GCU NUR 590 evidence based practice EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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MPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (47324) vc vc vc vc vc




QUESTION 1 vc




Define: Evidence-based practice vc vc




ANSWER

Systematic approach to rational decision making that facilitates achievement of best practices
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QUESTION 2 vc




Six steps to EBP
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ANSWER

1. Ask a clinical question 2. Collect the most relevant and best evidence 3. Critically appraise the evidenc
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e you gather 4. Integrate all evidence with one's clinical expertise and patient preferences and values in
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making a practice decision or change 5. Evaluate 6. Share outcomes of EBP changes with others
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QUESTION 3 vc




Ask a clinical question
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• A problem or area of interest that could be performed more efficiently, consumes healthcare dollars, o
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r does not make sense • A knowledge focused trigger • Clinical trends • Utilization of PICOT format to st
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ate your clinical question
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QUESTION 4 vc




Why should I use PICOT format to state my clinical question?
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ANSWER

• The questions you ask will eventually lead you to the evidence for an answer • You want to be able to
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read the BEST four-to-
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,six articles that specifically address your practice question • The more focused a question you ask, the e
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asier it becomes to search for evidence in the scientific literature
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QUESTION 5 vc




PICOT question vc




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*P* = Patient population of interest *I* = Intervention of interest *C* = Comparison of interest *O* = Out
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come *T* = Time vc vc vc




QUESTION 6 vc




Collect the best evidence- what kind and includes
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ANSWER

• Search for evidence! • *Evidence includes but is not limited to*: agency policy and procedure manuals,
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quality improvement data, existing clinical practice guidelines, agency experts, staff educators, risk man
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agers, infection control nurses, and peer reviewed articles (specifically within the most recent 5 years fr
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om the present date)
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QUESTION 7 vc




Critically appraise the evidence you gather vc vc vc vc vc




ANSWER

• The most difficult step in the EBP process • Involves evaluation, determining if information is valuable
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and can be easily applied, and if there is enough evidence for making a nursing practice change • Thoro
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ugh review of elements included in evidence-based articles
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QUESTION 8 vc




Integrate the evidence vc vc




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• How will you incorporate the evidence into practice? • Integrate evidence with use of teaching tools, cl
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inical practice guidelines, policies and procedures, and new assessment documentation tools • Consider
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staff support and available resources • Conduct a pilot study and attempt to answer your PICOT questio
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QUESTION 9 vc




Evaluate and share outcomes vc vc vc

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• Did it work? Is it effective? • Communicate the results to various groups of nurses or other care provi
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ders (facility nursing practice council or research committee)
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QUESTION 10 vc




PICO four-step process vc vc




ANSWER

*P* - population of interest *I* - intervention *C* - comparison *O* - outcome
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QUESTION 11 vc




Utilization of the research process vc vc vc vc




ANSWER

• Identification of a researchable problem • Review of the literature • Formulation of the research quest
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ion or hypothesis • Design of the study • Implementation of the study • Drawing conclusions based on fi
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ndings • Discussion of clinical implications • Dissemination of findings
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QUESTION 12 vc




Identification of a researchable problem vc vc vc vc




ANSWER

• Sources: * clinical situations * the literature * theories • Repeat the study or design a similar one • Tes
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t theoretical models
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QUESTION 13 vc




Review of the literature vc vc vc




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• Comprehensive and covers all relevant research • Essential to locate similar or related studies that ha
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ve already been completed and on which a new study can build • Answer the question "what have other
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researchers and theorists written about this problem?"
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QUESTION 14 vc




Two major categories in designing study
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ANSWER