A nurse reads through a new wound care protocol and purposefully decides not to apply this change to their practice. What type of decision are they making?

Which definition most resembles appraisal?

You read a new method of restraining patients, but you're uncertain when making the decision to adopt or reject this innovation. What strategy is the best to help reduce this uncertainty?

Which nurse is most likely to be a change champion?

When appraising, how many studies should be reviewed for practice changes?

The Hierarchy of Evidence appraises studies based on their:

Clinical practice guidelines are a set of recommendations intended to improve healthcare and patient outcomes. What tool appraises them?

A young nurse is caring for an elderly patient on hospice, receiving end-of-life care. The nurse personally doesn't agree with this care and doesn't "want to be involved in speeding up the patient's death." When making decisions with evidence, what should the nurse rely on?

A nurse is evaluating the measurable end result of care, which is termed what?

When identifying outcomes, it's a good idea to choose SMART goals. The 'R' in SMART stands for:

What indicator would be most appropriate for the outcome blood pressure?

Your patient has been educated and received proper training on how to give themselves parenteral nutrition at home, yet their behavior  demonstrates poor adherence to their nutrition. Which type of outcome can this be classified as?

Which time outcome refers to the immediate time frame up to a couple hours, such as measuring 'post-operatively'?

'Absence of bleeding' as an outcome was not clearly defined, so the first nurse measuring records 'absence of bleeding' when the gauze is covered in dry blood, and the second nurse records 'bleeding present' when there's a small dry dot on the gauze. Which outcome-related issue is the priority in the scenario?

A healthcare organization must publish outcome data that demonstrates nursing excellence to earn Magnet Recognition, and if this data is publicly compared to similar organizations this is through:

There are many reasons to change practice, but what major patient safety event resulting in harm or even death is a concern to change our practice?

In the change process of EBP, how we change is through a translation of knowledge, which means:

Lewin's Change Theory has 3 stages. Which stage is where prior learning is rejected?

The Transtheoretical Change Model has 6 steps that's helpful for a person trying to change their behaviors. Which step includes no intention of changing and the person may not even be aware of the need to change?

Which situation would Kotter's 8 Stages of Change Model be most helpful?

When incorporating changes, there can be barriers. What is the best strategy to overcome the barrier of a lack of knowledge (maybe not understanding why the change is necessary)?

What is our nursing guide which regards EBP as relevant to nursing practice and includes several principles that tell us how to conduct ourselves in a societally right and wrong way?

Nurses are in natural positions to be innovators, and share a lot of the characteristics. Which is a characteristic of an innovator?

Sally is developing professionally in a formal method by:

To help you develop on the job when you are onboarding, an experienced nurse called a ____ can provide training and increase your confidence. 

How would you use the Wheel of Professionalism?

What best describes dissemination?

Which type of journal to publish articles in is the typical printed paper copy, with a strong peer-review process and no author fees?

When a nurse is at a conference and can interact with other nurses, possibly building relationships and exchanging information, what is this opportunity called?

Attending conferences is a great opportunity both professionally and personally! What's a helpful strategy to get the most out of them when attending?

Academic dishonesty can translate to dishonesty in clinicals and cause patient harm. Which example highlights a student nurse's dishonesty in clinical practice?