Lesson 3

Question 1

Who started the Evidence-Based Practice

Answer 1

Dr. Archibald Leman Cochrane

Question 2

What is the nationality of Dr. Cochrane (an epidemiologist)

Answer 2

British

Question 3

An electronic database consists of systematic reviews in various health care field

Answer 3

Cochrane Reviews

Question 4

An international, not for profit organisation that aims to help people make well informed decisions about health care

Answer 4

Cochrane collaboration

Question 5

The concern is some nursing interventions can be based on tradition, customs, or unit culture

Answer 5

Tradition and authority

Question 6

Personal experience is limited as a knowledge source

Answer 6

Clinical expertise

Question 7

Practical but solutions are odd

Answer 7

Trial and error

Question 8

Cannot be explained based on reasoning that arises in difficulty of developing nursing policies

Answer 8

Intuition

Question 9

Two types of logical reasoning

Answer 9

Inductive
Deductive

Question 10

The process of developing “generalizations from specific” observations

Answer 10

Inductive

Question 11

The process of developing “specific from generalisation” observations

Answer 11

Deductive

Question 12

Nursing research combines logical reasoning with other features

Answer 12

Disciplined research

Question 13

This challenges nurses to look at the “why” behind existing methods and processes in search for improvement

Answer 13

Evidence based practice

Question 14

This will yield the most relevant and best evidence

Answer 14

Formulation of clinical question

Question 15

This is done by using PICO question format

Answer 15

Finding the best evidence to answer the clinical question