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1
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What type of information do you need to critique when looking at the:
Introduction

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Purpose…want purpose to be clear. What the goal is. Identify the problem. Identify the particular group. Significance…want to be sure the article has a significant issue that needs to be addressed.

2
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What type of information do you need to critique when looking at the:
Lit review

A

How did they handle the articles…did they mention, did they appraise them?
Relevant to the purpose.

3
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What type of information do you need to critique when looking at the:
Methods

A
The procedures. 
Sample size.
How the sample was collected.
Variables?
Evaluation tools: reliability and validity of these tools
Design (qual/quant)
4
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What type of information do you need to critique when looking at the:
Results

A

The statistics.

The findings…

5
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What type of information do you need to critique when looking at the:
Conclusions

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Reflect back…does it list limitations?

6
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What is the difference between a research critique and a rapid critical appraisal?

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Critique: scientific merit. “Good” article
RCA: practice merit. usefullness

7
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cohort studies and case studies are simliar in that both look at correlations and both can be retrospective or prospective. what is the difference.

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Cohort: risk for the disease

case studies: who actually has said disease.

8
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Name a type of evidence that is usually thought of as a high level evidence.

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Systematic review

9
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Name a type of evidence that is usually though of as low level evidence.

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Expert opinion

10
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What is the difference between levels of evidence and grades of evidence?

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Level tells us what type of study it is.

Grade tells us the quality of the study.

11
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What information would you put into a recommendation chart?

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Chart, left hand side has variables of interest. number of articles across the top. Each box signified what (if any) the effect was.

12
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What is a clinical guideline

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This is the evidence, this is the way you should do things.
“a unit of knowledge derived from the basis of a review of the current state of sciencetific evidence
GENERAL, not SPECIFIC

13
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what is the agree-II tool

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standard format for developming guidelines

14
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what is knowledge creep?

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lag time.

15
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what is roger’s theory of diffusion of kowledge and integration?

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how a new idea is pushed through

16
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what are your responsibilities in research as a BSN graduate

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read, interpret evaluate research
identify problems
implement findings
gather data and share findings

17
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why is organizational culture a factor in positive change.

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having adequate resources
using the library
reading journals
support and encouragement

18
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what are nurses as people a factor in positive change

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present at the bedside…impliment the change. whatever “top says” doesn’t matter if the “people in the trenches” aren’t doing it, or don’t believe it.

19
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what was the CURN project

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conduct and utilization of research in nursing

20
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what was the WICHE project

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western interstate commission for higher education (reason why all BSN students have to study research)

21
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what is the purpose of a research and EBP committe

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you can ask them for resources.

establish research guidelines for your facility

22
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what is the stetler model

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focuses on individual or organizational level
EBP
processes

23
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what is the iowa model

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focuses at organizational model
answers questions
looks for sufficient evidence to support change, and is the change appropriate for adoption.

24
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what are EBP centers?

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Topic specific. Designated by the AHRQ
help develop evidenced based guidelines.
develop tools.