Professional Role ANCC

Professional Role ANCC hierarchy of evidence 1. Systematic review or meta analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and evidence based clinical practice guidelines 2. All the C's: RCT, cohort studies, case control studies, cross-sectional studies 3. editorials/opinions = no real research validity and reliability Quasi-experimental design = controlled who gets placebo vs control vs. Randomized control trial (RCT) = who gets placebo vs control is randomized both in second category validity: actual ACCURACY of results reliability: means those results are repeatable independent vs dependent variables Independent variable - the variable or construct that predicts or explains the outcome variable of interest CAUSE Dependent variable - variable that researchers want to explain EFFECT Punnett Square autosomal dominant vs autosomal recessive dominant: Marfan's syndrome 50% chance recessive: sickle cell dx, CF both parents have to carry the gene or be effected by the condition 25% of child having the illness 50% carrier 25% unaffected levels of prevention Primary: before incident ever occurs, preventing it ex: education, lifestyle modifications, primary vax Secondary: screening for early dx ex: labs, mammograms, BP checks Tertiary: treatment after it was effected ex: vax given to chronically ill pt infant mortaility infant deaths per 1000 live b