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Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing 6th Edition Potter Test BankChapter 06: Evidence-Informed Practice
Potter et al: Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The extent to which the findings of a qualitative study are thought to be meaningful and
applicable to similar cases or other situations is known as which of the following?
a. Credibility.
b. Transferability.
c. Validity.
d. Reliability.
ANS: B
Transferability refers to the extent to which the findings of a qualitative study are thought to
be meaningful and applicable to similar cases or other situations. Credibility concerns whether
the research and results are trustworthy. Validity refers to whether the study measured what it
was intended to. Reliability concerns whether the study results are repeatable.
DIF: Understand REF: 83 OBJ: Define the key terms listed.
TOP: Evaluate MSC: CPNRE: Foundations of Practice
2. In caring for patients, it is important for the nurse to realize that evidence-informed decision
making is which of the following?
a. The only valid source of knowledge that should be used.
b. Secondary to traditional or standard care knowledge.
c. Dependent on patient values and expectations.
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ANS: C
Even when the best evidence available is used, application and outcomes will differ according
to patients’ values, preferences, concerns, and expectations. Nurses often care for patients on
the basis of tradition or convenience, or in the standard “It has always been done this way.”
Although these sources have value, it is important to learn to rely more on research evidence
than on nonresearch evidence. Evidence-informed decision making is closely related to
quality improvement.
DIF: Understand REF: 76 | 77, Box 6-1
OBJ: Explain the need for evidence to inform nurses’ decision making.
TOP: Evaluate MSC: CPNRE: Foundations of Practice
3. The first step in evidence-informed practice is to ask a clinical question. In doing so, what
does the nurse need to realize with regard to researching interventions?
a. The question is more important than its format.
b. The question will lead the researcher to hundreds of articles that must be read.
c. The question may be easier if it is in PICOT format.
d. The question may be more useful the more general it is.
ANS: C
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The PICOT format allows the nurse to ask questions that are intervention focused.
Inappropriately formed questions will probably lead to irrelevant sources of information. It is
not beneficial to read hundreds of articles. It is more beneficial to read the best four to six
articles that specifically address the question. The more focused the question asked is, the
easier it will become to search for evidence in the scientific literature.
DIF: Understand REF: 77 OBJ: Discuss the steps of the research process.
TOP: Evaluate MSC: CPNRE: Foundations of Practice
4. When the best evidence is collected, what is the “gold standard” for research?
a. The randomized controlled trial (RCT).
b. The peer-reviewed article.
c. Qualitative research.
d. The opinion of expert committees.
ANS: A
Individual RCTs are the “gold standard” for research. A peer-reviewed article is one that has
been reviewed by a panel of experts; this is not a research method. Qualitative research is
valuable in identifying information about how patients cope with or manage various health
problems and their perceptions of illness. It does not usually have the robustness of an RCT.
Expert opinion is on the bottom of the hierarchical pyramid of evidence.
DIF: Knowledge REF: 83
OBJ: Discuss methods for developing new nursing knowledge. TOP: Assessment
MSC: CPNRE: Foundations of Practice
5. The nursing team is writing a research article on a patient care topic. Which section will get
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the reader to read the article because GTvalue
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a. Abstract.
b. Introduction.
c. Literature review or background.
d. Results.
ANS: B
The introduction contains information about its purpose and the importance of the topic to the
audience who reads the article. The abstract is a brief summary of the article. The literature
review or background offers a detailed background of the level of science or clinical
information that is available about the topic of the article. The results section is the summary
section of the article.
DIF: Understand REF: 78 OBJ: Discuss the steps of the research process.
TOP: Assessment MSC: CPNRE: Collaborative Practice
6. The nurse is caring for a patient with chronic low back pain. In providing care for this patient,
the nurse wonders whether there is literature on nursing interventions for chronic low back
pain. What are the best-known databases for nursing literature?
a. MEDLINE and CINAHL
b. EMBASE and PsycInfo
c. PsycINFO and CINAHL
d. MEDLINE and EMBASE
ANS: A
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