C HAPTER 05: E VIDENCE -B ASED P RACTICE
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse uses a P ICOT question to develop an evidence -based change in
protocol for a certain nursing procedure. However, to make these changes
throughout the entire institution would require more evidence than is
available at this time. What is the nurse’s best option?
a. Conduct a pilot study to investigate findings.
b. Drop the idea of making the change at this time.
c. Insist that management hire the needed staff to facilitate the change.
d. Seek employment in anoth er institution that may have the staff
needed.
ANS: A
When evidence is not strong enough to appl y in practice, the next
option is to conduct a pilot study to investigate the P ICOT question.
Dropping the idea would be counterproductive; insisting that
management hire staff could be seen as a mandate and could produce
negative results. Seeking employment at another institution most likel y
would not be the answer because most institutions operate under
similar established guidelines.
DIF: Appl y (application) OBJ: Discuss how nurses appl y
evidence in practice. TOP: Implementation MSC:
Management of Care
,2. The nurse is trying to identify common general themes relative to the
effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation from patients who have had heart
attacks and h ave gone through cardiac rehabilitation programs. The nurse
conducts interviews and focus groups. Which t ype of research is the nurse
conducting?
a. Nonexperimental research
b. Experimental research
c. Qualitative research
d. Evaluation research
ANS: C
Qualitative research involves using inductive reasoning to develop
generalizations or theories from specific observations or interviews.
Evaluation and experimental research are forms of quantitative
research. Nonexperimental descriptive studies describe, explain, or
predict phenomena such as factors that lead to an adolescent’s decision
to smoke cigarettes.
DIF: Anal yze (anal ysis) OBJ: Elaborate on how nursing research
improves nursing practice. TOP: Implementation MSC:
Management of Care
3. In conducting a research st udy, the nurse researcher guarantees the subject
no information will be reported in any manner that will identify the
subject and onl y the research team will have access to the information.
Which concept is the nurse researcher fulfilling?
a. Bias
b. Confidentialit y
, c. Informed consent
d. The research process
ANS: B
Confidentialit y guarantees that any information the subject provides
will not be reported in any manner that identifies the subject and will
not be accessible to people outside the research team. Biases a re
opinions that may influence the results of research. Informed consent
means that research subjects: (1) are given full and complete
information about the purpose of the study, procedures, data collection,
potential harm and benefits, and alternative met hods of treatment; (2)
are capable of full y understanding the research; (3) have the power to
voluntaril y consent or decline participation; and (4) understand how
confidentialit y or anonymit y is maintained. The research process is a
broader concept that pr ovides an orderl y series of steps that allow the
researcher to move from asking a question to finding the answer.
DIF: Understand (comprehension) OBJ: Discuss the steps of
the research process. TOP: Implementation MSC: Management of
Care
4. The nurse resear cher is preparing to publish the findings and is preparing
to add the limitations to the manuscript. Which area of the manuscript will
the nurse researcher add this information?
a. Abstract
b. Conclusion
c. Study design
d. Clinical implications
Potter: Fundamentals of Nursing, 11th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The nurse uses a P ICOT question to develop an evidence -based change in
protocol for a certain nursing procedure. However, to make these changes
throughout the entire institution would require more evidence than is
available at this time. What is the nurse’s best option?
a. Conduct a pilot study to investigate findings.
b. Drop the idea of making the change at this time.
c. Insist that management hire the needed staff to facilitate the change.
d. Seek employment in anoth er institution that may have the staff
needed.
ANS: A
When evidence is not strong enough to appl y in practice, the next
option is to conduct a pilot study to investigate the P ICOT question.
Dropping the idea would be counterproductive; insisting that
management hire staff could be seen as a mandate and could produce
negative results. Seeking employment at another institution most likel y
would not be the answer because most institutions operate under
similar established guidelines.
DIF: Appl y (application) OBJ: Discuss how nurses appl y
evidence in practice. TOP: Implementation MSC:
Management of Care
,2. The nurse is trying to identify common general themes relative to the
effectiveness of cardiac rehabilitation from patients who have had heart
attacks and h ave gone through cardiac rehabilitation programs. The nurse
conducts interviews and focus groups. Which t ype of research is the nurse
conducting?
a. Nonexperimental research
b. Experimental research
c. Qualitative research
d. Evaluation research
ANS: C
Qualitative research involves using inductive reasoning to develop
generalizations or theories from specific observations or interviews.
Evaluation and experimental research are forms of quantitative
research. Nonexperimental descriptive studies describe, explain, or
predict phenomena such as factors that lead to an adolescent’s decision
to smoke cigarettes.
DIF: Anal yze (anal ysis) OBJ: Elaborate on how nursing research
improves nursing practice. TOP: Implementation MSC:
Management of Care
3. In conducting a research st udy, the nurse researcher guarantees the subject
no information will be reported in any manner that will identify the
subject and onl y the research team will have access to the information.
Which concept is the nurse researcher fulfilling?
a. Bias
b. Confidentialit y
, c. Informed consent
d. The research process
ANS: B
Confidentialit y guarantees that any information the subject provides
will not be reported in any manner that identifies the subject and will
not be accessible to people outside the research team. Biases a re
opinions that may influence the results of research. Informed consent
means that research subjects: (1) are given full and complete
information about the purpose of the study, procedures, data collection,
potential harm and benefits, and alternative met hods of treatment; (2)
are capable of full y understanding the research; (3) have the power to
voluntaril y consent or decline participation; and (4) understand how
confidentialit y or anonymit y is maintained. The research process is a
broader concept that pr ovides an orderl y series of steps that allow the
researcher to move from asking a question to finding the answer.
DIF: Understand (comprehension) OBJ: Discuss the steps of
the research process. TOP: Implementation MSC: Management of
Care
4. The nurse resear cher is preparing to publish the findings and is preparing
to add the limitations to the manuscript. Which area of the manuscript will
the nurse researcher add this information?
a. Abstract
b. Conclusion
c. Study design
d. Clinical implications
