POST-TEST 4

1. Evidence-based practice involves all of the following except:

A. Clinical expertise
B. Nursing research
C. Organizational structure
D. Patient preferences

2. Barriers to EBP include the following except:

A. Lack of commitment to EBP
B. Lack of computer skills
C. Lack of time
D. Research in practice not valued

3. Nurses who use EBP are best described as:

A. Change agents
B. Early adopters
C. Innovators
D. Laggards

4. Evidence-based practice is a problem-solving approach that considers the context of

the nurse’s current clinical experience
A. True
B. False
C. Maybe
D. None of the above

5. One of the primary foundations for evidence-based nursing practice is:

A. Medical knowledge
B. Research results
C. Everyday health care
D. Textbook information

6. It is the process of synthesizing, disseminating, and using research-generated

knowledge to make an impact to nursing practice.
A. Research utilization
B. Research dissemination
C. Research in nursing
D. All of the above

7. Obstacles to using nursing research in practice include lack of

A. Education, beliefs/attitudes, and support/resources
B. Faculty, knowledge and cost
C. Time, beliefs/attitudes and consumers
D. Outcomes, values and motivation

8. Which of the following statements is not applicable to using an evidence-base in

nursing practice?
A. to ensure the best quality of care given is to patients.
B. To ensure that nursing decisions are based on the best quality of evidence.
C. Evidence used in nursing practice must be appraised for its validity and
applicability.
D. The use of research evidence in nursing practice does not need to be evaluated after
it is used or implemented.

9. How is nursing practice changed with evidence?

A. The nurses make the change, discuss it at meetings, and spread the word through
classes and in-services.
B. The healthcare leadership mandates change.
C. The nurse who read the literature makes the change.
D. The professional development specialist or education coordinator makes the
change.

10. How do nurses in doctor's offices and hospitals keep up with the times and evidence-based
practice?
A. They learn from their professional development specialist (PDS) or education
coordinator.
B. They read literature that is 10 years old.
C. They learn from other healthcare providers.
D. They are creatures of habit--they don't change.