Exam 15: Evidence-Based Practice

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

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

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

A summary of the research evidence that relates to a specific question and to the effects of an intervention is:

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?

Evidence-based public health (EBPH)is:

The term evidence-based was first used in:

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

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 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 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?

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

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

A nurse is looking for evidence-based practice 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?