EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FOR NURSES:
APPRAISAL AND APPLICATION OF RESEARCH 4TH EDITION
BY NOLA A. SCHMIDT LATEST UPDATE.
,TEST BANK FOR SCHMIDT & BROWN 4TH
EDITION EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE FOR
NURSES: APPRAISAL AND APPLICATION OF
RESEARCH
CHAPTER 1
WHAT IS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST DEFINITION OF RESEARCH?
a. CRITICALLY THINKING ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR IN HEALTH
CARE TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS.
b. INFORMATION THAT IS BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OR
TRADITION.
c. PLANNED AND SYSTEMATIC ACTIVITY THAT LEADS TO NEW
KNOWLEDGE AND/OR THE DISCOVERY OF SOLUTIONS TO
PROBLEMS OR QUESTIONS.
d. TRYING A VARIETY OF APPROACHES TO A CLINICAL PROBLEM
AND SETTLING ON THE APPROACH THAT IS EFFECTIVE MORE
OFTEN THAN NOT.
DEFINITION OF RESEARCH UTILIZATION (P. 4)
2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST DEFINITION OF RESEARCH
UTILIZATION?
a. APPLYING RESEARCH FINDINGS FROM INDIVIDUAL STUDIES TO
PRACTICE.
b. ANALYZING MULTIPLE RESEARCH STUDIES TO SYNTHESIZE FINDINGS.
c. APPRECIATING THE IMPORTANCE OF CLINICAL DECISION MAKING.
d. USING PREVIOUS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE TO BUILD CONFIDENCE.
DEFINITION OF EBP (PP. 4-5)
3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE BEST DEFINITION OF EVIDENCE-BASED
PRACTICE (EBP)?
a. APPLICATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS BASED ON SCIENTIFIC THEORIES
IN A CLINICAL SETTING.
b. RESEARCH STUDIES THAT CORRESPOND TO NATIONALLY
ESTABLISHED PRIORITIES FOR HEALTHCARE, CONDUCTED BY
EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS.
c. USE OF THEORY-DERIVED, RESEARCH-BASED INFORMATION IN
MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, WITH
CONSIDERATION OF INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES AND
THE CLINICAL EXPERTISE OF THE PROVIDER.
, d. USING THE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER’S PERCEPTION
OF TRUTH WITHOUT CONSCIOUS ATTENTION OR REASONING.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESEARCH UTILIZATION AND EBP (PP. 4-5)
4. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN RESEARCH UTILIZATION AND EBP?
a. RESEARCH UTILIZATION IS A PROCESS OF EVALUATING
MULTIPLE STUDIES FOR THE MOST GENERALIZABLE
FINDINGS; EBP IS USE OF THE MOST RECENT STUDY ON A
TOPIC.
, b. RESEARCH UTILIZATION INVOLVES CHANGING PRACTICE
BASED ON FINDINGS OF A SINGLE RESEARCH STUDY; EBP IS
THE SYNTHESES OF FINDINGS FROM MULTIPLE STUDIES TO
INCORPORATE WITH PRACTITIONER SKILLS AND CLIENT
PREFERENCE TO DETERMINE BEST CARE.
c. RESEARCH UTILIZATION IS THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH
FINDINGS TO HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; EBP IS CONSIDERED IN
SELECTING MEDICATION OPTIONS.
d. RESEARCH UTILIZATION IS REVIEW OF RESEARCH
PUBLICATIONS; EBP IS USING THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER’S
PERCEPTION OF WHAT CARE WOULD BE BEST IN
INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONS.
EVIDENCE FROM OTHER DISCIPLINES (P. 6)
5. IN WHAT WAY CAN EVIDENCE FROM DISCIPLINES OTHER THAN NURSING BE
HELPFUL?
a. THEORY BASED NON-NURSING EVIDENCE CAN PROVIDE A
BASIS ON WHICH TO BUILD NEW EVIDENCE.
b. NON-NURSING EVIDENCE SUPPORTS THE USE OF NURSING
KNOWLEDGE OBTAINED BY TRIAL AND ERROR.
c. CLINICAL DECISION MAKING CAN BE BASED ON FINDINGS
FROM SINGLE NON-NURSING RESEARCH STUDIES.
d. ALL EVIDENCE IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THE PRACTICE OF NURSING.
IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCES OF EVIDENCE (P. 6)
6. YOU ARE A NEW NURSE WORKING AT XYZ HOSPITAL. YOUR PRECEPTOR
TELLS YOU TO DANGLE MS.
JONES’ LEGS ON THE SIDE OF THE BED BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO ASSIST
HER TO A CHAIR. YOU ASK YOUR PRECEPTOR WHY THIS IS DONE AND
SHE ANSWERS, “THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE ALWAYS DONE, SO GO DO IT.”
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH TYPE OF EVIDENCE?
a. TRIAL AND ERROR
b. INTUITION
c. BORROWED EVIDENCE
d. TRADITION
IDENTIFICATION OF SOURCES OF EVIDENCE (P. 6)
7. YOU ARE A NEW NURSE WORKING AT XYZ HOSPITAL. YOUR PRECEPTOR
TELLS YOU TO DANGLE MS.
JONES’ LEGS ON THE SIDE OF THE BED BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO ASSIST
HER TO A CHAIR. YOU ASK YOUR PRECEPTOR WHY THIS IS DONE AND
SHE ANSWERS, “BECAUSE I SAID SO.” THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHICH
TYPE OF EVIDENCE?
a. INTUITION
b. TRADITION
c. AUTHORITY
d. BORROWED EVIDENCE
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