Evidence-based practice steps and basic research study design vocabulary tested on NCLEX-RN.
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- What does EBP stand for in nursing?
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Evidence-based practice.- What three components make up evidence-based practice?
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Best available evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values and preferences.- In a PICO question, what does the 'P' represent?
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Patient or population.- In a PICO question, what does the 'I' represent?
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Intervention.- In a PICO question, what does the 'C' represent?
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Comparison.- In a PICO question, what does the 'O' represent?
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Outcome.- In a PICOT question, what does the added 'T' represent?
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Time frame.- What is the first step of the evidence-based practice process?
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Ask a clinical question, usually formatted as a PICO question.- In the EBP process, what does critically appraising the evidence mean?
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Evaluating the evidence's validity, reliability, and applicability to practice.- What sits at the top of the traditional evidence hierarchy (pyramid)?
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Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials.- What type of study design is considered the gold standard for testing cause and effect between an intervention and an outcome?
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The randomized controlled trial (RCT).- What is a systematic review?
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A rigorous synthesis of all relevant studies on a specific research question using a defined, reproducible methodology.- What is a meta-analysis?
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A statistical technique that combines results from multiple studies to produce a single overall estimate of effect.- What is a case-control study?
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An observational study that compares people with a condition (cases) to people without it (controls) to identify related exposures.- What is a cross-sectional study?
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A study that measures exposure and outcome in a population at a single point in time.
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