Exam 10: Evidence-Based Practice

A public health nurse (PHN) would like to incorporate evidence-based practice into the clinical practice at the health department. According to Melnyk and associates, which of the following steps should the nurse take first?

Which are barriers to implementation of evidence-based practice? (Select all that apply.)

What term is used to identify a summary of the research evidence that relates to a specific question and to the effects of an intervention?

A nurse is grading the strength of evidence when critiquing a research study. Which of the following domains will the nurse need to consider?

A nurse is reading a systematic review when researching the best practices to promote increased safety among toddlers. Which of the following information would the nurse most likely find?

A nurse is using clinical experience and client preference to guide clinical decision making. Which of the following is being demonstrated by the nurse?

A nurse researcher is planning to use blinding when designing a research study. In which of the following instances would this be most important?

Which type of research is defined as the gold standard of evidence in evidence-based practice?

A nurse who is working in a community setting applies evidence-based practice when planning community health education. Which of the following should the nurse use in order to enrich the application of this evidence?

What is evidence-based public health (EBPH)?

A nurse providing care in the 1970s follows a process when making clinical decisions. Which of the following processes would have been used?

A public health nurse (PHN) uses a published systematic review to determine which exercises should be incorporated into a newly developed older adult exercise program. Which of the following resources would most likely contain this information?

A nurse makes clinical judgments based upon trial and error and past clinical experiences. Which of the following problems can result from using these data sources in clinical decision making?

A nurse is looking for evidence-based practice (EBP) to support the methods used to facilitate smoking cessation. Which of the following types of evidence would be the best for the nurse to examine?

In what country was the term evidence-based first used?