| Question | Answer |
| definition of evident-based practice (EBP) | >a practical problem-solving approach to clinical practice
> applies research findings to clinical
~uses current best evidence to answer clinical question
~considers personal clinical expertise
~includes pt values and preferences |
| 6 Steps of EBP | 0 cultivate spirit of inquiry
1. ask a clinical question
2. collect most relevant evidence
3. critically appraise evidence
4. integrate evidence
5. evaluate the practice change
6. Share the EBP |
| *clinical question: what does PICOT stand for | P - pt population; age, gender, ethnicity, disease processes
I - interventions
C - comparison; compare to status quo
O - outcome; what we want to achieve
T - time; time frame |
| *collect evidence: nurse searches for research articles on the topic | uses databases and finds peer-review articles |
| *appraise evidence | critically evaluates the research study, randomized control study (RCT) |
| What level of research is the gold standard for research? | randomized control study RCT |
| What level of research is the gold standard for EBP? | meta-analyses of RCTs |
| What is the statistical analysis of many research studies? | meta-analyses |
| What is the summary of many research studies? | systematic review (aka literature review or "state of the art") |
| What is quantitative? | statistical data |
| What is quatitative mean? | interviews and surveys |
| What is the lowest level of evidence? | expert opinion |
| What are the parts of a research article? | A - abstract
I - introduction
M - methods
RaD - results and discussion |
| What part of the research article gives the brief summary? | abstract |
| What does the introduction of a research article do? | gives purpose of title |
| What is literature review/background? | summary of existing info |
| What does the methods part of a research article state? | organization and conduction ie hypothesis and variables |
| What part of the research article gives the evidence? | results and evidence |
| What is the practical application of evidence? | clinical implications |
