NUR 265 Quiz 5
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1. public reporting: ________________ _______________ provides objective information to promote con-
sumer choice, guide quality improvement efforts, and promote accountability for performance among providers and
delivery organizations
- allows organizations to compare their performance across standard measures against their peer organizations locally
and nationally
2. therapy: when you want to answer a clinical question about the effectiveness of a particular treatment or
intervention, you will select studies of the following characteristics, or __________________ category
- an experimental, RCT, intervention studies, or quasi-experimental design
- outcome known or of probably clinical importance observed over a clinically significant period of time
- use a therapy appraisal tool to evaluate the study
3. continuous variable: in therapy categories; a quantitative variable that has an infinite number of possible
values that are not countable.
- researcher is interested in degree of change after exposure to an intervention
- (ex.) pain score, blood pressure, weight, levels of psychological distress
- described in a research article by measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode, etc.)
4. discrete variable: in therapy categories; a quantitative variable that consists of separate, indivisible cate-
gories. No values can exist between two neighboring categories.
- researcher is interested in whether or not an "event" occurred or did not occur
- "yes" or "no"
- death, diarrhea, type II diabetes, pregnancy
- described in a research article by measure of event probability (relative risk or odds ratio)
5. diagnosis: when you want to answer a clinical question about the usefulness, accuracy, selection, or inter-
pretation of a particular measurement instrument or laboratory test, you will select studies that have the following
characteristics, or __________________ category
- cross-sectional, care control, retrospective study design with people suspected to have the condition of interest
- administration to the patient of both the new instrument or diagnostic test and the accepted "gold standard"
procedure
- COMPARISON of the results of the new instrument or test and the "gold standard"
- use a diagnostic test appraisal tool to evaluate the article
6. prognosis: when you want to answer a clinical question about a patient's likely course for a particular disease
state or identify factors that may alter the patient's prognosis, you will select studies that have the following character-
istics, or ________________ category
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- nonexperimental (longitudinal/cohort/prospective study of a particular group)
- follow-up for a clinically relevant period of time (time of exposure)
- determination of factors in those who do and do not develop a particular outcome
- use a prognosis appraisal tool to evaluate the article
7. (etiology-causation-) harm: when you want to determine the cause(s) of a particular symptom, prob-
lem, or disorder, you will select studies that have the following characteristics, or __________ category
- nonexperimental, usually longitudinal or retrospective over a relevant period of time
- assessment of whether of not the patient has been exposed to the IV
- use a harm appraisal tool to evaluate the study
8. information literacy: understanding the role of information in generating and using business intelli-
gence-- having the skills necessary to electronically search the literature to obtain the best evidence for answering your
clinical question
- consult academic research librarian for assistance
9. electronic indexes: (databases) where literature is organized and stored
10. filter: when searching appropriate research articles to answer a clinical question, PubMed has a
_______________ option that helps find citations that correspond to a specific clinical category
11. prefiltered evidence: Evidence for which an editorial team has already read and summarized articles on
a topic and appraised its relevance to clinical care.
12. quality, relevance, credibility: once you have selected potential articles online to answer a clinical
question, the articles are screened for...
- peer-reviewed journal?
- similar setting and sample?
- study sponsorship? (influence)
13. validates: therapy categories are particularly useful to nurses, as they inform decision making that
_________________ current practice or provides evidence that supports the need for a clinical practice change
14. relative risk: (risk ratio) the proportions of bad outcomes in the intervention group divided by the proportions
of bad outcomes in the control group
- a proportional measure estimating the size of the effect of a treatment compared with no treatment
- 12% (risk with intervention) / 20% (risk with no intervention) = 0.6
15. 50%; 25-50%: a relative risk ratio greater than ______ definitely is clinically significant; between
______-______ is probably clinically significant
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hntfql
1. public reporting: ________________ _______________ provides objective information to promote con-
sumer choice, guide quality improvement efforts, and promote accountability for performance among providers and
delivery organizations
- allows organizations to compare their performance across standard measures against their peer organizations locally
and nationally
2. therapy: when you want to answer a clinical question about the effectiveness of a particular treatment or
intervention, you will select studies of the following characteristics, or __________________ category
- an experimental, RCT, intervention studies, or quasi-experimental design
- outcome known or of probably clinical importance observed over a clinically significant period of time
- use a therapy appraisal tool to evaluate the study
3. continuous variable: in therapy categories; a quantitative variable that has an infinite number of possible
values that are not countable.
- researcher is interested in degree of change after exposure to an intervention
- (ex.) pain score, blood pressure, weight, levels of psychological distress
- described in a research article by measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode, etc.)
4. discrete variable: in therapy categories; a quantitative variable that consists of separate, indivisible cate-
gories. No values can exist between two neighboring categories.
- researcher is interested in whether or not an "event" occurred or did not occur
- "yes" or "no"
- death, diarrhea, type II diabetes, pregnancy
- described in a research article by measure of event probability (relative risk or odds ratio)
5. diagnosis: when you want to answer a clinical question about the usefulness, accuracy, selection, or inter-
pretation of a particular measurement instrument or laboratory test, you will select studies that have the following
characteristics, or __________________ category
- cross-sectional, care control, retrospective study design with people suspected to have the condition of interest
- administration to the patient of both the new instrument or diagnostic test and the accepted "gold standard"
procedure
- COMPARISON of the results of the new instrument or test and the "gold standard"
- use a diagnostic test appraisal tool to evaluate the article
6. prognosis: when you want to answer a clinical question about a patient's likely course for a particular disease
state or identify factors that may alter the patient's prognosis, you will select studies that have the following character-
istics, or ________________ category
, NUR 265 Quiz 5
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hntfql
- nonexperimental (longitudinal/cohort/prospective study of a particular group)
- follow-up for a clinically relevant period of time (time of exposure)
- determination of factors in those who do and do not develop a particular outcome
- use a prognosis appraisal tool to evaluate the article
7. (etiology-causation-) harm: when you want to determine the cause(s) of a particular symptom, prob-
lem, or disorder, you will select studies that have the following characteristics, or __________ category
- nonexperimental, usually longitudinal or retrospective over a relevant period of time
- assessment of whether of not the patient has been exposed to the IV
- use a harm appraisal tool to evaluate the study
8. information literacy: understanding the role of information in generating and using business intelli-
gence-- having the skills necessary to electronically search the literature to obtain the best evidence for answering your
clinical question
- consult academic research librarian for assistance
9. electronic indexes: (databases) where literature is organized and stored
10. filter: when searching appropriate research articles to answer a clinical question, PubMed has a
_______________ option that helps find citations that correspond to a specific clinical category
11. prefiltered evidence: Evidence for which an editorial team has already read and summarized articles on
a topic and appraised its relevance to clinical care.
12. quality, relevance, credibility: once you have selected potential articles online to answer a clinical
question, the articles are screened for...
- peer-reviewed journal?
- similar setting and sample?
- study sponsorship? (influence)
13. validates: therapy categories are particularly useful to nurses, as they inform decision making that
_________________ current practice or provides evidence that supports the need for a clinical practice change
14. relative risk: (risk ratio) the proportions of bad outcomes in the intervention group divided by the proportions
of bad outcomes in the control group
- a proportional measure estimating the size of the effect of a treatment compared with no treatment
- 12% (risk with intervention) / 20% (risk with no intervention) = 0.6
15. 50%; 25-50%: a relative risk ratio greater than ______ definitely is clinically significant; between
______-______ is probably clinically significant
