week 2

Question 1

evidence based practice and its importance

Answer 1

combines the “best” available evidence with your clinical expertise and the patients values

we want to make sure we are providing the best care for our patients, which is a combination of these factors, not just going off of past experience and what we think will work

Question 2

clinical experience

Answer 2

ability to use your skills and past experience to identify the pts unique problems

Question 3

patient values and preferences

Answer 3

clinical decisions about interventions or diagnostic tests to be applied should be collaborative

pt has unique preferences, concerns, expectations

Question 4

best available evidence

Answer 4

empirical measurements about relationships based on observation or experiment

derives from credible, valid resources

availability of evidence may be limited by unanswered clinical questions or quality of the body of evidence

Question 5

5 steps to EBP

Answer 5

1. formulate an answerable clinical question
2. search for, and find the appropriate evidence
3. interpret and appraise the evidence
4. apply the findings recommendation integrating the best available evidence with your clinical expertise and the patients unique values and beliefs
5. evaluate performance: did they improve?

Question 6

PICO

Answer 6

Problem/Pt question: most important pt characteristics
Intervention: main intervention being considered
Comparison: main alternative tmt
Outcome: what are you trying to do for the pt?