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BasedfPracticefforfNurses:fAppraisalfandfApplicationfoffResearchf5thfEditionfbyfSchmidt,fBro
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Table of Contents:
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Chapterf1fWhatfIsfEvidence-BasedfPractice?
Chapterf2fUsingfEvidencefThroughfCollaborationfTofPromotefExcellencefInfNursingfPractice
Chapterf3fIdentifyingfResearchfQuestions
Chapterf4fFindingfSourcesfOffEvidence
Chapterf5fLinkingfTheory,fResearch,fAndfPractice
Chapterf6fKeyfPrinciplesfOffQuantitativefDesigns
Chapterf7fQuantitativefDesigns:fUsingfNumbersfTofProvidefEvidence
Chapterf8fEpidemiologicfDesigns:fUsingfDatafTofUnderstandfPopulations
Chapterf9fQualitativefDesigns:fUsingfWordsfTofProvidefEvidence
Chapterf10fCollectingfEvidence
Chapterf11fUsingfSamplesfTofProvidefEvidence
Chapterf12fOtherfSourcesfOffEvidence
Chapterf13fWhatfDofThefQuantitativefDatafMean?
Chapterf14fWhatfDofThefQualitativefDatafMean?
Chapterf15fWeighingfInfOnfThefEvidence
Chapterf16fTransitioningfEvidencefTofPractice
Chapterf17fDevelopingfOneselffAsfAnfInnovator
Chapterf18fEvaluatingfOutcomesfOffInnovations
Chapterf19fSharingfThefInsightsfWithfOthers
,CHAPTERf1:fWHATfISfEVIDENCEfBASEDfPRACTICE?
TestfBankfEvidence-
BasedfPracticefforfNurses:fAppraisalfandfApplicationfoffResearchf5thfEditionfSchmidt,fBrown
MultiplefChoice
Definitionfoffresearchf(p.f14)
1. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfthefbestfdefinitionfoffresearch?
a. Criticallyfthinkingfaboutfproblemsfthatfoccurfinfhealthfcareftofdeterminefpossiblefsolut
ions.
b. Informationfthatfisfbasedfonfpersonalfexperienceforftradition.
c. Plannedfandfsystematicfactivityfthatfleadsftofnewfknowledgefand/orfthefdis
coveryfoffsolutionsftofproblemsforfquestions.
d. Tryingfafvarietyfoffapproachesftofafclinicalfproblemfandfsettlingfonfthefapproachfth
atfisfeffectivefmorefoftenfthanfnot.
Definitionfoffresearchfutilizationf(p.f4)
2. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfthefbestfdefinitionfoffresearchfutilization?
a. Applyingfresearchffindingsffromfindividualfstudiesftofpractice.
b. Analyzingfmultiplefresearchfstudiesftofsynthesizeffindings.
c. Appreciatingfthefimportancefoffclinicalfdecisionfmaking.
d. Usingfpreviousfpersonalfexperienceftofbuildfconfidence.
DefinitionfoffEBPf(pp.f4-5)
3. Whichfofftheffollowingfisfthefbestfdefinitionfoffevidence-basedfpracticef(EBP)?
a. Applicationfoffresearchffindingsfbasedfonfscientificftheoriesfinfafclinicalfsetting.
b. Researchfstudiesfthatfcorrespondftofnationallyfestablishedfprioritiesfforfhealthcare,fco
nductedfbyfexpertsfinftheirffields.
c. Usefofftheory-derived,fresearch-
basedfinformationfinfmakingfdecisionsfaboutfhealthfcarefdelivery,fwithfconsidera
tionfoffindividualfneedsfandfpreferencesfandfthefclinicalfexpertisefoffthefprovider.
d. Usingfthefindividualfhealthfcarefprovider’sfperceptionfofftruthfwithoutfconsciousfatten
tionforfreasoning.
DifferencefbetweenfresearchfutilizationfandfEBPf(pp.f4-5)
4. WhichfofftheffollowingfbestfdescribesfthefdifferencefbetweenfresearchfutilizationfandfEB
P?
a. Researchfutilizationfisfafprocessfoffevaluatingfmultiplefstudiesfforfthefmostfgene
ralizableffindings;fEBPfisfusefoffthefmostfrecentfstudyfonfaftopic.
, b. Researchfutilizationfinvolvesfchangingfpracticefbasedfonffindingsfoffafsinglefres
earchfstudy;fEBPfisfthefsynthesesfofffindingsffromfmultiplefstudiesftofincorporate
fwithfpractitionerfskillsfandfclientfpreferenceftofdeterminefbestfcare.
c. Researchfutilizationfisfthefapplicationfoffresearchffindingsftofhealthfcarefpractice;fEBP
fisfconsideredfinfselectingfmedicationfoptions.
d. Researchfutilizationfisfreviewfoffresearchfpublications;fEBPfisfusingfthefhealth
carefprovider’sfperceptionfoffwhatfcarefwouldfbefbestfinfindividualfsituation
s.
Evidenceffromfotherfdisciplinesf(p.f6)
5. Infwhatfwayfcanfevidenceffromfdisciplinesfotherfthanfnursingfbefhelpful?
a. Theoryfbasedfnon-
nursingfevidencefcanfprovidefafbasisfonfwhichftofbuildfnewfevidence.
b. Non-
nursingfevidencefsupportsfthefusefoffnursingfknowledgefobtainedfbyftrialfandferro
r.
c. Clinicalfdecisionfmakingfcanfbefbasedfonffindingsffromfsinglefnon-
nursingfresearchfstudies.
d. Allfevidencefisfequallyfimportantftofthefpracticefoffnursing.
Identificationfoffsourcesfoffevidencef(p.f6)
6. YoufarefafnewfnursefworkingfatfXYZfhospital.fYourfpreceptorftellsfyouftofdanglefMs.fJones’fle
gsfonfthefsidefoffthefbedfbeforefyoufattemptftofassistfherftofafchair.fYoufaskfyourfpreceptorfwh
yfthisfisfdonefandfshNeUaRnSsIw
NeGrTsB,f .C
“ TOhM
isfisfwhatfwefhavefalwaysfdone,fsofgofdofit.”fThisfisfanfexa
mplefoffwhichftypefoffevidence?
a. Trialfandferror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedfevidence
d. Tradition
Identificationfoffsourcesfoffevidencef(p.f6)
7. YoufarefafnewfnursefworkingfatfXYZfhospital.fYourfpreceptorftellsfyouftofdanglefMs.fJones’fle
gsfonfthefsidefoffthefbedfbeforefyoufattemptftofassistfherftofafchair.fYoufaskfyourfpreceptorfwh
yfthisfisfdonefandfshefanswers,f“BecausefIfsaidfso.”fThisfisfanfexamplefoffwhichftypefoffevidenc
e?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowedfevidence
Identificationfoffsourcesfoffevidencef(p.f6)
8. Trialfandferrorfisfnotfafpreferredfapproachfforfdeliveringfnursingfcarefbecause
a. itfisfnotfbasedfonfsystematicfscientificfapproaches.
b. itfisfnotfafsanctionedfmethodfbyfthefAmericanfNursesfAssociation.
c. itfisfbasedfonlyfonfintuitionfandfthereforefnotfscientificallyfbased.
d. patientfoutcomesfarefalwaysfbasedfonlyfonflevelf1fevidence.