Nursing Interventions and Clinical Skills 7th Edition Potter Test Bank.

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Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
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MULTIPLEgCHOICE



1. Agnursinggeducatorgisgexplainingghowgthegbestgclinicalgpracticesgaregdetermined.gWhichg
statementgbestgexplainsgthegpurposegofgevidence-basedgpractice?
a. Itgensuresgthatgallgpatientsgreceivegholisticgcare.
b. Itgprovidesgagdefinitegreasongforgprovidinggcaregingagspecificgmanner.
c. Itgpreventsgerrorsgwhengcaregisgbeinggdelivered.
d. Itgguaranteesgthatgcaregdeliveredgisgbasedgongresearch.

ANS:g B

Evidence-
basedgpracticegisgthegusegofgthegcurrentgbestgevidencegingmakinggpatientgcaregdecisions.gItgapplie
sgtogallgtypesgofghealthgcaregprofessionals.gCurrentlygtheregisgnogmethodgthatgcangensuregthatgallgp
atientsgreceivegholisticgcare,gthatgallgerrorsgcangbegprevented,gorgthatgagguaranteegexistsgthatgcareg
givengisgbasedgongresearch.



DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstanding
OBJ:g NCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironmentgTOP:g NursinggProcess:gImplementation



2. Whichgquestiongisgagproblem-focusedgtriggergforginitiatinggthegevidence-
basedgpracticegmethodgingnursinggcare?
a. Whatgisgknowngaboutgreductiongofgurinarygtractginfectionsgingthegoldergadultgwit
hgdiabetes?
b. Howgcangchronicgpaingbestgbegdescribedgwhengthegpatientgisgnonverbal?
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c. HowglonggcangangIVgcathetergremaingingplacegingagpatientgwithgobesity?
d. Whatgmeasuresgcangthegnursegtakegtogreducegthegrisinggincidencegofgurinarygtra
ctginfectionsgongthegoldergadultgcaregunit?
ANS:g D

Evidence-
basedgpracticeg(EBP)gquestionsgtendgtogarisegfromgtwogsources:grecurrentgproblemsgorgnewgkno
wledge.gIngthegcorrectgoption,gthegincreasegingurinarygtractginfectionsgindicatesgagtrendgorgrecur
ringgproblemgingagspecificggroupgofgpatients.gThegothergquestionsgareggeneralginformationgques
tions,gnotgbasedgongwhatgisghappeninggingagspecificgareagorgtogaggroupgofgspecificgpatientsgingang
areagorgrelatinggtogangobservedgtrend.

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DIF: CognitivegLevel:gApplying
OBJ:g NCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironmentgTOP:g NursinggProcess:gImplementation



3. Whatgdoesgtheg“I”gindicategingag“PICO”gquestion?
a. Interventiongofginterest
b. Incorporationgofgconcepts
c. Implementationgbygnursing
d. Interestgofgpersonnel

ANS:g A

Theg“I”gstandsgforginterventiongofginterest,gmeaninggwhatgthegnurseghopesgtogusegingpracticegandg
believesgisgworthwhilegorgvaluable.gThisgcouldgbegagtreatmentgforgagspecificgtypegofgwoundgorgang
approachgonghowgtogteachgfoodgpreparationgforgagpatientgwithgimpairedgsight.




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DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemembering
OBJ:g NCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironmentgTOP:g NursinggProcess:gImplementation



4. Whogwillgthegclinicalgresearchgnursegcontactgtogsearchgrelevantgdatabasesgingpreparationgforga
ngupcominggstudy?
a. Thegphysiciangwhosegpatientsgmaygbeginvolvedgingthegstudy
b. Thegmedicalglibrarian
c. Thegnursegmanagergofgthegunitgwheregthegstudygwillgbegconducted
d. Thegdirectorgofgnursinggofgthegfacility

ANS:g B

Thegmedicalglibrariangisgmostgknowledgeablegregardinggdatabasesgrelevantgtogagstudy.gThego
thergindividualsgdognotghavegthegknowledgegregardinggrelevantgdatabases.



DIF: CognitivegLevel:gUnderstanding
OBJ:g NCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironmentgTOP:g NursinggProcess:gImplementation



5. Whichgdatabasegcontainsgsummariesgofgclinicalgguidelinesgandgtheirgdevelopment?
a. MEDLINE
b. CINAHL
c. CochranegDatabasegofgSystematicgReviews
d. ThegNationalgGuidelinegClearinghouse

ANS:g D

ThegNationalgGuidelinegClearinghousegisgagdatabasegsupportedgbygthegAgencygforgHealthcaregR
esearchgandgQuality.gItgcontainsgsummariesgofgclinicalgguidelinesgforgpractice.gMEDLINEgisgagd
atabasegforgstudiesgingmedicN
ine,gnursing,gdentistry,gpsychiatry,gveterinarygmedicine,gand

alliedghealth.gCINAHLg(CumulativegIndexgofgNursinggandgAlliedgHealthgLiterature)gincludes
studiesgingnursing,galliedghealth,gandgbiomedicine.gThegCochranegDatabasegFullgtextgofgr
egularlygupdatedgsystematicgreviewsgpreparedgbygthegCochranegCollaborationgincludesgc
ompletedgreviewsgandgprotocols.



DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemembering
OBJ:g NCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironmentgTOP:g NursinggProcess:gImplementation



6. Whichgdoesgthegnursegresearchergidentifygasgthegstrongestgtypegofgresearch?

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, a. Randomizedgcontrolledgtrials
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b. Agqualitativegstudy
c. Agdescriptivegstudy
d. Agcasegcontrolledgstudy

ANS:g A

Individualgrandomizedgcontrolledgtrialsgaregclosegtogthegtopgofgthegresearchgpyramid.gOnlygs
ystematicgreviewsgandgmeta-
analysesgareghigher.gThisgtypegofgstudygtestsganginterventiongagainstgthegusualgstandardgofgca
re.gThegothergtypesgofgstudiesgaregusefulgbutgdognotggivegthegsamegtypegofginformationgasgagra
ndomizedgcontrolledgtrialgprovides.



DIF: CognitivegLevel:gRemembering
OBJ:g NCLEX:gSafegandgEffectivegCaregEnvironmentgTOP:g NursinggProcess:gAssessment




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