Chapter 13 & 14

Question 1

what is the goal of EBP?

Answer 1

implementation of high-quality cost-effective care to promote positive outcomes

Question 2

what are some of the notable benefits of EBP?

Answer 2

• improve patient outcomes
• improved work environment for nurses
• accomplishes QSEN competency
• helps with meeting accreditation requirements
• healthcare agencies can meet Magnet status

Question 3

what does a Magnet status entail?

Answer 3

excellent nursing care in healthcare agencies

Question 4

EBP is founded on integrating best research evidence with ____

Answer 4

• nurses’ clinical expertise
• patient’s circumstances
• values in delivering quality healthcare

Question 5

what are some of the challenges of EBP?

Answer 5

• evidence is drawn from population data (does not transfer to caring for individual patients)
• healthcare administrators do not provide resources that support EBP
• many interventions have limited research evidence

Question 6

PICOT

Answer 6

Population
Intervention
Comparison (which is the best intervention?)
Outcomes
Timing

Question 7

what are the 5 ways that research evidence can be synthesized?

Answer 7

• systematic reviews
• meta-analyses
• integrative reviews
• meta-summaries
• meta-syntheses

Question 8

systematic review

Answer 8

a structured and comprehensive synthesis of quantitative literature that have similiar methodologies to determine the best research evidence available

Question 9

what does the Grey literature refer to?

Answer 9

studies that have limited dissemination

journals, conference papers & proceedings, technical reports

Question 10

why do researchers critique studies in systematic reviews?

Answer 10

to investigate scientific merit & analyze data

Question 11

why is a meta-analysis conducted?

Answer 11

to combine statistically the results from previous studies into a single quantitative analysis that provides high levels of evidence about the effectiveness of an intervention