Module 4

Question 1

Quality improvement (QI) projects

Answer 1

Structured, continuous activities designed to systematically improve the ways care is delivered to patients

Question 2

PICOT model

Answer 2

A model in EBP used to formulate EBP questions; the mnemonic stands for patient population, intervention of interest, comparison of interest, outcome of interest, and time frame used to formulate EBP

Question 3

PICOT stands for…

Answer 3

P = Patient population or patient condition of interest

I = Intervention of interest

C = Comparison of interest

O = Outcome of interest

T = Time (this element is not always included)

Question 4

Research, EBP, Quality Improvement?
IRB Requirement:
Ethical Justification:
Dissemination plan:

Answer 4

IRB Requirement
- Research: IRB review always required
- EBP: IRB typically not required
- QI: IRB typically not required
Ethical Justification
- Research: Ethically justified by weighing risks to individual vs. societal benefits from the development of new knowledge
- EBP: Considered an expectation by profession to improve clinical practice
- QI: Considered an expectation by society for continuous improvement
Dissemination plan
- Research: Publication and presentation reported as an IRB-approved research study
- EBP: Internal communication, publications and presentations/posters at professional conferences
- QI: Internal communication, publications and presentations/posters at professional conferences