Evidence practice
Exam based questions and approved answers
1st edition 2025
What Is Evidence-Based Practice? - ✔✔✔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.
Qualitative research - ✔✔✔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
Data assist in generating theories.
Uses a subjective approach.
Information rich, but time consuming, lack of generalizability.
Research - ✔✔✔qualitative, quantitative, or mixed
Systematic Research - ✔✔✔a summation & assessment of a group of studies that used similar
designs based on a focused clinical question
Meta-analysis - ✔✔✔summarizes a number of studies focused on a topic using a specific
statistical methodology to synthesize findings in order to draw conclusions.
, Integrative review - ✔✔✔a focused review & synthesis of lit without statistical analysis. Can
include both quall & quant articles
Meta-synthesis - ✔✔✔Synthesis of a no. of quall studies on a focused topic using specific
qualitative methodology
Preliminary understanding - ✔✔✔Familiarize self with the study. Skim abstract and article.
Comprehensive understanding - ✔✔✔Understand research purpose/intent, clarify unfamiliar
terms/concepts.
Analysis Understanding: - ✔✔✔Understand parts, critique soundness.
Synthesis Understanding - ✔✔✔Understand whole article & each step of RP
Critical reading requires four stages of understanding. What is the last stage?
Synthesis- ✔✔✔
Rationale: Critical reading requires four stages of understanding: preliminary (skimming),
comprehensive, analysis, and synthesis.
Clinical Decision Making - ✔✔✔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? - ✔✔✔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.
Exam based questions and approved answers
1st edition 2025
What Is Evidence-Based Practice? - ✔✔✔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.
Qualitative research - ✔✔✔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
Data assist in generating theories.
Uses a subjective approach.
Information rich, but time consuming, lack of generalizability.
Research - ✔✔✔qualitative, quantitative, or mixed
Systematic Research - ✔✔✔a summation & assessment of a group of studies that used similar
designs based on a focused clinical question
Meta-analysis - ✔✔✔summarizes a number of studies focused on a topic using a specific
statistical methodology to synthesize findings in order to draw conclusions.
, Integrative review - ✔✔✔a focused review & synthesis of lit without statistical analysis. Can
include both quall & quant articles
Meta-synthesis - ✔✔✔Synthesis of a no. of quall studies on a focused topic using specific
qualitative methodology
Preliminary understanding - ✔✔✔Familiarize self with the study. Skim abstract and article.
Comprehensive understanding - ✔✔✔Understand research purpose/intent, clarify unfamiliar
terms/concepts.
Analysis Understanding: - ✔✔✔Understand parts, critique soundness.
Synthesis Understanding - ✔✔✔Understand whole article & each step of RP
Critical reading requires four stages of understanding. What is the last stage?
Synthesis- ✔✔✔
Rationale: Critical reading requires four stages of understanding: preliminary (skimming),
comprehensive, analysis, and synthesis.
Clinical Decision Making - ✔✔✔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? - ✔✔✔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.
