Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research, 5th Edition, by Nola A. Schmidt, Janet M. Brown, All Chapters 1-19 LATEST

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

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Table of Contents:
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Chapter12112What12Is12Evidence-Based12Practice?
Chapter12212Using12Evidence12Through12Collaboration12To12Promote12Excellence12In12Nursing12Prac
tice
Chapter12312Identifying12Research12Questions
Chapter12412Finding12Sources12Of12Evidence
Chapter12512Linking12Theory,12Research,12And12Practice
Chapter12612Key12Principles12Of12Quantitative12Designs
Chapter12712Quantitative12Designs:12Using12Numbers12To12Provide12Evidence
Chapter12812Epidemiologic12Designs:12Using12Data12To12Understand12Populations
Chapter12912Qualitative12Designs:12Using12Words12To12Provide12Evidence
Chapter121012Collecting12Evidence
Chapter121112Using12Samples12To12Provide12Evidence
Chapter121212Other12Sources12Of12Evidence
Chapter121312What12Do12The12Quantitative12Data12Mean?
Chapter121412What12Do12The12Qualitative12Data12Mean?
Chapter121512Weighing12In12On12The12Evidence
Chapter121612Transitioning12Evidence12To12Practice
Chapter121712Developing12Oneself12As12An12Innovator
Chapter121812Evaluating12Outcomes12Of12Innovations
Chapter121912Sharing12The12Insights12With12Others

,CHAPTER121:12WHAT12IS12EVIDENCE12BASED12PRACTICE?

Test12Bank12Evidence-
Based12Practice12for12Nurses:12Appraisal12and12Application12of12Research125th12Edition12Schmidt,12
Brown

Multiple12Choice

Definition12of12research12(p.1214)
1. Which12of12the12following12is12the12best12definition12of12research?
a. Critically12thinking12about12problems12that12occur12in12health12care12to12determine1
2possible12solutions.

b. Information12that12is12based12on12personal12experience12or12tradition.
c. Planned12and12systematic12activity12that12leads12to12new12knowledge12and/
or12the12discovery12of12solutions12to12problems12or12questions.
d. Trying12a12variety12of12approaches12to12a12clinical12problem12and12settling12on12the12
approach12that12is12effective12more12often12than12not.

Definition12of12research12utilization12(p.124)
2. Which12of12the12following12is12the12best12definition12of12research12utilization?
a. Applying12research12findings12from12individual12studies12to12practice.
b. Analyzing12multiple12research12studies12to12synthesize12findings.
c. Appreciating12the12importance12of12clinical12decision12making.
d. Using12previous12personal12experience12to12build12confidence.

Definition12of12EBP12(pp.124-5)
3. Which12of12the12following12is12the12best12definition12of12evidence-based12practice12(EBP)?
a. Application12of12research12findings12based12on12scientific12theories12in12a12clinical12setting
.
b. Research12studies12that12correspond12to12nationally12established12priorities12for12he
althcare,12conducted12by12experts12in12their12fields.
c. Use12of12theory-derived,12research-
based12information12in12making12decisions12about12health12care12delivery,12with12c
onsideration12of12individual12needs12and12preferences12and12the12clinical12experti
se12of12the12provider.
d. Using12the12individual12health12care12provider’s12perception12of12truth12without12c
onscious12attention12or12reasoning.

Difference12between12research12utilization12and12EBP12(pp.124-5)
4. Which12of12the12following12best12describes12the12difference12between12research12utiliza
tion12and12EBP?
a. Research12utilization12is12a12process12of12evaluating12multiple12studies12for12t
he12most12generalizable12findings;12EBP12is12use12of12the12most12recent12study1
2on12a12topic.

, b. Research12utilization12involves12changing12practice12based12on12findings12of12a12si
ngle12research12study;12EBP12is12the12syntheses12of12findings12from12multiple12stud
ies12to12incorporate12with12practitioner12skills12and12client12preference12to12dete
rmine12best12care.
c. Research12utilization12is12the12application12of12research12findings12to12health12care12
practice;12EBP12is12considered12in12selecting12medication12options.
d. Research12utilization12is12review12of12research12publications;12EBP12is12usin
g12the12healthcare12provider’s12perception12of12what12care12would12be12be
st12in12individual12situations.

Evidence12from12other12disciplines12(p.126)
5. In12what12way12can12evidence12from12disciplines12other12than12nursing12be12helpful?
a. Theory12based12non-
nursing12evidence12can12provide12a12basis12on12which12to12build12new12evidence
.
b. Non-
nursing12evidence12supports12the12use12of12nursing12knowledge12obtained12by12t
rial12and12error.
c. Clinical12decision12making12can12be12based12on12findings12from12single12non-
nursing12research12studies.
d. All12evidence12is12equally12important12to12the12practice12of12nursing.

Identification12of12sources12of12evidence12(p.126)
6. You12are12a12new12nurse12working12at12XYZ12hospital.12Your12preceptor12tells12you12to12dangl
e12Ms.12Jones’12legs12on12the12side12of12the12bed12before12you12attempt12to12assist12her12to12a1
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2chair.12You12ask12your12preceptor12why12this12is12done12and12sh NeGrTsB
,1 2 “.CTOhM
is12is12what12
we12have12always12done,12so12go12do12it.”12This12is12an12example12of12which12type12of12eviden
ce?
a. Trial12and12error
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed12evidence
d. Tradition

Identification12of12sources12of12evidence12(p.126)
7. You12are12a12new12nurse12working12at12XYZ12hospital.12Your12preceptor12tells12you12to12dangl
e12Ms.12Jones’12legs12on12the12side12of12the12bed12before12you12attempt12to12assist12her12to12a1
2chair.12You12ask12your12preceptor12why12this12is12done12and12she12answers,12“Because12I12sai

d12so.”12This12is12an12example12of12which12type12of12evidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed12evidence

Identification12of12sources12of12evidence12(p.126)
8. Trial12and12error12is12not12a12preferred12approach12for12delivering12nursing12care12because
a. it12is12not12based12on12systematic12scientific12approaches.
b. it12is12not12a12sanctioned12method12by12the12American12Nurses12Association.
c. it12is12based12only12on12intuition12and12therefore12not12scientifically12based.