A problem-solving approach to clinical decision making using the best available evidence combined with nursing expertise and the patient's unique circumstances and preferences
What is evidence-based practice
Acronym to help formulate questions to assist with the search for evidence
What is P.I.C.O.T
With what does research begin?
What is a researchable question
Step 1
What is asking a clinical question
Population or Patient problem
What is P in PICOT
Research that poses questions about nursing phenomena that can not be measured
What is Qualitative Research
To reflect on the effectiveness and efficiency of the intervention.
What is Evaluate the practice decision or change
Using knowledge from real life experiences to help with our understanding of nursing and connections with patients, families etc
What is personal knowing
"T" in PICOT
What is the time frame i which you think the change will occur
Research that involves analyzing numbers in order to answer the research question
What is Quantitative Research
To determine the validity (closeness to the truth) of the studies findings and clinical applicability. Then determine if the findings have strong basis for use in practice.
What is step 3-critically appraise the evidence
Examples of evidence to use to make an evidence informed Clinical Decision
What is Evidence from research/theories, clinical expertise, evidence from assessment of patient history, physical, information about patient preferences and values
The "I" in PICOT stands for this?
Intervention of interest ie) treatment, diagnostic test
When research groups are formed and conditions controlled. Subjects are not randomly assigned to a control group or to treatment conditions
What is Quasi-experiment
Tracking down the best evidence with which to answer that question
What is step 2
There is 5 steps to Successful Evidence Informed Decision making, PICOT is used in step___?
What is step 1
What is the purpose of Nursing Research?
To improve nursing practice and raise the professions standards ultimately improving patient care.
Step 4
Integrating the critical appraisal (all evidence) with our clinical expertise and with our patient's unique biology, preferences values and circumstances to make a practice design or change