Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research 5th Edition by Schmidt ,Brown Chapters 1 - 19

Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses:
Appraisal and Application of Research
5th Edition by Schmidt ,Brown Chapters 1 - 19

,Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application ofResearch
5th Edition by Schmidt, Brown


Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 What Is Evidence-Based Practice?
Chapter 2 Using Evidence Through Collaboration To Promote Excellence In Nursing Practice
Chapter 3 Identifying Research Questions
Chapter 4 Finding Sources Of Evidence
Chapter 5 Linking Theory, Research, And Practice
Chapter 6 Key Principles Of Quantitative Designs
Chapter 7 Quantitative Designs: Using Numbers To Provide Evidence
Chapter 8 Epidemiologic Designs: Using Data To Understand Populations
Chapter 9 Qualitative Designs: Using Words To Provide Evidence
Chapter 10 Collecting Evidence
Chapter 11 Using Samples To Provide Evidence
Chapter 12 Other Sources Of Evidence
Chapter 13 What Do The Quantitative Data Mean?
Chapter 14 What Do The Qualitative Data Mean?
Chapter 15 Weighing In On The Evidence
Chapter 16 Transitioning Evidence To Practice
Chapter 17 Developing Oneself As An Innovator
Chapter 18 Evaluating Outcomes Of Innovations
Chapter 19 Sharing The Insights With Others

,CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?

Test Bank Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research 5th
Edition Schmidt, Brown

Multiple Choice

Definition of research (p. 14)
1. Which of the following is the best definition of research?
a. Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to determine possible
solutions.
b. Information that is based on personal experience or tradition.
c. Planned and systematic activity that leads to new knowledge and/or the
discovery of solutions to problems or questions.
d. Trying a variety of approaches to a clinical problem and settling on the
approach that is effective more often than not.

Definition of research utilization (p. 4)
2. Which of the following is the best definition of research utilization?
a. Applying research findings from individual studies to practice.
b. Analyzing multiple research studies to synthesize findings.
c. Appreciating the importance of clinical decision making.
d. Using previous personal experience to build confidence.

Definition of EBP (pp. 4-5)
3. Which of the following is the best definition of evidence-based practice (EBP)?
a. Application of research findings based on scientific theories in a clinical setting.
b. Research studies that correspond to nationally established priorities for healthcare,
conducted by experts in their fields.
c. Use of theory-derived, research-based information in making decisions about
health care delivery, with consideration of individual needs and preferences
and the clinical expertise of the provider.
d. Using the individual health care provider’s perception of truth without conscious
attention or reasoning.

Difference between research utilization and EBP (pp. 4-5)
4. Which of the following best describes the difference between research utilization and
EBP?
a. Research utilization is a process of evaluating multiple studies for the most
generalizable findings; EBP is use of the most recent study on a topic.

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ssinglesresearch sstudy; sEBP sis sthe ssyntheses sof sfindings sfrom smultiple
sstudies sto sincorporate swith spractitioner sskills sand sclient spreference sto
sdetermine sbest scare.
c. Research sutilization sis sthe sapplication sof sresearch sfindings sto shealth scare
spractice;sEBP sis sconsidered sin sselecting smedication soptions.
d. Research sutilization sis sreview sof sresearch spublications; sEBP sis susing sthe
shealthcare sprovider’s sperception sof swhat scare swould sbe sbest sin
sindividualssituations.


Evidence sfrom sother sdisciplines s(p. s6)
5. In swhat sway scan sevidence sfrom sdisciplines sother sthan snursing sbe shelpful?
a. Theory sbased snon-nursing sevidence scan sprovide sa sbasis son swhich sto
sbuildsnew sevidence.
b. Non-nursing sevidence ssupports sthe suse sof snursing sknowledge sobtained sby
strialsand serror.
c. Clinical sdecision smaking scan sbe sbased son sfindings sfrom ssingle snon-
nursingsresearch sstudies.
d. All sevidence sis sequally simportant sto sthe spractice sof snursing.

Identification sof ssources sof sevidence s(p. s6)
6. You sare sa snew snurse sworking sat sXYZ shospital. sYour spreceptor stells syou sto sdangle sMs.
sJones’ slegs son sthe sside sof sthe sbed sbefore syou sattempt sto sassist sher sto sa schair. sYou
sask syourspreceptor swhy sthis sis sdone sand sshNeUaRnSsIw
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is sis swhat swe shave salways
sdone, sso sgo sdo sit.” sThis sis san sexample sof swhich stype sof sevidence?
a. Trial sand serror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed sevidence
d. Tradition

Identification sof ssources sof sevidence s(p. s6)
7. You sare sa snew snurse sworking sat sXYZ shospital. sYour spreceptor stells syou sto sdangle sMs.
sJones’ slegs son sthe sside sof sthe sbed sbefore syou sattempt sto sassist sher sto sa schair. sYou
sask syourspreceptor swhy sthis sis sdone sand sshe sanswers, s“Because sI ssaid sso.” sThis sis san
sexample sof swhich stype sof sevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed sevidence

Identification sof ssources sof sevidence s(p. s6)
8. Trial sand serror sis snot sa spreferred sapproach sfor sdelivering snursing scare sbecause
a. it sis snot sbased son ssystematic sscientific sapproaches.
b. it sis snot sa ssanctioned smethod sby sthe sAmerican sNurses sAssociation.
c. it sis sbased sonly son sintuition sand stherefore snot sscientifically sbased.
d. patient soutcomes sare salways sbased sonly son slevel s1 sevidence.