NUR 415 FINAL STUDY GUIDE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question: 1.
What are the three components of EBP?
Answer:
-best practice
-clinical judgement
-patient preferences
Question: 2.
Explain the importance of EBP for BSN nurses:
Answer:
-be a wiser consumer of research
-critique studies
-utilize findings for best practice
-maintain ethical principles
-share findings
Question: 3.
Level 1 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-best level of evidence, strongest
-meta analysis
-systematic reviews
-clinical practice guidelines
-synopses
Question: 4.
Level 2 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-randomized controlled trials (experimental)
Question: 5.
Level 3 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-quasi experimental (participants are not randomly assigned)
,Question: 6.
Level 4 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-cohort studies (epidemiologic)
-case control studies
-correlational
-quant. findings from mixed methods *studies lack intervention
, Question: 7.
Level 5 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-integrative review (systematic review of non experimental)
-meta-synthesis
Question: 8.
Level 6 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-weak evidence
-answer "what is it" questions
-single descriptive, single qualitative study
Question: 9.
Level 7 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-lowest level of evidence
-no systematic process
-comes from authority
-opinions, or narrative reviews
Question: 10.
The Steps of the EBP process:
Answer:
1. Ask question 2. Search 3. Critically appraise 4. Implement 5. Evaluate
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question: 1.
What are the three components of EBP?
Answer:
-best practice
-clinical judgement
-patient preferences
Question: 2.
Explain the importance of EBP for BSN nurses:
Answer:
-be a wiser consumer of research
-critique studies
-utilize findings for best practice
-maintain ethical principles
-share findings
Question: 3.
Level 1 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-best level of evidence, strongest
-meta analysis
-systematic reviews
-clinical practice guidelines
-synopses
Question: 4.
Level 2 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-randomized controlled trials (experimental)
Question: 5.
Level 3 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-quasi experimental (participants are not randomly assigned)
,Question: 6.
Level 4 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-cohort studies (epidemiologic)
-case control studies
-correlational
-quant. findings from mixed methods *studies lack intervention
, Question: 7.
Level 5 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-integrative review (systematic review of non experimental)
-meta-synthesis
Question: 8.
Level 6 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-weak evidence
-answer "what is it" questions
-single descriptive, single qualitative study
Question: 9.
Level 7 Heirarchy of Evidence:
Answer:
-lowest level of evidence
-no systematic process
-comes from authority
-opinions, or narrative reviews
Question: 10.
The Steps of the EBP process:
Answer:
1. Ask question 2. Search 3. Critically appraise 4. Implement 5. Evaluate