Revision quiz Flashcards
Define EBN or evidence based health care practice
Term used to describe process that nses use to make clinical decisions and answer
clinical questions based on the best available research evidence, their clinical expertise
and patient preferences in the context of existing resources
When/why do we (as nurses) need to seek out evidence?
- Something out of ordinary
- Pt with characteristic not seen before eg cultural/religious
- Outcomes might differ in 2 pts with no obvious reason
- Developing policies/standards
What is the purpose of an abstract?
-Summarises the report
-Will explain-why research conducted, where and how done and with whom, what it
found, what are implications
Why might an abstract be useful for us to read?
- Use to see if it answers your question
- Don’t have to read whole article- helps with lit search, saves time
State three major features of qualitative methods
Qualitative:
-Focus on understanding humans within context of their lives- tries to build complete
picture of thing of interest
-Involves collecting info as expressed by people
-Focus on subjective info-don’t try to predict/control thing looking at
State three major features of quantitative methods.
Quantitative:
-Focus on understanding/breaking down thing/phenom into parts to see how they do or
don’t connect
-Collect info that is specific and limited to what is being studied
-Objective info- can predict and control
What is a useful evaluation tool for assessing websites? State the acronym and what
each letter stands for.
CRAAP
Currency: The timeliness of the information.
Relevance: The importance of the information for your needs
Authority: The source of the information.
Accuracy: The reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content.
Purpose: The reason the information exists.
Why is it important to evaluate databases & search engines?
There are two main reasons:
- To Identify the best tool for the search you need to make
- To find how to use them effectively
What five questions might you ask when assessing the quality of websites?
1) Author: Is the author:
2) Host site: Who is hosting the site?
3) Audience: Is the page written for:
4) Currency: is the site up to date?
5) Content: is it any good?
What do the letters PICO(T) stand for?
Population Intervention Comparison Outcome Timeframe
List three considerations that you would take into account before you used the
results of a study to change your clinical practice. Briefly explain why these are important
- Is the research is relevant and useful to your clinical problem
- Evaluate research paper- has it been “done properly”
- Pt preference
Why is EBP important to health professionals?
- Accountability
- Professional standards
- Clinical competence and safety
- Improved practice and service
- Applying research to the real world of work
What are the five major components of research reports (articles), not including title
and references?
- Abstract
- Introduction/background/literature review
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion (includes conclusions)
What would you expect to find in the methods section of a research study?
- Research design (eg, qualitative, quantitative)
- Sample (participant) selection from population group
- Procedures and data collection methods
- Data analysis
What would you expect to find in the discussion section of a research study?
A summary of key findings
• Comparisons of these findings with previous findings
• Speculation about the reasons for the results of the study
• Implications for practice
