NUR 400 Exam 1
The use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care decisions - ANS-EBP
(evidence based practice)
evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with clinical expertise and
patients' needs and values - ANS-EBP
EBP [is/is not] a cost-cutting practice or method for rationing healthcare services -
ANS-is not
Systematic inquiry using disciplined methods to answer questions or solve problems -
ANS-research
Systematic inquiry to develop trustworthy evidence about issues of importance to
nurses and their clients - ANS-nursing research
Nursing research designed to guide nursing practice - ANS-clinical nursing research
[basic/applied]
Extending information for sake of knowledge - ANS-basic
[basic/applied]
Discovering solutions to immediate problems - ANS-applied
PICOT
P - ANS-population (of interest)
PICOT
I - ANS-intervention (of interest)
PICOT
C - ANS-comparison (of interest)
PICOT
O - ANS-outcome expected
PICOT
, T - ANS-time (needed for the intervention to achieve the outcome or the time in the
course of the disease/symptom that the intervention is applied)
are at the pinnacle of the hierarchy. - ANS-systematic review
3 important components - ANS-best evidence/research
clinical expertise
patient values
give specific recommendations for evidence-based decision making - ANS-clinical
practice guideline
anything that has quantity or quality that varies - ANS-variable
article structure - ANS-IMRaD
systemic review and analysis of qualitative studies - ANS-meta synthesis
systemic review and analysis of quantitative studies - ANS-meta analysis
difference between groups - ANS-cohens d
shared variation - ANS-R2 (r squared)
difference in proportions - ANS-odds ratio
Process that enables researchers to identify a specific research question and then
search for, select, appraise, summarize, and combine qualitative evidence - ANS-meta
synthesis
2 or more concepts and a set of propositions that form a logically interrelated system,
providing a mechanism for deducing hypotheses - ANS-theory
representation of reality - ANS-theory
underpinning a study - ANS-framework
nursing theories
attempts to explain large aspects of human experiences (most abstract) - ANS-grand
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