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what is research - ✔✔obtaining info and objective facts to advance
knowledge about specific topic
what is evidence - ✔✔systematic way of approaching a problem
- clinical knowledge
- expert opinion/ info. resulting from research
what are the three components of EBP - ✔✔best research evidence +
clinical nursing expertise + pt values= EBP
what are the goals of using EBP - ✔✔find best answer to clinical question
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,avoid accepting practice that is incorrect or doesnt provide optimal results
avoid rejecting practice that does provide optimal results
what are the 4 benefits of EBP - ✔✔improve pt care and outcomes
decrease hospital and pt costs
improve workflow
establish optimal clinical practices
define nursing research - ✔✔systematic and strict scientific process to
analyze phenomena of interest to all areas of nursing, incl. practice,
education and administration
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, define quantitative research - ✔✔use precise measurement to collect data
and analyze it (for a summary and description or to test relationship
among variables)
define qualitative research - ✔✔investigates a question through narrative
data- identify patterns and themes
exploring subjective experiences of humans
interview, survey, questionnaire
what are the steps of the scientific method - ✔✔a. question is asked
b. literature review is done
c. hypothesis is proposed
d. study or experiment is planned and executed
e. data are collected, organized and evaluated
f. conclusion is presented
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