Deck 13: Applying the Evidence to Patient Care

Question 1

A clinician should consider the costs of accepting innovation, which might include all of the following except:

A) Price of achieving certification in a new technique
B) Time to learn a new technique
C) Difficulty performing a new intervention
D) Clinician prefers an older method

Answer 1

Clinician prefers an older method

Question 2

The patterns of adoption of new innovations include which of the following categories?

A) Mavericks, who are interested in unique and novel ideas
B) Traditionalists, who are most likely to accept change
C) Early majority, who make up about 2.5% of clinicians
D) Laggards, who make up about 34% of clinicians

Answer 2

Mavericks, who are interested in unique and novel ideas

Question 3

Factors that can positively impact integration of evidence into practice include all of the following except:

A) A clinician who is accepting of change
B) An organization that supports innovation
C) An inexperienced clinician
D) A patient and family who are open to new techniques

Answer 3

An inexperienced clinician

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true about evaluating the evidence based practice process?

A) If the patient's outcome was negative, the process was a waste of time.
B) If the process was helpful, the clinician should be willing to share the results with anyone.
C) If the process was not helpful, the clinician should give up on evidence based practice.
D) If the process was helpful, the clinician doesn't need to make any changes the next time.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true?

A) A clinician should attempt a new intervention on the patient even if he or she is not familiar with it.
B) A clinician should not take into account whether the patient is open to a new technique.
C) A clinician should choose an alternative treatment if he or she is not competent in a new technique.
D) A clinician should refuse to treat a patient if he or she is not familiar with the intervention recommended by the evidence.