Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is the best definition of research?
a. Critically thinking about problems that occur in health care to
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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
Identification of sources of evidence (p. 6)
8. Trial and error is not a preferred approach for delivering nursing care because
a. it is not based on systematic scientific approaches.
b. it is not a sanctioned method by the American Nurses Association.
c. it is based only on intuition and therefore not scientifically based.
d. patient outcomes are always based only on level 1 evidence.
Parts of a research article (pp. 18)
15. Which section of a research article identifies the problem being studied and includes
a purpose statement and background information on the topic?
a. Discussion section
b. Introduction
c. Methods section
d. Results section
Parts of a research article (p. 19)
16. A major portion of a research article is the methods section, which includes a discussion
of the study design, the sample, and the collected.
a. solutions
b. statistics
c. data
d. theories
Parts of a research article (p. 19)
17. The section of a research article outlines the methods used to analyze
the data and notes the findings.
a. results
b. summary
c. introduction
d. abstract
Parts of a research article (p. 20)
18. Which section of a research article provides an interpretation of the study’s results?
a. Abstract
b. Introduction
c. Methods
d. Discussion
Ethical issues (p. 24)
19. The first regulations to protect human subjects in medical research studies were proposed
by the in 1973.
a. American Medical Association
b. U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
c. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
d. Association of American Universities
Ethical issues (p. 31)
20. Which of the following forms the basis for ethical conduct in medical research
internationally?
a. Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital study
b. Nuremberg Code
c. Tuskegee studies
d. Willowbrook studies
CHAPTER TWO
USING EVIDENCE THROUGH COLLABORATION TO PROMOTE
EXCELLENCE IN NURSING PRACTICE
Multiple choice
EBP levels of collaboration (p. 40)
1. What are the five EBP levels of collaboration?
a. Organizational, societal, fraternal, national, and international
b. Individual, organizational, regional, national, and international
c. Professional, educational, organizational, regional, and national
d. Individual, organizational, societal, regional, and international
EBP levels of collaboration (p. 40)
2. Of the situations listed, which is the best example of collaboration between the levels
described in the model of EBP collaboration?
a. A health care organization funds a group of nurses to attend a research conference
related to practice areas that have had less than desirable outcomes in the past
year.
b. An individual nurse searches databases for the best evidence to support practice
with a population of clients on a particular unit.
c. A participant at a national nursing organization conference listens attentively to
presenters related to the most relevant topics for the population served.
d. A staff nurse uses findings from the Joanna Briggs Institute to support an
EBP project, evaluates outcomes, and reports the findings at an international
conference.
Individual nurse level (pp. 40-41)
3. What is one step a staff nurse can take to advance EBP at the point of care?
a. Establish the culture for EBP in institutional settings.
b. Identify clinical questions related to current nursing practice.
c. Promote consistent practice changes among different shifts.
d. Reward nurses involved in EBP and help those who lack involvement.
Individual nurse level (p. 41)
4. As a staff nurse, what steps can you take to advance EBP as part of your team or unit?
a. Participate in implementing practice changes based on evidence.
b. Participate as a member of an EBP project team.
c. Participate in QI initiatives
d. All of the above.
Individual nurse level (p. 41)
5. As a staff nurse, how can you further educate yourself about EBP?
a. Read evidence related to your area of practice on a regular basis.
b. Watch what other nurses do.
c. Follow the example of your supervisor.
d. Act as a role model for younger staff.
Nurse manager level (p. 41)
6. How can a nurse manager advance EBP as part of evaluating his or her staff?
a. Set a good example with own behavior.
b. Clearly outline goals for the team.
c. Use performance criteria related to EBP.
d. Participate in QI initiatives.
Advanced practice nurse level (p. 41)
7. The advanced practice nurse can work to implement EBP by
a. Serving as a coach and mentor in EBP.
b. Locates relevant evidence and synthesizes evidence for practice.
c. Uses evidence to writes and modify practice standards.
d. All of the above.
Organizational level (p. 43)
8. Creating an EBP culture is an example of contribution at the
a. organizational level.
b. individual nurse level.
c. regional level.
d. international level.
International level (p. 48)
9. The Cochrane Collaboration and the Joanna Briggs Institute are examples of which EBP
collaboration level?
a. Individual
b. International
c. Organizational
d. Regional
National level (p. 46)
10. What national organizations can nurses use to locate EBP resources and EBP-based
clinical guidelines?
a. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, National Institute of Nursing
Research, National Nursing Practice Network, and specialty nursing
organizations.
b. National Institutes of Health and regional resource centers.
c. American Nurses Credentialing Center and the American Nurses Association.
d. Department of Health and Human Services, Sigma Theta Tau International, and
the Joanna Briggs Institute.
Ethical guidelines (pp. 50-51)
11. Which international code for ethical conduct by physicians conducting biomedical
research followed the Nuremberg Code and provides more specific guidelines?
a. ANA Code of Ethic [Show Less]