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FN Ch 5
Evidence-Based Practice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bias | Personal opinion |
| Clinical guidelines | National Guidelines Clearinghouse (NGC) database supported by Agency for Healcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) containing sustematically developed stmts about a plan of care for a specific set of clinical circumstances involving a specific pt pop |
| Confidentiality | guarantees that any info provided will not be reported in any manner and will not be accessible to ppl outside the hc or research team |
| Empirical data | data produced by an observation or study |
| Evidence-based practice (EBP) | a provlem-solving approach to clinical practice that integrates the conscientious use of best evidence in combination with a clinician's expertise, and patient preferences and values in making decisions about patient care |
| Experimental Study | RCT - tightly controls conditions to eliminate bias and ensure findings can be generalizable to similar groups of subjects |
| Generalizable | rendering nonspecific; covering a large group of subjects |
| Hypotheses | predictions made about the relationship or difference between study variables |
| Inductive reasoning | developing generalizations or theories from specific observations or interviews; general group characteristics derived from specific observation |
| Informed Consent | means subjects 1)given full and complete info re purpose of study, procedures, data collex, potential hard & benefits, and alt methods of txt 2) capable of fully understanding implications of txt 3)voluntarily consent or decline |
| Nursing research | a way to i.d. new knowledge, improve professional education and practice, and use resources effectively...knowledge provides a scientific basis for nursing practice & validates nursing interventions |
| Peer-reviewed | an article reviewed by a panel of experts familiar with the topic or subject matter of the evidence article before it was published |
| Performance improvement (PI) | process of an org analyzing and evaluating current performance & uses results to develop focused improvement actions |
| PICOT question | EBP clinical question format; (P) Pt pop of interest; (I) Intervention of interest; (C) Comparison of interest; (O) Outcome; (T) Time |
| Qualitative nursing research | study of phenomena that are difficult to quantify or categorize (i.e. pt's perceptions of illness) |
| Quality improvement (QI) | an approach to the continuous study and improvement of the processes of providing hc svcs to meet the needs of pts and others and inform health care policy |
| Quantitative nursing research | study of nursing phenomena that offers a precise measurement and quantification; focus on numerical data, statistical analysis, and controls to eliminate bias |
| Reliable | dependable; accurate or honest |
| Research process | An orderly series of steps that allows for questions to be answered; builds knowledge for use in similar situations |
| Scientific method | foundation of research and the most reliable and objective of all methods of gaining knowledge; systematic, step-by-step process that provides support that the findings from a study are valid, reliable, and generalizable to subjects similar |
| Valid | sound; just; well-founded in reason |
| Variables | concepts, characteristics, or traits that vary within or among subjects |
| Evaluation research | form of quantitative research that determines how well a program, practice, procedure, or policy is working |
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JaeLaw23
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