Deck 3: Evidence-Based Practice, Practice-Based Evidence, and Informatics

Question 1

Knowledge is the point of convergence across the areas of:

A) evidence-based practice, quality assurance, and informatics.
B) evidence-based practice, improvement, and informatics.
C) evidence-based practice, quality assurance, and improvement.
D) improvement, quality assurance, and informatics.

Answer 1

evidence-based practice, improvement, and informatics.

Question 2

Which two hurdles does the STAR Model address in employing evidence-based practice?

A) The volume and form of knowledge
B) The quality and form of knowledge
C) The volume and outcomes of knowledge
D) The adequacy and form of knowledge

Answer 2

The volume and form of knowledge

Question 3

What is the form of knowledge gained in discovery research?

A) Results from single research studies
B) Results from meta-synthesis
C) Results from systematic review
D) Results from meta-analysis

Answer 3

Results from single research studies

Question 4

Which type of review is considered the most rigorous?

A) Literature reviews
B) Systematic reviews
C) Integrative reviews
D) Single study reviews

Question 5

A facility calls in experts to review evidence developed in research and develop guidelines for clinical practice. Which stage of EBP is represented?

A) Evidence summary
B) Evaluation of process and outcomes
C) Practice integration
D) Translation to guidelines

Question 6

A(n) ________ is considered the gold standard research design for answering questions about the efficacy of treatments.

A) RCT
B) PBE
C) TeamSTEPP
D) NQMC

Question 7

The goal of the intersection of informatics and evidence-based practice is to transform healthcare to be: (Select all that apply.)

A) reliable.
B) safe.
C) effective.
D) efficient.

Question 8

Which of the following are evidence summaries? (Select all that apply.)

A) literature reviews.
B) systematic reviews.
C) single-study reviews.
D) integrative reviews.
E) focus-group reports.

Question 9

Using the STAR Model, which of the following points indicate knowledge transformation has occurred? (Select all that apply.)

A) Discovery research
B) Evidence summary
C) Translation to guidelines
D) Practice integration
E) Testing the hypothesis
F) Evaluation of process and outcomes

Question 10

Standardized terminology is requisite for: (Select all that apply.)

A) naming evidence.
B) classifying evidence.
C) tagging evidence.
D) locating evidence.
E) simplifying evidence.