EBP 1 Exam 1 with all Correct & 100% Verified Answers |
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Quality improvement is defined as: ✔Correct Answer-systematic use of data to
monitor care outcomes
The parts of a clinical question are often abbreviated as PICO(T). What do these letters stand
for? ✔Correct Answer-Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Time
True or false: The nurse knows when evaluating EBP, the goal is to collect the data and analyze it
to modify the practice if necessary. ✔Correct Answer-True
Proportion of those w/out disease who test negative; how well test rules out disease when it
isn't present ✔Correct Answer-Specificity
Proportion of those w/ disease who test positive; how well test detects disease when present
✔Correct Answer-Sensitivity
Research is defined as: ✔Correct Answer-systematic, rigorous, critical investigation producing
new knowledge
True or false: Nursing-sensitive outcomes, also called nurse quality indicators & nursing-
sensitive indicators, include patient outcomes such as pressure ulcers, catheter-associated
infections, & smoking cessation ✔Correct Answer-True
Evidence-based practice is defined as: ✔Correct Answer-evaluation & integration of
knowledge already known
The new nurse working in his/her home unit may find a trigger for research/quality
improvement/performance improvement by which of the following? ✔Correct Answer--
quality improvement audits
-listening to or attending research conferences
-risk surveillance
-benchmarking data w/ other facilities
-reading peer-reviewed journal
Interrelated concepts of EBP include: ✔Correct Answer--clinical judgement
-ethics
, -dissemination of knowledge
-healthcare economics
-technology & informatics
-health policy
-safety
Exemplars in curriculum for EBP include: ✔Correct Answer--uses of evidence in healthcare
-research methods (qualitative, quantitative, & mixed)
-evaluative research critique
-levels of evidence
-epidemiology
-program evaluation
Positive, desired consequences of EBP include: ✔Correct Answer-validation of effective
nursing interventions
Defining characteristics & theories associated w/ EBP include: ✔Correct Answer--directive
-problem-solving
-quality-focused
Negative, undesired consequences of EBP include: ✔Correct Answer-poor technique,
protocol, & procedures
What items need to be in place for EBP to occur? ✔Correct Answer--balance w/
patient/family values
-discovery & exploration
-availability of evidence & data
-analysis
-clinician expertise & resource
True or false: Risk factors or barriers to EBP include consumers of research & consumer
evaluation of evidence ✔Correct Answer-True
Which statement about hypotheses is most accurate? ✔Correct Answer-hypotheses help
frame a test of the validity of a theory
Which is a characteristic for an independent variable? ✔Correct Answer-it is manipulated by
the researcher
The nurse researcher wants to summarize several studies & intends to use specific statistical
methods to draw conclusions. Which is the best systematic review to choose? ✔Correct
Answer-meta-analysis
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Quality improvement is defined as: ✔Correct Answer-systematic use of data to
monitor care outcomes
The parts of a clinical question are often abbreviated as PICO(T). What do these letters stand
for? ✔Correct Answer-Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Time
True or false: The nurse knows when evaluating EBP, the goal is to collect the data and analyze it
to modify the practice if necessary. ✔Correct Answer-True
Proportion of those w/out disease who test negative; how well test rules out disease when it
isn't present ✔Correct Answer-Specificity
Proportion of those w/ disease who test positive; how well test detects disease when present
✔Correct Answer-Sensitivity
Research is defined as: ✔Correct Answer-systematic, rigorous, critical investigation producing
new knowledge
True or false: Nursing-sensitive outcomes, also called nurse quality indicators & nursing-
sensitive indicators, include patient outcomes such as pressure ulcers, catheter-associated
infections, & smoking cessation ✔Correct Answer-True
Evidence-based practice is defined as: ✔Correct Answer-evaluation & integration of
knowledge already known
The new nurse working in his/her home unit may find a trigger for research/quality
improvement/performance improvement by which of the following? ✔Correct Answer--
quality improvement audits
-listening to or attending research conferences
-risk surveillance
-benchmarking data w/ other facilities
-reading peer-reviewed journal
Interrelated concepts of EBP include: ✔Correct Answer--clinical judgement
-ethics
, -dissemination of knowledge
-healthcare economics
-technology & informatics
-health policy
-safety
Exemplars in curriculum for EBP include: ✔Correct Answer--uses of evidence in healthcare
-research methods (qualitative, quantitative, & mixed)
-evaluative research critique
-levels of evidence
-epidemiology
-program evaluation
Positive, desired consequences of EBP include: ✔Correct Answer-validation of effective
nursing interventions
Defining characteristics & theories associated w/ EBP include: ✔Correct Answer--directive
-problem-solving
-quality-focused
Negative, undesired consequences of EBP include: ✔Correct Answer-poor technique,
protocol, & procedures
What items need to be in place for EBP to occur? ✔Correct Answer--balance w/
patient/family values
-discovery & exploration
-availability of evidence & data
-analysis
-clinician expertise & resource
True or false: Risk factors or barriers to EBP include consumers of research & consumer
evaluation of evidence ✔Correct Answer-True
Which statement about hypotheses is most accurate? ✔Correct Answer-hypotheses help
frame a test of the validity of a theory
Which is a characteristic for an independent variable? ✔Correct Answer-it is manipulated by
the researcher
The nurse researcher wants to summarize several studies & intends to use specific statistical
methods to draw conclusions. Which is the best systematic review to choose? ✔Correct
Answer-meta-analysis
