Chapter 13

Question 1

Which of the following are accurate EBP competencies that nurse educators are assisting students in achieving? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

Participate effectively in appropriate data collection and other research activities. Correct
Locate evidence reports related to clinical practice topics and guidelines. Correct
Read original research and evidence reports related to area of practice.

Question 2

Which of the following is the comparative evaluation/decision making phase of the Stetler Model of Research Utilization to facilitate evidence-based practice?

Answer 2

Assesses the overall benefits and risks of using the research evidence in a practice setting

Question 3

A visual analog scale could be used to assess a patient’s pain following an injection given according to a research-based protocol. This is an example of what phase of the Stetler Model of Research Utilization to facilitate evidence-based practice?

Answer 3

Evaluation

Question 4

The use of research findings in practice needs to be implemented by nurses with which of the following degrees?

Answer 4

Master’s degree in nursing (MSN)
Doctoral degree (DNS, DSc, and PhD)
Bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN)

Question 5

Which of the following is a process that incorporates healthcare research evidence from a variety of disciplines, clinical expertise of healthcare providers, views of patients and families, and resources available to deliver health care?

Answer 5

EBP

Question 6

How has the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research promoted the use of research findings in practice?

Answer 6

Developing practice guidelines based on research

Question 7

Which of the following is the preparation phase of the Stetler Model of Research Utilization to facilitate evidence-based practice?

Answer 7

Determines the purpose, focus, and potential outcomes of making an evidence-based change clinically

Question 8

Which of the following provides direction for the development of EBP in a clinical agency and was initially developed by Titler and colleagues in 1994 and revised in 2001?

Answer 8

Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice

Question 9

Which of the following is the validation phase of the Stetler Model of Research Utilization to facilitate evidence-based practice?

Answer 9

Performs a critical appraisal of the research reports to determine their scientific soundness

Question 10

Which of the following is the translation/application making phase of the Stetler Model of Research Utilization to facilitate evidence-based practice?

Answer 10

Focuses on determining what knowledge will be used and how that knowledge will be applied to practice

Question 11

Which of the following has been identified as a barrier to using research knowledge in nursing practice?

Answer 11

Nursing studies have not been adequately replicated.

Question 12

Which of the following is the evaluation phase of the Stetler Model of Research Utilization to facilitate evidence-based practice?

Answer 12

Evaluates the impact of the research-based change on the healthcare agency, personnel, and patients

Question 13

Which is an accurate statement about the benefits of evidence-based practice (EBP)?

Answer 13

EBP improves outcomes for patients, providers, and healthcare agencies.

Question 14

Which of the following could be used as a systematic means of initiating a relevant clinical research question?

Answer 14

PICO/S Format

Question 15

Which of the following models includes a comprehensive framework to enhance the use of research evidence by nurses to facilitate an EBP through five phases?

Answer 15

The Stetler Model of Research Utilization to facilitate evidence-based practice

Question 16

What format is described for generating a clinical question to guide the use of current research evidence in practice?

Answer 16

PICO

Question 17

Which of the following models focuses on critically appraising national evidence-based guidelines?

Answer 17

Grove Model

Question 18

A research educator discusses the project implemented to improve prelicensure nurses’ “knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) that are necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare system within which they work.” This project is known as which of the following?

Answer 18

The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN)

Question 19

What electronic database is an authoritative resource covering the English-language journal literature for nursing and allied health?

Answer 19

CINAHL

Question 20

What research utilization project in nursing was implemented in 1975 through 1980 to facilitate the development of clinical protocols to direct the use of selected research findings in practice?

Answer 20

Conduct and Utilization of Research in Nursing

Question 21

Which of the following practice guidelines provides an algorithm providing direction for the selection of the most appropriate treatment method(s) for each patient diagnosed with hypertension?

Answer 21

JCN 8

Question 22

A publication in nursing that includes just cognitive clustering summaries of important areas of nursing research was initiated in 1983, with a volume being published each year since then. This describes which of the following publications?

Answer 22

Annual Review of Nursing Research

Question 23

Which of the following is true about a systematic review?

Answer 23

It is a structured, comprehensive synthesis of the research literature to determine the best research evidence available to address a healthcare question or problem.

Question 24

What is true about translational research to evidence-based practice?

Answer 24

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) developed the Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) consortium to encourage researchers to conduct translational research