NUR 253 – Final questions with complete solutions

EBP; what it is; strongest type of evidence Correct Answer-- the use of the best evidence in making pt care decision, & such evidence comes from research conducted by nurses and other health care professionals - strongest evidence: systematic review - careful synthesis of multiple studies PICO/PIO Correct Answer-- Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome - acronym for the clinical question - guides the search for evidence research utilization Correct Answer-- the review and critique of scientific research & the application of the findings to clinical practice - EBP is more broad (beyond scientific research) Quantitative research Correct Answer-- orderly procedures, specified plan, control over context, formal measurement, seeks generalizations - description, exploration, prediction & control, explanation - PICO - experimental/non-experimental research Qualitative research Correct Answer-- dynamic design, holistic, context-bound, humans as instruments, seeks patterns - identification, description, exploration, explanation - grounded theory, phenomenal, ethn