Nursing 350 - Research in Nursing » Summer 2022 » Week 4 Knowledge Check

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Question #1
Which is not a source of evidence used in designing e-b clinical protocols?
A.   Agency data regarding staff nurse education levels
B.   Cost of implementing the recommendations
C.   Recommendations of soundly produced clinical practice guidelines
D.   Agency data regarding patient outcomes
Question #2
Which of the following is the main goal of evidence-based practice?
A.   Nurses following evidence-based protocols
B.   Patients achieving good outcomes
C.   Patients receiving evidence-based care
D.   Nurses reading research articles
Question #3
What is the ultimate goal of evidence-based nursing?
A.   Reduced cost of healthcare
B.   Patient satisfaction with care
C.   Research-based interventions
D.   Positive impact on patient outcomes
Question #4
Which one of the following goals is not a purpose of clinical protocols?
A.   Support the clinical decision making of nurses
B.   Set forth standards of care
C.   Advance the knowledge base of nursing
D.   Promote consistency of care
Question #5
The rate of uptake of an e-b practice is most affected by which of the following factors?
A.   Whether the e-b practice is recommended by a professional specialty association
B.   The education and age of the nurses working in the setting
C.   Whether the organization has made adoption of an e-b practice fit into clinicians’ workflow
D.   The existence of an Evidence-Based Practice committee
Question #6
Which of the following is not a clinical protocol?
A.   A new nurse orientation checklist
B.   A decision algorithm
C.   A standardized plan of care
D.   A standard order set
Question #7
In the context of making a change in clinical practice in an organization, what is a stakeholder?
A.   Any person whose work will be affected by a change in practice
B.   Everyone in the setting where change is being introduced
C.   The Chief Nursing Officer or Director of Nursing
D.   A person who was involved in writing the new protocol
Question #8
How do clinical information systems with decision support incorporate evidence-based information?
A.   By using inputted patient information to bring relevant standards of care and resources to the attention of care givers
B.   By notifying care providers of clinical resource persons available to them
C.   By notifying care givers when they have made a poor clinical decision
D.   By issuing warnings to care givers about potential medication incompatibilities proven by research

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