Deck 1: The Research-Practice Connection

Question 1

What is the main goal of clinical protocols?

A) Orient new nurses
B) Set standards of care
C) Increase hospital revenue
D) Protect against lawsuits

Answer 1

B

Question 2

For the care of what groups of patients are clinical protocols usually written?

A) Patients with rare conditions and those with several diseases
B) Patients with short lengths of stay
C) Patients with chronic illnesses and disabilities
D) High-volume and high-risk patients

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Who writes clinical nursing protocols?

A) Staff nurses, advanced practice nurses, and nurse managers
B) Medical equipment representatives and nurse managers
C) MD who is the head of the department and clinical nurse specialists
D) Nursing administrators and nurse managers

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is not a form of nursing protocol?

A) A drug dosage calculation
B) A clinical procedure
C) A standard order set
D) A clinical decision-making algorithm

Question 5

Which statement is true of evidence-based nursing (EBN)?

A) EBN is the first initiative by nursing to apply research findings to clinical practice.
B) EBN was started by physicians involved in Evidence-based Medicine.
C) The United States is the world leader in EBN.
D) EBN is the most recent development in nursing's long history of applying research findings to clinical practice.

Question 6

In the research context, what is a population?

A) The patient group to whom study findings are intended to apply
B) The patient group who agrees to participate in the study
C) The patient group who receives the experimental treatment
D) The patient group from whom complete data is collected

Question 7

All of the following are used to develop nursing protocols by project teams, except:

A) expert opinion.
B) information from Wikipedia.
C) quality monitoring data.
D) research findings.

Question 8

The most basic form of research evidence is a finding from:

A) an individual study.
B) a systematic review.
C) a micro-analysis.
D) a qualitative analysis.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about nursing protocols is not true?

A) Clinical protocols are guides to care that should be given to individual patients.
B) Deviation from protocol actions should be done only in life-threatening situations.
C) Clinical protocols should be used in combination with clinical judgment and patient preference.
D) Ideally, clinical protocols are based on research-evidence, to the extent that is possible.