EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE FOR NURSES BY
SCHMIDT BROWN FLASHCARDS AND HIGH-
YIELD TOPICS 2026
◉ Evidence Based Practice. Answer: - A life-long problem-solving
approach to clinical practice that integrates...
- Search, critical appraisal, and synthesis of the most relevant and
best research *(external evidence).*
- One's own clinical expertise, which includes *internal evidence*
generated from outcomes management or quality improvement
projects, patient assessment, and evaluation.
- Patient preferences and values.
◉ Evidence Based Medicine/Evidence Based Practice. Answer: -
Distinct
- Not just RCT's
- Evidence hierarchies
- Philosophical differences
◉ EBP Continuum. Answer: - Nurses actively doing research
- Assisting researchers, collecting information.
- Participate in journal club.
,- Informed readers, up to date practice.
◉ EBNP. Answer: - Best evidence: findings of quantitative research
studies.
- Clinical expertise: expert panels; consensus statements; practice
groups; practitioner experience.
- Patient preferences: satisfaction; QOL; treatment burden;
Qualitative studies.
◉ Research Process. Answer: - Problem identification
- Conduct research
- Follow steps of research process.
- Findings usually not immediately applicable - need to be translated
through RU/EBNP.
◉ Research Utilization. Answer: - Clinical Problem ID
- Use existing research to solve problem.
- Follow steps of RU
- Findings usually applied at organizational level.
◉ Evidence Based Nursing Practice. Answer: - Clinical problem ID
- Use existing research
, - Synthesize all evidence, integrate patient preference and clinical
expertise.
- Findings applied at bedside, tailored to individual patient.
◉ Evidence Hierarchies. Answer: - Rank evidence according to
strength of evidence provided.
- Typically related to effectiveness of healthcare interventions.
- Not meaningful for certain questions: meaning, process.
◉ RU/EBP Resources. Answer: - Systematic reviews that integrate
evidence about a topic in a rigorous, systematic way.
- Traditional narrative reviews are being placed.
- Meta-analyses that integrate findings across quantitative studies
statistically.
- Meta-syntheses that integrate and amplify findings across
qualitative studies.
- Other reappraised evidence (clinical practice guidelines, syncopes
of studies in EBP journals, critically appraised topics).
- Models and theories for EBP or RU.
◉ Levels of Evidence. Answer: 1) Systematic reviews of RCTs
2) Individual RCT
3) Systematic reviews non-RCT (correlational)
SCHMIDT BROWN FLASHCARDS AND HIGH-
YIELD TOPICS 2026
◉ Evidence Based Practice. Answer: - A life-long problem-solving
approach to clinical practice that integrates...
- Search, critical appraisal, and synthesis of the most relevant and
best research *(external evidence).*
- One's own clinical expertise, which includes *internal evidence*
generated from outcomes management or quality improvement
projects, patient assessment, and evaluation.
- Patient preferences and values.
◉ Evidence Based Medicine/Evidence Based Practice. Answer: -
Distinct
- Not just RCT's
- Evidence hierarchies
- Philosophical differences
◉ EBP Continuum. Answer: - Nurses actively doing research
- Assisting researchers, collecting information.
- Participate in journal club.
,- Informed readers, up to date practice.
◉ EBNP. Answer: - Best evidence: findings of quantitative research
studies.
- Clinical expertise: expert panels; consensus statements; practice
groups; practitioner experience.
- Patient preferences: satisfaction; QOL; treatment burden;
Qualitative studies.
◉ Research Process. Answer: - Problem identification
- Conduct research
- Follow steps of research process.
- Findings usually not immediately applicable - need to be translated
through RU/EBNP.
◉ Research Utilization. Answer: - Clinical Problem ID
- Use existing research to solve problem.
- Follow steps of RU
- Findings usually applied at organizational level.
◉ Evidence Based Nursing Practice. Answer: - Clinical problem ID
- Use existing research
, - Synthesize all evidence, integrate patient preference and clinical
expertise.
- Findings applied at bedside, tailored to individual patient.
◉ Evidence Hierarchies. Answer: - Rank evidence according to
strength of evidence provided.
- Typically related to effectiveness of healthcare interventions.
- Not meaningful for certain questions: meaning, process.
◉ RU/EBP Resources. Answer: - Systematic reviews that integrate
evidence about a topic in a rigorous, systematic way.
- Traditional narrative reviews are being placed.
- Meta-analyses that integrate findings across quantitative studies
statistically.
- Meta-syntheses that integrate and amplify findings across
qualitative studies.
- Other reappraised evidence (clinical practice guidelines, syncopes
of studies in EBP journals, critically appraised topics).
- Models and theories for EBP or RU.
◉ Levels of Evidence. Answer: 1) Systematic reviews of RCTs
2) Individual RCT
3) Systematic reviews non-RCT (correlational)
