Question 1

Which of the following best describes the process in which nurses make clinical decisions based on the best available research integrated with patient preferences, values, and circumstances?

Accepted Answer

Evidence-based nursing involves making clinical decisions by integrating the best available research with patient preferences, values, and circumstances.

Question 2

Which of the following factors is the most influential on a nurse's decision to adopt a specific innovation in practice?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

What is occurring when a nurse is presented with an innovative technique for administering medication to pediatric patients based on a new research study, but the nurse doesn't have the time to investigate the research study and simply continues to keep administering medication to pediatric patients in the same manner that the nurse has always used?

Accepted Answer

B

Question 4

Which of the following types of decision-making studies is most likely to be used to ensure that an innovation is practical and useful for point-of-care practice?

Accepted Answer

A pilot study is typically used to test the feasibility, practicality, and usefulness of an innovation in a real-world setting, such as point-of-care practice, before a full-scale implementation.

Question 5

When nurses appraise evidence, which of the following elements are reviewed and evaluated to ensure that a study was sound?

Accepted Answer

Nurses evaluate the study design, the methodology of how the research was conducted, and the data analysis to ensure the study's validity and reliability.

Question 6

Which of the following types of studies are nurses most likely to appraise, are often found in nursing literature, and are important to the advancement of EBP?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which of the following types of studies...

Question 7

How do sample sizes in randomized controlled trials typically compare with other types of studies?

Accepted Answer

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) often require larger sample sizes to ensure sufficient power to detect differences between groups, and participants are typically recruited from multiple sites to enhance generalizability and feasibility.

Question 8

A nurse examining evidence from research studies on a given practice question would most likely use which of the following to make a recommendation about a practice change?

Accepted Answer

An evidence hierarchy is a system used to rank the strength and quality of evidence from research studies, helping nurses make informed recommendations about practice changes based on the best available evidence.

Question 9

Nurses can utilize resources designed to rank and evaluate evidence provided by which of the following organizations?

Accepted Answer

All of these organizations provide resources for ranking and evaluating evidence, aiding nurses in evidence-based practice.

Question 10

Which of the following would most likely be used with a systematic approach to universally to rank the strength and quality of evidence?

Accepted Answer

GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) is a systematic approach used to rank the strength and quality of evidence in healthcare.

Question 11

If a nurse involved in a discussion with colleagues has the goal of determining the clinical significance of a study's findings examines the concept of the study's odds ratio, which of the following is the nurse investigating?

Accepted Answer

The odds ratio is a measure of association between an exposure and an outcome, indicating the odds of an event occurring in the experimental group compared to the control group.

Question 12

What is a major benefit of using clinical practice guidelines?

Accepted Answer

Clinical practice guidelines provide recommendations from a panel of experts for best practice and patient care, helping standardize treatment based on current evidence.

Question 13

Which of the following instruments might a nurse use to evaluate clinical practice guidelines prior to development and implementation?

Accepted Answer

AGREE II (Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation II) is a tool specifically designed to assess the quality and reliability of clinical practice guidelines.

Question 14

In deciding how to ethically apply evidence to decision making and practice at the point of care, a nurse might incorporate which of the following additional source of information?

Accepted Answer

All of these sources are important for ethical decision-making in nursing, as they ensure that care is patient-centered, cost-effective, and informed by clinical expertise.

Question 15

When a nurse is deciding how to apply evidence from a particular study to evidence-based practice, which of the following is an ethical concern the nurse must take into consideration because individual patients may not always have the exact same characteristics as the study subjects?

Accepted Answer

Generalizability refers to the extent to which the results of a study can be applied to a wider population. Individual patients may not always have the exact same characteristics as the study subjects, so the nurse must consider the generalizability of the study findings when applying them to evidence-based practice.

Quiz 15: Weighing in on the Evidence