Question 1

To merit guiding your practice, a study must be flawless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following statements is/are true about electronically searching for evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)  You should read every study you find. 
B)  You can examine titles and abstracts to ascertain which studies are and are not worth reading. 
C)  You should read studies even if they seem irrelevant; you never know what you might find. 
D)  Both a and c are true. 
A)  You should read every study you find. 
B)  You can examine titles and abstracts to ascertain which studies are and are not worth reading. 
C)  You should read studies even if they seem irrelevant; you never know what you might find. 
D)  Both a and c are true. B

Question 3

Which of the following statements is/are true about the selection of search terms when searching electronic databases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decide on one term in advance and stick to it. 
B)  Search terms should never exceed three words. 
C)  You might have to try a variety of search terms to feel confident that you haven't missed something important. 
D)  Both a and b are true. 
A)  Decide on one term in advance and stick to it. 
B)  Search terms should never exceed three words. 
C)  You might have to try a variety of search terms to feel confident that you haven't missed something important. 
D)  Both a and b are true. C

Question 4

Which of the following statements is/are true about finding sources of evidence on Web sites?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some enable you to read or download the full text of original studies online. 
B)  Some might have a vested interest in promoting or debunking a particular treatment modality and thus be biased. 
C)  Some provide objective reviews of available research. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Some enable you to read or download the full text of original studies online. 
B)  Some might have a vested interest in promoting or debunking a particular treatment modality and thus be biased. 
C)  Some provide objective reviews of available research. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 5

You should automatically select and implement the intervention that is supported by the best research evidence, regardless of any other practice considerations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

There might be important differences between your clients or practice context and the clients or contexts included in studies supplying the best evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Many relatively weak studies supporting the effectiveness of an intervention should outweigh one very strong study that fails to support its effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following statements is/are true about the studies you'll find when electronically searching for evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)  They might vary greatly in their objectivity and rigor. 
B)  Some might have been conducted and reported by individuals or groups with vested interests. 
C)  Some might be seriously flawed even if their investigators were objective and unbiased. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  They might vary greatly in their objectivity and rigor. 
B)  Some might have been conducted and reported by individuals or groups with vested interests. 
C)  Some might be seriously flawed even if their investigators were objective and unbiased. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the role of practice context in selecting an intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves a judgment call based in part on the best evidence; in part on your practice expertise; in part on your practice context; and in part on the idiosyncratic characteristics, values, and preferences of your clients. 
B)  While you should not underestimate the importance of your judgment and expertise in making the decision, neither should you interpret this flexibility as carte blanche to allow your practice predilections to overrule the evidence. 
C)  The fact that you are well trained in and enjoy providing an intervention is NOT a sufficient rationale to continue to provide the intervention when solid research is showing it to be ineffective or much less effective than some alternative. 
D)  You should NOT let your practice predilections influence your appraisal regarding which studies offer the best evidence. 
E)  All of the above statements are correct. 
A)  It involves a judgment call based in part on the best evidence; in part on your practice expertise; in part on your practice context; and in part on the idiosyncratic characteristics, values, and preferences of your clients. 
B)  While you should not underestimate the importance of your judgment and expertise in making the decision, neither should you interpret this flexibility as carte blanche to allow your practice predilections to overrule the evidence. 
C)  The fact that you are well trained in and enjoy providing an intervention is NOT a sufficient rationale to continue to provide the intervention when solid research is showing it to be ineffective or much less effective than some alternative. 
D)  You should NOT let your practice predilections influence your appraisal regarding which studies offer the best evidence. 
E)  All of the above statements are correct.

Question 10

Explain the distinction between less serious methodological flaws and fatal methodological flaws.

Accepted Answer

Methodological flaws refer to errors or

Question 11

Which of the following Web sites is/are highly regarded as objective sources of evidence for EBP questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Cochrane Collaboration. 
B)  The Campbell Collaboration. 
C)  The American Psychological Association. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  The Cochrane Collaboration. 
B)  The Campbell Collaboration. 
C)  The American Psychological Association. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the need to monitor client progress when implementing an intervention that clearly is supported by the best scientific evidence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monitoring is not really needed because the effectiveness of the intervention has already been scientifically established. 
B)  Monitoring is needed because there may be something about the way you are providing an intervention supported by research that is making it less effective than it was in the research studies on it. 
C)  Identifying measurable treatment goals to monitor client progress should come late in the treatment process. 
D)  Monitoring client progress is risky because it might influence you to abandon an intervention that you already know to be the most effective one for your client. 
E)  Both a and d are correct.
F) Both b and c are correct. 
A)  Monitoring is not really needed because the effectiveness of the intervention has already been scientifically established. 
B)  Monitoring is needed because there may be something about the way you are providing an intervention supported by research that is making it less effective than it was in the research studies on it. 
C)  Identifying measurable treatment goals to monitor client progress should come late in the treatment process. 
D)  Monitoring client progress is risky because it might influence you to abandon an intervention that you already know to be the most effective one for your client. 
E)  Both a and d are correct.
F) Both b and c are correct.

Question 13

When you search electronic literature databases, you should read every study you find.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If you want to more narrowly target the types of studies that will come up in an electronic database search, you should use the connecting word and.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

No matter how scientifically rigorous a study might be, and no matter how dramatic its findings might be in supporting a particular intervention, there always will be some clients for whom the intervention is ineffective or inapplicable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A study that merits guiding your practice:

Accepted Answer

A)  must be flawless. 
B)  should not contain fatal flaws. 
C)  might contain some acceptable flaws that do not destroy the credibility of its findings. 
D)  Both a and b are correct. 
E)  Both b and c are correct. 
A)  must be flawless. 
B)  should not contain fatal flaws. 
C)  might contain some acceptable flaws that do not destroy the credibility of its findings. 
D)  Both a and b are correct. 
E)  Both b and c are correct.

Question 17

MedLine is a governmental Web site that will provide free access to a professional literature database.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

MedLine is a:

Accepted Answer

A)  governmental Web site that will provide free access to a professional literature database. 
B)  very expensive database accessible only to physicians. 
C)  remark physicians use when they are trying to hit on nurses. 
D)  component of a statistical graph. 
A)  governmental Web site that will provide free access to a professional literature database. 
B)  very expensive database accessible only to physicians. 
C)  remark physicians use when they are trying to hit on nurses. 
D)  component of a statistical graph.

Question 19

Even if you are certain that a particular intervention has the best evidence supporting its effectiveness for your client, the client should still be informed briefly of the evidence and permitted to refuse the intervention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true about formulating EBP questions about intervention effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  They should never specify one or more interventions in advance. 
B)  They might or might not specify one or more interventions in advance. 
C)  They must specify one or more interventions in advance. 
D)  They should never include specifics about client characteristics. 
A)  They should never specify one or more interventions in advance. 
B)  They might or might not specify one or more interventions in advance. 
C)  They must specify one or more interventions in advance. 
D)  They should never include specifics about client characteristics.

To merit guiding your practice, a study must be flawless.

Which of the following statements is/are true about electronically searching for evidence?

Which of the following statements is/are true about the selection of search terms when searching electronic databases?

Which of the following statements is/are true about finding sources of evidence on Web sites?

You should automatically select and implement the intervention that is supported by the best research evidence, regardless of any other practice considerations.

There might be important differences between your clients or practice context and the clients or contexts included in studies supplying the best evidence.

Many relatively weak studies supporting the effectiveness of an intervention should outweigh one very strong study that fails to support its effectiveness.

Which of the following statements is/are true about the studies you'll find when electronically searching for evidence?

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the role of practice context in selecting an intervention?

Explain the distinction between less serious methodological flaws and fatal methodological flaws.

Which of the following Web sites is/are highly regarded as objective sources of evidence for EBP questions?

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the need to monitor client progress when implementing an intervention that clearly is supported by the best scientific evidence?

When you search electronic literature databases, you should read every study you find.

If you want to more narrowly target the types of studies that will come up in an electronic database search, you should use the connecting word and.

No matter how scientifically rigorous a study might be, and no matter how dramatic its findings might be in supporting a particular intervention, there always will be some clients for whom the intervention is ineffective or inapplicable.

A study that merits guiding your practice:

MedLine is a governmental Web site that will provide free access to a professional literature database.

MedLine is a:

Even if you are certain that a particular intervention has the best evidence supporting its effectiveness for your client, the client should still be informed briefly of the evidence and permitted to refuse the intervention.

Which of the following statements is true about formulating EBP questions about intervention effectiveness?

Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice

Research Hierarchies: Which Types of Research Are Best for Which Questions

Criteria for Inferring Effectiveness: How Do We Know What Works

Critically Appraising Experiments

Critically Appraising Quasi-Experiments: Nonequivalent Comparison Groups Designs

Critically Appraising Quasi-Experiments: Time-Series Designs and Single-Case Designs

Critically Appraising Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Critically Appraising Nonexperimental Quantitative Studies

Critically Appraising Qualitative Studies

Critically Appraising and Selecting Assessment Instruments

Monitoring Client Progress

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Exam 2: Steps in the EBP Process

To merit guiding your practice, a study must be flawless.

Which of the following statements is/are true about electronically searching for evidence?

Which of the following statements is/are true about the selection of search terms when searching electronic databases?

Which of the following statements is/are true about finding sources of evidence on Web sites?

You should automatically select and implement the intervention that is supported by the best research evidence, regardless of any other practice considerations.

There might be important differences between your clients or practice context and the clients or contexts included in studies supplying the best evidence.

Many relatively weak studies supporting the effectiveness of an intervention should outweigh one very strong study that fails to support its effectiveness.

Which of the following statements is/are true about the studies you'll find when electronically searching for evidence?

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the role of practice context in selecting an intervention?

Explain the distinction between less serious methodological flaws and fatal methodological flaws.

Which of the following Web sites is/are highly regarded as objective sources of evidence for EBP questions?

Which of the following statements is/are correct about the need to monitor client progress when implementing an intervention that clearly is supported by the best scientific evidence?

When you search electronic literature databases, you should read every study you find.

If you want to more narrowly target the types of studies that will come up in an electronic database search, you should use the connecting word and.

No matter how scientifically rigorous a study might be, and no matter how dramatic its findings might be in supporting a particular intervention, there always will be some clients for whom the intervention is ineffective or inapplicable.

A study that merits guiding your practice:

MedLine is a governmental Web site that will provide free access to a professional literature database.

MedLine is a:

Even if you are certain that a particular intervention has the best evidence supporting its effectiveness for your client, the client should still be informed briefly of the evidence and permitted to refuse the intervention.

Which of the following statements is true about formulating EBP questions about intervention effectiveness?

Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice

Research Hierarchies: Which Types of Research Are Best for Which Questions

Criteria for Inferring Effectiveness: How Do We Know What Works

Critically Appraising Experiments

Critically Appraising Quasi-Experiments: Nonequivalent Comparison Groups Designs

Critically Appraising Quasi-Experiments: Time-Series Designs and Single-Case Designs

Critically Appraising Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses

Critically Appraising Nonexperimental Quantitative Studies

Critically Appraising Qualitative Studies

Critically Appraising and Selecting Assessment Instruments

Monitoring Client Progress

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