Nursing Interventions And Clinical Skills
7th Edition By Potter
Test Bank
Chapter 01: Using Evidence in Nursing Practice
Perry et al.: Nursing Interventions & Clinical Skills, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nursing educator is explaining how the best clinical pra...
1. Aqnursingqeducatorqisqexplainingqhowqtheqbestqclinicalqpracticesqareqdetermined.q
Whichstatementqbestqexplainsqtheqpurposeqofqevidence-basedqpractice?
a. Itqensuresqthatqallqpatientsqreceiveqholisticqcare.
b. Itqprovidesqaqdefiniteqreasonqforqprovidingqcareqinqaqspecificqmanner.
c. Itqpreventsqerrorsqwhenqcareqisqbeingqdelivered.
d. Itqguaranteesqthatqcareqdeliveredqisqbasedqonqresearch.
ANS:q B
Evidence-
basedqpracticeqisqthequseqofqtheqcurrentqbestqevidenceqinqmakingqpatientqcareqdecisions.
q Itqappliesqtoqallqtypesqofqhealthqcareqprofessionals.qCurrentlyqthereqisqnoqmethodqthatc
anqensureqthatqallqpatientsqreceiveqholisticqcare,qthatqallqerrorsqcanqbeqprevented,qorqtha
tqaqguaranteeqexistsqthatqcareqgivenqisqbasedqonqresearch.
,TESTqBANKqFORqNURSINGqINTERVENTIONSqANDqCLINICALqSKILLSq7THqEDITIONqBYqPOTTER
a. Whatqisqknownqaboutqreductionqofqurinaryqtractqinfectionsqinqtheqolderq
adultqwithdiabetes?
b. Howqcanqchronicqpainqbestqbeqdescribedqwhenqtheqpatientqisqnonverbal?
c. HowqlongqcanqanqIVqcatheterqremainqinqplaceqinqaqpatientqwithqobesity?
d. Whatqmeasuresqcanqtheqnurseqtakeqtoqreduceqtheqrisingqincidenceqofq
urinaryqtractinfectionsqonqtheqolderqadultqcarequnit?
ANS:q D
Evidence-
basedqpracticeq(EBP)qquestionsqtendqtoqariseqfromqtwoqsources:qrecurrentqproblemsorq
newqknowledge.qInqtheqcorrectqoption,qtheqincreaseqinqurinaryqtractqinfectionsqindicate
sqaqtrendqorqrecurringqproblemqinqaqspecificqgroupqofqpatients.qTheqotherqquestionsqareq
generalqinformationqquestions,qnotqbasedqonqwhatqisqhappeningqinqaqspecificqareaqorqtoq
aqgroupqofqspecificqpatientsqinqanqareaqorqrelatingqtoqanqobservedqtrend.
3. Whatqdoesqtheq―I‖qindicateqinqaq―PICO‖qquestion?
a. Interventionqofqinterest
b. Incorporationqofqconcepts
c. Implementationqbyqnursing
d. Interestqofqpersonnel
ANS:q A
Theq―I‖qstandsqforqinterventionqofqinterest,qmeaningqwhatqtheqnurseqhopesqtoquseqinqprac
ticeqandqbelievesqisqworthwhileqorqvaluable.qThisqcouldqbeqaqtreatmentqforqaqspecificqtypeq
ofqwoundorqanqapproachqonqhowqtoqteachqfoodqpreparationqforqaqpatientqwithqimpairedq s
ight.
4. Whoqwillqtheqclinicalqresearchqnurseqcontactqtoqsearchqrelevantqdatabasesqinq
preparationqforqanupcomingqstudy?
a. Theqphysicianqwhoseqpatientsqmayqbeqinvolvedqinqtheqstudy
b. Theqmedicalqlibrarian
c. Theqnurseqmanagerqofqthequnitqwhereqtheqstudyqwillqbeqconducted
d. Theqdirectorqofqnursingqofqtheqfacility
ANS:q B
Theqmedicalqlibrarianqisqmostqknowledgeableqregardingqdatabasesqrelevantqtoqaqst
udy.qTheotherqindividualsqdoqnotqhaveqtheqknowledgeqregardingqrelevantqdatabas
es.
5. Whichqdatabaseqcontainsqsummariesqofqclinicalqguidelinesqandqtheirqdevelopment?
a. MEDLINE
b. CINAHL
c. CochraneqDatabaseqofqSystematicqReviews
d. TheqNationalqGuidelineqClearinghouse
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