Lecture 1 Flashcards
What else do you include besides best research evidence?
clinical expertise, patient preference and values
Give an example of paradigm shift?
EBP, before practice would be implemented because “it worked”
DNP base practice on..
When DNP do this what is the outcome?
- Scientific evidence: qualitative and quantitative
- Expert opinion
- Experience
- Pathophysiologic rationale
- The outcome is care that is EBP, individualized, and reflective
What is the difference between EBP and research?
Research: You’re making new knowledge or validating/refining existing knowledge. it is key to building EBP
EBP: integrates best research evidence and clinical expertise, patient needs and values.
What is the goal of EBP?
to promote quality, safe, and cost effective outcomes from patients, families, and healthcare providers, and healthcare system.
nursing research
scientific process that validates or generates new knowledge that directly or indirectly influences nursing practice
Best research evidence
knowledge made from the synthesis of quality study findings to address a practice problem
Ecological validity
Ecological validity - of a study means that the methods, materials and setting of the study must approximate the real-world that is being examined. Unlikeinternalandexternal validity, ecological validity is not necessary to the overallvalidityof a study. Ecological validity is often confused withexternal validity—the property of a study that reflects our ability to generalize from a its results to circumstances beyond the research setting. While the two forms of validity are closely related, they are independent—a study may possess external validity but not ecological validity. How?
external validity
the property of a study that reflects our ability to generalize from a its results to circumstances beyond the research setting.
Quantitative Research
empirical, objective, uses scientific method, systematic approach to test hypothesis
Qualitative Research
subject, understanding experience
its a holistic approach to research
Ex. hip fracture
pls refer to pp 1 slide 8
the differences between qualitative and quantitative data
qualitative: researcher involved, small sample, observations,
Why would you use qualitative data
- understand issue or problem
- explain quantitative study
- provide information to make quantitive study
- Uncover the why of which influences decisions and opinions
- look for range of ideas or feelings about something
- understand different perspectives between groups and categories of people
why would you use Quantitative research
- Recommend final course of action
- find if there was a consensus on a particular issue
- project results to larger population
- ID relationship in a cause-effect way
- describe characteristics of relevant groups of people
- test hypothesis and look at specific relationships
- ID and size market segments
DNP responsibilities
- critically appraise studies from both paradigms
- synthesize findings across multiple studies
- derive guidelines or protocols for your work setting
- update your own practice in terms of new evidence
- lead quality improvement initiatives