100% satisfaction guarantee Immediately available after payment Both online and in PDF No strings attached
logo-home
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare 4th Edition by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk; Ellen Fineout-Overholt $17.99
Add to cart

Exam (elaborations)

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare 4th Edition by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk; Ellen Fineout-Overholt

 8 views  0 purchase
  • Course
  • Institution
  • Book

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare 4th Edition by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk; Ellen Fineout-Overholt

Preview 2 out of 8  pages

  • September 14, 2024
  • 8
  • 2024/2025
  • Exam (elaborations)
  • Questions & answers
avatar-seller
Test Bank For Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing &
Healthcare 4th Edition by Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk; Ellen
Fineout-Overholt



Research Utilization (RU) - ANSWER: - Use of study findings in a practical application
unrelated to the original research.
- Instrumental (direct)
- Conceptual (indirect)
- Persuasive (symbolic)

Evidence Based Practice (EBP) - ANSWER: - Based clinical decisions on best possible
evidence typically high quality research.
- Use of best evidence unmaking patient care decisions.

Research Utilization (RU): Instrumental - ANSWER: - Direct
- Explicit application of knowledge gained from research to a practice.

Research Utilization (RU): Conceptual - ANSWER: - Indirect
- Use of findings to enhance one's understanding of a problem or issue in nursing.

Research Utilization (RU): Persuasive - ANSWER: - Symbolic
- Use of evidence to change minds, especially decision makers.

RU Beginnings - ANSWER: - 1970s research begins to be incorporated in nursing
curricula.
- 1970s WICHE Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
- 6 year project to address feasibility of fostering research through regional
collaborations.
- First major project addressing RU.
- Findings: resulted in increase in RU, but not enough sounds, reliable studies with
implications for nursing care.
- 1970s CURN: Conduct and Utilization of Research in Nursing project (run by MNA,
funded by Division of Nursing).
- Major objective --> increase use of research findings in clinical nursing practice by:
disseminating current findings, facilitating organizational changes, encouraging
collaborative research.
- Must have relevance to practice and be widely disseminated.

Steps of Research Utilization Similarities to Nursing Process - ANSWER: (ADPIE)
- Identification of clinical problem (D).
- Gathering information form existing studies, critical evaluation of research (A).
- Relevance to practice setting/patient population (P), definition of patient outcomes
(P).
- Education/training (protocol) needed for change (I).

, - Evaluation/follow-up of new practice (E).

RU 1980s-1990s - ANSWER: - 1980s and 1990s RU generally at institutional level,
innovation effectiveness evaluation.
- 1990s push for EBP.

Cochrane Collaboration - ANSWER: - Archie Cochrane
- Systematic way to evaluate evidence.
- Dissemination of evidence.
- Evidence hierarchy.

EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) - ANSWER: David Sackett, McMaster Medical School

EBP Initiatives - ANSWER: - Institute of medicine's Roundtable on EBM.
- US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF).
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
- Nation Consortium for the Advancement of pEdiatric and Adolescent Evidence
Based Practice (NCPAEP).
- Magnet Recognition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Evidence Based Practice - ANSWER: - A life-long problem-solving approach to clinical
practice that integrates...
- Search, critical appraisal, and synthesis of the most relevant and best research
*(external evidence).*
- One's own clinical expertise, which includes *internal evidence* generated from
outcomes management or quality improvement projects, patient assessment, and
evaluation.
- Patient preferences and values.

Evidence Based Medicine/Evidence Based Practice - ANSWER: - Distinct
- Not just RCT's
- Evidence hierarchies
- Philosophical differences

EBP Continuum - ANSWER: - Nurses actively doing research
- Assisting researchers, collecting information.
- Participate in journal club.
- Informed readers, up to date practice.

EBNP - ANSWER: - Best evidence: findings of quantitative research studies.
- Clinical expertise: expert panels; consensus statements; practice groups;
practitioner experience.
- Patient preferences: satisfaction; QOL; treatment burden; Qualitative studies.

Research Process - ANSWER: - Problem identification
- Conduct research
- Follow steps of research process.

The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Guaranteed quality through customer reviews

Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.

Quick and easy check-out

Quick and easy check-out

You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.

Focus on what matters

Focus on what matters

Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I buy this document?

You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.

Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?

Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.

Who am I buying these notes from?

Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller kushboopatel6867. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.

Will I be stuck with a subscription?

No, you only buy these notes for $17.99. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.

Can Stuvia be trusted?

4.6 stars on Google & Trustpilot (+1000 reviews)

53340 documents were sold in the last 30 days

Founded in 2010, the go-to place to buy study notes for 14 years now

Start selling
$17.99
  • (0)
Add to cart
Added