Evidence Based Nursing Practice Flashcards
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who is archie cochrane
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- a medical researcher and epidemiologist who published a book in 1972 that pointed out the lack of solid evidence on the effects of health care
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what is the cochrane collaboration
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an international non profit organization that supports evidence based practice
conducts systematic reviews
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def systematic review
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a rigorous scientific approach that combines results form a group of original research studies and looks at the studies as a whole
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what is the cochrane library
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the medium used to publish the work of the cochrane collaboration
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def Care Bundles
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- group together several evidence based practices
- belief is that when several practices or interventions are used in combination, or as a cluster, they will have a greater effect on outcomes than if just one intervention was used
