delivering nursing care because
a. it is not based on systematic scientific approaches.
b. it is not a sanctioned method by the American Nurses Association.
c. it is based only on intuition and therefore not scientifically based.
d. patient outcomes are always based only on level 1 evidence.
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 8)
9. Many nurses in clinical settings base nursing interventions on information obtained from
a. level 1 evidence.
b. individual research studies.
c. colleagues.
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