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EBP
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
11/15/2010

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Evidence Based Practice
Definition
A systematic process that uses current evidence in making decisions about the care of patients, including evaluation of the quality and applicability of existing research, patient's preferences, costs, clinical expertise, and clinical settings.
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Literature Review
Definition
reviewing publications on topic of interest or research
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Cochrane Library
Definition
A collection of databases designed to supply high-quality evidence to inform people providing and receiving care; CD is perhaps the most outstanding resource to identify and retrieve systematic reviews, organization to ensure that up-to-date, accurate info abour the effects of health care interventions is readily available world wide
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Meta-Analysis
Definition
A type of data analysis wherein the results of seceral studies, none of which find anything of statistical signigicane, are pooled together and analyzed as if they were the results of one large study
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Clinical Practice Guidelines
Definition
Developed statements to assist clinicians and patients in making decisions about care; ideally the guidelines consist of a systematic review of literature, in conjunction with the consensus of a group of expert decision-makers, policy makers, administrators, clinicians, and consumers who consider the evidence and make recommendations
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Randomized controlled clinical Trial
Definition
A group of patients is randomized into an experimental group and a control group. These groups are followed up for the variables/outcomes of interest. The "gold standard" of research methods, avoids biases
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Population
Definition
(Patient population of interest/ disease) group of patients studied
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Intervention
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This is the change you want to make in practice
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Comparison
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The comparison, existing treatment, or status quo in the situation or, if doing research, the control (ex. the usual teaching method such as a brochure)
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Outcome
Definition
(of interest) determine the change in the patient's present reality you hope to have happen (the outcome); make sure the patients outcome is measurable
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Quantitative
Definition
progresses through systematic, logical steps according to a specific plan to collect information, often under conditions of considerable control , which is analyzed using statistical procedures
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Qualitative
Definition
often associated with naturalistic inquiry, which explores the subjective and complex experiences of human beings
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Clinical Question
Definition
Evidence based practice requires that clinicians make use of the best research they can find to help them in decision-making. To find that research efficiently, the clinician must ask a well-designed clinical question with all the elements that will lead to finding relevant research literature
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National Guideline Clearinghouse
Definition
Comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidemines and related documents; their mission is to provide physicians, nurses, other HCP, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers and others with an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed info on clinical practice guidelinesand to further their dissemination, implementaion, and use
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Johanna Briggs Institute
Definition
Website that describes a collaborative approach to the evaluation of evidence derived from a diverse range of sources, including expertise, experience, and all forms of rigorous research and the translation, transfer and use of the "best available" evidence into practice
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Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Definition
is the lead Federal agency chared with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As one of 12 agencies within the Departent of Health and Human Services, supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision making
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EBP Models
Definition
defined sustems that are utilized to guide the use of EBN in health care facilities
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Critical Thinking
Definition
The identification and evaluation of evidence to guide decision making. A critical thinker uses broad in-depth analysis of evidence to make decisions and communicate his/her beliefs clearly and accurately
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Databases
Definition
programs that are used to manage detailed information, within this file there are individual records that represent the person, product, or area information
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Systematic Review
Definition
An article in which the authors have systmatically searched for, appraised, and summarized all of the medical literature for a specific topic
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Boolean Operators
Definition
AND, OR, NOT, (or AND NOT) and NEAR; boolean operators tell search engines which keywords you want your results to include or exclude and whether you require that your keywords appear clise to each other
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Confidentiality
Definition
means that any information a participant relates will not be made public or available to others without the participant's consent
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Reliability
Definition
the degree of consistency with which an instrument measures a concept or variable
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Validity
Definition
is the degree to which an instrument measures with which an instrument measures a concept or variable
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