EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS; 100% SOLVED, GUARANTEED TO PASS
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EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE (EXAM 1 REVIEW)
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Evidence-based practice - ANS-problem-solving approach to clinical practice that integrates the
conscientious use of best evidence in combination with a clinicians expertise and patient preferences
and values in making decisions about patient care.
steps of evidence based practice - ANS-1. ask a clinical question
2. collect the most relevant and best evidence
3. critically appraise the evidence you gather.
4. integrate all evidence with one's clinical expertise and patient preferences and values in making a
practice decision or change.
5. Evaluate the practice decision or change.
6. Share the outcomes of EBP changes with others
PICOT - ANS-P: patient population of interest
Identify pt by age, gender, ethnicity
I: Intervention of interest
ex: treatment, safety
C: Comparison of interest
what is the usual standard of care/current intervention used now to practice.
O: Outcome
what result do you wish to achieve or observe as a result of an intervention ex: change in pt behavior,
findings
T: Time
amount of time needed to achieve outcome.
peer-reviewed - ANS-article is on reviewed by a panel of experts familiar with the topic or subject matter
of the article before it was published
clinical guidelines - ANS-systematically developed statements about a plan of care for a specific set of
clinical circumstances involving a specific patient population
Hierarchy of evidence. RCT: randomized controlled trials
(use this while collecting evidence) - ANS-top to bottom
1. systematic reviews and metaanalysis of RCTs
2. One well-designed RCT
3. Well designed controlled trials without randomization
, 4. well-designed case control studies
5. systematic reviews of descriptive and qualitative studies
6. single descriptive or qualitative studies
7.opinion of authorities or expert committtees
nursing research - ANS-way to identify new knowledge, improve professional education and practice,
and use resources effectively.
Evidence based articles have the following elements: - ANS-Abstract, Introduction, Literature,
Manuscript narrative, Purpose statement, Methods or design, results or conclusion, clinical implications
scientific method definition - ANS-foundation of research and the most relieable and objective of all
methods of gaining knowledge
scientific method - ANS-is a systematic, step by step process that provides support that the findigs from
a study are valid, reliable, and generalizable to subjects similar to those researched.
Quantitative Research - ANS-the study of nursing phenomena that offers practice measurements and
quantification.
experimental study - ANS-RCT are true experimental study. Experimental study tightly controls
conditions to eliminate bias and ensure that findings can be generalized to similar groups of subjects.
Surveys - ANS-common with quantitative research
types of research - ANS-Historical, exploratory, evaluation, descriptive, expertimetnal, correlational
Evaluation Research - ANS-form of quantitative research that determines how well a program, practice,
procedure, or policy is working
Qualitative research - ANS-the study of phenomena that are difficult to quantify or categorize such as
patients perceptions of illness.
Inductive reasoning - ANS-qualitative research involves inductive reasoning to develop generalizations
or therories from specific observations or interviews
qualitative research methods - ANS-ethnography, phenomenology, and grounded theory
Research process - ANS-orderly series of steps that allow a researcher to move from asking the research
question to finding the answer.
Informed consent - ANS-research subjects are given
1. full complete information about the purpose of a study, procedure, data, collection, potential harm
and benefits and alternative methods of treatment
2. capable of fully understanding the research and the implications of participation
3. have the power of free choice to voluntarily consent or decline participation in the research
4. understand how the researcher maintains confidentially or anonmity
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