N244 WEEK 2 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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Steps to Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
1. Ask a well-built clinical question (a PICO(t))
2. Search to find the research/evidence
3. Appraise the evidence
4. Integrate findings into your practice
5. Evaluate practice changes and patient outcomes
6. Disseminate findings
ASAIED
Apples So Aren't Into Eating Doctors
Components of a PICO(T) question
-P: patient, problem, or population
-I: intervention
-C: comparison or control
-O: outcome
-(T): time (this one is optional)
Evidence heirarchy and name the levels
puts types of evidence on levels from most reliable to least reliable
1: systematic reviews, meta-analysis, or EBP guidelines
2: randomized controlled trials
3: controlled trials without randomization
4: cohort studies or case-control studies
5: evidence from systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
6: evidence from single descriptive or qualitative studies
7: evidence from the opinion of Authorities and/or reports of Expert Committees
, *note that it is not always necessary to have evidence from the top of the hierarchy because not
all PICO questions can be answered with systematic reviews which is level 1
Intervention/therapy PICO question
aims to ask if one intervention is better than another
Diagnosis or diagnostic test PICO question
aims to ask how accurate a diagnostic test is
prognosis/prediction PICO question
aims to ask what the likely outcome, progression, or surival time for this condition is
causation/harm/etiology PICO question
aims to ask what are the causes of this condition or state of affairs
cost effectiveness PICO question
aims to ask if the intervention is more cost effective than the alternative
quality of life PICO quiestion
aims to ask what the quality of life will be for the patient following this intervention
meaning PICO question
aims to ask how people with a particular illness perceive aspects of their health
What type of PICO question is this?
Do adults who drink alcohol fewer than 2 hours before bed compared to those that don't,
have poorer sleep quality?
causation/harm/etiology
What type of PICO is this?
In children aged 5 and older, how does being born premature vs at term correlate with
childhood learning disabilites?
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Steps to Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
1. Ask a well-built clinical question (a PICO(t))
2. Search to find the research/evidence
3. Appraise the evidence
4. Integrate findings into your practice
5. Evaluate practice changes and patient outcomes
6. Disseminate findings
ASAIED
Apples So Aren't Into Eating Doctors
Components of a PICO(T) question
-P: patient, problem, or population
-I: intervention
-C: comparison or control
-O: outcome
-(T): time (this one is optional)
Evidence heirarchy and name the levels
puts types of evidence on levels from most reliable to least reliable
1: systematic reviews, meta-analysis, or EBP guidelines
2: randomized controlled trials
3: controlled trials without randomization
4: cohort studies or case-control studies
5: evidence from systematic reviews of descriptive or qualitative studies
6: evidence from single descriptive or qualitative studies
7: evidence from the opinion of Authorities and/or reports of Expert Committees
, *note that it is not always necessary to have evidence from the top of the hierarchy because not
all PICO questions can be answered with systematic reviews which is level 1
Intervention/therapy PICO question
aims to ask if one intervention is better than another
Diagnosis or diagnostic test PICO question
aims to ask how accurate a diagnostic test is
prognosis/prediction PICO question
aims to ask what the likely outcome, progression, or surival time for this condition is
causation/harm/etiology PICO question
aims to ask what are the causes of this condition or state of affairs
cost effectiveness PICO question
aims to ask if the intervention is more cost effective than the alternative
quality of life PICO quiestion
aims to ask what the quality of life will be for the patient following this intervention
meaning PICO question
aims to ask how people with a particular illness perceive aspects of their health
What type of PICO question is this?
Do adults who drink alcohol fewer than 2 hours before bed compared to those that don't,
have poorer sleep quality?
causation/harm/etiology
What type of PICO is this?
In children aged 5 and older, how does being born premature vs at term correlate with
childhood learning disabilites?
