EBP Final Exam Study
Guide – Questions &
Verified Answers
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EBP (evidence based practice) problem-solving approach to clinical practice; integrating research into
practice
QI (quality improvement) adapting local processes to improve efficiency and reduce variation in
healthcare
population a particular group of individuals being studied (i.e. people with
diabetes)
sample a relatively small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey to
be representative of the whole; focus of a particular study
-nominal what are the 4 levels of measurement?
-ordinal
-interval
-ratio
-data categories must be exclusive what are some conditions of nominal level data?
-data categories must be exhaustive
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-gender what are some examples of nominal data?
-race/ethnicity
-marital status
-medical diagnoses
-religious affiliation
-dichotomous what are the two types of nominal data?
-categorical/multichotomous
-frequency what is typically calculated for nominal data?
-percentage
-intervals between numbers on scale are not equal what are some conditions of ordinal level data?
-no absolute zero
-can be rank ordered
-categories must be exhaustive and mutually
exclusive
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-pain scale what are some examples of ordinal data?
-team/individual standing
-SES
-grade point average
-Likert scales
-nursing education
-income
-there is an order to them what are some conditions of interval level data?
-there is no absolute zero (arbitrary zero)
-distance btwn intervals of scale are equal
-continuous variable (mean and standard
deviation are used)
-temperature/thermometer what are some examples of interval data?
- 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree)
-test scores
-Likert scales
-numerically equal intervals of a scale what are some conditions of ratio level data?
-there is an absolute zero
-continuous variables (mean and standard
deviation are used)
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