UNIT 3 TEST Flashcards
problem solving approach to clincial practice that integrates the best evidence in combination with clincial expertise, and patient prefereence and values in making decisions about patient care
evidence based practice
ongoing curiosity about the best evidence to guide clinical decision making ; never be satisfied with the status quo, be motivated to learn, question why
spirit of inquiry
Ask a question ; collect the best evidence ; critique the evidence ; integrate the evidence ; evaluate practice decision or change
steps of evidence based practice
patient population of interest ; intervention of interest ; comparison of interest ; outcome of interest ; time
PICOT
when asking a clinical question we use ______
PICOT
could be categorized by age, gender, ethnicity, disease, or health problem
patient population of interest
ask yourself ‘which intervention is worthwhile to use?’
intervention of interest
usual standard of care vs. current intervention used
comparison of inerest
what you wish to achieve
outcome of interest
amount of time needed for intervention to acheive an outcome
Time portion of PICOT question
used reliable sources, peer reviewed research, and nursing reasearch databases
collect the best evidence
article is reviewed by a panel of experts familiar with the subject matter of the article before it was published
peer-reviewed research
determine value of evidence ; is it useful?
critique the evidence
apply the research in your plan of care for a patient ; put into practice
integrate the evidence
ask how well the intervention works? ; are the outcomes met? ; is it worthy of making the change?
Evaluate the evidence
tell others about the new findings
share outcomes
contiuous study and improvement of providing health care services
quality improvement (QI)
organization that analyzes and evaluates current performace to develop focused improvement actions
Performance improvement (PI)
anticipating ; continuous process characterized by open-mindedness, continual inquiry, and preseverance combined with a willingness to look at every situation and determine which assumtions are true /relevant
critical thinking
basic, complex, commitment
3 levels of Critical thinking
guided by rules and principles ; active process
basic critical thinking
more independent thinking ; lifelong process
complex critical thinking
innovative and creative thinking ; anitcipates without guidance
commitment critical thinking
systematic approach to gathering data and solving problems ; has 5 steps
scientific method