EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR NURSES 3RD EDITION SCHMIDT TEST BANK
Testbank for Schmidt & Brown 3rd Edition
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
Testbank prepared by:
Arlene H. Morris, EdD, RN, CNE and
Debbie Faulk, PhD, RN, CNE
both of Auburn Montgomery School of Nursing
CHAPTER 1 A
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
A A A A
MultipleAChoice
DefinitionAofAresearchA(p.A14)
1. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAdefinitionAofAresearch?
a. CriticallyAthinkingAaboutAproblemsAthatAoccurAinAhealthAcareAtoAdetermineApossibl
eAsolutions.
b. InformationAthatAisAbasedAonApersonalAexperienceAorAtradition.
c. PlannedAandAsystematicAactivityAthatAleadsAtoAnewAknowledgeAand/orAth
eAdiscoveryAofAsolutionsAtoAproblemsAorAquestions.
d. TryingAaAvarietyAofAapproachesAtoAaAclinicalAproblemAandAsettlingAonAtheAapproac
hAthatAisAeffectiveAmoreAoftenAthanAnot.
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DefinitionAofAresearchAutilizationA(p.A4)
2. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAdefinitionAofAresearchAutilization?
a. ApplyingAresearchAfindingsAfromAindividualAstudiesAtoApractice.
b. AnalyzingAmultipleAresearchAstudiesAtoAsynthesizeAfindings.
c. AppreciatingAtheAimportanceAofAclinicalAdecisionAmaking.
d. UsingApreviousApersonalAexperienceAtoAbuildAconfidence.
DefinitionAofAEBPA(pp.A4-5)
3. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAdefinitionAofAevidence-basedApracticeA(EBP)?
a. ApplicationAofAresearchAfindingsAbasedAonAscientificAtheoriesAinAaAclinicalAsetting.
b. ResearchAstudiesAthatAcorrespondAtoAnationallyAestablishedAprioritiesAforAhealthcar
e,AconductedAbyAexpertsAinAtheirAfields.
c. UseAofAtheory-derived,Aresearch-
basedAinformationAinAmakingAdecisionsAaboutAhealthAcareAdelivery,AwithAcons
iderationAofAindividualAneedsAandApreferencesAandAtheAclinicalAexpertiseAofAth
eAprovider.
d. UsingAtheAindividualAhealthAcareAprovider’sAperceptionAofAtruthAwithoutAconsciou
sAattentionAorAreasoning.
DifferenceAbetweenAresearchAutilizationAandAEBPA(pp.A4-5)
4. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAresearchAutilizationAan
dAEBP?
a. ResearchAutilizationAisAaAprocessAofAevaluatingAmultipleAstudiesAforAtheAmo
stAgeneralizableAfindings;AEBPAisAuseAofAtheAmostArecentAstudyAonAaAtopic.
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b. ResearchAutilizationAinvolvesAchangingApracticeAbasedAonAfindingsAofAaAsingl
eAresearchAstudy;AEBPAisAtheAsynthesesAofAfindingsAfromAmultipleAstudiesAto
AincorporateAwithApractitionerAskillsAandAclientApreferenceAtoAdetermineAbes
tAcare.
c. ResearchAutilizationAisAtheAapplicationAofAresearchAfindingsAtoAhealthAcareApractic
e;AEBPAisAconsideredAinAselectingAmedicationAoptions.
d. ResearchAutilizationAisAreviewAofAresearchApublications;AEBPAisAusingAth
eAhealthcareAprovider’sAperceptionAofAwhatAcareAwouldAbeAbestAinAindivid
ualAsituations.
EvidenceAfromAotherAdisciplinesA(p.A6)
5. InAwhatAwayAcanAevidenceAfromAdisciplinesAotherAthanAnursingAbeAhelpful?
a. TheoryAbasedAnon-
nursingAevidenceAcanAprovideAaAbasisAonAwhichAtoAbuildAnewAevidence.
b. Non-
nursingAevidenceAsupportsAtheAuseAofAnursingAknowledgeAobtainedAbyAtrialAan
dAerror.
c. ClinicalAdecisionAmakingAcanAbeAbasedAonAfindingsAfromAsingleAnon-
nursingAresearchAstudies.
d. AllAevidenceAisAequallyAimportantAtoAtheApracticeAofAnursing.
IdentificationAofAsourcesAofAevidenceA(p.A6)
6. YouAareAaAnewAnurseAworkingAatAXYZAhospital.AYourApreceptorAtellsAyouAtoAdangleAMs.
Jones’AlegsAonAtheAsideAofAtheAbedAbeforeAyouAattemptAtoAassistAherAtoAaAchair.AYouAaskAyo
urApreceptorAwhyAthisAisAdoneAandAshNeUaRnSsIw
NeGrTs,B“.CTOhM
isA isAwhatAweAhaveAalwaysAdone,AsoAg
oAdoAit.”AThisAisAanAexampleAofAwhichAtypeAofAevidence?
a. TrialAandAerror
b. Intuition
c. BorrowedAevidence
d. Tradition
IdentificationAofAsourcesAofAevidenceA(p.A6)
7. YouAareAaAnewAnurseAworkingAatAXYZAhospital.AYourApreceptorAtellsAyouAtoAdangleAMs.
Jones’AlegsAonAtheAsideAofAtheAbedAbeforeAyouAattemptAtoAassistAherAtoAaAchair.AYouAaskAyo
urApreceptorAwhyAthisAisAdoneAandAsheAanswers,A“BecauseAIAsaidAso.”AThisAisAanAexampleA
ofAwhichAtypeAofAevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. BorrowedAevidence
IdentificationAofAsourcesAofAevidenceA(p.A6)
8. TrialAandAerrorAisAnotAaApreferredAapproachAforAdeliveringAnursingAcareAbecause
a. itAisAnotAbasedAonAsystematicAscientificAapproaches.
b. itAisAnotAaAsanctionedAmethodAbyAtheAAmericanANursesAAssociation.
c. itAisAbasedAonlyAonAintuitionAandAthereforeAnotAscientificallyAbased.
d. patientAoutcomesAareAalwaysAbasedAonlyAonAlevelA1Aevidence.
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IdentificationAofAsourcesAofAevidenceA(p.A8)
9. ManyAnursesAinAclinicalAsettingsAbaseAnursingAinterventionsAonAinformationAobtainedAfrom
a. levelA1Aevidence.
b. individualAresearchAstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. theAAmericanANursesAAssociation.
BarriersAtoAadoptingAEBPA(p.A8)
10. StudiesAhaveAshownAthatAtheAreasonsAthatAnursesAdoAnotAdrawAonAresearchAareArelatedAto
a. communicationAproblems.
b. individualAandAorganizationalAfactors.
c. personalAdisinterest.
d. rapidAorganizationalAchanges.
EnvironmentAforAEBPAtoAflourishA(p.A11)
11. WhichAofAtheAfollowingApromotesAconsistentAEBPApracticeAchangesAinAanAinstitution?
a. ClinicalAexpertsAsuchAasAAdvancedAPracticeANursesA(APNs)AshouldAbeAth
eAauthorityAforAanyAchangeAinApractices.
b. ChangeAchampionsAareAneededAonAeachAworkAshiftAtoAfacilitateApractic
eAchanges.
c. NurseAmanagersAmustAmandateAresearchAwithinAhealthcareAinstitutions.
d. OpinionAleadersAshouldAenforceAadherenceAtoAtheirAopinions.
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EnvironmentAforAEBPAtoAflourishA(p.A10)
12. OneAmethodAforAovercomingAaAlackAofAresourcesAtoAaccessAevidenceAisAto
a. devoteA15AminutesAaAdayAtoAreadingAevidenceArelatedAtoAaAclinicalAproblem.
b. attendAconferencesAwhereAclinicalAresearchAisApresented..
c. bookmarkAimportantAWebAsitesAthatAareAsourcesAofAclinicalAguidelines.
d. collaborateAwithAaAnursingAprogramAforAaccessAtoAresources.
BarriersAtoAadoptingAEBPA(p.A9)
13. WhatAstepsAcanAbeAtakenAtoAovercomeAtheAtimeAbarrierAtoAadoptingAanAEBP?
a. DevoteA15AminutesAaAdayAtoAreadingAevidenceArelatedAtoAaAclinicalAproblem.
b. SubscribeAtoAe-mailAsummariesAofAresearchAstudiesAinAyourAareaAofAinterest.
c. TakeAadvantageAofAavailableAtechnologiesAtoAprovideAquickAandAconvenientAacces
sAtoArelevantAdataAandAclinicalAguidelines.
d. AllAofAtheAabove
PartsAofAaAresearchAarticleA(p.A18)
14. WhichAsectionAofAaAresearchAarticleAprovidesAanAoverviewAofAtheAstudy?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. ReviewAofAliterature
d. TheoreticalAframework
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PartsAofAaAresearchAarticleA(pp.A18)
15. WhichAsectionAofAaAresearchAarticleAidentifiesAtheAproblemAbeingAstudiedAandAincludes
AaApurposeAstatementAandAbackgroundAinformationAonAtheAtopic?
a. DiscussionAsection
b. Introduction
c. MethodsAsection
d. ResultsAsection
PartsAofAaAresearchAarticleA(p.A19)
16. AAmajorAportionAofAaAresearchAarticleAisAtheAmethodsAsection,AwhichAincludesAaAdiscussi
onAofAtheAstudyAdesign,AtheAsample,AandAtheA collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories
PartsAofAaAresearchAarticleA(p.A19)
17. TheA
AsectionAofAaAresearchAarticleAoutlinesAtheAmethodsAusedAtoAanalyzeAth
eAdataAandAnotesAtheAfindings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
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PartsAofAaAresearchAarticleA(p.A20)
18. WhichAsectionAofAaAresearchAarticleAprovidesAanAinterpretationAofAtheAstudy’sAresults?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion
EthicalAissuesA(p.A24)
19. TheAfirstAregulationsAtoAprotectAhumanAsubjectsAinAmedicalAresearchAstudiesAwereApropose
dAbyAtheA inA1973.
a. AmericanAMedicalAAssociation
b. U.S.ADepartmentAofAHealth,AEducation,AandAWelfare
c. U.S.AFoodAandADrugAAdministration
d. AssociationAofAAmericanAUniversities
EthicalAissuesA(p.A31)
20. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAformsAtheAbasisAforAethicalAconductAinAmedicalAresearc
hAinternationally?
a. JewishAChronicADiseaseAHospitalAstudy
b. NurembergACode
c. TuskegeeAstudies
d. WillowbrookAstudies
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Testbank for Schmidt & Brown 3rd Edition
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
Testbank prepared by:
Arlene H. Morris, EdD, RN, CNE and
Debbie Faulk, PhD, RN, CNE
both of Auburn Montgomery School of Nursing
CHAPTER 1 A
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
A A A A
MultipleAChoice
DefinitionAofAresearchA(p.A14)
1. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAdefinitionAofAresearch?
a. CriticallyAthinkingAaboutAproblemsAthatAoccurAinAhealthAcareAtoAdetermineApossibl
eAsolutions.
b. InformationAthatAisAbasedAonApersonalAexperienceAorAtradition.
c. PlannedAandAsystematicAactivityAthatAleadsAtoAnewAknowledgeAand/orAth
eAdiscoveryAofAsolutionsAtoAproblemsAorAquestions.
d. TryingAaAvarietyAofAapproachesAtoAaAclinicalAproblemAandAsettlingAonAtheAapproac
hAthatAisAeffectiveAmoreAoftenAthanAnot.
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DefinitionAofAresearchAutilizationA(p.A4)
2. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAdefinitionAofAresearchAutilization?
a. ApplyingAresearchAfindingsAfromAindividualAstudiesAtoApractice.
b. AnalyzingAmultipleAresearchAstudiesAtoAsynthesizeAfindings.
c. AppreciatingAtheAimportanceAofAclinicalAdecisionAmaking.
d. UsingApreviousApersonalAexperienceAtoAbuildAconfidence.
DefinitionAofAEBPA(pp.A4-5)
3. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAisAtheAbestAdefinitionAofAevidence-basedApracticeA(EBP)?
a. ApplicationAofAresearchAfindingsAbasedAonAscientificAtheoriesAinAaAclinicalAsetting.
b. ResearchAstudiesAthatAcorrespondAtoAnationallyAestablishedAprioritiesAforAhealthcar
e,AconductedAbyAexpertsAinAtheirAfields.
c. UseAofAtheory-derived,Aresearch-
basedAinformationAinAmakingAdecisionsAaboutAhealthAcareAdelivery,AwithAcons
iderationAofAindividualAneedsAandApreferencesAandAtheAclinicalAexpertiseAofAth
eAprovider.
d. UsingAtheAindividualAhealthAcareAprovider’sAperceptionAofAtruthAwithoutAconsciou
sAattentionAorAreasoning.
DifferenceAbetweenAresearchAutilizationAandAEBPA(pp.A4-5)
4. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAbestAdescribesAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAresearchAutilizationAan
dAEBP?
a. ResearchAutilizationAisAaAprocessAofAevaluatingAmultipleAstudiesAforAtheAmo
stAgeneralizableAfindings;AEBPAisAuseAofAtheAmostArecentAstudyAonAaAtopic.
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b. ResearchAutilizationAinvolvesAchangingApracticeAbasedAonAfindingsAofAaAsingl
eAresearchAstudy;AEBPAisAtheAsynthesesAofAfindingsAfromAmultipleAstudiesAto
AincorporateAwithApractitionerAskillsAandAclientApreferenceAtoAdetermineAbes
tAcare.
c. ResearchAutilizationAisAtheAapplicationAofAresearchAfindingsAtoAhealthAcareApractic
e;AEBPAisAconsideredAinAselectingAmedicationAoptions.
d. ResearchAutilizationAisAreviewAofAresearchApublications;AEBPAisAusingAth
eAhealthcareAprovider’sAperceptionAofAwhatAcareAwouldAbeAbestAinAindivid
ualAsituations.
EvidenceAfromAotherAdisciplinesA(p.A6)
5. InAwhatAwayAcanAevidenceAfromAdisciplinesAotherAthanAnursingAbeAhelpful?
a. TheoryAbasedAnon-
nursingAevidenceAcanAprovideAaAbasisAonAwhichAtoAbuildAnewAevidence.
b. Non-
nursingAevidenceAsupportsAtheAuseAofAnursingAknowledgeAobtainedAbyAtrialAan
dAerror.
c. ClinicalAdecisionAmakingAcanAbeAbasedAonAfindingsAfromAsingleAnon-
nursingAresearchAstudies.
d. AllAevidenceAisAequallyAimportantAtoAtheApracticeAofAnursing.
IdentificationAofAsourcesAofAevidenceA(p.A6)
6. YouAareAaAnewAnurseAworkingAatAXYZAhospital.AYourApreceptorAtellsAyouAtoAdangleAMs.
Jones’AlegsAonAtheAsideAofAtheAbedAbeforeAyouAattemptAtoAassistAherAtoAaAchair.AYouAaskAyo
urApreceptorAwhyAthisAisAdoneAandAshNeUaRnSsIw
NeGrTs,B“.CTOhM
isA isAwhatAweAhaveAalwaysAdone,AsoAg
oAdoAit.”AThisAisAanAexampleAofAwhichAtypeAofAevidence?
a. TrialAandAerror
b. Intuition
c. BorrowedAevidence
d. Tradition
IdentificationAofAsourcesAofAevidenceA(p.A6)
7. YouAareAaAnewAnurseAworkingAatAXYZAhospital.AYourApreceptorAtellsAyouAtoAdangleAMs.
Jones’AlegsAonAtheAsideAofAtheAbedAbeforeAyouAattemptAtoAassistAherAtoAaAchair.AYouAaskAyo
urApreceptorAwhyAthisAisAdoneAandAsheAanswers,A“BecauseAIAsaidAso.”AThisAisAanAexampleA
ofAwhichAtypeAofAevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. BorrowedAevidence
IdentificationAofAsourcesAofAevidenceA(p.A6)
8. TrialAandAerrorAisAnotAaApreferredAapproachAforAdeliveringAnursingAcareAbecause
a. itAisAnotAbasedAonAsystematicAscientificAapproaches.
b. itAisAnotAaAsanctionedAmethodAbyAtheAAmericanANursesAAssociation.
c. itAisAbasedAonlyAonAintuitionAandAthereforeAnotAscientificallyAbased.
d. patientAoutcomesAareAalwaysAbasedAonlyAonAlevelA1Aevidence.
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IdentificationAofAsourcesAofAevidenceA(p.A8)
9. ManyAnursesAinAclinicalAsettingsAbaseAnursingAinterventionsAonAinformationAobtainedAfrom
a. levelA1Aevidence.
b. individualAresearchAstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. theAAmericanANursesAAssociation.
BarriersAtoAadoptingAEBPA(p.A8)
10. StudiesAhaveAshownAthatAtheAreasonsAthatAnursesAdoAnotAdrawAonAresearchAareArelatedAto
a. communicationAproblems.
b. individualAandAorganizationalAfactors.
c. personalAdisinterest.
d. rapidAorganizationalAchanges.
EnvironmentAforAEBPAtoAflourishA(p.A11)
11. WhichAofAtheAfollowingApromotesAconsistentAEBPApracticeAchangesAinAanAinstitution?
a. ClinicalAexpertsAsuchAasAAdvancedAPracticeANursesA(APNs)AshouldAbeAth
eAauthorityAforAanyAchangeAinApractices.
b. ChangeAchampionsAareAneededAonAeachAworkAshiftAtoAfacilitateApractic
eAchanges.
c. NurseAmanagersAmustAmandateAresearchAwithinAhealthcareAinstitutions.
d. OpinionAleadersAshouldAenforceAadherenceAtoAtheirAopinions.
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EnvironmentAforAEBPAtoAflourishA(p.A10)
12. OneAmethodAforAovercomingAaAlackAofAresourcesAtoAaccessAevidenceAisAto
a. devoteA15AminutesAaAdayAtoAreadingAevidenceArelatedAtoAaAclinicalAproblem.
b. attendAconferencesAwhereAclinicalAresearchAisApresented..
c. bookmarkAimportantAWebAsitesAthatAareAsourcesAofAclinicalAguidelines.
d. collaborateAwithAaAnursingAprogramAforAaccessAtoAresources.
BarriersAtoAadoptingAEBPA(p.A9)
13. WhatAstepsAcanAbeAtakenAtoAovercomeAtheAtimeAbarrierAtoAadoptingAanAEBP?
a. DevoteA15AminutesAaAdayAtoAreadingAevidenceArelatedAtoAaAclinicalAproblem.
b. SubscribeAtoAe-mailAsummariesAofAresearchAstudiesAinAyourAareaAofAinterest.
c. TakeAadvantageAofAavailableAtechnologiesAtoAprovideAquickAandAconvenientAacces
sAtoArelevantAdataAandAclinicalAguidelines.
d. AllAofAtheAabove
PartsAofAaAresearchAarticleA(p.A18)
14. WhichAsectionAofAaAresearchAarticleAprovidesAanAoverviewAofAtheAstudy?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. ReviewAofAliterature
d. TheoreticalAframework
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PartsAofAaAresearchAarticleA(pp.A18)
15. WhichAsectionAofAaAresearchAarticleAidentifiesAtheAproblemAbeingAstudiedAandAincludes
AaApurposeAstatementAandAbackgroundAinformationAonAtheAtopic?
a. DiscussionAsection
b. Introduction
c. MethodsAsection
d. ResultsAsection
PartsAofAaAresearchAarticleA(p.A19)
16. AAmajorAportionAofAaAresearchAarticleAisAtheAmethodsAsection,AwhichAincludesAaAdiscussi
onAofAtheAstudyAdesign,AtheAsample,AandAtheA collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories
PartsAofAaAresearchAarticleA(p.A19)
17. TheA
AsectionAofAaAresearchAarticleAoutlinesAtheAmethodsAusedAtoAanalyzeAth
eAdataAandAnotesAtheAfindings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
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PartsAofAaAresearchAarticleA(p.A20)
18. WhichAsectionAofAaAresearchAarticleAprovidesAanAinterpretationAofAtheAstudy’sAresults?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion
EthicalAissuesA(p.A24)
19. TheAfirstAregulationsAtoAprotectAhumanAsubjectsAinAmedicalAresearchAstudiesAwereApropose
dAbyAtheA inA1973.
a. AmericanAMedicalAAssociation
b. U.S.ADepartmentAofAHealth,AEducation,AandAWelfare
c. U.S.AFoodAandADrugAAdministration
d. AssociationAofAAmericanAUniversities
EthicalAissuesA(p.A31)
20. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAformsAtheAbasisAforAethicalAconductAinAmedicalAresearc
hAinternationally?
a. JewishAChronicADiseaseAHospitalAstudy
b. NurembergACode
c. TuskegeeAstudies
d. WillowbrookAstudies
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