Evam 2 - EBP

Question 1

What are the 5 steps of EBP?

Question 2

What is critical appraisal?

Answer 2

A PROCESS THAT INCREASES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR READING BY ENABLING CLINICIANS TO QUICKLY EXCLUDE PAPERS THAT ARE OF TOO POOR A QUALITY TO INFORM PRACTICE AND TO SYSTEMATICALLY EVALUATE THOSE THAT PASS MUSTER TO EXTRACT SALIENT POINTS

Question 3

What is a Cochrane Review & Collaboration?

Answer 3

• Systematic reviews of healthcare,health policy and intervention research:
• Prevention, treatment, rehabilitation
• Assess diagnostic test accuracy in specific patient groups.
• Each systematic review addresses a clearly formulated PICO question

Question 4

What are the different levels of evidence?

Question 5

What are AGREE guidelines?

Question 6

What are CASP tools used for?

Answer 6

• Specifically-developed tools: For appraisal of various research designs
• Tools for following designs:
  
  • Systematic reviews
  • Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
  • Cohort studies
  • Case control studies
  • Qualitative
• Economic evaluation studies
  
  • www.phru.nhs.uk/Pages/PHD/resources.html

Question 7

What is the administration standard?

Answer 7

• Vital signs q15min x4 then q30 min x2, then q1h until the end of infusion
• Concurrent saline infusion at KVO rate
• Begin infusion rate at 50 ml/h for 1 hr and increase by 50 ml/h every 30 minutes up to maximum of 400 ml/h
• Average infusion required 12 -16 vital signs!