Chapter 10: The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice

Chapter 10: The Science of Nursing and Evidence-Based Practice

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. The discovery of oxygen would be called pure science because this information

a.	was obtained for the sake of obtaining new knowledge of the world.
b.	had an immediate use for humans.
c.	would be useful in curing, managing, or preventing disease.
d.	could direct further research at the bedside.

 

 

ANS:  A

 

	Feedback
A	Pure science or pure research summarizes and explains the world without regard to whether this information is immediately useful.
B	Pure science does not address the immediate use of the information or its relationship to diseases or bedside research.
C	Pure science does not address the immediate use of the information or its relationship to diseases or bedside research.
D	Pure science does not address the immediate use of the information or its relationship to diseases or bedside research.

 

 

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2. What is meant by the term “evidence-based practice”?

a.	Using nursing research findings to develop nursing theory
b.	Integrating the research process into nursing administration
c.	Studying research from the social sciences and applying it to practice
d.	Applying research findings; patient care data, preferences, and values; and nursing expertise to nursing practice

 

 

ANS:  D

 

	Feedback
A	Evidence-based practice is for the purpose of clinical practice, not theory development.
B	The goal of evidence-based practice is to integrate research into clinical practice, not necessarily into nursing administration.
C	Research from nursing applied to practice is evidence-based practice.
D	Evidence based practice is defined as practice that “integrates the best evidence from [research] studies and patient care data with clinician expertise and patient preferences and values.”

 

 

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3. To build the body of knowledge of nursing, a problem amenable to study should be

a.	able to ensure participants that the intervention is a “good idea.”
b.	based on published research findings and fit logically with what is already known.
c.	an original area of study never researched previously.
d.	able to produce results that are applicable to a variety of situations.

 

 

ANS:  B

 

	Feedback
A	An intervention being a “good idea” does not mean it will build the body of knowledge unless it relates to what we already know.
B	To build a body of knowledge, one needs to extend what one already knows.
C	Although original research is excellent, to build the body of knowledge, the foundational work must be expanded.
D	Not all problems occur in a variety of settings.

 

 

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4. Which of the following is not a necessary step in the research process?

a.	Review of the literature
b.	Review of best practice guidelines
c.	Design of the study
d.	Dissemination of results

 

 

ANS:  B

 

	Feedback
A	Review of the literature is a primary step in the research process.
B	Review of best practice guidelines is not a step in the research process.
C	Design of the study is an essential step in the research process.
D	Dissemination is a step of the research process and a responsibility of the researcher.

 

 

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5. Which of the following are the three most common sources of research questions?

a.	Study of clinical problems, anecdotal stories, requests by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
b.	Requests by drug companies, doctoral students, review of the literature
c.	Clinical problems, replication of prior research, testing nursing theory
d.	Review of existing research, NIH grants, request by state board of nursing

 

 

ANS:  C

 

	Feedback
A	Clinical problems are a source of research, but anecdotal stories and NIH requests are not.
B	Drug companies conduct their own studies.
C	The three most common sources of research questions are clinical situations, the literature, and theory.
D	Most research questions do not come from the state board of nursing.

 

 

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