Informed Practice
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition
1. The use of research findings to promote the adoption of evidence-informed practice
guidelines can be described as
a. dissemination activities.
b. translating research into practice (TRIP).
c. research utilization.
d. critiquing findings.
ANS: B
Feedback
A. Dissemination activities include publications, conferences, consultations, and
training programs that communicate evidence-informed guidelines to a wider
audience.
B. TRIP is the multifaceted, systematic process of promoting the adoption of
evidence-informed practices in the delivery of health care services that goes
beyond dissemination of evidence-informed guidelines.
C. Research utilization is the process of using research findings to improve patient
care.
D. Research critiquing involves analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of studies.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment;
Health Promotion and Maintenance
, 2. Evidence-informed practice (EIP) is defined as
a. the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values.
b. promoting the publication of research findings among practising nurses.
c. the process of using research findings to improve patient care.
d. collecting data from participants using measurement devices.
ANS: A
Feedback
A. EIP is defined as the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise
and patient values.
B. Promoting the publication of research findings among practising nurses refers to
one aspect of research dissemination.
C. The process of using research findings to improve patient care defines research
utilization.
D. Research critiquing involves analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of studies
describes procedures for data collection.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment;
Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. A nurse researcher writes an article for the Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics
based on his research (previously published in Computers in Nursing) on the variables
that predict the successful implementation of a computerized documentation system. This
research activity is described as research
a. dissemination.
b. recruitment.
c. evaluation.
d. analysis.