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Testbank for Schmidt & Brown 5th Edition
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gi h h h h h
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
h h h h h h h h
Testbankh preparedh by:
Arleneh H.h Morris,h EdD,h RN,h CNEh andh Debhbie
h Faulk,h PhD,h RN,h CNE
bothh ofh Auburnh Montgomeryh Schoolh ofh Nursing
CHAPTER 1 h
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
h h h h
Multipleh Choice
Definitionh ofh researchh (p.h 14)
1. Whichh ofh theh followingh ish theh besth definitionh ofh research?
a. Criticallyh thinkingh abouth problemsh thath occurh inh healthh careh toh determineh possibhl
eh solutions.
b. Informationh thath ish basedh onh personalh experienceh orh tradition.
c. Plannedh andh systematich activityh thath leadsh toh newh knowledgeh and/orh theh dih
scoveryh ofh solutionsh toh problemsh orh questions.
d. Tryingh ah varietyh ofh approachesh toh ah clinicalh problemh andh settlingh onh theh approahc
hh thath ish effectiveh moreh oftenh thanh not.
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Definitionh ofh researchh utilizationh (p.h 4)
2. Whichh ofh theh followingh ish theh besth definitionh ofh researchh utilization?
a. Applyingh researchh findingsh fromh individualh studiesh toh practice.
b. Analyzingh multipleh researchh studiesh toh synthesizeh findings.
c. Appreciatingh theh importanceh ofh clinicalh decisionh making.
d. Usingh previoush personalh experienceh toh buildh confidence.
Definitionh ofh EBPh (pp.h 4-5)
3. Whichh ofh theh followingh ish theh besth definitionh ofh evidence-basedh practiceh (EBP)?
a. Applicationh ofh researchh findingsh basedh onh scientifich theoriesh inh ah clinicalh settinhg
.
b. Researchh studiesh thath correspondh toh nationallyh establishedh prioritiesh forh healthcahr
e,h conductedh byh expertsh inh theirh fields.
c. Useh ofh theory-derived,h research-
basedh informationh inh makingh decisionsh abouth healthh careh delivery,h withh coh
nsiderationh ofh individualh needsh andh preferencesh andh theh clinicalh expertiseh oh
fh theh provider.
d. Usingh theh individualh healthh careh provider’sh perceptionh ofh truthh withouth conscioh
ush attentionh orh reasoning.
Differenceh betweenh researchh utilizationh andh EBPh (pp.h 4-5)
4. Whichh ofh theh followingh besth describesh theh differenceh betweenh researchh utilizationh andh
EBP?
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a. Researchhutilizationhishahprocesshofhevaluatinghmultiplehstudieshforhthehmosthgenheral
izableh findings;h EBPh ish useh ofh theh mosth recenth studyh onh ah topic.
b. Researchh utilizationh involvesh changingh practiceh basedh onh findingsh ofh ah singlh
ehresearchhstudy;hEBPhishthehsyntheseshofhfindingshfromhmultiplehstudieshtohinc
orporatehwithhpractitionerhskillshandhclienthpreferencehtohdeterminehbesthcare.
c. Researchhutilizationhishthehapplicationhofhresearchhfindingshtohhealthhcarehpractihce;
h EBPh ish consideredh inh selectingh medicationh options.
d. Researchh utilizationh ish reviewh ofh researchh publications;h EBPh ish using htheh healthh
gi
careh provider’sh perceptionh ofh whath careh wouldh beh besth inh individualh situations.
Evidenceh fromh otherh disciplinesh (p.h 6)
5. Inh whath wayh canh evidenceh fromh disciplinesh otherh thanh nursingh beh helpful?
a. Theoryh basedh non-
nursingh evidenceh canh provideh ah basish onh whichh toh buildh newh evidence.
b. Non-
nursinghevidencehsupportshthehusehofhnursinghknowledgehobtainedhbyhtrialhandhehrror
.
c. Clinicalhdecisionhmakinghcanhbehbasedhonhfindingshfromhsinglehnon-
hnursingh researchh studies.
d. Allh evidenceh ish equallyh importanth toh theh practiceh ofh nursing.
Identificationh ofh sourcesh ofh evidenceh (p.h 6)
6. Youh areh ah newh nurseh workingh ath XYZh hospital.h Yourh preceptorh tellsh youh toh dangleh M
s.h Jones’h legsh onh theh sideh ofh theh bedh beforeh youh attempth toh assisth herh toh ah chair.h Youhas
khyourhpreceptorhwhyhthishishdonehandhshehanswers,h“Thishishwhathwehhavehalwayshdone,h
soh goh doh NURSINGTB.COMh it.”h Thish ish anh exampleh ofh whichh typeh ofh evidence?
a. Trialh andh error
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedh evidence
d. Tradition
Identificationh ofh sourcesh ofh evidenceh (p.h 6)
7. Youh areh ah newh nurseh workingh ath XYZh hospital.h Yourh preceptorh tellsh youh toh dangleh M
s.h Jones’h legsh onh theh sideh ofh theh bedh beforeh youh attempth toh assisth herh toh ah chair.h Youhas
kh yourh preceptorh whyh thish ish doneh andh sheh answers,h “Becauseh I hsaidh so.”h Thish ish anhex
gi
ampleh ofh whichh typeh ofh evidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowedh evidence
Identificationh ofh sourcesh ofh evidenceh (p.h 6)
8. Trialh andh errorh ish noth ah preferredh approachh forh deliveringh nursingh careh because
a. ith ish noth basedh onh systematich scientifich approaches.
b. ith ish noth ah sanctionedh methodh byh theh Americanh Nursesh Association.
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c. ith ish basedh onlyh onh intuitionh andh thereforeh noth scientificallyh based.
d. patienth outcomesh areh alwaysh basedh onlyh onh levelh 1h evidence.
Identificationh ofh sourcesh ofh evidenceh (p.h 8)
9. Manyh nursesh inh clinicalh settingsh baseh nursingh interventionsh onh informationh obtainedh frho
mh a.h levelh 1h evidence.
b. individualh researchh studies.
c. colleagues.
d. theh Americanh Nursesh Association.
Barriersh toh adoptingh EBPh (p.h 8)
10. Studiesh haveh shownh thath theh reasonsh thath nursesh doh noth drawh onh researchh areh relatedh tho
a. communicationh problems.
b. individualh andh organizationalh factors.
c. personalh disinterest.
d. rapidh organizationalh changes.
Environmenth forh EBPh toh flourishh (p.h 11)
11. Whichh ofh theh followingh promotesh consistenth EBPh practiceh changesh inh anh institution?
a. Clinicalh expertsh suchh ash Advancedh Practiceh Nursesh (APNs)h shouldh beh theh authohr
ityh forh anyh changeh inh practices.
b. Changeh championsh areh neededh onh eachh workh shifth toh facilitateh practiceh chah
nges.
c. Nurseh managersh musth mandateh researchh withinh healthcareh institutions.
d. Opinionh leadersh shouldh enforceh adherenceh toh theirh opinions.
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Environmenth forh EBPh toh flourishh (p.h 10)
12. Oneh methodh forh overcomingh ah lackh ofh resourcesh toh accessh evidenceh ish to
a. devoteh 15h minutesh ah dayh toh readingh evidenceh relatedh toh ah clinicalh problem.
b. attendh conferencesh whereh clinicalh researchh ish presented..
c. bookmarkh importanth Webh sitesh thath areh sourcesh ofh clinicalh guidelines.
d. collaborateh withh ah nursingh programh forh accessh toh resources.
Barriersh toh adoptingh EBPh (p.h 9)
13. Whath stepsh canh beh takenh toh overcomeh theh timeh barrierh toh adoptingh anh EBP?
a. Devoteh 15h minutesh ah dayh toh readingh evidenceh relatedh toh ah clinicalh problem.
b. Subscribeh toh e-mailh summariesh ofh researchh studiesh inh yourh areah ofh interest.
c. Takeh advantageh ofh availableh technologiesh toh provideh quickh andh convenienth accehs
sh toh relevanth datah andh clinicalh guidelines.
d. Allh ofh theh above
Partsh ofh ah researchh articleh (p.h 18)
14. Whichh sectionh ofh ah researchh articleh providesh anh overviewh ofh theh study?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
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, EVIDENCEh BASEDh PRACTICEh FORh NURSESh 5thh EDITIONh SCHMIDTh TESTh BANK
Testbank for Schmidt & Brown 5th Edition
h
gi h h h h h
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
h h h h h h h h
Testbankh preparedh by:
Arleneh H.h Morris,h EdD,h RN,h CNEh andh Debhbie
h Faulk,h PhD,h RN,h CNE
bothh ofh Auburnh Montgomeryh Schoolh ofh Nursing
CHAPTER 1 h
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
h h h h
Multipleh Choice
Definitionh ofh researchh (p.h 14)
1. Whichh ofh theh followingh ish theh besth definitionh ofh research?
a. Criticallyh thinkingh abouth problemsh thath occurh inh healthh careh toh determineh possibhl
eh solutions.
b. Informationh thath ish basedh onh personalh experienceh orh tradition.
c. Plannedh andh systematich activityh thath leadsh toh newh knowledgeh and/orh theh dih
scoveryh ofh solutionsh toh problemsh orh questions.
d. Tryingh ah varietyh ofh approachesh toh ah clinicalh problemh andh settlingh onh theh approahc
hh thath ish effectiveh moreh oftenh thanh not.
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Definitionh ofh researchh utilizationh (p.h 4)
2. Whichh ofh theh followingh ish theh besth definitionh ofh researchh utilization?
a. Applyingh researchh findingsh fromh individualh studiesh toh practice.
b. Analyzingh multipleh researchh studiesh toh synthesizeh findings.
c. Appreciatingh theh importanceh ofh clinicalh decisionh making.
d. Usingh previoush personalh experienceh toh buildh confidence.
Definitionh ofh EBPh (pp.h 4-5)
3. Whichh ofh theh followingh ish theh besth definitionh ofh evidence-basedh practiceh (EBP)?
a. Applicationh ofh researchh findingsh basedh onh scientifich theoriesh inh ah clinicalh settinhg
.
b. Researchh studiesh thath correspondh toh nationallyh establishedh prioritiesh forh healthcahr
e,h conductedh byh expertsh inh theirh fields.
c. Useh ofh theory-derived,h research-
basedh informationh inh makingh decisionsh abouth healthh careh delivery,h withh coh
nsiderationh ofh individualh needsh andh preferencesh andh theh clinicalh expertiseh oh
fh theh provider.
d. Usingh theh individualh healthh careh provider’sh perceptionh ofh truthh withouth conscioh
ush attentionh orh reasoning.
Differenceh betweenh researchh utilizationh andh EBPh (pp.h 4-5)
4. Whichh ofh theh followingh besth describesh theh differenceh betweenh researchh utilizationh andh
EBP?
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, EVIDENCEh BASEDh PRACTICEh FORh NURSESh 5thh EDITIONh SCHMIDTh TESTh BANK
a. Researchhutilizationhishahprocesshofhevaluatinghmultiplehstudieshforhthehmosthgenheral
izableh findings;h EBPh ish useh ofh theh mosth recenth studyh onh ah topic.
b. Researchh utilizationh involvesh changingh practiceh basedh onh findingsh ofh ah singlh
ehresearchhstudy;hEBPhishthehsyntheseshofhfindingshfromhmultiplehstudieshtohinc
orporatehwithhpractitionerhskillshandhclienthpreferencehtohdeterminehbesthcare.
c. Researchhutilizationhishthehapplicationhofhresearchhfindingshtohhealthhcarehpractihce;
h EBPh ish consideredh inh selectingh medicationh options.
d. Researchh utilizationh ish reviewh ofh researchh publications;h EBPh ish using htheh healthh
gi
careh provider’sh perceptionh ofh whath careh wouldh beh besth inh individualh situations.
Evidenceh fromh otherh disciplinesh (p.h 6)
5. Inh whath wayh canh evidenceh fromh disciplinesh otherh thanh nursingh beh helpful?
a. Theoryh basedh non-
nursingh evidenceh canh provideh ah basish onh whichh toh buildh newh evidence.
b. Non-
nursinghevidencehsupportshthehusehofhnursinghknowledgehobtainedhbyhtrialhandhehrror
.
c. Clinicalhdecisionhmakinghcanhbehbasedhonhfindingshfromhsinglehnon-
hnursingh researchh studies.
d. Allh evidenceh ish equallyh importanth toh theh practiceh ofh nursing.
Identificationh ofh sourcesh ofh evidenceh (p.h 6)
6. Youh areh ah newh nurseh workingh ath XYZh hospital.h Yourh preceptorh tellsh youh toh dangleh M
s.h Jones’h legsh onh theh sideh ofh theh bedh beforeh youh attempth toh assisth herh toh ah chair.h Youhas
khyourhpreceptorhwhyhthishishdonehandhshehanswers,h“Thishishwhathwehhavehalwayshdone,h
soh goh doh NURSINGTB.COMh it.”h Thish ish anh exampleh ofh whichh typeh ofh evidence?
a. Trialh andh error
b. Intuition
c. Borrowedh evidence
d. Tradition
Identificationh ofh sourcesh ofh evidenceh (p.h 6)
7. Youh areh ah newh nurseh workingh ath XYZh hospital.h Yourh preceptorh tellsh youh toh dangleh M
s.h Jones’h legsh onh theh sideh ofh theh bedh beforeh youh attempth toh assisth herh toh ah chair.h Youhas
kh yourh preceptorh whyh thish ish doneh andh sheh answers,h “Becauseh I hsaidh so.”h Thish ish anhex
gi
ampleh ofh whichh typeh ofh evidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowedh evidence
Identificationh ofh sourcesh ofh evidenceh (p.h 6)
8. Trialh andh errorh ish noth ah preferredh approachh forh deliveringh nursingh careh because
a. ith ish noth basedh onh systematich scientifich approaches.
b. ith ish noth ah sanctionedh methodh byh theh Americanh Nursesh Association.
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c. ith ish basedh onlyh onh intuitionh andh thereforeh noth scientificallyh based.
d. patienth outcomesh areh alwaysh basedh onlyh onh levelh 1h evidence.
Identificationh ofh sourcesh ofh evidenceh (p.h 8)
9. Manyh nursesh inh clinicalh settingsh baseh nursingh interventionsh onh informationh obtainedh frho
mh a.h levelh 1h evidence.
b. individualh researchh studies.
c. colleagues.
d. theh Americanh Nursesh Association.
Barriersh toh adoptingh EBPh (p.h 8)
10. Studiesh haveh shownh thath theh reasonsh thath nursesh doh noth drawh onh researchh areh relatedh tho
a. communicationh problems.
b. individualh andh organizationalh factors.
c. personalh disinterest.
d. rapidh organizationalh changes.
Environmenth forh EBPh toh flourishh (p.h 11)
11. Whichh ofh theh followingh promotesh consistenth EBPh practiceh changesh inh anh institution?
a. Clinicalh expertsh suchh ash Advancedh Practiceh Nursesh (APNs)h shouldh beh theh authohr
ityh forh anyh changeh inh practices.
b. Changeh championsh areh neededh onh eachh workh shifth toh facilitateh practiceh chah
nges.
c. Nurseh managersh musth mandateh researchh withinh healthcareh institutions.
d. Opinionh leadersh shouldh enforceh adherenceh toh theirh opinions.
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Environmenth forh EBPh toh flourishh (p.h 10)
12. Oneh methodh forh overcomingh ah lackh ofh resourcesh toh accessh evidenceh ish to
a. devoteh 15h minutesh ah dayh toh readingh evidenceh relatedh toh ah clinicalh problem.
b. attendh conferencesh whereh clinicalh researchh ish presented..
c. bookmarkh importanth Webh sitesh thath areh sourcesh ofh clinicalh guidelines.
d. collaborateh withh ah nursingh programh forh accessh toh resources.
Barriersh toh adoptingh EBPh (p.h 9)
13. Whath stepsh canh beh takenh toh overcomeh theh timeh barrierh toh adoptingh anh EBP?
a. Devoteh 15h minutesh ah dayh toh readingh evidenceh relatedh toh ah clinicalh problem.
b. Subscribeh toh e-mailh summariesh ofh researchh studiesh inh yourh areah ofh interest.
c. Takeh advantageh ofh availableh technologiesh toh provideh quickh andh convenienth accehs
sh toh relevanth datah andh clinicalh guidelines.
d. Allh ofh theh above
Partsh ofh ah researchh articleh (p.h 18)
14. Whichh sectionh ofh ah researchh articleh providesh anh overviewh ofh theh study?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
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