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Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
Perry et al.: Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nursing educator is explaining how the best clinical practices are
determined.ccWhichstatement best explains the purpose of evidence-based
practice?
a. It ensures that all patients receive holistic care.
b. It provides a definite reason for providing care in a specific manner.
c. It prevents errors when care is being delivered.
d. It guarantees that care delivered is based on research.
ANS: B
Evidence-based practice is the use of the current best evidence in making patient
careccdecisions. It applies to all types of health care professionals. Currently there is no
method thatcan ensure that all patients receive holistic care, that all errors can be
prevented, or that a guarantee exists that care given is based on research.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective
CareEnvironmentTOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
2. Which question is a problem-focused trigger for initiating the evidence-based
practiceccmethodin nursing care?
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a. What is known about reduction of urinary tract infections in the
olderadult withdiabetes?
b. How can chronic pain best be described when the patient is nonverbal?
c. How long can an IV catheter remain in place in a patient with obesity?
d. What measures can the nurse take to reduce the rising incidence
ofurinary tractinfections on the older adult care unit?
ANS: D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) questions tend to arise from two sources: recurrent
problemsor new knowledge. In the correct option, the increase in urinary tract infections
indicates a trend or recurring problem in a specific group of patients. The other questions
are general information questions, not based on what is happening ina specific area or to a
group of specific patients in an area or relating to an observed trend.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective
CareEnvironmentTOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
3. What does the ―I‖ indicate in a ―PICO‖ question?
a. Intervention of interest
b. Incorporation of concepts
c. Implementation by nursing
d. Interest of personnel
ANS: A
The ―I‖ stands for intervention of interest, meaning what the nurse hopes to use in practice
and believes is worthwhile or valuable. This could be a treatment for a specificcctype of
woundor an approach on how to teach food preparation for a patient with impaired sight.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: RememberingccOBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective
CareEnvironmentTOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
4. Who will the clinical research nurse contact to search relevant databases
inccpreparation for anupcoming study?
a. The physician whose patients may be involved in the study
b. The medical librarian
c. The nurse manager of the unit where the study will be conducted
d. The director of nursing of the facility
ANS: B
The medical librarian is most knowledgeable regarding databases relevant to
accstudy. Theother individuals do not have the knowledge regarding relevant
databases.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective
CareEnvironmentTOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
5. Which database contains summaries of clinical guidelines and their development?
a. MEDLINE
b. CINAHL
c. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
d. The National Guideline Clearinghouse
ANS: D
The National Guideline Clearinghouse is a database supported by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. It contains summaries of clinical guidelines for
practice. MEDLINE is a database for studies in medic N
i ne, nursing,
dentistry, psychiatry, veterinary medicine, and
allied health. CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health
Literature)includes
studies in nursing, allied health, and biomedicine. The Cochrane Database Fullcctext of
regularly updated systematic reviews prepared by the Cochrane Collaboration
includescompleted reviews and protocols.
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Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
Perry et al.: Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nursing educator is explaining how the best clinical practices are
determined.ccWhichstatement best explains the purpose of evidence-based
practice?
a. It ensures that all patients receive holistic care.
b. It provides a definite reason for providing care in a specific manner.
c. It prevents errors when care is being delivered.
d. It guarantees that care delivered is based on research.
ANS: B
Evidence-based practice is the use of the current best evidence in making patient
careccdecisions. It applies to all types of health care professionals. Currently there is no
method thatcan ensure that all patients receive holistic care, that all errors can be
prevented, or that a guarantee exists that care given is based on research.
TESTBANKWORLD.ORG
,TEST BANK FOR NURSING INTERVENTIONS AND CLINICAL SKILLS 7TH EDITION BY POTTER
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective
CareEnvironmentTOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
2. Which question is a problem-focused trigger for initiating the evidence-based
practiceccmethodin nursing care?
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,TEST BANK FOR NURSING INTERVENTIONS AND CLINICAL SKILLS 7TH EDITION BY POTTER
a. What is known about reduction of urinary tract infections in the
olderadult withdiabetes?
b. How can chronic pain best be described when the patient is nonverbal?
c. How long can an IV catheter remain in place in a patient with obesity?
d. What measures can the nurse take to reduce the rising incidence
ofurinary tractinfections on the older adult care unit?
ANS: D
Evidence-based practice (EBP) questions tend to arise from two sources: recurrent
problemsor new knowledge. In the correct option, the increase in urinary tract infections
indicates a trend or recurring problem in a specific group of patients. The other questions
are general information questions, not based on what is happening ina specific area or to a
group of specific patients in an area or relating to an observed trend.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective
CareEnvironmentTOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
3. What does the ―I‖ indicate in a ―PICO‖ question?
a. Intervention of interest
b. Incorporation of concepts
c. Implementation by nursing
d. Interest of personnel
ANS: A
The ―I‖ stands for intervention of interest, meaning what the nurse hopes to use in practice
and believes is worthwhile or valuable. This could be a treatment for a specificcctype of
woundor an approach on how to teach food preparation for a patient with impaired sight.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: RememberingccOBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective
CareEnvironmentTOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
4. Who will the clinical research nurse contact to search relevant databases
inccpreparation for anupcoming study?
a. The physician whose patients may be involved in the study
b. The medical librarian
c. The nurse manager of the unit where the study will be conducted
d. The director of nursing of the facility
ANS: B
The medical librarian is most knowledgeable regarding databases relevant to
accstudy. Theother individuals do not have the knowledge regarding relevant
databases.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding OBJ: NCLEX: Safe and Effective
CareEnvironmentTOP: Nursing Process: Implementation
5. Which database contains summaries of clinical guidelines and their development?
a. MEDLINE
b. CINAHL
c. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
d. The National Guideline Clearinghouse
ANS: D
The National Guideline Clearinghouse is a database supported by the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. It contains summaries of clinical guidelines for
practice. MEDLINE is a database for studies in medic N
i ne, nursing,
dentistry, psychiatry, veterinary medicine, and
allied health. CINAHL (Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health
Literature)includes
studies in nursing, allied health, and biomedicine. The Cochrane Database Fullcctext of
regularly updated systematic reviews prepared by the Cochrane Collaboration
includescompleted reviews and protocols.
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