Evidence Based Practice Exam #1 Review

The systematic, rigorous, logical investigation that aims to answer questions about nursing phenomena.

Generate evidence to guide nursing practice and to improve the quality of care.

The collection, interpretation, and integration of valid research evidence, combined with clinical expertise and an understanding of patient and family values and preferences to inform clinical decision making.

<p>Nurses using best available evidence, combined with their clinical judgment and patient preferences to influence the nature and direction of healthcare delivery.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The systematic use of data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and to design and test changes in practice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Evaluate strengths &amp; weaknesses of research evidence and use existing standards to determine the merit &amp; readiness of research for use in clinical practice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research uses specific methodology to test hypotheses, while Evidence-Based Practice uses completed studies to improve care and Quality Improvement focuses on monitoring and enhancing care processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Quantitative: Aims to test cause &amp; effect relationships using numeric data. Qualitative: Aims to understand the meaning of human experience using words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A series of steps of developing any kind of research, which can be qualitative, quantitative, or mixed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A summation &amp; assessment of a group of studies that used similar designs based on a focused clinical question.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A summary of a number of studies focused on a topic using a specific statistical methodology to synthesize findings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synthesis of a number of qualitative studies on a focused topic using specific qualitative methodology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refers to a careful, active, reflective, analytic reading.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Involves reflecting on the validity of what you have read in light of prior knowledge and understanding.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Systematic Review.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research articles and books by the original author.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Answer a clinical question or solve a problem to improve patient outcomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Asking clinical questions, identifying and gathering evidence, critically appraising and synthesizing the evidence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Considerations include available time, population of interest, resources, experience, and ethical difficulties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Research question and hypothesis, design and method, outcome of the analysis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Develop the knowledge foundation necessary to design a sound study and generate research questions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A set of interrelated concepts that provides a systematic view of a phenomenon which allows relationships to be proposed and predictions made.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Situation-specific theories.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of objectively &amp; critically evaluating a research report's content for scientific validity or merit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Strengths, weaknesses, limitations of the design, conflicts, and gaps in information.</p> Signup and view all the answers