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CORE NURSING COMPETENCIES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
Practice questions for this set
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What does evidence-based care improve?
Select the correct definition
the variety of services offered by
1 2the number of patients treated in a facility
healthcare providers
the cost-effectiveness of medical
3quality, safety, and patient outcomes
4procedures
Don't know?
Terms in this set (60)
What does evidence based care look for? the very best scientific and clinical evidence for treating and managing a problem
What does evidence-based care improve? quality, safety, and patient outcomes
What does evidence-based care increase? nurse satisfaction
What does evidence-based care reduce? costs
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What does the best scientific evidence well-designed, systematically conducted research studies found in scientific, peer-
come from? reviewed journals
-Evidence from research, evidence-based theories, clinical experts, and opinion
leaders
Parts of evidence-based clinical decision -evidence from assessment of patient's history and physical and available health
making care resources
-Clinical expertise
-Information about patient preferences and values
-textbooks
Sources of Evidence for Evidence-Based
-articles from nursing and health care literature
Practice
-peer-reviewed journals
-Differ based on patients' values, state of health, preferences, concerns, or
Application of evidence for Evidence- expectations
Based Practice -Involves ethical and accountable professional nursing practice
-Use critical thinking skills
0.Cultivate a spirit of inquiry
1. ask a clinical question in PICOT format
2. Search for the best evidence
Steps of Evidence-Based Practice 3. critically appraise the evidence
4. integrate the evidence
5. evaluate the outcomes of practice decision or changes
6.communicate the outcomes of the evidence based practice decision
What must you have in order to cultivate a -never-ending spirit of inquiry
spirit of inquiry? -constantly question current practices that leads to consistent use of EBP
What do EBP institutions demonstrate? a culture in which nurses are encouraged to question practices
-supports inquiries and provides tools to support EBP
-Includes evidence based policies and procedures
EBP practice does what? -Nursing leaders that value EBP, integration of EBP competences in performing
evaluations
-Includes recognition programs
P- patient population of interest
I- intervention of interest
Developing a PICOT question C- comparison of interest
O- outcome
T- time
-ask experts for help (nursing facility, librarians, advanced practice nurses, staff
How to search for the best evidence
educators, risk managers)
-identify the databases that are available to you
A medical librarian can
-identify key words that will provide the best answer to your PICOT question
systematic review or meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Search for best evidence level I
(RCTs) Evidence based clinical practice guidelines based on systematic
reviews
Search for best evidence level II a well-designed RCT
Search for best evidence level III controlled trial without randomization (quasiexperimental study)
Search for best evidence level IV single non experimental study (case-control, correlational, cohort study)
Search for best evidence level V systematic reviews of descriptive and qualitative study
Search for best evidence level VI single descriptive or qualitative study
Search for best evidence level VII opinion of authorities and/or reports of expert committees
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AM
CORE NURSING COMPETENCIES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1/7 Study using Learn
What does evidence-based care improve?
Select the correct definition
the variety of services offered by
1 2the number of patients treated in a facility
healthcare providers
the cost-effectiveness of medical
3quality, safety, and patient outcomes
4procedures
Don't know?
Terms in this set (60)
What does evidence based care look for? the very best scientific and clinical evidence for treating and managing a problem
What does evidence-based care improve? quality, safety, and patient outcomes
What does evidence-based care increase? nurse satisfaction
What does evidence-based care reduce? costs
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5
, 3/29/25, 8:09 Core Nursing Competencies |
AM
What does the best scientific evidence well-designed, systematically conducted research studies found in scientific, peer-
come from? reviewed journals
-Evidence from research, evidence-based theories, clinical experts, and opinion
leaders
Parts of evidence-based clinical decision -evidence from assessment of patient's history and physical and available health
making care resources
-Clinical expertise
-Information about patient preferences and values
-textbooks
Sources of Evidence for Evidence-Based
-articles from nursing and health care literature
Practice
-peer-reviewed journals
-Differ based on patients' values, state of health, preferences, concerns, or
Application of evidence for Evidence- expectations
Based Practice -Involves ethical and accountable professional nursing practice
-Use critical thinking skills
0.Cultivate a spirit of inquiry
1. ask a clinical question in PICOT format
2. Search for the best evidence
Steps of Evidence-Based Practice 3. critically appraise the evidence
4. integrate the evidence
5. evaluate the outcomes of practice decision or changes
6.communicate the outcomes of the evidence based practice decision
What must you have in order to cultivate a -never-ending spirit of inquiry
spirit of inquiry? -constantly question current practices that leads to consistent use of EBP
What do EBP institutions demonstrate? a culture in which nurses are encouraged to question practices
-supports inquiries and provides tools to support EBP
-Includes evidence based policies and procedures
EBP practice does what? -Nursing leaders that value EBP, integration of EBP competences in performing
evaluations
-Includes recognition programs
P- patient population of interest
I- intervention of interest
Developing a PICOT question C- comparison of interest
O- outcome
T- time
-ask experts for help (nursing facility, librarians, advanced practice nurses, staff
How to search for the best evidence
educators, risk managers)
-identify the databases that are available to you
A medical librarian can
-identify key words that will provide the best answer to your PICOT question
systematic review or meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Search for best evidence level I
(RCTs) Evidence based clinical practice guidelines based on systematic
reviews
Search for best evidence level II a well-designed RCT
Search for best evidence level III controlled trial without randomization (quasiexperimental study)
Search for best evidence level IV single non experimental study (case-control, correlational, cohort study)
Search for best evidence level V systematic reviews of descriptive and qualitative study
Search for best evidence level VI single descriptive or qualitative study
Search for best evidence level VII opinion of authorities and/or reports of expert committees
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