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Ross-Kerr and Wood’s Canadian Nursing Issues & Perspectives: CDN NURSING ISSUES & PERSPECTIVES 6th Edition
Chapter 9 : Knowledge Translation and Evidence-Informed Practice Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the relationship between the number needed to treat (NNT) and the impact of an intervention?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Generally, the smaller the NNT, the greater the impact of the intervention.
Question 2 of 5
Which one of the following is a practice intervention strategy for enhancing the use of evidence?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: One practice intervention strategy to enhance the use of evidence includes educating patients about evidence related to their clinical conditions.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is an example of filtered evidence?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Some examples of filtered evidence include research synopses, systematic reviews, practice guidelines, and computerized support systems.
Question 4 of 5
Karen wants to conduct a systematic review of the nursing care of pressure ulcers, but she is not sure where to start. Which of the following is the first stage of a systematic review?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The stages of a systematic review include posing the question, searching for high quality published research, applying inclusion and exclusion criteria to select that research, assessing the research, and getting it approved by peers.
Question 5 of 5
The pharmaceutical industry is highly engaged in knowledge transfer, and its target advertising audience typically includes which following groups?
Correct Answer: B,C,D,F
Rationale: The pharmaceutical industry's target advertising audience is typically physicians, pharmacists, hospitals, and, where permitted, the public, as a strategy for indirectly influencing physicians to prescribe its products.