Evidence-Based Nursing: The Research Practice
Connection: The Research Practice
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Chapter 1 The ResearchPractice Connection
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• Which best describes evidence-based-practice (EBP)?
a.A combination of best research evidence, clinical
expertise, and the needsand values of patients.
b.A determination of the factors necessary to
control patient responses to care. c.The
development of population care guidelines
applicable to all patients.
d.The utilization of quantitative and qualitative studies to
enhance patient outcomes.ANS: A
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AEvidence-based practice evolves from the integration
of the best researchevidence with clinical expertise and
patient needs and values.
BStudies that attempt to find determinants of patient
outcomes are generally experimental or quasiexperimental. They may be used to guide EBP but do not
completely define it.
CEBP is a combination of guidelines and specific
patient needs and values. DQuantitative and
qualitative studies applied to the evaluation of
patient outcomes are part of EBP but do not
completely define EBP.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level:
Remembering(Knowledge)
REF: dm. 3
• The nurse is collecting data about the sleep patterns
of breastfed babies aspart of a larger research study.
Which research method will the nurse use when
collecting data for thisstudy?
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ANS: B
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AControl can be described as the ability to write a prescription to
produce the desired outcome.
B Description involves identifying and understanding
the nature of nursingphenomena and the relationships
among these phenomena.
C Explanation clarifies the relationships among
phenomena and identifies whycertain events occur.
D Through prediction, the probability of a specific outcome can be
estimated in a given situation.PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive level:
Understanding (Comprehension)
REF: dm. 6
• The nurse is participating in a study and is collecting
data identifying the number of obese adults whose
parents were also obese or overweight. Whichresearch
method is being used in this study? [Show Less]