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Nurs 302 Quiz 1 With Correct Answers

What is Evidence Based Practice?
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A lifelong problem-solving approach to clinical practice that integrates
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into 3 components.
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the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in
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making decisions about the care of the individual patient. It means
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integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external
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clinical evidence from research
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What are the three components of EBP?
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1. Clinical expertise
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2. Best research evidence
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3. Patient values and preferences
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Why is EBP important
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EBP is important because it aims to provide the most effective care that
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is

,available, with the aim of improving patient outcomes. Patients expect
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to receive the most effective care based on the best available evidence
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*Medical knowledge and accepted practice change rapidly
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*Volume of research articles is expanding exponentially
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*Integrating the evidence into your practice regularly makes it easier to
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find and apply the evidence during busy clinical schedules
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*It allows you to blend patient preferences with the research, resulting
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in patient-centered care
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What is the quadruple aim?
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1. Better patient outcomes
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2. Reduced costs
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3. Better population health
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4. Provider satisfaction
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What are background questions?
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address general questions about a disease, condition, or process
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,- are the "what is", "why do", and "how does" kind of questions.
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- Novice practitioners such as health professions students, typically have
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more background questions. As one moves from novice to expert,
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practitioners typically find themselves answering more foreground | | | | | | |



questions in their day to day practice. | | | | | |




What are foreground questions | | |




- answer pointed questions regarding a specific patient or population
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- often investigate comparisons (e.g two treatment approaches or two
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diagnostic tests) |




PICOT Question format | |




P = Population
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I = intervention
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C = comparison
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O = outcome | |




T = time| |




example PICOT question | |

, In hospitalized adults (P), how does the use of contact precautions(I)
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compared to standard precautions © impact patient outcomes and
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quality of care (O) during hospitalization (T)
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P in PICOT
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Population


How would you describe a group of patients similar to yours? What are
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the most important characteristics of the patient? This may include the
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primary problem, disease, or co-existing conditions. Sometimes the
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demographics of a patient might be relevant to the diagnosis or | | | | | | | | | | |



treatment of a disease | | |




I in PICOT
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Intervention


Which main intervention prognostic factor, or exposure are you
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considering? What do you want to do for the patient? Prescribe a drug?
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order a test? order a surgery? what factors may influence the prognosis
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of the patient such as age, co-existing problems, or previous exposure.
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