Evidence Based Practice Exam #1 with
58 correct solutions.
Evidence Based Practice Exam #1 with
58 correct solutions.
What Is Evidence-Based Practice? - ANSWER The collection, interpretation, and integration of valid
research evidence, combined with clinical expertise and an understanding of patient and family values
and preferences to inform clinical decision making.
Clinical Decision Making - ANSWER Nurses are using best available evidence, combined with their clinical
judgment and patient preferences to influence the nature and direction of health care delivery, and
document outcomes related to the quality and cost effectiveness of patient care.
What is Quality Improvement? - ANSWER The systematic use of data to monitor the outcomes of care
processes as well as the use of improvement methods to design and test changes in practice, the aim of
which is to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
Quantitative research - ANSWER Uses research ques/hypo to describe phenomena, test relationships,
assess differences, & seek to explain cause-&-effect relationships between variables, & test for
effectiveness of interventions.
Use numeric data to describe and analyze the results summarized and analyzed using statistics.
Data collected from large # of subjects.
Uses questionnaires, equipment
Used for testing theories.
Uses objective approach
Efficiency, but may miss contextual details
Qualitative research - ANSWER Aims to understand meaning of a human experience: grief, hope, loss.
Uses words rather than numeric data to describe experience.
Data collected from small # of subjects allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon.
Generally conducted in natural settings.
Researcher as instrument
, Evidence Based Practice Exam #1 with
58 correct solutions.
Data assist in generating theories.
Uses a subjective approach.
Information rich, but time consuming, lack of generalizability.
Research - ANSWER qualitative, quantitative, or mixed
Systematic Research - ANSWER a summation & assessment of a group of studies that used similar
designs based on a focused clinical question
Meta-analysis - ANSWER summarizes a number of studies focused on a topic using a specific statistical
methodology to synthesize findings in order to draw conclusions.
Integrative review - ANSWER a focused review & synthesis of lit without statistical analysis. Can include
both qual & quant articles
Meta-synthesis - ANSWER Synthesis of a no. of qual studies on a focused topic using specific qualitative
methodology
Preliminary understanding - ANSWER Familiarize self with the study. Skim abstract and article.
Comprehensive understanding - ANSWER Understand research purpose/intent, clarify unfamiliar
terms/concepts.
Analysis Understanding: - ANSWER Understand parts, critique soundness.
Synthesis Understanding - ANSWER Understand whole article & each step of RP
Critical reading requires four stages of understanding. What is the last stage?
o Analysis
58 correct solutions.
Evidence Based Practice Exam #1 with
58 correct solutions.
What Is Evidence-Based Practice? - ANSWER The collection, interpretation, and integration of valid
research evidence, combined with clinical expertise and an understanding of patient and family values
and preferences to inform clinical decision making.
Clinical Decision Making - ANSWER Nurses are using best available evidence, combined with their clinical
judgment and patient preferences to influence the nature and direction of health care delivery, and
document outcomes related to the quality and cost effectiveness of patient care.
What is Quality Improvement? - ANSWER The systematic use of data to monitor the outcomes of care
processes as well as the use of improvement methods to design and test changes in practice, the aim of
which is to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
Quantitative research - ANSWER Uses research ques/hypo to describe phenomena, test relationships,
assess differences, & seek to explain cause-&-effect relationships between variables, & test for
effectiveness of interventions.
Use numeric data to describe and analyze the results summarized and analyzed using statistics.
Data collected from large # of subjects.
Uses questionnaires, equipment
Used for testing theories.
Uses objective approach
Efficiency, but may miss contextual details
Qualitative research - ANSWER Aims to understand meaning of a human experience: grief, hope, loss.
Uses words rather than numeric data to describe experience.
Data collected from small # of subjects allowing for in-depth study of a phenomenon.
Generally conducted in natural settings.
Researcher as instrument
, Evidence Based Practice Exam #1 with
58 correct solutions.
Data assist in generating theories.
Uses a subjective approach.
Information rich, but time consuming, lack of generalizability.
Research - ANSWER qualitative, quantitative, or mixed
Systematic Research - ANSWER a summation & assessment of a group of studies that used similar
designs based on a focused clinical question
Meta-analysis - ANSWER summarizes a number of studies focused on a topic using a specific statistical
methodology to synthesize findings in order to draw conclusions.
Integrative review - ANSWER a focused review & synthesis of lit without statistical analysis. Can include
both qual & quant articles
Meta-synthesis - ANSWER Synthesis of a no. of qual studies on a focused topic using specific qualitative
methodology
Preliminary understanding - ANSWER Familiarize self with the study. Skim abstract and article.
Comprehensive understanding - ANSWER Understand research purpose/intent, clarify unfamiliar
terms/concepts.
Analysis Understanding: - ANSWER Understand parts, critique soundness.
Synthesis Understanding - ANSWER Understand whole article & each step of RP
Critical reading requires four stages of understanding. What is the last stage?
o Analysis
