1. The key components of EBP are ______.

1. best external evidence and professional expertise
2. best external evidence and patient values and expectations
3. professional expertise and patient values and expectations
4. best external evidence; professional expertise, and patient values and expectations

2. Which of the following are types of evidence available to nurses?

1. research studies
2. a professional’s experience
3. anecdotal evidence
4. all of these

3. Secondary research ______.

1. uses data that was originally collected for another purpose
2. is the next stage in a research project
3. is research undertaken in secondary schools
4. is stronger than primary research

4. A randomized control trial is an example of ______.

1. grounded theory research
2. quantitative research
3. ethnographic research
4. phenomenological research

5. The aim of EBP is to ensure ______.

1. care is patient-focused
2. clinically
3. cost effective
4. patient-focused and clinically and cost effective

6. To develop a good question you can use PICOT, which stands for ______.

1. problem, intervention, comparison, outcome, task
2. problem, intervention, comparison, organization, time
3. population, intervention, comparison, outcome, time
4. population, interview, currency, outcome, time

7. The best places to search for evidence is ______.

1. Google
2. Google Scholar
3. a healthcare database, e.g. CINAHL
4. the library bookshelf

8. Critical appraisal requires you to consider the ______.

1. strength of the evidence
2. the weakness of the evidence
3. the relevance of the evidence
4. all of these