Yoost 13 Review Questions Flashcards
A nursing student is taking care of a patient with possible appendicitis and curious about the best method of diagnosing this disorder. What does the nursing student have to consider in formulating a question using the PICO format (population or problem, intervention, comparison, outcomes) to determine EBP?
Problem: appendicitis
Intervention: complete blood count versus chemistry panel tests
Outcome: painless
The nurse decides the access a systematic review database to determine EBP related to the patients treatment plan for a diagnosis of otitis media (ear infection). What database can provide that type of resource?
Cochrane
The nurse researcher provides participants with informed consent so that what ethical principle is upheld?
Respect for persons
The nurse feels that the results of a recent literature search and analysis about hand washing should be implemented in the entire hospital system. With whom would the nurse be required to collaborate?
Administrators at the hospital
Knowledge gained from research in the 1970’s about placing infants on their backs to prevent sudden infant death syndrome was not recommended to parents until the 1990’s. This is an example of what barrier to EBP?
Implementation delay
A patient is on the way to the hospital in an ambulance and is asked to participate in a research protocol for a new treatment for myocardial infarction. What is this an example of?
A violation of informed consent
A patient who is in a vulnerable population category
Patients are participating in a study to identify genetic disorders. What is a potential concern?
Violation of confidentiality if a disorder is revealed
Inability to prevent the progression of genetic disorders
Which entity or document specifically addresses the role of the nurse in research?
American Nurses Association standards of practice
Hospital Magnet status
Which of the following factors contributes to the nurse having difficulty keeping up with the latest patient care information?
Proliferation of research
Volume of health care literature
Hours spent in direct patient care
After reading various research articles and reviews on a subject, the nurse designs a practice change based on the literature. What stage of EBP is this?
Implementing the change
