Question 1

Why would a nurse appraise the quality of health promotion evidence?&#10;A) To reduce the cost of health care&#10;B) To update standardized care plans&#10;C) To help consumers take appropriate action&#10;D) To provide current information in procedures

Accepted Answer

Nurses appraise the quality of health promotion evidence to help consumers take appropriate action. The quality of health promotion evidence is not appraised to reduce the cost of health care, update standardized care plans, or to provide current information in procedures.

Question 2

Which category would a nurse alter before developing the PICOT question?&#10;A) Patient&#10;B) Criteria&#10;C) Intervention&#10;D) Observation

Accepted Answer

The categories included when developing a PICOT question include patient, intervention, control, observation, and time. Criteria is not part of the PICOT question.

Question 3

Which action will a nurse take after developing the PICOT question?&#10;A) Prepare an evidence table&#10;B) Consult with a reference librarian&#10;C) Ensure that the patient's preferences are included&#10;D) Meet with the patient to review the question

Accepted Answer

Once the PICOT question is formulated, consultation with a reference librarian should occur. An evidence table is completed while reviewing the results of a literature search. Ensuring that the patient's preferences are included occurs while identifying the evidence to address the patient's health problem. The patient does not need to review the PICOT question.

Question 4

Which of the following should a nurse review to ensure that key studies have not been missed after conducting a search?&#10;A) Evidence table&#10;B) Terms used to conduct the search&#10;C) Strengths and limitations of each study&#10;D) Reference list at the end of each research article

Accepted Answer

As the research is reviewed, the reference list should be checked for key studies that might not otherwise have been discovered. The evidence table will not help identify additional key studies. The terms used to conduct the search will not help identify key studies. The strengths and limitations of each study will not help identify additional key studies.

Question 5

Which information would a nurse include when creating the report about the best practices found?&#10;A) Date when the research occurred&#10;B) Number of participants in the study&#10;C) Areas where further research is needed&#10;D) Country where the research was conducted

Accepted Answer

Elements to include in the report of the evidence include the areas where further research is needed. The date when the research occurred, the number of participants in the study, and the country where the research was conducted are not information included in the best practices report.

Question 6

Which of the following would a nurse keep in mind when planning to introduce evidence into practice?&#10;A) The essential time and the help of many people&#10;B) Keeping the plan confidential until ready to implement&#10;C) The need for funding from health promotion organizations&#10;D) The need to avoid linking evidence to state or local health priorities

Accepted Answer

Getting evidence into practice takes the time and help of many people. The plan should be shared with others to obtain buy-in and support. Funding from health promotion organizations is not needed. The evidence should be linked to state or local health priorities if possible.

Question 7

Why would a nurse advocate for changes to overall health policies instead of individual or family-based health promotion activities?&#10;A) They are easier to implement.&#10;B) They need fewer people to get involved.&#10;C) They have a larger impact in less time and with less cost.&#10;D) They would eventually address all of the identified problems.

Accepted Answer

Changes in overall health policies tend to have a larger impact in less time and with less cost than individual and family-based health promotion efforts. Advocating for changes to overall health policies is not necessarily easier to implement. They do not need fewer people to get involved. Advocating for changes to overall health policy is not done because they will eventually address all of the identified individual or family-based problems.

Question 8

Which action should a nurse consider after completing the report about the identified evidence?&#10;A) Submit a manuscript for publication&#10;B) Share the information during a staff meeting&#10;C) Review the findings with the medical director&#10;D) Ensure that the findings adhere to regulatory agency expectations

Accepted Answer

Once time has been invested in preparing a report on the evidence, submitting the information in the report for publication should be considered. This is encouraged as a starting point for others to begin. More needs to be done beyond sharing the information during a staff meeting. There is no reason to review the findings with the medical director. There is no need to examine the findings to ensure adherence with regulatory agency expectations.

Question 9

Which approach should a nurse use when preparing to present evidence to different audiences?&#10;A) LEAD&#10;B) Time saving&#10;C) Best studies&#10;D) Cost reduction

Accepted Answer

The Locate the evidence, Evaluate the evidence, Assemble the evidence, and inform Decisions (LEAD) framework provides a useful approach to gathering, evaluating, and presenting evidence to various audiences. Time saving, best studies, and cost reduction are not identified approaches when preparing to present evidence to different audiences.

Question 10

Which Web site should a nurse use when searching for evidence-based practices?&#10;A) Medline Plus&#10;B) American Heart Association&#10;C) U.S. National Library of Medicine&#10;D) American Nurses Credentialing Center

Accepted Answer

The U.S. National Library of Medicine has been identified as an appropriate online resource for evidence-based practice. Medline Plus would help in researching information about a specific disease process. The American Heart Association is a foundation that focuses on cardiovascular conditions. The American Nurses Credentialing Center is an online resource for credentialing.

Deck 5: Evidence-Based Health Promotion