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
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 mutilization minvolves mchanging mpractice mbased mon mfindings mof ma
msinglem research mstudy; mEBP mis mthe msyntheses mof mfindings mfrom mmultiple
mstudies mto mincorporate mwith mpractitioner mskills mand mclient mpreference mto
mdetermine mbest mcare.
c. Research mutilization mis mthe mapplication mof mresearch mfindings mto mhealth mcare
mpractice;m EBP mis mconsidered min mselecting mmedication moptions.
d. Research mutilization mis mreview mof mresearch mpublications; mEBP mis musing
mthe m healthcare mprovider’s mperception mof mwhat mcare mwould m be m best m in
m individualmsituations.
Evidence mfrom mother mdisciplines m(p. m6)
5. In mwhat mway mcan mevidence mfrom mdisciplines mother mthan mnursing mbe mhelpful?
a. Theory mbased mnon-nursing mevidence mcan mprovide ma mbasis mon mwhich mto
mbuildm new mevidence.
b. Non-nursing mevidence msupports mthe muse mof mnursing mknowledge mobtained mby
mtrialm
and merror.
c. Clinical mdecision mmaking mcan mbe mbased mon mfindings mfrom msingle mnon-
nursingmresearch mstudies.
d. All mevidence mis mequally mimportant mto mthe mpractice mof mnursing.
Identification mof msources mof mevidence m(p. m6)
6. You mare ma mnew mnurse mworking mat mXYZ mhospital. mYour mpreceptor mtells myou mto mdangle
mMs. m Jones’ mlegs mon mthe mside mof mthe m bed m before myou mattempt mto massist mher mto ma mchair.
mYou mask m yourmpreceptor mwhy mthis mis mdone mand mshNeUaRnSsIw , m “. CTOhM
NeGrTsB is mis mwhat mwe
mhave malways mdone, m so mgo mdo mit.” mThis m is man m example mof mwhich mtype mof mevidence?
a. Trial mand merror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed mevidence
d. Tradition
Identification mof msources mof mevidence m(p. m6)
7. You mare ma mnew mnurse mworking mat mXYZ mhospital. mYour mpreceptor mtells myou mto mdangle
mMs. m Jones’ mlegs mon mthe mside mof mthe m bed m before myou mattempt mto massist mher mto ma mchair.
mYou mask m yourm preceptor mwhy mthis mis mdone mand mshe manswers, m“Because mI msaid mso.”
mThis m is man mexample mof mwhich mtype mof mevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed mevidence
Identification mof msources mof mevidence m(p. m6)
8. Trial mand merror mis mnot ma mpreferred mapproach mfor mdelivering mnursing mcare mbecause
a. it mis mnot mbased mon msystematic mscientific mapproaches.
b. it mis mnot ma msanctioned mmethod mby mthe mAmerican mNurses mAssociation.
c. it mis mbased monly mon mintuition mand mtherefore mnot mscientifically mbased.
d. patient moutcomes mare malways mbased monly mon mlevel m1 mevidence.
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
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 mutilization minvolves mchanging mpractice mbased mon mfindings mof ma
msinglem research mstudy; mEBP mis mthe msyntheses mof mfindings mfrom mmultiple
mstudies mto mincorporate mwith mpractitioner mskills mand mclient mpreference mto
mdetermine mbest mcare.
c. Research mutilization mis mthe mapplication mof mresearch mfindings mto mhealth mcare
mpractice;m EBP mis mconsidered min mselecting mmedication moptions.
d. Research mutilization mis mreview mof mresearch mpublications; mEBP mis musing
mthe m healthcare mprovider’s mperception mof mwhat mcare mwould m be m best m in
m individualmsituations.
Evidence mfrom mother mdisciplines m(p. m6)
5. In mwhat mway mcan mevidence mfrom mdisciplines mother mthan mnursing mbe mhelpful?
a. Theory mbased mnon-nursing mevidence mcan mprovide ma mbasis mon mwhich mto
mbuildm new mevidence.
b. Non-nursing mevidence msupports mthe muse mof mnursing mknowledge mobtained mby
mtrialm
and merror.
c. Clinical mdecision mmaking mcan mbe mbased mon mfindings mfrom msingle mnon-
nursingmresearch mstudies.
d. All mevidence mis mequally mimportant mto mthe mpractice mof mnursing.
Identification mof msources mof mevidence m(p. m6)
6. You mare ma mnew mnurse mworking mat mXYZ mhospital. mYour mpreceptor mtells myou mto mdangle
mMs. m Jones’ mlegs mon mthe mside mof mthe m bed m before myou mattempt mto massist mher mto ma mchair.
mYou mask m yourmpreceptor mwhy mthis mis mdone mand mshNeUaRnSsIw , m “. CTOhM
NeGrTsB is mis mwhat mwe
mhave malways mdone, m so mgo mdo mit.” mThis m is man m example mof mwhich mtype mof mevidence?
a. Trial mand merror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed mevidence
d. Tradition
Identification mof msources mof mevidence m(p. m6)
7. You mare ma mnew mnurse mworking mat mXYZ mhospital. mYour mpreceptor mtells myou mto mdangle
mMs. m Jones’ mlegs mon mthe mside mof mthe m bed m before myou mattempt mto massist mher mto ma mchair.
mYou mask m yourm preceptor mwhy mthis mis mdone mand mshe manswers, m“Because mI msaid mso.”
mThis m is man mexample mof mwhich mtype mof mevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed mevidence
Identification mof msources mof mevidence m(p. m6)
8. Trial mand merror mis mnot ma mpreferred mapproach mfor mdelivering mnursing mcare mbecause
a. it mis mnot mbased mon msystematic mscientific mapproaches.
b. it mis mnot ma msanctioned mmethod mby mthe mAmerican mNurses mAssociation.
c. it mis mbased monly mon mintuition mand mtherefore mnot mscientifically mbased.
d. patient moutcomes mare malways mbased monly mon mlevel m1 mevidence.
