EBP- Exam 2 study guide
evidence based practice: - Answer -conscientious integration of best research evidence with clinical
expertise and patient circumstances and values in the delivery of quality, safe, and cost-effective health
care.
i. Best clinical evidence
ii. Nurses' expertise
iii. Patient circumstances and values
critical appraisal involves a - Answer -careful and complete examination of a study to judge its strengths,
weaknesses, credibility, meaning, and significance for practice.
qualitative studies: - Answer -primarily Exploratory research; ex. opinions, beliefs, perceptions,
experience, culture, etc...
-Can be used to develop theories
-Occurs in natural settings
-Why? How? What?
, -Subjective results, not objective
-Small population size; People are called "participants"
-Data represented in words
-Conducted through Observations, interviews, focus groups, videos, documents, photographs
-The researcher needs to be aware of his/her own feelings, beliefs, experiences, and account for these,
separate from the participants
what are the 4 types of qualitative studies? - Answer --descriptive
-correlational
-quasi-experimental
-experimental
quasi experimental research: - Answer --Examines cause-and-effect relationships
-Less control by researcher than true experimental designs
-Samples are not randomly selected.
-All variables in the study cannot be controlled by the researcher.
-An example: Sending patients home from the hospital with TED hose and surveying them about how
well they worked; assessing for DVT occurrence post-op
experimental studies: - Answer --Controlled manipulation of at least one independent variable
-Uses experimental and control groups
-Random assignment of the sample to the experimental and control groups
-Highly controlled, objective, systematic studies
-Involves the measurement of independent and dependent variables
Who decides if an article is "printworthy"? - Answer -It has to be peer-reviewed and confirmed as being
accurate through replicability
validity: - Answer -Accuracy of application and findings
evidence based practice: - Answer -conscientious integration of best research evidence with clinical
expertise and patient circumstances and values in the delivery of quality, safe, and cost-effective health
care.
i. Best clinical evidence
ii. Nurses' expertise
iii. Patient circumstances and values
critical appraisal involves a - Answer -careful and complete examination of a study to judge its strengths,
weaknesses, credibility, meaning, and significance for practice.
qualitative studies: - Answer -primarily Exploratory research; ex. opinions, beliefs, perceptions,
experience, culture, etc...
-Can be used to develop theories
-Occurs in natural settings
-Why? How? What?
, -Subjective results, not objective
-Small population size; People are called "participants"
-Data represented in words
-Conducted through Observations, interviews, focus groups, videos, documents, photographs
-The researcher needs to be aware of his/her own feelings, beliefs, experiences, and account for these,
separate from the participants
what are the 4 types of qualitative studies? - Answer --descriptive
-correlational
-quasi-experimental
-experimental
quasi experimental research: - Answer --Examines cause-and-effect relationships
-Less control by researcher than true experimental designs
-Samples are not randomly selected.
-All variables in the study cannot be controlled by the researcher.
-An example: Sending patients home from the hospital with TED hose and surveying them about how
well they worked; assessing for DVT occurrence post-op
experimental studies: - Answer --Controlled manipulation of at least one independent variable
-Uses experimental and control groups
-Random assignment of the sample to the experimental and control groups
-Highly controlled, objective, systematic studies
-Involves the measurement of independent and dependent variables
Who decides if an article is "printworthy"? - Answer -It has to be peer-reviewed and confirmed as being
accurate through replicability
validity: - Answer -Accuracy of application and findings
