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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Findings with high correlations with patient characteristics were weighted heavily
B It is clear that the developers attempted to conduct a systematic review for each important issue the guideline will address and used that evidence to formulate recommendations
C Only recommendations that were supported by a majority of the development team were included in the final guideline
D It is clear that the developers met face-to-face while developing the guideline and had candid discussion of the issues the guideline will address.
Question #2
A If the recommendations are clear, specific, and citations are provided, your project team should have confidence in them.
B The guidelines should be judged as having questionable credibility unless the producer provides access to another document or resource regarding the production process
C If the authors indicate that a consensus conference was held to produce the guideline, your project team should have confidence in them.
D If the recommendations resonate with the views of those in your agency, your project team should have confidence in them.
Question #3
A The likelihood that implementation of the recommendation will produce good patient outcomes
B The credentials of the association that produced it
C How the recommendation will be received by clinicians
D The soundness of the methodology that produced the recommendation
Question #4
A Its generalizability
B Its specificity
C The importance of the issue to patients
D The linkage between the recommendation and the evidence supporting it
Question #5
A Determining if the panel producing the guideline had the expertise to do so
B Determining if the recommendations are applicable to the patient population and setting in which you are considering using it
C Determining if the guideline is needed by clinicians
D Determining if the guideline was produced using a sound process
Question #6
A The profile of the sample
B The research design
C The p value
D The size of the difference in the outcomes of the treatment groups
Question #7
A Structured appraisal questions appropriate to the type of evidence
B A healthcare librarian
C A statistical calculator
D Online opinions regarding the study
Question #8
A A credible and clinically significant finding of a study can be used as a basis for care after deliberation about its applicability
B A credible and clinically significant finding can with confidence be used as a basis for care.
C A finding produced by a study done in a setting similar to the one in which the findings may be used can be used as a basis for care with confidence
D A study produced by a reputable organization can with confidence be used as a basis for care.
Question #9
A The credibility of a finding mainly rests on the funding source and the credentials of the researchers.
B The credibility of a finding mainly rests on whether the result is statistically significant.
C The credibility of a finding mainly rests on whether it has undergone peer review
D The credibility of a finding mainly rests on the methodological soundness of the study that produced it.
Question #10
A Appraisal is a set of judgments using an objective set of criteria regarding the credibility, clinical significance, and applicability of the recommendations of clinical practice guidelines, conclusions of systematic reviews, or study findings.
B Appraisal is a careful, personal judgment regarding the generalizability of the recommendations of clinical practice guidelines, conclusions of systematic reviews, or study findings.
C Appraisal is the opinion of an expert in the field regarding the methodological soundness of a clinical practice guideline, systematic review, or study
D Appraisal is a critique of the weaknesses of a clinical practice guideline, systematic review, or study.