Chapter 5: Evidence-Based Practice

Question 1

This is the personal opinion of a researcher. What is this defined as?

Answer 1

Bias

Question 2

These are systematically developed statements about a plan of care for a specific set of clinical circumstances involving a specific patient population. What is this defined as?

Answer 2

Clinical guidelines

Question 3

This states that any information a subject provides will not be reported in any manner that identifies the subject and will not be accessible to people outside the research team. What is this defined as?

Answer 3

Confidentiality

Question 4

This is data obtained through the use of observations and assessments and then use that information to discover new knowledge. What is this defined as?

Answer 4

Empirical data

Question 5

This is a form of quantitative research that determines how well a program, practice, procedure, or policy is working. What is this defined as?

Answer 5

Evaluation research

Question 6

This is a problem solving approach to clinical practice that integrates the conscientious use of best evidence in combination with a clinician’s expertise and patient preferences and values in making decisions about patient care. What is this defined as?

Answer 6

Evidence-based practice (EBP)

Question 7

This tightly controls conditions to eliminate bias and ensure that findings can be generalizable to similar groups of subjects. What is this defined as?

Answer 7

Experimental study

Question 8

This is the extent to which findings (from a study) can be generalized (or extended) to the those in natural settings (i.e., outside the lab). What is this defined as?

Answer 8

generalizable

Question 9

These are research questions; predictions made about the relationship or difference between study variables. What is this defined as?

Answer 9

Hypotheses

Question 10

This is a type of reasoning in which the premises seek to supply strong evidence for (not absolute proof of) the truth of the conclusion. What is this defined as?

Answer 10

Inductive reasoning

Question 11

This is the process of obtaining permission from a patient to perform a specific test or procedure after describing all risks, side effects, and benefits. What is this defined as?

Answer 11

Informed consent

Question 12

This is a way to identify new knowledge, improve professional education and practice, and use resources effectively. What is this defined as?

Answer 12

Nursing research

Question 13

This type of data is reviewed by a panel of experts familiar with the topic or subject matter of the article before it was published. What is this defined as?

Answer 13

Peer reviewed

Question 14

This organization analyzes and evaluates current performance and uses the results to develop focused improvement actions; typically clinical
projects conceived in response to identified clinical problems; designed to use research to improve clinical practice. What is this defined as?

Answer 14

Performance improvement (PI)

Question 15

This is a technique medical researchers use to develop a clinical research question. What is this defined as?

Answer 15

PICOT questions

Question 16

This is the study of nursing phenomena that offers precise measurement and quantification. What is this defined as?

Answer 16

Qualitative nursing research

Question 17

This is the monitoring and evaluation of processes and outcomes in health care or any other business to identify opportunities for improvement. What is this defined as?

Answer 17

Quality improvement (QI)

Question 18

This is the study of phenomena that are difficult to quantify or categorize such as patients’ perceptions of illness; described in nonnumerical form. What is this defined as?

Answer 18

Quantitative nursing research

Question 19

This occurs when a study yields the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials. What is this defined as?

Answer 19

Reliable

Question 20

This is an orderly series of steps that allow a researcher to move from asking the research question to finding the answer; usually the answer to the initial research question leads to new questions and other areas of study. What is this defined as?

Answer 20

Research process

Question 21

This is the foundation of research and the most reliable and objective of all methods of gaining knowledge; an advanced, objective means of acquiring and testing knowledge. What is this defined as?

Answer 21

Scientific method

Question 22

This is used as a measurement tool in the scientific method. What is this defined as?

Answer 22

Validation

Question 23

These are concepts, characteristics or traits that vary within or among subjects. What is this defined as?

Answer 23

Variables