Chapter 1: Integrating Research, EBP, and Quality Improvement Processes Flashcards
abstract
a short, comprehensive synopsis or summary of a study at the beginning of an article
clinical guidelines
systematically developed practice statements designed to assist clinicians about health care decisions for specific conditions or situations
consensus guidelines (or expert-based guidelines)
developed by an agreement of experts in the field
critical appraisal
appraisal by a nurse who is knowledgeable consumer of research, and who can appraise research evidence and use existing standards to determine the merit and readiness of research for use in clinical practice
critical reading
an active interpretation and objective assessment of an article during which the reader is looking for key concepts, ideas, and justifications
critique
the process of critical appraisal that objectively and critically evaluates a research report’s content for scientific merit and application to practice
evidence-based guidelines
those developed using published research findings
(guidelines are developed to assist in bridging practice and research, and are developed by professional organizations, government agencies, institutions, or convened experts)
evidence-based practice
the conscious and judicious use of current “best” evidence in the care of patients and delivery of health care services
integrative review
synthesis review of the literature on a specific concept or topic
levels of evidence
a rating system for judging the strength of a study’s design
meta-analysis
a research method that takes the results of multiple studies in a specific area and synthesizes the findings to make conclusions regarding the area of focus
meta-synthesis
integrates qualitative research findings on a topic and is based on comparative analysis and interpretative synthesis
quality improvement (QI)
the systematic use of data to monitor the outcomes of care processes as well as the use of improvement methods to design and test changes in practice for the purpose of continuously improving the quality and safety of health care systems
qualitative research
the items or observed behaviors are assigned to mutually exclusive categories are representative of the kinds of behavior exhibited by the subjects
quantitative research
the process of testing relationships, differences, and cause and effect interactions among and between variables. These processes are tested with either hypotheses and/or research questions
research
the systematic, logical, and empirical inquiry into the possible relationships among particular phenomena to produce verifiable knowledge
systematic review
process where investigators find all relevant studies, published and unpublished, on the topic or question, at least two members of the review independently assess the quality of each study, include or exclude studies based on preestablished criteria, statistically combine the results of individual studies, and present a balanced and impartial evidence summary of the findings that represents a “state of the science” conclusion about the evidence supporting benefits and risks of a given health care practice
