Week 1 quizz

Question 1

Define EBP or evidence based health care practice

Answer 1

Term used to describe process that nurses use to make clinical decisions and answer clinical questions based on the best available research evidence, their clinical expertise and patient preferences in the context of existing resources

Question 2

When/why do we as nurses need to seek out evidence

Answer 2

• Something out of ordinary
• Pt with characteristics not seen before
• outcomes might differ in 2 pts with no obvious reasons
• developing policied/standards

Question 3

What is the purpose of an abstract?

Answer 3

• Summarises the report

* Will explain-why research conducted, where and how done and with whom, what it found, what are implications

Question 4

Why might an abstract be useful for us to read?

Answer 4

• use to see if it answers your question

* Don’t have to read whole article-helps with lit search, saves times

Question 5

State 3 major features of qualitative methods

Answer 5

• focus on understanding humans within context of their lives-tried to build complete picture of thing of interest
• involves collecting info as expressed by people
• focus on subjective info-don’t try to predict/control thing looking at

Question 6

State 3 major focuses of quantitative methods

Answer 6

• focus on understanding/breaking down thing/phenomenon into parts to see how they do or dont connect
• collect info that is specified and limited to what is being studied
• objective info-can predict and control

Question 7

What is a useful evaluation tool for assessjng websites?

Answer 7

CRAAP
*Currency:the timeline of the information
Relevance: the importance of the information for your needs
*Authority: the sources of the information
*Accuracy: the reliability, truthfulness and correctness of the content.
*Purpose: the reason the information exists

Question 8

Why is it important to evaluate databases & search engine?

Answer 8

There are two main reasons: * to identify the best tool for the search you need to make
*to find how to use them effectively

Question 9

What 5 questions might you ask when assessing the quality of websites?

Answer 9

1, Author
2, Host Site
3, Audience
4,Currency 5, Content

Question 10

What do the letters PICO (T) stand for?

Answer 10

Population
Intervention
Comparison
Outcome
Timeframe

Question 11

List 3 considerations that you would take into account before you used the results of a study to chsnge your clinical practice

Answer 11

Is the tesearch relevant and useful to your clinical problem??
Evaluate research paper-has it been ‘done properly’??
Patient Preference?

Question 12

Why is EBP important to heslth professionals

Answer 12

• Accountability *Professional standards
• Clinical competence and safety
• Improved practice and service
• Applying research to real world of work

Question 13

What are the five major components of research reports (articles), not including title and reference?

Answer 13

ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION (includes conclusion)

Question 14

What would you expect to find in the methods section of a research study?

Answer 14

• Research design (eg qualitative/quantitative )
• Sampling (participants) selection from population group
• Procedure and data collection methods
• Data analysis

Question 15

What would you expect to find in the discussion section of a research study?

Answer 15

• A Summary of key findings
• Comparison of these findings with previous findings
• speculation about the reasons for the results of the study
• Implications for practice