Evidence based practise

Question 1

What are the 4 steps in EBP?

Answer 1

1. Topic selection
2. Critical appraisal
3. implementing findings
4. evaluation

Question 2

What is clinical appraisal?

Answer 2

Determines the extent to which the findings can be used to inform practise

Question 3

What is quantitive date?

Answer 3

Based on quantity
Numerical
positivism

Question 4

What is qualitative data?

Answer 4

Based on quality
measure of how good something is
Textual
= constructivism

Question 5

What does positivism assume that?

Answer 5

• reality exists outside of the human mind
• everything can be measured
• everything is bound by physical laws

Question 6

What does constructivism assume that?

Answer 6

• thrives on subjectivity
• accepted personal values and bias can never be fully controlled
• Data related to feelings

Question 7

What is a search engine?

Answer 7

Tool used to find evidence

Question 8

What is a database?

Answer 8

Where the data is stored

Question 9

What are the 3 aspects of clinical appraisal?

Answer 9

• Trustworthiness
• Value
• Relevance

Question 10

What is meant by reliability?

Answer 10

quality of being trustworthy and being able to be reproduced to give the same outcome

Question 11

What is meant by validity?

Answer 11

Extent to which a concept is accurately measured