NUR 408 PreQuizzes with complete correct answers 2024.
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Which of the following statements defines evidence-based practice (EBP)?
A) "It is the systematic, rigorous, logical investigation that aims to answer questions about nursing phenomena"
B) "It is the empirical knowledge generated by the synthesis of quality study findings to address a pract...
NUR 408 PreQuizzes with complete
correct answers 2024
Which of the following statements defines evidence-based practice (EBP)?
A) "It is the systematic, rigorous, logical investigation that aims to answer
questions about nursing phenomena"
B) "It is the empirical knowledge generated by the synthesis of quality study
findings to address a practice problem"
C) "It is that process of communicating and using empirical or research-
generated knowledge to affect or change the existing practices in the healthcare
system"
D) "It is the collection, interpretation, and integration of valid research evidence
combined with clinical practice and understanding of the patient and family" -
ANSWER- *Answer D.*
Statement A defines research.
Statement B describes best research evidence.
Statement C describes a process known as research utilization
There are many sources of information that nurses use to guide their practice.
Tradition is one such source. Which of the following statements reflects using
tradition as a source of information?
A) Let's all try something else and see if it works
B) I feel that we are headed in the right direction in resolving the issue
C) The nurse manager said that we should try to do it this way
,D) Let us do it like we always have in the past - ANSWER- *Answer D*
What has worked in the past might work now" is the thinking reflected in the
statement. Tradition, as it has in the past, will guide the solution to a problem.
There are many sources of information on that nurses use to guide their practice.
One such source is the logical reasoning that includes deductive or inductive
approaches which of the following situations reflect deductive reasoning? A
nurse:
A) Is aware that a specific person has a traditional cultural background with an
orientation to the past. The nurse believes all of her patients who are from this
culture are past oriented
B) Knows that denial is often the first to reaction of most patients diagnosed with
a terminal illness. The nurse expects that a patient diagnosed with a terminal
illness would initially deny having this diagnosis.
C) Assumes that all patients from a particular culture are stoic to pain based on
his work experience within an individual from that culture who was stoic to pain.
D) Encounters a very rude New York City taxi driver. The nurse now believes that
all New York taxi drivers are rude - ANSWER- *Answer B*
A. This is inductive reasoning. It is defined as "the process of developing
generalizations from specific observations".
C. This is inductive reasoning.
D. This is inductive reasoning
Most evidence hierarchies put which of the following at the pinnacle?
A) Randomized clinical trials (RCTs)
B) Systematic reviews of RCTs
C) Quality improvement projects
D) It depends on the research question - ANSWER- *Answer B*
, A. Individual RCTs constitute Level II evidence.
C. The purpose of quality improvement is to improve practices and processes
within a specific organization - not to generate new knowledge.
D. A research question is a specific query the researcher wants to answer to
address a research problem
There are several processes used to synthesize research evidence. Which
process provides the strongest research evidence?
A) Meta-summaries of qualitative studies
B) A single randomized clinical trial
C) Meta-analysis of correlational studies
D) Systematic review of a randomized clinical trials - ANSWER- *Answer D*
The systematic review consists of many experimental studies. This is conducted
by panels of expert researchers using rigorous criteria. A clue in the question is
the word "systematic" which means that the processes were not that haphazard
but followed specific criteria. A systematic review is an inclusive process and
involves all the studies with the most rigorous designs.
Which of the following resources provides the most comprehensive source of
information and the highest level of evidence such as systematic reviews for
evidence-based practice?
A) Google Scholar
B) Annual reviews of nursing research
C) Cochrane collaboration and library
D) Cumulative index of nursing and Allied health literature (CINAHL) - ANSWER-
*Answer C*
A. Google scholar is a popular bibliographic search engine that was launched in
2004. It's maybe risky to depend on Google scholar exclusively. For a
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