,1. ANPD Core Curriculum ANSWER Association for Nursing Professional Development
2. Roles Of NPD Specialist ANSWER 1. Change Agent,
2. Mentor
3. Champion of Scientific Inquiry
4. Partner Practice transition
5. Advocatefor NPD specialty
6. Facilitator of learning 7. Leader
3. Evidence Based Practice ANSWER A problem solving approach to clinical decision making. includes a
systematic search and critical appraisal of evidence, one's own clinical expertise, and patient values and
preferences
4. Research ANSWER Generates Knowledge
5. EBP ANSWER Translate Knowledge
6. QI ANSWER Incorporates Knowledge
7. PICOT ANSWER Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time
8. Levels of Evidence ANSWER Provides a Hierarchy of Evidence. There are ditterent types of hierarchies
dependent on the type of clinical question being asked.
, 9. Level of Evidence hierarchy table for an Intervention Question ANSWER Highest
ANSWER 1.Systematic Reviews
2. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
3. Controlled Cohort Studies
4. Uncontrolled Cohort Studies
5. Case Studies and Case Series,Descriptive Studies & QI projects
Lowest ANSWER 6. Expert Opinion
10. Validity ANSWER refers to whether the results of the study were obtained via sound scientific methods (were
there Bias and/or confounding variables?)
Does the study measure what is says it's measuring?
11. Reliability ANSWER Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated
testings. Consistency of Measurement.
12. Effect Size ANSWER A measure of the strength of the relationship between two variables or the extent of an
experi- mental ettect.
How likely will the study results have the same ettect when used in practice?
2. Roles Of NPD Specialist ANSWER 1. Change Agent,
2. Mentor
3. Champion of Scientific Inquiry
4. Partner Practice transition
5. Advocatefor NPD specialty
6. Facilitator of learning 7. Leader
3. Evidence Based Practice ANSWER A problem solving approach to clinical decision making. includes a
systematic search and critical appraisal of evidence, one's own clinical expertise, and patient values and
preferences
4. Research ANSWER Generates Knowledge
5. EBP ANSWER Translate Knowledge
6. QI ANSWER Incorporates Knowledge
7. PICOT ANSWER Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time
8. Levels of Evidence ANSWER Provides a Hierarchy of Evidence. There are ditterent types of hierarchies
dependent on the type of clinical question being asked.
, 9. Level of Evidence hierarchy table for an Intervention Question ANSWER Highest
ANSWER 1.Systematic Reviews
2. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs)
3. Controlled Cohort Studies
4. Uncontrolled Cohort Studies
5. Case Studies and Case Series,Descriptive Studies & QI projects
Lowest ANSWER 6. Expert Opinion
10. Validity ANSWER refers to whether the results of the study were obtained via sound scientific methods (were
there Bias and/or confounding variables?)
Does the study measure what is says it's measuring?
11. Reliability ANSWER Ability of a test to yield very similar scores for the same individual over repeated
testings. Consistency of Measurement.
12. Effect Size ANSWER A measure of the strength of the relationship between two variables or the extent of an
experi- mental ettect.
How likely will the study results have the same ettect when used in practice?
