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.

, b. Research dutilization dinvolves dchanging dpractice dbased don dfindings dof da
dsingledresearch dstudy; dEBP dis dthe dsyntheses dof dfindings dfrom dmultiple
dstudies dto dincorporate dwith dpractitioner dskills dand dclient dpreference dto
ddetermine dbest dcare.
c. Research dutilization dis dthe dapplication dof dresearch dfindings dto dhealth dcare
dpractice;dEBP dis dconsidered din dselecting dmedication doptions.
d. Research dutilization dis dreview dof dresearch dpublications; dEBP dis dusing
dthe dhealthcare dprovider’s dperception dof dwhat dcare dwould dbe dbest
din dindividualdsituations.


Evidence dfrom dother ddisciplines d(p. d6)
5. In dwhat dway dcan devidence dfrom ddisciplines dother dthan dnursing dbe dhelpful?
a. Theory dbased dnon-nursing devidence dcan dprovide da dbasis don dwhich dto
dbuilddnew devidence.
b. Non-nursing devidence dsupports dthe duse dof dnursing dknowledge dobtained
dby dtrialdand derror.
c. Clinical ddecision dmaking dcan dbe dbased don dfindings dfrom dsingle dnon-
nursingdresearch dstudies.
d. All devidence dis dequally dimportant dto dthe dpractice dof dnursing.

Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p. d6)
6. You dare da dnew dnurse dworking dat dXYZ dhospital. dYour dpreceptor dtells dyou dto
ddangle dMs. dJones’ dlegs don dthe dside dof dthe dbed dbefore dyou dattempt dto dassist dher
dto da dchair. dYou dask dyourdpreceptor dwhy dthis dis ddone dand dshNeUaRnSsIw
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dwhat dwe dhave dalways ddone, dso dgo ddo dit.” dThis dis dan dexample dof dwhich dtype dof
devidence?
a. Trial dand derror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed devidence
d. Tradition

Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p. d6)
7. You dare da dnew dnurse dworking dat dXYZ dhospital. dYour dpreceptor dtells dyou dto
ddangle dMs. dJones’ dlegs don dthe dside dof dthe dbed dbefore dyou dattempt dto dassist dher
dto da dchair. dYou dask dyourdpreceptor dwhy dthis dis ddone dand dshe danswers, d“Because dI
dsaid dso.” dThis dis dan dexample dof dwhich dtype dof devidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed devidence

Identification dof dsources dof devidence d(p. d6)
8. Trial dand derror dis dnot da dpreferred dapproach dfor ddelivering dnursing dcare dbecause
a. it dis dnot dbased don dsystematic dscientific dapproaches.
b. it dis dnot da dsanctioned dmethod dby dthe dAmerican dNurses dAssociation.
c. it dis dbased donly don dintuition dand dtherefore dnot dscientifically dbased.
d. patient doutcomes dare dalways dbased donly don dlevel d1 devidence.