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Study design that begins with an examination of a presumed cause and then
goes forward in time to observe presumed effects
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1 Clinical Nursing Research 2 Independent variable
3 Prospective Design 4 Appraising evidence
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Clinical Nursing Research Research designed to guide nursing practice
Use of clinical evidence in making patient care
Evidence-Based Practice decisions, and such evidence comes from research
conducted by healthcare professionals
Use of study findings in practical application unrelated
Research Utilization
to original research
, 1: Ask questions that reflect uncertainties
2: Search for and assemble evidence
EBP steps 3: Appraise and synthesize evidence
4: Integrate evidence with other sources
5: Assess effectiveness of decision or advice
- What is quality of evidence?
- Magnitude of effects
- How precise is estimate of effects
Appraising evidence
- Any evidence of side effects?
- What are costs?
- Any relevance to my clinical situation?
P: population
I: intervention
C: comparison
PICO
O: outcomes
Helps practitioners develop well-worded questions
In ___ (population), what is the effect of ____(intervention),
PICO template
in comparison to ___(comparison) on ____(outcome)>
- Tradition
- Authority
- Clinical experience
Sources of evidence
- Trial and error
- Assembled info
- Disciplined research
Archie Cochrane Proposed an evidence hierarchy for weighing evidence
Systematic Review Highest level of evidence
Technique for integrating quantitative research findings
Meta-analysis
statistically
Technique for integrating qualitative studies
Meta-synthesis
Less about reducing information and more about
interpreting it
Presumed cause
Independent variable
Intervention
Presumed effect
Dependent variable
Outcome