Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing (QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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Define: Evidence-based practice - correct answer- b b b b b




Systematic approach to rational decision making that facilitates achievement of best practices
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Six steps to EBP - correct answer-1. Ask a clinical question
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2. Collect the most relevant and best evidence b b b b b b




3. Critically appraise the evidence you gather b b b b b




4. Integrate all evidence with one's clinical expertise and patient preferences and values in making a pr actice
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decision or change
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5. Evaluate

6. Share outcomes of EBP changes with others b b b b b b




Ask a clinical question - correct answer-
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• A problem or area of interest that could be performed more efficiently, consumes healthcare dollars, or
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does not make sense
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• A knowledge focused trigger
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• Clinical trends b




• Utilization of PICOT format to state your clinical question b b b b b b b b




Why should I use PICOT format to state my clinical question? - correct answer-
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• The questions you ask will eventually lead you to the evidence for an answer
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• You want to be able to read the BEST four-to-
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six articles that specifically address your practice question
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• The more focused a question you ask, the easier it becomes to search for evidence in the scientific li terature
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PICOT question - correct answer-*P* = Patient population of interest
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*I* = Intervention of interest
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*C* = Comparison of interestb b b b

,*O* = Outcome b b




*T* = Time b b




Collect the best evidence- what kind and includes - correct answer-• Search for evidence!
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• *Evidence includes but is not limited to*: agency policy and procedure manuals, quality improvemen t b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




data, existing clinical practice guidelines, agency experts, staff educators, risk managers, infection con trol
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nurses, and peer reviewed articles (specifically within the most recent 5 years from the present da te)
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Critically appraise the evidence you gather - correct answer-
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• The most difficult step in the EBP process
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• Involves evaluation, determining if information is valuable and can be easily applied, and if there is e nough
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evidence for making a nursing practice change
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• Thorough review of elements included in evidence-based articles b b b b b b b




Integrate the evidence - correct answer-• How will you incorporate the evidence into practice?
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• Integrate evidence with use of teaching tools, clinical practice guidelines, policies and procedures, an d
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new assessment documentation tools
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• Consider staff support and available resources b b b b b




• Conduct a pilot study and attempt to answer your PICOT question b b b b b b b b b b




Evaluate and share outcomes - correct answer-• Did it work? Is it effective?
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• Communicate the results to various groups of nurses or other care providers (facility nursing practice b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




council or research committee)
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PICO four-step process - correct answer-*P* - population of interest
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*I* - intervention
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*C* - comparisonb b




*O* - outcome b b




Utilization of the research process - correct answer-• Identification of a researchable problem
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, • Review of the literature b b b




• Formulation of the research question or hypothesis b b b b b b




• Design of the study b b b




• Implementation of the study b b b




• Drawing conclusions based on findings b b b b




• Discussion of clinical implications b b b




• Dissemination of findings b b




Identification of a researchable problem - correct answer-• Sources: b b b b b b b b




* clinical situations b




* the literature
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* theories

• Repeat the study or design a similar one
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• Testtheoreticalmodels
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Review of the literature - correct answer-• Comprehensive and covers all relevant research
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• Essential to locate similar or related studies that have already been completed and on which a new s tudy can
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build
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• Answer the question "what have other researchers and theorists written about this problem?"
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Two major categories in designing study - correct answer-
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*experimental*(require quantitativemethodology) b b b




*nonexperimental* (can be quantitative or qualitative methodology) b b b b b b




Implementation of the study involves two main task: - correct answer- b b b b b b b b b b




*Data collection* (collected by those familiar with the study)
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*Data analysis* (arrange information into meaningful patterns
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Drawing conclusions based on findings, Answer the question: - correct answer- "What do
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these findings mean?"
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