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N232-UNIT I; III
Evidence Based Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Evidence Based Medicine defined | conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about care of individual patients |
| Evidence Based Practice defined | developing changes and improvements with a firm foundation of the best data that exist at that time from the science, the individual performing the services and the consumer of the service |
| Together evidence-based medicine & evidence-based practice | assert that making clinical decisions based on best evidence,...improves the quality of care and the patient's quality of life. |
| What are the 6 steps in the process of developing an evidence-based practice? | Problem identification, evidence search, critique, synthesis, implementation and evaluation. |
| Problem identification involves | converting information needs into an answerable question |
| evidence search involves | finding, with maximum efficiency, the best evidence with which to answer the question |
| what is the best website to use for research | CINAHL |
| what timeframe should be researched when looking for evidence | go back atleast 5 years |
| describe the "critique" stage of developing an evidence-based practice | determining the merit, feasibility and utility of evidence. |
| does the critique include opinion or original research? | original research |
| What is the Australian ranking used in the Critque phase? | FAME |
| What does FAME stand for | feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness and effectiveness |
| The synthesis step involves | combining findings from all evidence to make a practice recommendation |
| what is involved in the implementation of evidence-based practice? | incorporating the recommendation into a clinical setting or organization |
| what should be done during evaluation of an evidence-based practice? | determine the effectiveness of the practice change over time. |