both trof trAuburn trMontgomery trSchool trof trNursing
CHAPTER 1 tr
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
tr tr tr tr
Multiple trChoice
Definition trof trresearch tr(p. tr14)
1. Which trof trthe trfollowing tris trthe trbest trdefinition trof trresearch?
a. Critically trthinking trabout trproblems trthat troccur trin trhealth trcare trto trdetermine
trpossiblets
r olutions.
b. Information trthat tris trbased tron trpersonal trexperience tror trtradition.
c. Planned trand trsystematic tractivity trthat trleads trto trnew trknowledge
trand/or trthertdiscovery trof trsolutions trto trproblems tror trquestions.
d. Trying tra trvariety trof trapproaches trto tra trclinical trproblem trand trsettling tron trthe
trapproachtt r hat tris treffective trmore troften trthan trnot.
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Definition trof trresearch trutilization tr(p. tr4)
2. Which trof trthe trfollowing tris trthe trbest trdefinition trof trresearch trutilization?
a. Applying trresearch trfindings trfrom trindividual trstudies trto trpractice.
b. Analyzing trmultiple trresearch trstudies trto trsynthesize trfindings.
c. Appreciating trthe trimportance trof trclinical trdecision trmaking.
d. Using trprevious trpersonal trexperience trto trbuild trconfidence.
Definition trof trEBP tr(pp. tr4-5)
3. Which trof trthe trfollowing tris trthe trbest trdefinition trof trevidence-based trpractice tr(EBP)?
a. Application trof trresearch trfindings trbased tron trscientific trtheories trin tra trclinical trsetting.
b. Research trstudies trthat trcorrespond trto trnationally trestablished trpriorities trfor
trhealthcare,tcr onducted trby trexperts trin trtheir trfields.
c. Use trof trtheory-derived, trresearch-based trinformation trin trmaking trdecisions
traboutrthealth trcare trdelivery, trwith trconsideration trof trindividual trneeds trand
a. Research trutilization tris tra trprocess trof trevaluating trmultiple trstudies trfor trthe
trmosttg
r eneralizable trfindings; trEBP tris truse trof trthe trmost trrecent trstudy tron tra
b. Research trutilization trinvolves trchanging trpractice trbased tron trfindings trof tra
trsinglertresearch trstudy; trEBP tris trthe trsyntheses trof trfindings trfrom trmultiple
c. Research trutilization tris trthe trapplication trof trresearch trfindings trto trhealth trcare
trpractice;tEr BP tris trconsidered trin trselecting trmedication troptions.
d. Research trutilization tris trreview trof trresearch trpublications; trEBP tris trusing
trthe trhealthcare trprovider’s trperception trof trwhat trcare trwould trbe trbest trin
trindividualts r ituations.
Evidence trfrom trother trdisciplines tr(p. tr6)
5. In trwhat trway trcan trevidence trfrom trdisciplines trother trthan trnursing trbe trhelpful?
a. Theory trbased trnon-nursing trevidence trcan trprovide tra trbasis tron trwhich trto
trbuildrtnew trevidence.
b. Non-nursing trevidence trsupports trthe truse trof trnursing trknowledge trobtained trby
trtrialta
r nd trerror.
c. Clinical trdecision trmaking trcan trbe trbased tron trfindings trfrom trsingle trnon-
nursingtrr esearch trstudies.
d. All trevidence tris trequally trimportant trto trthe trpractice trof trnursing.
Identification trof trsources trof trevidence tr(p. tr6)
6. You trare tra trnew trnurse trworking trat trXYZ trhospital. trYour trpreceptor trtells tryou trto trdangle
trMs. trJones’ trlegs tron trthe trside trof trthe trbed trbefore tryou trattempt trto trassist trher trto tra trchair.
r receptor trwhy trthis tris trdone trand trshe answers, “This tris trwhat trwe trhave
trYou trask tryourtp
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tralways trdone, trso trgo trdo trit.” trThis tris tran trexample trof trwhich trtype trof trevidence?
a. Trial trand trerror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed trevidence
d. Tradition
Identification trof trsources trof trevidence tr(p. tr6)
7. You trare tra trnew trnurse trworking trat trXYZ trhospital. trYour trpreceptor trtells tryou trto trdangle
trMs. trJones’ trlegs tron trthe trside trof trthe trbed trbefore tryou trattempt trto trassist trher trto tra trchair.
r receptor trwhy trthis tris trdone trand trshe transwers, tr“Because trI trsaid trso.” trThis
trYou trask tryourtp
tris tran trexample trof trwhich trtype trof trevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed trevidence
Identification trof trsources trof trevidence tr(p. tr6)
8. Trial trand trerror tris trnot tra trpreferred trapproach trfor trdelivering trnursing trcare trbecause
a. it tris trnot trbased tron trsystematic trscientific trapproaches.
b. it tris trnot tra trsanctioned trmethod trby trthe trAmerican trNurses trAssociation.
c. it tris trbased tronly tron trintuition trand trtherefore trnot trscientifically trbased.
d. patient troutcomes trare tralways trbased tronly tron trlevel tr1 trevidence.
Identification trof trsources trof trevidence tr(p. tr8)
9. Many trnurses trin trclinical trsettings trbase trnursing trinterventions tron trinformation trobtained
trfrom
a. level tr1 trevidence.
b. individual trresearch trstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. the trAmerican trNurses trAssociation.
Barriers trto tradopting trEBP tr(p. tr8)
10. Studies trhave trshown trthat trthe trreasons trthat trnurses trdo trnot trdraw tron trresearch trare trrelated trto
a. communication trproblems.
b. individual trand trorganizational trfactors.
c. personal trdisinterest.
d. rapid trorganizational trchanges.
Environment trfor trEBP trto trflourish tr(p. tr11)
11. Which trof trthe trfollowing trpromotes trconsistent trEBP trpractice trchanges trin tran trinstitution?
a. Clinical trexperts trsuch tras trAdvanced trPractice trNurses tr(APNs) trshould trbe
trtheta
r uthority trfor trany trchange trin trpractices.
b. Change trchampions trare trneeded tron treach trwork trshift trto trfacilitate
trpracticertchanges.
c. Nurse trmanagers trmust trmandate trresearch trwithin trhealthcare trinstitutions.
d. Opinion trleaders trshould trenforce tradherence trto trtheir tropinions.
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Environment trfor trEBP trto trflourish tr(p. tr10)
12. One trmethod trfor trovercoming tra trlack trof trresources trto traccess trevidence tris trto
a. devote tr15 trminutes tra trday trto trreading trevidence trrelated trto tra trclinical trproblem.
b. attend trconferences trwhere trclinical trresearch tris trpresented..
c. bookmark trimportant trWeb trsites trthat trare trsources trof trclinical trguidelines.
d. collaborate trwith tra trnursing trprogram trfor traccess trto trresources.
Barriers trto tradopting trEBP tr(p. tr9)
13. What trsteps trcan trbe trtaken trto trovercome trthe trtime trbarrier trto tradopting tran trEBP?
a. Devote tr15 trminutes tra trday trto trreading trevidence trrelated trto tra trclinical trproblem.
b. Subscribe trto tre-mail trsummaries trof trresearch trstudies trin tryour trarea trof trinterest.
c. Take tradvantage trof travailable trtechnologies trto trprovide trquick trand trconvenient
traccesstt
r o trrelevant trdata trand trclinical trguidelines.
d. All trof trthe trabove
Parts trof tra trresearch trarticle tr(p. tr18)
14. Which trsection trof tra trresearch trarticle trprovides tran troverview trof trthe trstudy?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Review trof trliterature
d. Theoretical trframework
Parts trof tra trresearch trarticle tr(pp. tr18)
15. Which trsection trof tra trresearch trarticle tridentifies trthe trproblem trbeing trstudied trand
trincludes tratp
r urpose trstatement trand trbackground trinformation tron trthe trtopic?
a. Discussion trsection
b. Introduction
c. Methods trsection
d. Results trsection
Parts trof tra trresearch trarticle tr(p. tr19)
16. A trmajor trportion trof tra trresearch trarticle tris trthe trmethods trsection, trwhich trincludes tra
trdiscussiontor f trthe trstudy trdesign, trthe trsample, trand trthe collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories
Parts trof tra trresearch trarticle tr(p. tr19)
17. The section trof tra trresearch trarticle troutlines trthe trmethods trused trto tranalyze
trthetd
r ata trand trnotes trthe trfindings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
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Parts trof tra trresearch trarticle tr(p.
tr20)
18. Which trsection trof tra trresearch trarticle trprovides tran trinterpretation trof trthe trstudy’s trresults?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion
Ethical trissues tr(p. tr24)
19. The trfirst trregulations trto trprotect trhuman trsubjects trin trmedical trresearch trstudies trwere
trproposedtb r y trthe in tr1973.
a. American trMedical trAssociation
b. U.S. trDepartment trof trHealth, trEducation, trand trWelfare
c. U.S. trFood trand trDrug trAdministration
d. Association trof trAmerican trUniversities
Ethical trissues tr(p. tr31)
20. Which trof trthe trfollowing trforms trthe trbasis trfor trethical trconduct trin trmedical
trresearchti
r nternationally?
a. Jewish trChronic trDisease trHospital trstudy
b. Nuremberg trCode
c. Tuskegee trstudies
d. Willowbrook trstudies
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