, Evidence BasedkNursing:kThekResearchkPracticekConnection:kThekResearchkPractice
Connectionk4thkEditionkTestkBank
Chapterk1kThekResearch-
PracticekConnectionkMULTIPLEkCHOICE
• Whichk bestk describesk evidence-based-practicek (EBP)?
a.Akcombinationkofkbestkresearchkevidence,kclinicalkexpertise,kandkthekneeds
kandkvalueskofkpatients.
b.Akdeterminationkofkthekfactorsknecessaryktokcontrolkpatientkrespo
nsesktokcare.kc.Thekdevelopmentkofkpopulationkcarekguidelineskapp
licablektokallkpatients.
d.Thekutilizationkofkquantitativekandkqualitativekstudiesktokenhancekpatientkoutcomes.k
ANS:kA
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AEvidence-
basedkpracticekevolveskfromkthekintegrationkofkthekbestkresearchkevidencekw
ithkclinicalkexpertisekandkpatientkneedskandkvalues.
BStudieskthatkattemptktokfindkdeterminantskofkpatientkoutcomeskarekgenerallykexpe
rimentalkorkquasi-
experimental.kTheykmaykbekusedktokguidekEBPkbutkdoknotkcompletelykdefinekit.
CEBPkiskakcombinationkofkguidelineskandkspecifickpatientkneedskandkvalue
s.kDQuantitativekandkqualitativekstudieskappliedktokthekevaluationkofkpat
ientkoutcomeskarekpartkofkEBPkbutkdoknotkcompletelykdefinekEBP.
PTS:k1kDIF:kCognitiveklevel:kRememberingk(Kno
wledge)kREF:kdm.k3
• Theknursekiskcollectingkdatakaboutktheksleepkpatternskofkbreastfedkbabiesk
askpartkofkaklargerkresearchkstudy.kWhichkresearchkmethodkwillktheknurse
kusekwhenkcollectingkdatakforkthiskstudy?
a.Co
kntro
lkb.
Deks
cripk
tionk
c.Ex
kpla
nkati
oknk
d.Prk
edict
kion
ANS:kB
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AControlk cankbek describedk askthek abilityk tok writekak prescriptionk tok producek thek desiredk outcome.
BkDescriptionkinvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursingkpheno
menakandkthekrelationshipskamongkthesekphenomena.
CkExplanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentifieskwhykce
rtainkeventskoccur.
DkThroughkprediction,kthekprobabilitykofkakspecifickoutcomekcankbekestimatedkinkakgivenksituati
on.kPTS:k1kDIF:kCognitiveklevel:kUnderstandingk(Comprehension)
REF:kdm.k 6
• Theknursekiskparticipatingkinkakstudykandkiskcollectingkdatakidentifyingkthekn
umberkofkobesekadultskwhosekparentskwerekalsokobesekorkoverweight.kWhich
kresearchkmethodkiskbeingkusedkinkthiskstudy?
a.Co
kntro
lkb.
Deks
cripk
tionk
c.Ex
kpla
nkati
oknk
d.Prk
edict
kion
ANS:kD
Feedback
AControlkindicatesk thek abilityk tok usek ak prescribedk interventionk tok producek ak desiredk outcome.
BDescriptionkinvolveskidentifyingkandkunderstandingktheknaturekofknursingkpheno
menakandkthekrelationshipskamongkthesekphenomena.
CExplanationkclarifieskthekrelationshipskamongkphenomenakandkidentifieskwhykcer
tainkeventskoccur.
DThroughkpredictionkthekprobabilitykofkakspecifickoutcomekcankbekestimatedkin
kakgivenksituation.kBykknowingkthekpercentagekofkparentskofkobesekadultskwhok
werekobese,kthekprobabilitykofkpredictingkthiskmaykbekcalculated.
PTS:1DIF:Cognitiveklevel:kApplyingk(A
pplication)kREF:kpp.k7-8
• Theknursekreviewskakstudykinkwhichkadherencektokankasthmakactionkplan
kiskcomparedkamongkgroupskofkadolescentskwhokreceivedkdifferentkasthm
akeducation.kWhichkresearchkmethodkdoeskthiskrepresent?