EBP prepU Quiz

Which of the following best reflects the rationale for evidence-based practice? A means to ensure quality care A process for accreditation A method for determining reimbursement A way to establish accountability

A means to ensure quality care

When looking at a model for evidence-based practice, what is the final step of the process? Evaluating practice change Searching the literature Appraising evidence Formulating a clinical question

Evaluating practice change

The nursing student studying research exhibits an understanding when informing the instructor that which of the following is the bridge between theory and practice? Theory development Evidence-based research Client-focused care Case managements

Evidence-based research

In nursing class the instructor asks the students about the nursing research process. The student identifies the first nurse to collect data on clients as which of the following? Florence Nightingale Hildegard Peplau Virginia Henderson Faye Abdullah Ida Jean Orlando

Florence Nightingale

A nurse is discussing dietary issues with a Latino client in the clinic. The client states, "My grandmother always told me that I needed to include beans in my diet so that my muscles would grow." The information that the client is expressing is known as what? Traditional knowledge Authoritative knowledge Scientific knowledge Philosophical knowledge

Traditional knowledge

One of the primary focuses of nursing research is to Quantify outcomes related to patients Determine outcomes for patients Generate knowledge to guide practice Prevent further disease and death

Generate knowledge to guide practice

A nurse researcher must decide on the method for conducting the research. The researcher that plans to emphasize collection of numerical data and analysis would select which of the following methods of research? Quantitative research Qualitative research Basic research Applied research

Quantitative research

What aspect of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is primarily affected regarding the threat of terrorism? Sleep and rest Love and belonging Safety and fear Self-actualization and esteem

Safety and fear

Which practice by the nurse indicates that the nurse is a professional? Doing things the way they have always been done Using intuition to make decisions about client care Using evidence-based practice interventions Submitting an article to a local newspaper

Using evidence-based practice interventions

A nurse is reading a research article from a nursing journal. The nurse is aware that the opening paragraph summarizing the article and the research findings is a good place to start. What part of the article is the nurse reading? Abstract Review of the literature Results Conclusions

Abstract

A nursing student is reading a research article from a nursing journal. The student is aware that the paragraph at the beginning of the article that summarizes the article and the findings of the research is a good place to start when reading this article. What part of the article is the nursing student reading? Abstract Review of the literature Results Conclusions

Abstract

A nursing student is describing abstract ideas with a group of peers. The student says that these ideas can be a group of objects with relationships. The nursing instructor knows that the student is describing which of the following? Theory Concepts Deductive reasoning Inductive reasoning

Concepts

What is the best explanation for the way evidence based practice (EBP) has changed the way nursing care is delivered? Nurses now spend time looking up the best way to give nursing care. Nurses now have to take part in research. Nursing care now uses EBP as a means of ensuring quality care. Nursing care now incorporates research studies into patient care.

Nursing care now uses EBP as a means of ensuring quality care.

There are four common concepts in nursing theory. While all concepts are important, the focus of nursing is always on which of the following? Person Environment Health Nursing

Person

Then nurse is providing flu shots to older adult clients at a nurse-managed wellness center. This is an example of which aim of nursing? Preventing illness Restoring health Coping with disability Promoting health literacy

Preventing illness

The second step in implementation of evidence-based practice includes systematic review. In order to complete a systematic review of the literature the nurse must do which of the following? Ask a question about a clinical practice. Provide a statical analysis for studies. Recommend best practices for client care. Summarize findings from multiple studies that are related to a particular nursing practice.

Summarize findings from multiple studies that are related to a particular nursing practice.

A nurse working in a long-established hospital learned a specific approach to administering intravenous injections from the previous generation of nurses at the hospital. This is an example of which type of knowledge? Traditional knowledge Authoritative knowledge Scientific knowledge Philosophy knowledge

Traditional knowledge

A nurse is caring for a young victim of a terrorist attack. During the rehabilitative process, the nurse assists the client in bathing and dressing. What role is the nurse engaged in? advocate caregiver counselor educator

caregiver