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NUR 408 Exam One
Integrating Research, EBP, and QI Processes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the purpose of research? | generate new knowledge |
| T or F: Research is meant to be shared and used in other places/generalized. | true |
| What process does research utilize? | scientific process |
| What type of data is associated with research? | qualitative or quantitative |
| What is the purpose of critiquing a research article? | decide whether article is helpful for your specific problem |
| What is an abstract? | short, comprehensive summary |
| Wat is the introduction? | background, significance |
| What is the purpose? | reason for conducting the research |
| Quantitative research is... | research question |
| Qualitative research can be... | a hypothesis or research question |
| What is the research design or methods? | how the study was conducted |
| What is sampling? | who participated and how they were selected |
| T or F: Research can include both qualitative and quantitative date. | true |
| What is reliability and validity? | were instruments used; if yes, explain the concepts |
| What is the procedure/collection method? | what was done for an intervention, how was data collected |
| How is data analyzed or results displayed? | quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods |
| What is the discussion? | discusses results and similarities/differences from other research |
| What are the recommendations/implications? | how should results be utilized in practice; limitations of the study? |
| T or F: Formats for references remain the same across various publications. | false |
| What is the purpose of evidence-based practice? | use scientific evidence, clinical expertise, and patient/family values and preferences to inform clinical decision-making |
| What are the three components of EBP? | evidence, clinical expertise, patient values |
| What process is used for EBP? | systematic process |
| Where does information for EBP come from? | already available information |
| What models are used for EBP? | the Iowa model and ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation |
| What are the components of ACE Star Model of Knowledge Transformation? | discovery research, evidence summary, translation into guidelines, practice integration, and process, outcome, evaluation |
| What is the purpose of quality improvement? | use data to monitor and improve outcomes of care processes |
| What is quality improvement based on? | already available scientific evidence |
| What type of process is used for QI? | systematic process |
| T or F: QI sets out to generate new knowledge? | false |
| What are the intentions of QI? | to improve practice in one setting, not everywhere else |
| What type of model is used for QI? | plan, do, study, act model |
| What question is associated with research? | What is the best thing to do? |
| What question is associated with EBP? | Are we doing the best thing? |
| What question is associated with QI? | Are we doing the best thing at the right time in the right way? |
| What is a systematic review/integrative review? | a summary and critique of a group of research studies that uses the scientific method |
| What is meta-analysis? | a statistical summary and critique of a group of research studies |
| What is meta-synthesis? | a summary and critique of a group of qualitative research studies |
| What database is common for systematic reviews? | Cochrane database |
| What's the purpose of a review article? | can give ideas about topics to look up or helpful citations but it's not research; can't be used for EBP |
| What are clinical (practice) guidelines? | systematically developed statements or recommendations for practice |
| Who develops clinical (practice) guidelines? | professional organizations |
| What are the two types of clinical guidelines? | consensus statements/guidelines + evidence-based guidelines |
| What are consensus statements/guidelines? | based on agreement of experts in a field |
| What are evidence-based guidelines? | based on published scientific evidence |
| What is the highest level of evidence? | systematic review |
| What is second highest level of evidence? | randomized controlled trials |
| Randomized controlled trials are... | the gold standard of scientific research |
| What's the lowest level of evidence? | opinions of experts and authorities; expert committee reports or organizations; not based on research |