L1 31/01

Question 1

What does EBP stand for?

Answer 1

Evidence based practice

Question 2

What are the 3 contributors of EBP?

Answer 2

Individual clinical expertise
Best external evidence - research and published research
Patient values and expectations

Question 3

What does and insufficient evidence base mean?

Answer 3

That decisions are based on expert opinion and scientific principles

Question 4

Give 3 challenges of EBP

Answer 4

The availability of relevant research
The quality of available research
The transferability (and relevance) of research findings everyday clinical practice

Question 5

What are the 4 steps of the EBP process?

Answer 5

Topic selection
Critical appraisal of the findings
Implementation of the findings
Evaluation of the impact of the implementation on patient care and department

Question 6

What does topic selection involve?

Answer 6

Identifying something that needs to be changed

Question 7

What does critical appraisal involve?

Answer 7

Just because evidence is published does not mean it is high quality, useful or relevant and does NOT mean it should convince you to change practice.

Question 8

What components can contribute to evidence based practice?

Answer 8

• Clinical expertise
• Patient expectations
• External evidence

Question 9

Which of these are key outcomes of the NHS Research and Development Strategy?

Answer 9

• Improve NHS performance

- Uphold ethical principles

Question 10

EBP process order (5)

Answer 10

• Selection of topic
• Critical appraisal of the evidence
• Implementation of findings
• Evaluation of impact of implementation of findings
• Feedback of evaluation

Question 11

What can help with nurturing a culture of EBP?

Answer 11

• Clinical opinion leaders
• Audit
• Journal clubs