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Test Bank for Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of
Research (6th Edition) by Nola A. Schmidt and Janet M. Brown
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
What Is Evidence-Based Practice?
Chapter 2
Using Evidence Through Collaboration to Promote Excellence in Nursing Practice
Chapter 3
Identifying Research Questions
Chapter 4
Finding Sources of Evidence
Chapter 5
Linking Theory, Research, and Practice
Chapter 6
Key Principles of Quantitative Designs
Chapter 7
Quantitative Designs: Using Numbers to Provide Evidence
Chapter 8
Epidemiologic Designs: Using Data to Understand Populations
Chapter 9
Qualitative Designs: Using Words to Provide Evidence
Chapter 10
Collecting Evidence
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Chapter 11
Using Samples to Provide Evidence
Chapter 12
Other Sources of Evidence
Chapter 13
What Do the Quantitative Data Mean?
Chapter 14
What Do the Qualitative Data Mean?
Chapter 15
Weighing In on the Evidence
Chapter 16
Transitioning Evidence to Practice
Chapter 17
Developing Oneself as an Innovator
Chapter 18
Evaluating Outcomes of Innovations
Chapter 19
Sharing the Insights with Others
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CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
Test Bank Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research 6th Edition
Schmidt, Brown
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.
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.
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Appraisal and
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Application of
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Schmidt &
& Brown
Brown All
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Test Bank for Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of
Research (6th Edition) by Nola A. Schmidt and Janet M. Brown
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
What Is Evidence-Based Practice?
Chapter 2
Using Evidence Through Collaboration to Promote Excellence in Nursing Practice
Chapter 3
Identifying Research Questions
Chapter 4
Finding Sources of Evidence
Chapter 5
Linking Theory, Research, and Practice
Chapter 6
Key Principles of Quantitative Designs
Chapter 7
Quantitative Designs: Using Numbers to Provide Evidence
Chapter 8
Epidemiologic Designs: Using Data to Understand Populations
Chapter 9
Qualitative Designs: Using Words to Provide Evidence
Chapter 10
Collecting Evidence
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Chapter 11
Using Samples to Provide Evidence
Chapter 12
Other Sources of Evidence
Chapter 13
What Do the Quantitative Data Mean?
Chapter 14
What Do the Qualitative Data Mean?
Chapter 15
Weighing In on the Evidence
Chapter 16
Transitioning Evidence to Practice
Chapter 17
Developing Oneself as an Innovator
Chapter 18
Evaluating Outcomes of Innovations
Chapter 19
Sharing the Insights with Others
, Test
Test Bank
Bank –
– Evidence-Based
Evidence-Based Practice
Practice for
for Nurses
Nurses Appraisal
Appraisal and
and Application
Application of
of Research,
Research, 6th
6th Edition
Edition by
by Schmidt
Schmidt &
& Brown
Brown All
All Chapters
Chapters Fully
Fully Covered
Covered.pdf
3/1/2026
CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
Test Bank Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research 6th Edition
Schmidt, Brown
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.
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.
Test
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Bank –
– Evidence-Based
Evidence-Based Practice
Practice for
for Nurses
Nurses Appraisal
Appraisal and
and Application
Application of
of Research,
Research, 6th
6th Edition
Edition by
by Schmidt
Schmidt &
& Brown
Brown All
All Chapters
Chapters Fully
Fully Covered.pdf
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