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Evidence-Based Practice - First Part
Evidence-Based Practice - First Part
MSN 201
CLINICAL REASONING AND
TEACHING
how do
sources, such as
research, theories,
experience, tradition,
we
trial and error, authority,
or logical reasoning.
know?
The Process of Knowing
The process of knowing are common and
fundamental human activities.
What people know is the outcome of these
everyday experiences.
Although various ways of knowing have been
acknowledged and described in western
societies, Science has acquired the status of a
superior way for a group to develop
knowledge.
The Process of Knowing
Using Kerlinger (1986), ways of knowing method
that are inferior to science:
If asked how you know this is so?
Evidence from
Assessment of the
Patients History & Evidenced-Based Clinical
Physical Exam, and Decision-Making
Availability of Healthcare
Resources
Clinical Expertise
Challenges of EBP
New, Unfamiliar
Need to develop good search strategies
Must identify best databases
Need to do critical appraisals
Should be implemented from the top down, with
nursing faculty learning first
Much of relevant research is qualitative; need
more systematic reviews of qualitative research
Evidence-Based Practice
Clinical Scenario #1
On morning rounds in the Hem/Onc unit, a first
year resident turns to you for consultation. She
wants to discuss options for managing moderate
nausea and vomiting that result following
chemotherapy. She shares an experience a
relative had taking ginger when prochlorperazine
didnt provide effective relief and asks for your
input.
Key Steps of Evidence-Based Practice
Answerable Clinical Question
PICO:
P In patients receiving chemotherapy who are
experiencing moderate nausea and vomiting
I is the use of ginger
C as effective as prochlorperazine
O in reducing nausea and vomiting?
Clinical Scenario #2
Traditionally, clinicians have used a conservative
approach to the diagnostic evaluation of head-
injured infants, arguing that infants are at increased
risk of intracranial injury (ICI) and that symptoms or
signs of brain injury may not be reliably present in
those with ICI. A number of previous studies have
reported that a significant fraction of ICIs in infants
occur in patients with a normal neurological status
and with no signs or symptoms of brain injury. You
want to see how well clinical features predict ICI in
infants.
Key Steps of Evidence-Based Practice
Answerable Clinical Question
PICO:
P Among children with minor head injury
I does the use of CT scan
C versus other clinical findings
O affect identification and diagnosis of intracranial
hemorrhage?
Limits of PICO