Evidence Based Practice- NCLEX
Questions Ready
A nurse identifies clinical practice problems on a cardiac unit. Which
question is a background question?
a. How should a client experiencing chest pain be prioritized?
b. What is the experience of a cardiac catheterization like for middle-aged
men?
c. How are a clients vital signs affected by anxiety?
d. What is the best treatment for a myocardial infarction? - Ans--C ~ A
background question asks for a fact. The response of anxiety on vital signs
is a background question.
A foreground question asks a question of relationship and may be
controversial (best treatment). Questions related to a clients experience
and best treatment are foreground questions.
What phrase best describes the science of nursing?
A) application of clinical skills
B) body of nursing knowledge
C) holistic patient care
D) art of individualized nursing - Ans--B
Which of the following research approaches is an example of an exploratory
type of research?
1. Establishing facts and relationships of past events
2. Testing how well a program, practice, or policy is working
3. Refining a hypothesis on the relationships among phenomena
4. Portraying the characteristics of persons, situations, or groups - Ans--3 ~
An example of an exploratory type of research is to develop or refine a
hypothesis about the relationships among phenomena.
An example of a historical type of research is to establish facts and
relationships concerning past events.
,An example of an evaluation type of research is to test how well a program,
practice, or policy is working.
An example of a descriptive type of research is to accurately portray
characteristics of persons, situations, or groups and the frequency with
which certain events or characteristics occur.
The practice of changing patients bedclothes each day in acute care
settings is an example of what type of knowledge?
A) authoritative
B) traditional
C) scientific
D) applied - Ans--B
List the Steps of the EPP Process: - Ans--1) Ask a question ~ Converting the
need for information (about prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, therapy,
causation, etc) into an answerable question
2) Find information/evidence to answer question ~ Tracking down the best
evidence with which to answer that question
3) Critically appraise the information/evidence ~ Critically appraising that
evidence for its validity (closeness to the truth), impact (size of the effect),
and applicability (usefulness in our clinical practice)
4) Make recommendations for practice improvements
5) Integrate appraised evidence with own clinical expertise and patient's
preferences ~ Integrating the critical appraisal with our clinical expertise
and with our patient's unique biology, values and circumstances
6) Evaluate ~ Evaluating our effectiveness and efficiency in executing
Steps 1-4 and seeking ways to improve them both for next time
A student nurse learns how to give injections from the nurse manager. This
is an example of the acquisition of what type of knowledge?
A) authoritative
B) traditional
, C) scientific
D) applied - Ans--A
The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),
implemented in 2003, may influence nursing research in the area of:
1. The cost of the study
2. Where the study may be published
3. What type of study may be conducted
4. How the data will be obtained and protected - Ans--4 ~ HIPAA regulations
identify how protected health information of potential research subjects is to
be managed. The researcher must be able to ensure that the data will be
protected and used only by the researcher.
HIPAA regulations should not influence the area of cost in nursing research.
The focus of HIPAA regulations is not on where a study may be published.
HIPAA regulations should not influence the type of study conducted.
A nurse researcher is evaluating clinical questions. Which is a quantitative
question?
A. What are the effects of hourly rounding on client fall rates?
B. How do middle-aged men respond to premature balding?
C. What are the lived experiences of postoperative clients with pain?
D. What is the experience of having breast cancer like for young women? -
Ans--A ~ Quantitative questions ask about the relationship between or
among defined, measurable phenomena & include statistical analysis of
information that is collected to answer a question.
Qualitative questions focus on the meanings & interpretations of human
phenomena or experiences of people & usually analyze the content of what
a person says during an interview or what a researcher observes.
The expected research role for the baccalaureate-prepared nurse is to:
1. Assume the role of a clinical expert
2. Acquire funding for research projects
3. Identify clinical nursing problems in practice
Questions Ready
A nurse identifies clinical practice problems on a cardiac unit. Which
question is a background question?
a. How should a client experiencing chest pain be prioritized?
b. What is the experience of a cardiac catheterization like for middle-aged
men?
c. How are a clients vital signs affected by anxiety?
d. What is the best treatment for a myocardial infarction? - Ans--C ~ A
background question asks for a fact. The response of anxiety on vital signs
is a background question.
A foreground question asks a question of relationship and may be
controversial (best treatment). Questions related to a clients experience
and best treatment are foreground questions.
What phrase best describes the science of nursing?
A) application of clinical skills
B) body of nursing knowledge
C) holistic patient care
D) art of individualized nursing - Ans--B
Which of the following research approaches is an example of an exploratory
type of research?
1. Establishing facts and relationships of past events
2. Testing how well a program, practice, or policy is working
3. Refining a hypothesis on the relationships among phenomena
4. Portraying the characteristics of persons, situations, or groups - Ans--3 ~
An example of an exploratory type of research is to develop or refine a
hypothesis about the relationships among phenomena.
An example of a historical type of research is to establish facts and
relationships concerning past events.
,An example of an evaluation type of research is to test how well a program,
practice, or policy is working.
An example of a descriptive type of research is to accurately portray
characteristics of persons, situations, or groups and the frequency with
which certain events or characteristics occur.
The practice of changing patients bedclothes each day in acute care
settings is an example of what type of knowledge?
A) authoritative
B) traditional
C) scientific
D) applied - Ans--B
List the Steps of the EPP Process: - Ans--1) Ask a question ~ Converting the
need for information (about prevention, diagnosis, prognosis, therapy,
causation, etc) into an answerable question
2) Find information/evidence to answer question ~ Tracking down the best
evidence with which to answer that question
3) Critically appraise the information/evidence ~ Critically appraising that
evidence for its validity (closeness to the truth), impact (size of the effect),
and applicability (usefulness in our clinical practice)
4) Make recommendations for practice improvements
5) Integrate appraised evidence with own clinical expertise and patient's
preferences ~ Integrating the critical appraisal with our clinical expertise
and with our patient's unique biology, values and circumstances
6) Evaluate ~ Evaluating our effectiveness and efficiency in executing
Steps 1-4 and seeking ways to improve them both for next time
A student nurse learns how to give injections from the nurse manager. This
is an example of the acquisition of what type of knowledge?
A) authoritative
B) traditional
, C) scientific
D) applied - Ans--A
The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),
implemented in 2003, may influence nursing research in the area of:
1. The cost of the study
2. Where the study may be published
3. What type of study may be conducted
4. How the data will be obtained and protected - Ans--4 ~ HIPAA regulations
identify how protected health information of potential research subjects is to
be managed. The researcher must be able to ensure that the data will be
protected and used only by the researcher.
HIPAA regulations should not influence the area of cost in nursing research.
The focus of HIPAA regulations is not on where a study may be published.
HIPAA regulations should not influence the type of study conducted.
A nurse researcher is evaluating clinical questions. Which is a quantitative
question?
A. What are the effects of hourly rounding on client fall rates?
B. How do middle-aged men respond to premature balding?
C. What are the lived experiences of postoperative clients with pain?
D. What is the experience of having breast cancer like for young women? -
Ans--A ~ Quantitative questions ask about the relationship between or
among defined, measurable phenomena & include statistical analysis of
information that is collected to answer a question.
Qualitative questions focus on the meanings & interpretations of human
phenomena or experiences of people & usually analyze the content of what
a person says during an interview or what a researcher observes.
The expected research role for the baccalaureate-prepared nurse is to:
1. Assume the role of a clinical expert
2. Acquire funding for research projects
3. Identify clinical nursing problems in practice
