EVIDENCE tBASED tPRACTICE tFOR tNURSES t3RD tEDITION tSCHMIDT tTEST tBANK
Testbank for Schmidt & Brown 3rd Edition
t t t t t t
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
t t t t t t t t
Testbank tprepared tby:
Arlene tH. tMorris, tEdD, tRN, tCNE tand
tDebbie t Faulk, tPhD, tRN, tCNE
both tof tAuburn tMontgomery tSchool tof tNursing
CHAPTER 1 t
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
t t t t
Multiple tChoice
Definition tof tresearch t(p. t14)
1. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tthe tbest tdefinition tof tresearch?
a. Critically tthinking tabout tproblems tthat toccur tin thealth tcare tto tdetermine tpossible
tsolutions.
b. Information tthat tis tbased ton tpersonal texperience tor ttradition.
c. Planned tand tsystematic tactivity tthat tleads tto tnew tknowledge tand/or tthe
tdiscovery tof t solutions tto tproblems tor tquestions.
d. Trying ta tvariety tof tapproaches tto ta tclinical tproblem tand tsettling ton tthe tapproach
tt hat tis teffective t more toften tthan t not.
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Definition tof tresearch tutilization t(p. t4)
2. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tthe tbest tdefinition tof tresearch tutilization?
a. Applying tresearch tfindings tfrom tindividual tstudies tto tpractice.
b. Analyzing tmultiple tresearch tstudies tto tsynthesize tfindings.
c. Appreciating tthe timportance tof tclinical tdecision tmaking.
d. Using tprevious tpersonal texperience tto tbuild tconfidence.
Definition tof tEBP t(pp. t4-5)
3. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tthe tbest tdefinition tof tevidence-based tpractice t(EBP)?
a. Application tof tresearch tfindings tbased ton tscientific ttheories tin ta tclinical tsetting.
b. Research tstudies tthat tcorrespond tto tnationally testablished tpriorities tfor thealthcare,
tconducted tby texperts t in ttheir t fields.
c. Use tof ttheory-derived, tresearch-based tinformation tin tmaking tdecisions tabout
thealth tcare tdelivery, twith tconsideration tof tindividual tneeds tand tpreferences
tand tthe tclinical texpertise tof tthe tprovider.
d. Using tthe tindividual thealth tcare tprovider’s tperception tof ttruth twithout tconscious
tattention tor treasoning.
Difference tbetween tresearch tutilization tand tEBP t(pp. t4-5)
4. Which tof tthe tfollowing tbest tdescribes tthe tdifference tbetween tresearch tutilization tand
tEBP?
a. Research tutilization tis ta tprocess tof tevaluating tmultiple tstudies tfor tthe tmost
tgeneralizable t findings; tEBP t is tuse tof tthe t most trecent tstudy ton ta ttopic.
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b. Research tutilization tinvolves tchanging tpractice tbased ton tfindings tof ta tsingle
tresearch t study; tEBP tis tthe tsyntheses tof t findings tfrom tmultiple tstudies tto
tincorporate twith tpractitioner t skills tand tclient tpreference tto tdetermine tbest
tcare.
c. Research tutilization tis tthe tapplication tof tresearch tfindings tto thealth tcare tpractice;
tEBP t is tconsidered t in tselecting t medication toptions.
d. Research tutilization tis treview tof tresearch tpublications; tEBP tis tusing tthe
thealthcare tprovider’s tperception tof twhat tcare twould tbe t best t in t individual
tsituations.
Evidence tfrom tother tdisciplines t(p. t6)
5. In twhat tway tcan tevidence tfrom tdisciplines tother tthan tnursing tbe thelpful?
a. Theory tbased tnon-nursing tevidence tcan tprovide ta tbasis ton twhich tto tbuild
tnew tevidence.
b. Non-nursing tevidence tsupports tthe tuse tof tnursing tknowledge tobtained tby ttrial
tand terror.
c. Clinical tdecision tmaking tcan tbe tbased ton tfindings tfrom tsingle tnon-nursing
tresearch tstudies.
d. All tevidence tis tequally timportant tto tthe tpractice tof tnursing.
Identification tof tsources tof tevidence t(p. t6)
6. You tare ta tnew tnurse tworking tat tXYZ thospital. tYour tpreceptor ttells tyou tto tdangle tMs.
tJones’ tlegs ton tthe tside tof tthe tbed t before tyou tattempt tto tassist ther tto ta tchair. tYou task tyour
tpreceptor twhy tthis tis tdone tand tsh NeGrTs,B“
NeUaRnSsIw .CTOhM
is tis twhat twe thave talways tdone, tso tgo tdo
t it.” tThis t is tan texample tof twhich ttype tof tevidence?
a. Trial tand terror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed tevidence
d. Tradition
Identification tof tsources tof tevidence t(p. t6)
7. You tare ta tnew tnurse tworking tat tXYZ thospital. tYour tpreceptor ttells tyou tto tdangle tMs.
tJones’ tlegs ton tthe tside tof tthe tbed t before tyou tattempt tto tassist ther tto ta tchair. tYou task tyour
tpreceptor twhy tthis t is tdone tand tshe tanswers, t “Because tI tsaid tso.” tThis t is tan texample tof
twhich ttype tof tevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed tevidence
Identification tof tsources tof tevidence t(p. t6)
8. Trial tand terror tis tnot ta tpreferred tapproach tfor tdelivering tnursing tcare tbecause
a. it tis tnot tbased ton tsystematic tscientific tapproaches.
b. it tis tnot ta tsanctioned tmethod tby tthe tAmerican tNurses tAssociation.
c. it tis tbased tonly ton tintuition tand ttherefore tnot tscientifically tbased.
d. patient toutcomes tare talways tbased tonly ton tlevel t1 tevidence.
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Identification tof tsources tof tevidence t(p. t8)
9. Many tnurses tin tclinical tsettings tbase tnursing tinterventions ton tinformation tobtained tfrom
a. level t1 tevidence.
b. individual tresearch tstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. the tAmerican tNurses tAssociation.
Barriers tto tadopting tEBP t(p. t8)
10. Studies thave tshown tthat tthe treasons tthat tnurses tdo tnot tdraw ton tresearch tare trelated tto
a. communication tproblems.
b. individual tand torganizational tfactors.
c. personal tdisinterest.
d. rapid torganizational tchanges.
Environment tfor tEBP tto tflourish t(p. t11)
11. Which tof tthe tfollowing tpromotes tconsistent tEBP tpractice tchanges tin tan tinstitution?
a. Clinical texperts tsuch tas tAdvanced tPractice tNurses t(APNs) tshould tbe tthe
tauthority t for tany tchange t in tpractices.
b. Change tchampions tare tneeded ton teach twork tshift tto tfacilitate tpractice
tchanges.
c. Nurse tmanagers tmust tmandate tresearch twithin thealthcare tinstitutions.
d. Opinion tleaders tshould tenforce tadherence tto ttheir topinions.
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Environment tfor tEBP tto tflourish t(p. t10)
12. One tmethod tfor tovercoming ta tlack tof tresources tto taccess tevidence tis tto
a. devote t15 tminutes ta tday tto treading tevidence trelated tto ta tclinical tproblem.
b. attend tconferences twhere tclinical tresearch tis tpresented..
c. bookmark timportant tWeb tsites tthat tare tsources tof tclinical tguidelines.
d. collaborate twith ta tnursing tprogram tfor taccess tto tresources.
Barriers tto tadopting tEBP t(p. t9)
13. What tsteps tcan tbe ttaken tto tovercome tthe ttime tbarrier tto tadopting tan tEBP?
a. Devote t15 tminutes ta tday tto treading tevidence trelated tto ta tclinical tproblem.
b. Subscribe tto te-mail tsummaries tof tresearch tstudies tin tyour tarea tof tinterest.
c. Take tadvantage tof tavailable ttechnologies tto tprovide tquick tand tconvenient taccess
tto trelevant tdata tand tclinical tguidelines.
d. All tof tthe tabove
Parts tof ta tresearch tarticle t(p. t18)
14. Which tsection tof ta tresearch tarticle tprovides tan toverview tof tthe tstudy?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Review tof tliterature
d. Theoretical tframework
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Parts tof ta tresearch tarticle t(pp. t18)
15. Which tsection tof ta tresearch tarticle tidentifies tthe tproblem tbeing tstudied tand tincludes ta
tpurpose tstatement tand t background t information ton t the ttopic?
a. Discussion tsection
b. Introduction
c. Methods tsection
d. Results tsection
Parts tof ta tresearch tarticle t(p. t19)
16. A tmajor tportion tof ta tresearch tarticle tis tthe tmethods tsection, twhich tincludes ta tdiscussion
to f tthe tstudy tdesign, tthe tsample, tand tthe collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories
Parts tof ta tresearch tarticle t(p. t19)
17. The section tof ta tresearch tarticle toutlines tthe tmethods tused tto tanalyze tthe
tdata tand tnotes tthe t findings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
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Parts tof ta tresearch tarticle t(p. t20)
18. Which tsection tof ta tresearch tarticle tprovides tan tinterpretation tof tthe tstudy’s tresults?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion
Ethical tissues t(p. t24)
19. The tfirst tregulations tto tprotect thuman tsubjects tin tmedical tresearch tstudies twere tproposed
tby tthe in t1973.
a. American tMedical tAssociation
b. U.S. tDepartment tof tHealth, tEducation, tand tWelfare
c. U.S. tFood tand tDrug tAdministration
d. Association tof tAmerican tUniversities
Ethical tissues t(p. t31)
20. Which tof tthe tfollowing tforms tthe tbasis tfor tethical tconduct tin tmedical tresearch
tinternationally?
a. Jewish tChronic tDisease tHospital tstudy
b. Nuremberg tCode
c. Tuskegee tstudies
d. Willowbrook tstudies
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Testbank for Schmidt & Brown 3rd Edition
t t t t t t
Evidence-Based Practice for Nurses: Appraisal and Application of Research
t t t t t t t t
Testbank tprepared tby:
Arlene tH. tMorris, tEdD, tRN, tCNE tand
tDebbie t Faulk, tPhD, tRN, tCNE
both tof tAuburn tMontgomery tSchool tof tNursing
CHAPTER 1 t
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
t t t t
Multiple tChoice
Definition tof tresearch t(p. t14)
1. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tthe tbest tdefinition tof tresearch?
a. Critically tthinking tabout tproblems tthat toccur tin thealth tcare tto tdetermine tpossible
tsolutions.
b. Information tthat tis tbased ton tpersonal texperience tor ttradition.
c. Planned tand tsystematic tactivity tthat tleads tto tnew tknowledge tand/or tthe
tdiscovery tof t solutions tto tproblems tor tquestions.
d. Trying ta tvariety tof tapproaches tto ta tclinical tproblem tand tsettling ton tthe tapproach
tt hat tis teffective t more toften tthan t not.
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Definition tof tresearch tutilization t(p. t4)
2. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tthe tbest tdefinition tof tresearch tutilization?
a. Applying tresearch tfindings tfrom tindividual tstudies tto tpractice.
b. Analyzing tmultiple tresearch tstudies tto tsynthesize tfindings.
c. Appreciating tthe timportance tof tclinical tdecision tmaking.
d. Using tprevious tpersonal texperience tto tbuild tconfidence.
Definition tof tEBP t(pp. t4-5)
3. Which tof tthe tfollowing tis tthe tbest tdefinition tof tevidence-based tpractice t(EBP)?
a. Application tof tresearch tfindings tbased ton tscientific ttheories tin ta tclinical tsetting.
b. Research tstudies tthat tcorrespond tto tnationally testablished tpriorities tfor thealthcare,
tconducted tby texperts t in ttheir t fields.
c. Use tof ttheory-derived, tresearch-based tinformation tin tmaking tdecisions tabout
thealth tcare tdelivery, twith tconsideration tof tindividual tneeds tand tpreferences
tand tthe tclinical texpertise tof tthe tprovider.
d. Using tthe tindividual thealth tcare tprovider’s tperception tof ttruth twithout tconscious
tattention tor treasoning.
Difference tbetween tresearch tutilization tand tEBP t(pp. t4-5)
4. Which tof tthe tfollowing tbest tdescribes tthe tdifference tbetween tresearch tutilization tand
tEBP?
a. Research tutilization tis ta tprocess tof tevaluating tmultiple tstudies tfor tthe tmost
tgeneralizable t findings; tEBP t is tuse tof tthe t most trecent tstudy ton ta ttopic.
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b. Research tutilization tinvolves tchanging tpractice tbased ton tfindings tof ta tsingle
tresearch t study; tEBP tis tthe tsyntheses tof t findings tfrom tmultiple tstudies tto
tincorporate twith tpractitioner t skills tand tclient tpreference tto tdetermine tbest
tcare.
c. Research tutilization tis tthe tapplication tof tresearch tfindings tto thealth tcare tpractice;
tEBP t is tconsidered t in tselecting t medication toptions.
d. Research tutilization tis treview tof tresearch tpublications; tEBP tis tusing tthe
thealthcare tprovider’s tperception tof twhat tcare twould tbe t best t in t individual
tsituations.
Evidence tfrom tother tdisciplines t(p. t6)
5. In twhat tway tcan tevidence tfrom tdisciplines tother tthan tnursing tbe thelpful?
a. Theory tbased tnon-nursing tevidence tcan tprovide ta tbasis ton twhich tto tbuild
tnew tevidence.
b. Non-nursing tevidence tsupports tthe tuse tof tnursing tknowledge tobtained tby ttrial
tand terror.
c. Clinical tdecision tmaking tcan tbe tbased ton tfindings tfrom tsingle tnon-nursing
tresearch tstudies.
d. All tevidence tis tequally timportant tto tthe tpractice tof tnursing.
Identification tof tsources tof tevidence t(p. t6)
6. You tare ta tnew tnurse tworking tat tXYZ thospital. tYour tpreceptor ttells tyou tto tdangle tMs.
tJones’ tlegs ton tthe tside tof tthe tbed t before tyou tattempt tto tassist ther tto ta tchair. tYou task tyour
tpreceptor twhy tthis tis tdone tand tsh NeGrTs,B“
NeUaRnSsIw .CTOhM
is tis twhat twe thave talways tdone, tso tgo tdo
t it.” tThis t is tan texample tof twhich ttype tof tevidence?
a. Trial tand terror
b. Intuition
c. Borrowed tevidence
d. Tradition
Identification tof tsources tof tevidence t(p. t6)
7. You tare ta tnew tnurse tworking tat tXYZ thospital. tYour tpreceptor ttells tyou tto tdangle tMs.
tJones’ tlegs ton tthe tside tof tthe tbed t before tyou tattempt tto tassist ther tto ta tchair. tYou task tyour
tpreceptor twhy tthis t is tdone tand tshe tanswers, t “Because tI tsaid tso.” tThis t is tan texample tof
twhich ttype tof tevidence?
a. Intuition
b. Tradition
c. Authority
d. Borrowed tevidence
Identification tof tsources tof tevidence t(p. t6)
8. Trial tand terror tis tnot ta tpreferred tapproach tfor tdelivering tnursing tcare tbecause
a. it tis tnot tbased ton tsystematic tscientific tapproaches.
b. it tis tnot ta tsanctioned tmethod tby tthe tAmerican tNurses tAssociation.
c. it tis tbased tonly ton tintuition tand ttherefore tnot tscientifically tbased.
d. patient toutcomes tare talways tbased tonly ton tlevel t1 tevidence.
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Identification tof tsources tof tevidence t(p. t8)
9. Many tnurses tin tclinical tsettings tbase tnursing tinterventions ton tinformation tobtained tfrom
a. level t1 tevidence.
b. individual tresearch tstudies.
c. colleagues.
d. the tAmerican tNurses tAssociation.
Barriers tto tadopting tEBP t(p. t8)
10. Studies thave tshown tthat tthe treasons tthat tnurses tdo tnot tdraw ton tresearch tare trelated tto
a. communication tproblems.
b. individual tand torganizational tfactors.
c. personal tdisinterest.
d. rapid torganizational tchanges.
Environment tfor tEBP tto tflourish t(p. t11)
11. Which tof tthe tfollowing tpromotes tconsistent tEBP tpractice tchanges tin tan tinstitution?
a. Clinical texperts tsuch tas tAdvanced tPractice tNurses t(APNs) tshould tbe tthe
tauthority t for tany tchange t in tpractices.
b. Change tchampions tare tneeded ton teach twork tshift tto tfacilitate tpractice
tchanges.
c. Nurse tmanagers tmust tmandate tresearch twithin thealthcare tinstitutions.
d. Opinion tleaders tshould tenforce tadherence tto ttheir topinions.
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Environment tfor tEBP tto tflourish t(p. t10)
12. One tmethod tfor tovercoming ta tlack tof tresources tto taccess tevidence tis tto
a. devote t15 tminutes ta tday tto treading tevidence trelated tto ta tclinical tproblem.
b. attend tconferences twhere tclinical tresearch tis tpresented..
c. bookmark timportant tWeb tsites tthat tare tsources tof tclinical tguidelines.
d. collaborate twith ta tnursing tprogram tfor taccess tto tresources.
Barriers tto tadopting tEBP t(p. t9)
13. What tsteps tcan tbe ttaken tto tovercome tthe ttime tbarrier tto tadopting tan tEBP?
a. Devote t15 tminutes ta tday tto treading tevidence trelated tto ta tclinical tproblem.
b. Subscribe tto te-mail tsummaries tof tresearch tstudies tin tyour tarea tof tinterest.
c. Take tadvantage tof tavailable ttechnologies tto tprovide tquick tand tconvenient taccess
tto trelevant tdata tand tclinical tguidelines.
d. All tof tthe tabove
Parts tof ta tresearch tarticle t(p. t18)
14. Which tsection tof ta tresearch tarticle tprovides tan toverview tof tthe tstudy?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Review tof tliterature
d. Theoretical tframework
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Parts tof ta tresearch tarticle t(pp. t18)
15. Which tsection tof ta tresearch tarticle tidentifies tthe tproblem tbeing tstudied tand tincludes ta
tpurpose tstatement tand t background t information ton t the ttopic?
a. Discussion tsection
b. Introduction
c. Methods tsection
d. Results tsection
Parts tof ta tresearch tarticle t(p. t19)
16. A tmajor tportion tof ta tresearch tarticle tis tthe tmethods tsection, twhich tincludes ta tdiscussion
to f tthe tstudy tdesign, tthe tsample, tand tthe collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories
Parts tof ta tresearch tarticle t(p. t19)
17. The section tof ta tresearch tarticle toutlines tthe tmethods tused tto tanalyze tthe
tdata tand tnotes tthe t findings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
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Parts tof ta tresearch tarticle t(p. t20)
18. Which tsection tof ta tresearch tarticle tprovides tan tinterpretation tof tthe tstudy’s tresults?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion
Ethical tissues t(p. t24)
19. The tfirst tregulations tto tprotect thuman tsubjects tin tmedical tresearch tstudies twere tproposed
tby tthe in t1973.
a. American tMedical tAssociation
b. U.S. tDepartment tof tHealth, tEducation, tand tWelfare
c. U.S. tFood tand tDrug tAdministration
d. Association tof tAmerican tUniversities
Ethical tissues t(p. t31)
20. Which tof tthe tfollowing tforms tthe tbasis tfor tethical tconduct tin tmedical tresearch
tinternationally?
a. Jewish tChronic tDisease tHospital tstudy
b. Nuremberg tCode
c. Tuskegee tstudies
d. Willowbrook tstudies
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