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, Chapter 1: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
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1. Evidence-based practice is a problem- bn bn bn bn



solving approach to making decisions about patient care that is grounded in:
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a. the latest information found in textbooks.
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c. tradition in clinical practice. bn bn bn




d. quality improvement and risk management data.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: B bn bn




2. When evidence-based practice is used, patient care will be:
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a. standardized for all. bn bn




b. unhampered by patient culture. bn bn bn




c. variable according to the situation.
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d. safe from the hazards of critical thinking.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: C bn bn




3. When a PICOT question is developed, the letter that corresponds with the usual standard of care is:
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a. P.

b. I.

c. C.

d. O.

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4. A well-developed PICOT question helps the nurse:
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a. search for evidence. bn bn




b. include all five elements of the sequence.
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,c. find as many articles as possible in a literature search.
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d. accept standard clinical routines.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: A bn bn




5. The nurse is not sure that the procedure the patient requires is the best possible for the situation. U
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tilizing which of the following resources would be the quickest way to review research on the topic?
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a. CINAHL

b. PubMed

c. MEDLINE

d. The Cochrane Library
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n ACCURATE ANSWER: D bn bn




6. The nurse is getting ready to develop a plan of care for a patient who has a specific need. The bes
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t source for developing this plan of care would probably be:
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a. The Cochrane Library.
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b. MEDLINE.

c. NGC.

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ATE ANSWER: C bn bn




7. The nurse has done a literature search and found 25 possible articles on the topic that she is studying.
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To determine which of those 25 best fit her inquiry, the nurse first should look at:
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a. the abstracts.
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c. the Methods sections.
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d. the narrative sections.
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ACCURATE ANSWER: A bn bn

, 8. The nurse wants to determine the effects of cardiac rehabilitation program attendance on the level of
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post-
myocardial depression for individuals who have had a myocardial infarction. The type of study that wou
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ld best capture this information would be a:
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c. case control study.
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9. Six months after an early mobility protocol was implemented, the incidence of deep vein thrombosis in
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patients was decreased. This is an example of what stage in the EBP process?
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a. Asking a clinical question bn bn bn




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MULTIPLE RESPONSE bn




1. To use evidence-
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based practice appropriately, you need to collect the most relevant and best evidence and to critically ap
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praise the evidence you gather. This process also includes: (Select all that apply.)
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2. In a clinical environment, evidence-based practice has the ability to improve: (Select all that apply.)
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a. the quality of care provided.
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