NUFT 355 Research for EBP Exam Questions And
Correct Answers
(Define) Evidence Based Practice - ANSWER practice (nursing, medicine, etc.) based on
the best available evidence, patient preferences, and clinical judgement
EBP Triad (In the Center of what 3 things?) - ANSWER 1) Clinical Expertise
2) Best Research Evidence
3) Patient Values
Steps to EBP Process - ANSWER -Cultivate a *spirit of inquiry*
-Ask a *clinical question* in *PICO(T)* format
-Search for the evidence
-Critically appraise the evidence
-Level the evidence
-Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise and patient
preferences and values
-Evaluate the *outcomes*
-*Disseminate the evidence* based practice results
EBP Models: Iowa Model (5 Steps) - ANSWER (Starts with a trigger)
Has 5 steps:
1) Ask a clinical question (PICO[T])
2) Search the literature
3) Appraise the evidence
4) Implement practice change
,5) Evaluate
Major Barriers to EBP - ANSWER -Time
-Research not valued
-Lack of knowledge about EBP and Research
-Lack of skills to find research
-Lack of resources to access research
-Lack of skills to read research
-Resistance to change
-Organization does not embrace EBP
Overcoming Barriers to EBP: Organizational Strategies - ANSWER -Understand change
-Become a change agent
-Know and link EBP to organizational priorities
-Participate!
Overcoming Barriers to EBP: Individual Strategies - ANSWER -Making time for EBP
-Bookmark websites
-Email newsletters
-Utilize technologies
-Gain EBP knowledge!
(Define) Research - ANSWER A systematic process that leads to new knowledge
The Research Process (In 9 Steps) - ANSWER 1) Identify research question
2) Review the literature
3) Identify theoretical framework
, 4) Select design
5) Implement the study
6) Analyze the data
7) Draw conclusions
8) Disseminate the findings
9) Connect to EBP
Types of Research: Descriptive - ANSWER Provides descriptions about phenomena;
A category of research that is concerned with providing accurate descriptions of
phenomena
"What is it?"
Types of Research: Explanatory - ANSWER Usually experimental, searches for causal
explanations, rigorous, identifies relationships among phenomena;
Research concerned with identifying relationships among phenomena
Types of Research: Exploratory - ANSWER Research conducted when little is known
about the phenomena of interest, seeks to identify relationships among phenomena
Types of Research: Basic - ANSWER Pure fundamental research; concerned with
generating new knowledge;
Research to gain knowledge for the sake of gaining knowledge;
aka "Bench Research"
Types of Research: Applied - ANSWER Research to gain knowledge to be used in
practical/clinical settings;
Research to discover knowledge that will solve a clinical problem
Types of Research: Quantitative - ANSWER concerned with objectivity, tight controls,
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