Nursing 245 Exam 2|99 Accurate Questions
and Answers
EBP (evidence based practice) - -reduce variations in practice and standardized health
care
-EBP for Nursing - -greater job satisfaction, third-party reimbursement, empowerment,
expand skill set, effective practice
-Nursing Research Types - -describe, explain, predict, control
-Describe - -identify and understand phenomena, issues
-Explain - -clarify relationships
-Predict - -estimate the probability of outcome
-Control - -manipulate the situation to get desired outcome
-Research-Practice Gap - -the gap between what is known and what is practiced in the
clinical area
-Decisions (about care are based on) - -research evidence, clinical expertise, patient values
and circumstances
-EBP Nursing Role - -participates in the formulation of appropriate with education and
position, utilizes current EB knowledge to guide practice
-EBP Process - -1. define the problem
2. identify, review, and evaluate data applicable to the problem
3. develop a plan based on findings
4. implement
5. evaluate
-Nursing Research Utilization - -transferring research finding to clinical practice
-National Institute of Nursing Research - -a major source of federal funding for nursing
research, establishing a national agenda, supporting education
-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - -develops research and practice
guidelines, disseminates research findings and guidelines to HCP, policymakers, public
-Tradition - -nursing was historically based on
, -Research Sources - -medical and social research, financial data, clinical experts
-EB Plan - -written statement, consistent with your practice context, requires a consensus
-EB Implementation - -should have a defined schedule, offer in-service training, monitor
and evaluate the process, recognize nursing experiences, patient input, and preferences
-Health Insurance Reimbursement - -based on documentation of favorable patient
outcomes, must demonstrate care is in-service, improve health
-Nursing Research Utilization Steps - -1. preutilization
2. assessment
3. plan
4. implementation
5. evaluation
-Preutilization - -recognizing something could be done safer, more efficiently, provide a
greater benefit
-Consensus Building - -identify the specific practice to be changed, including those
affected, communication, teamwork
-Assessing - -identify and critically evaluate published research
-Peer Reviewed - -ensures credibility, submitted to a scholarly journal, reviewed by
experts in the field
-Editorial Board - -not expert, non-peer reviewed, examples are editorials, newsletters
-Designated Manuscript - -abstract, research problem or objective, methodology, data
collection, discussion, conclusion, references
-Electronic Resources - -within 5 years, limit to journal articles, use Cumulative Index to
Nursing as a source
-Planning - -determine new approach or innovation and expected practice outcomes, be
specific with policies and procedures, method for evaluation
-Nursing Research Utilization No-No's - -do not use a single source, do not simply answer
a question, data collected is to be used, not a review of nursing practice
-Statistics - -read result section, look at tables, assume data and interpretation is correct,
ask a peer or consultant to decipher information
-Developing a Research ? - -Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time Frame
and Answers
EBP (evidence based practice) - -reduce variations in practice and standardized health
care
-EBP for Nursing - -greater job satisfaction, third-party reimbursement, empowerment,
expand skill set, effective practice
-Nursing Research Types - -describe, explain, predict, control
-Describe - -identify and understand phenomena, issues
-Explain - -clarify relationships
-Predict - -estimate the probability of outcome
-Control - -manipulate the situation to get desired outcome
-Research-Practice Gap - -the gap between what is known and what is practiced in the
clinical area
-Decisions (about care are based on) - -research evidence, clinical expertise, patient values
and circumstances
-EBP Nursing Role - -participates in the formulation of appropriate with education and
position, utilizes current EB knowledge to guide practice
-EBP Process - -1. define the problem
2. identify, review, and evaluate data applicable to the problem
3. develop a plan based on findings
4. implement
5. evaluate
-Nursing Research Utilization - -transferring research finding to clinical practice
-National Institute of Nursing Research - -a major source of federal funding for nursing
research, establishing a national agenda, supporting education
-Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - -develops research and practice
guidelines, disseminates research findings and guidelines to HCP, policymakers, public
-Tradition - -nursing was historically based on
, -Research Sources - -medical and social research, financial data, clinical experts
-EB Plan - -written statement, consistent with your practice context, requires a consensus
-EB Implementation - -should have a defined schedule, offer in-service training, monitor
and evaluate the process, recognize nursing experiences, patient input, and preferences
-Health Insurance Reimbursement - -based on documentation of favorable patient
outcomes, must demonstrate care is in-service, improve health
-Nursing Research Utilization Steps - -1. preutilization
2. assessment
3. plan
4. implementation
5. evaluation
-Preutilization - -recognizing something could be done safer, more efficiently, provide a
greater benefit
-Consensus Building - -identify the specific practice to be changed, including those
affected, communication, teamwork
-Assessing - -identify and critically evaluate published research
-Peer Reviewed - -ensures credibility, submitted to a scholarly journal, reviewed by
experts in the field
-Editorial Board - -not expert, non-peer reviewed, examples are editorials, newsletters
-Designated Manuscript - -abstract, research problem or objective, methodology, data
collection, discussion, conclusion, references
-Electronic Resources - -within 5 years, limit to journal articles, use Cumulative Index to
Nursing as a source
-Planning - -determine new approach or innovation and expected practice outcomes, be
specific with policies and procedures, method for evaluation
-Nursing Research Utilization No-No's - -do not use a single source, do not simply answer
a question, data collected is to be used, not a review of nursing practice
-Statistics - -read result section, look at tables, assume data and interpretation is correct,
ask a peer or consultant to decipher information
-Developing a Research ? - -Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, Time Frame
