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Having a foundation based on data gathered through the senses, rather than purely through theorizing or logic |
Empirical |
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The process of systematically finding, appraising, and using research findings as the basis for clinical practice |
Evidence based practice |
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We can obtain the best evidence (EBP) through: |
Research articles/studies Quality improvement initiatives Retrospect chart/ medical record review |
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An instrument that we use on a flow sheet to help us determine risk for skin breakdown |
Braden Scale |
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Evidence based practice approach in order: C: A: S: C: I: E: D: |
-Cultivate a spirit of inquiring -Asking a clinical question in PICOT format -Search for and collect the most relevant best evidence to answer the question. -Critically evaluate the evidence -Integrate the best evidence with one's clinical expertise and patient preferences and values in making a practice decision -Evaluate outcomes -Disseminate (share) the outcomes |
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Components of EBP process Asking a clinical question in the _______ format |
PICOT |
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P: I: |
Population Intervention or interest area Comparison intervention or group Outcome Time |
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Study groups are completely randomly assigned |
Randomized control group |
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RCT: |
Randomized control trial |
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The higher the _______ the better the research was that conducted |
Rigor |
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Systematic, subjective approach used to describe life experiences and give them meaning (based on feelings, pain scale, survey) |
Qualitative research |
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Formal, objective systematic process used to describe and test relationships and examine cause and effect interactions among variables (lab results) |
Quantitative research |
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Type of quantitative research study design that lacks one of the components of an experimental design |
Quasi-experimental research |
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Subjective data in qualitative research examples: |
journals, diaries, video recording, blogging |
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Objective data in quantitative research examples: |
numbers, lab results |
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Requirements before starting in-house research |
-Institutionalreview board -Informedconsent -Confidentiality -Anonymity– double blind study -Thestudy or data collection starts only after all above steps are complete. Anydata observed prior to the official start of the study is unusable |
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a continuous process where institutions evaluate the current practices in every area by which health care services are provided. |
Quality improvement |
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◦MRRs performed for various reasons – all of which will connect with ways to identify outstanding issues in-house and how to improve service, compliance, etc. |
Retrospectivereview MRR- medical record review |
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A nurse researcher studies the effectiveness of a new program designed to educate parents to promote the immunization of children. The nurse divides the parents randomly into two groups. One group receives the typical educational program and the other group receives the new program. This is an example of which type of study? 1. Historical 2. Qualitative 3. Correlational 4. Experimental |
4. Experimental |
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A nurse who works on a pediatric unit asks, "I wonder if children who interact with therapy dogs have reduced anxiety when they are in the hospital." In this example of a PICOT question, which of the following is the O? 1. Children 2. Therapy dogs 3. The pediatric unit 4. Anxiety |
4. Anxiety |
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A nurse researcher wants to know which factors are associated with a person's decision to exercise. The nurse distributes a survey to people who recently joined an exercise wellness program and analyzes the data to determine which factors and characteristics are most significantly linked to the decision to start exercising. Which type of research study is this? 1. Qualitative 2. Descriptive 3. Correlational 4. Randomized controlled trial |
3. Correlational |
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A group of nurses have identified that the elderly patients on their unit have a high incidence of pressure ulcers after they have a stroke. During a unit meeting they discuss different interventions that they think may reduce the development of pressure ulcers. What is the nurses' next step to investigate this clinical problem further? 1. conduct a literature review 2. share the findings with others 3. conduct a statistical analysis 4. create a well-defined PICOT question |
4. create a well-defined PICOT question |
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Arrange the following steps of evidence-based practice (EBP) in the appropriate order 1. integrate the evidence 2. Ask the burning clinical question 3. create a spirit of inquiry 4. evaluate the practice decision or change 5. Share the results with others 6. critically evaluate the evidence you gather 7. collect the most relevant and best evidence |
3. create a spirit of inquiry 2. Ask the burning clinical question 7. collect the most relevant and best evidence 6. critically evaluate the evidence you gather 1. integrate the evidence 4. evaluate the practice decision or change 5. Share the results with others |
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When recruiting subjects to participate in a study about the effects of an educational program to help patients at home take their medications as ordered, the researcher tells the subjects that their names will not be used and no one but the research team will have access to their information and responses. This is an example of: 1.Bias 2. Anonymity 3. Confidentiality 4. Informed consent |
3. Confidentiality |
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Nurses in a community clinic have seen an increase in the numbers of obese children. The nurses who care for the children are discussing ways to reduce childhood obesity. one nurse asks a colleague," I wonder what the most effective ways are to help school-age children maintain a healthy weight?" This question is an example of a/an: 1. Hypothesis 2. PICOT question 3. Problem-focused trigger 4. Knowledge-focused trigger |
3. Problem-focused trigger |
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The nurses on a medical unit have seen an increase in the number of medication errors on their unit. They decide to evaluate the medication administration process on the basis of data gained from chart reviews and direct observation of nurses administering medications. Which process are the nurses using? 1. Evidence-based practice 2. Research 3. Quality improvement 4. Problem identification |
3. Quality improvement |
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A nursing student is preparing to read the methods section of a research article. Which type of information will the student expect to find in this section? (Select all that apply.) 1. how the researcher conducted the study 2. a description about how to use the findings of the study 3. the number and type of subjects who participated in the study 4. Summaries of other research articles that support the need for this study 5. Implications for future research studies |
1. how the researcher conducted the study 3. the number and type of subjects who participated in the study |
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A group of nurses on the research council of a local hospital are measuring nursing-sensitive outcomes. Which of the following is a nursing-sensitive outcome that the nurses need to consider measuring? (Select all that apply) 1. Frequency of low blood sugar episodes in children at a local school 2. Number of patients who develop a urinary tract infection from a foley catheter 3. number of patients who fall and experience subsequent injury on the evening shift 4. Number of sexually active adolescent girls who attend the community-based clinic for birth control 5. patient-reported quality of life following coronary artery bypass graft surgery and cardiac rehabilitation |
2. Number of patients who develop a urinary tract infection from a foley catheter 3. number of patients who fall and experience subsequent injury on the evening shift |
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Which of the following statements about evidence-based practice (EBP) made by a nursing student would require the nursing professor to correct the student's understanding? 1. "in evidence-based practice the patients are the subjects" 2. "it is important to talk with experts and patients when making an evidence-based decision" 3."A nurse wanting to investigate the evidence to solve a problem starts by forming a PICOT question" 4."it is important to ask a librarian for help when searching for literature to help you answer your PICOT question" |
1. "in evidence-based practice the patients are the subjects" |
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A nurse is reading a research article. the nurse just finished reading a brief summary of the research study that included the purpose of the study and its implication for nursing practice. Which part of the article did the nurse just read? 1. Abstract 2. Analysis 3. Discussion 4. Literature review |
1. Abstract |
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A researcher is studying the effectiveness of an individualized evidence-based teaching plan on young women's intention to wear sunscreen to prevent skin cancer. In this study which of the following research terms best describes the individualized evidence-based teaching plan? 1. sample 2. intervention 3. survey 4. results |
2. intervention |
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A nurse researcher wants to conduct historical research. Which of the following ideas for a study could the nurses conduct? (Select all that apply). 1. determining the effect of unemployment on emergency room usage 2. understanding how Clara Barton shaped nursing in America 3. evaluating the effect of the Vietnam war on nursing leadership and practice 4. analyzing the evolution of nursing and patient care during recent disasters 5. investigating barriers to exercise in women who have become mothers in the past year |
2. understanding how Clara Barton shaped nursing in America 3. evaluating the effect of the Vietnam war on nursing leadership and practice 4. analyzing the evolution of nursing and patient care during recent disasters |
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a nurse researcher is collecting data following the approval from the institutional review board (IRB). In which part of the research process is this nurse? 1. Analyzing the data 2. designing the study 3. conducting the study 4. identifying the problem |
3. conducting the study |
