Evidence- Based Practice NUR 211
what is research - ANS obtaining info and objective facts to advance knowledge about specific
topic
what is evidence - ANS systematic way of approaching a problem
- clinical knowledge
- expert opinion/ info. resulting from research
what are the three components of EBP - ANS best research evidence + clinical nursing
expertise + pt values= EBP
what are the goals of using EBP - ANS find best answer to clinical question
avoid accepting practice that is incorrect or doesn't provide optimal results
avoid rejecting practice that does provide optimal results
what are the 4 benefits of EBP - ANS improve pt care and outcomes
decrease hospital and pt costs
improve workflow
establish optimal clinical practices
define nursing research - ANS systematic and strict scientific process to analyze phenomena of
interest to all areas of nursing, incl. practice, education and administration
define quantitative research - ANS use precise measurement to collect data and analyze it (for
a summary and description or to test relationship among variables)
define qualitative research - ANS investigates a question through narrative data- identify
patterns and themes
exploring subjective experiences of humans
interview, survey, questionnaire
what are the steps of the scientific method - ANS a. question is asked
b. literature review is done
c. hypothesis is proposed
, d. study or experiment is planned and executed
e. data are collected, organized and evaluated
f. conclusion is presented
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define clinical question - ANS research question answered through the study
define hypothesis - ANS statement that you believe to be the relationship between two
variables (tested)
define research hypothesis - ANS relationship is expected to occur
define null hypothesis - ANS no relationship b/t variable
frame of reference for whether or not a statistic analysis shows a connection bt variables- if not
at threshold it will be deemed a null hypothesis
define population - ANS entire group of individuals who would be affected by question
define sample - ANS group used in study
define participant/ subject - ANS each member of sample group
what are the components of a research article - ANS abstract
introduction
methods
results
conclusion/ discussion
references
define abstract - ANS brief synopsis of the article
100-150 words
abstract does NOT equal research
define introduction - ANS statement of the problem and purpose statement
review of literature
what is in the methods section - ANS study conducted
describe the conclusion/ discussion section - ANS provide interpretation of results and new
knowledge
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