Nursing Research &
Evidence-Based Practice |
Study Guide, Practice
Questions & Exam
Review
|Guaranteed success|
,Develops new knowledge Nursing Research
Foundation on which practice Nursing Research
decisions and behaviors are laid
Provides support for interventions Nursing Research
related to quality and cost-
effectiveness
Demonstrates professional Nursing Research
accountability to insurers and health
care consumers
Improves nursing practice; results can Nursing Research
be translated into practice
Main outcome: Put the knowledge Nursing Research
gained to work in health care delivery
Having a foundation based on data Empirical
gathered through the senses (e.g.,
observation or experience) rather
than purely through theorizing or
logic
-Patient Care Areas of Nursing Research
-Nursing Education
-Health Services
-Characteristics of nursing care
-Nursing Roles
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the 1. finding
process of systematically: _____, ______, 2. appraising
_____ research findings as a basis for 3. using
making decisions about patient care
, EBP integrates the best scientific 1. Clinical expertise
evidence (research) with: 2. Patient preferences
______,_____,______ 3. patient values
become a member of your specialty finding
area and you will receive journal
articles to keep you up-to-date on
the most current practices
ensuring the research is valid and appraising
reliable, same sizes; peer-reviewed;
involves critical appraisal (looking at
the strengths and weaknesses of the
study; comparing the study to other
studies; are the findings reproducible
(builds upon reliability)
is it feasible to use with your patient Using
population; does it apply to your
work environment? Should it translate
into practice for all similar situations/
patients as a clinical practice
guideline? "For this situation, in this
environment, with this type of patient
experiencing these problems.....this is
what you should do."
Evidence-Based Practice |
Study Guide, Practice
Questions & Exam
Review
|Guaranteed success|
,Develops new knowledge Nursing Research
Foundation on which practice Nursing Research
decisions and behaviors are laid
Provides support for interventions Nursing Research
related to quality and cost-
effectiveness
Demonstrates professional Nursing Research
accountability to insurers and health
care consumers
Improves nursing practice; results can Nursing Research
be translated into practice
Main outcome: Put the knowledge Nursing Research
gained to work in health care delivery
Having a foundation based on data Empirical
gathered through the senses (e.g.,
observation or experience) rather
than purely through theorizing or
logic
-Patient Care Areas of Nursing Research
-Nursing Education
-Health Services
-Characteristics of nursing care
-Nursing Roles
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the 1. finding
process of systematically: _____, ______, 2. appraising
_____ research findings as a basis for 3. using
making decisions about patient care
, EBP integrates the best scientific 1. Clinical expertise
evidence (research) with: 2. Patient preferences
______,_____,______ 3. patient values
become a member of your specialty finding
area and you will receive journal
articles to keep you up-to-date on
the most current practices
ensuring the research is valid and appraising
reliable, same sizes; peer-reviewed;
involves critical appraisal (looking at
the strengths and weaknesses of the
study; comparing the study to other
studies; are the findings reproducible
(builds upon reliability)
is it feasible to use with your patient Using
population; does it apply to your
work environment? Should it translate
into practice for all similar situations/
patients as a clinical practice
guideline? "For this situation, in this
environment, with this type of patient
experiencing these problems.....this is
what you should do."
