EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING AND HEALTHCARE 4TH EDITION BY MELNYK 10.pdf

1. Which of the following components of a clinical question represents the “P” in thePICOT format for asking clinical questions? A) The nurse's preparation for patient teaching prior to surgery B) Early ambulation versus aggressive anticoagulant therapy C) Individuals who require peritoneal dialysis D) Deep vein thrombosis 2. An unacceptably high number of patients on a geriatric, subacute medicine unit have developed pressure ulcers during their period of care. The nurses on the unit have agreed on a goal of reducing the incidence of these wounds by 50% over the next 10 weeks. This goal represents which component of the PICOT format for asking clinical questions? A) O B) P C) I D) C 3. Which of the following scenarios represents the most common obstacle that nursesencounter when attempting to gain the knowledge necessary for EBP? A) A nurse identifies several articles relevant to a clinical question, but themethodology of each is significantly flawed. B) A nurse is overwhelmed by the number of hits during a CINAHL search. C) Current research that relates to the nurse's clinical question does not exist. D) The research that the nurse locates is rooted in a medical, not nursing, perspective. 4. A nurse has attempted to begin the process of implementing EBP in the area of falls prevention but has become disillusioned by the possibility of having to read a vast number of publications. Which of the following strategies should the nurse implement in response to this problem? A) Narrow the scope of the clinical question B) Restrict the information search to publications from the past 24 months C) Seek recommendations for information sources from trusted colleagues D) Limit the search to articles that relate the findings of randomized control trials(RCTs) TEST BANK FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE IN NURSING AND HEALTHCARE 4TH EDITION BY MELNYK 5. A pediatric nurse provides care for many children who present to the emergency department (ED) with signs and symptoms of asthma. Which of the following questionsis a background question that the nurse can utilize in the process of providing EBP? A) What evidence exists to recommend the use of nebulizers over metered-doseinhalers (MDIs)? B) What patient populations respond best to nebulized bronchodilators? C) How effective are nebulizers compared to metered-dose inhalers at reducingbronchospasm? D) Are nebulizers provided to patients in the ED more often than metered-doseinhalers? 6. Which of the following statements is true of foreground questions? A) They focus on issues that can be addressed by applying scientific evidence. B) They have a broad, rather than narrow, scope. C) They can be answered by examining electronic information sources instead of printsources. D) They are rooted in the current practices of a nurse's clinical setting.