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Acquiring and Appraising Evidence for Nurse Managers Slides: 1. Title: Acquiring and Appraising Evidence for Nurse Managers 2. Why Evidence Matters 3. Where to Find Reliable Research Evidence 4. Practical Activity — Database Exploration 5. How to Perform an Effective Literature Search 6. Filters and Limits for Quality Research 7. Practical Activity — Guided Literature Search 8. Understanding the Hierarchy of Evidence 9. Practical Activity — Ranking Evidence 10. Summary & Reflection
This presentation guides nurse managers on sourcing reliable evidence from databases like PubMed and CINAHL, conducting effective literature searches with keywords and filters, understanding evidence
The title slide is titled "Acquiring and Appraising Evidence for Nurse Managers." Its subtitle introduces the topic of Evidence-Based Practice specifically for nurse managers.
Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice for Nurse Managers
Evidence-based practices highlighted in the slide improve patient outcomes and promote adherence to best nursing standards, while also reducing errors and boosting efficiency in care delivery. For nurse managers, this evidence enhances decision-making to support overall better healthcare practices.
The slide "Where to Find Reliable Research Evidence" lists key databases for accessing credible sources, including PubMed for biomedical literature, CINAHL for nursing and allied health, Cochrane Library for systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and Google Scholar for broad scholarly resources. It emphasizes prioritizing peer-reviewed journals and government databases to ensure reliability.
The slide outlines steps for accessing PubMed databases, including visiting the website, creating a free account if needed, logging in for advanced features, and familiarizing oneself with the homepage layout. It also guides users on exploring search terms and filters, such as entering keywords like 'nurse staffing outcomes,' applying options for publication date and article type, and hands-on navigation of results to note features like abstracts and MeSH terms.
| Steps to Access Databases | Explore Search Terms and Filters |
|---|---|
| 1. Visit PubMed website (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). 2. Create free account if needed. 3. Log in for advanced features. 4. Familiarize with homepage layout. (15 words) | 1. Enter keywords like 'nurse staffing outcomes'. 2. Apply filters: publication date, article type. 3. Hands-on: Navigate results, note key features like abstracts and MeSH terms. (28 words) |
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To perform an effective literature search, start by defining precise keywords from your research question and apply Boolean operators like AND to narrow results, OR to broaden them, and NOT to exclude irrelevant items. Then, refine your searches iteratively based on initial findings while prioritizing relevant, recent studies to build a strong evidence base.
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Broad initial search queries in research generate over 10,000 results, often overwhelming in volume. Applying filters, such as limiting to recent English-language RCTs, reduces this to about 200 items, achieving a 98% efficiency gain by streamlining reviews to a manageable 100-500.
Broad queries yield overwhelming volume
Limits to recent RCTs in English
Streamlines review to manageable 100-500
This slide outlines a guided literature search activity where participants search CINAHL using the query "nursing interventions for pain management" and apply filters to refine results. It then instructs documenting five relevant articles with their abstracts before discussing findings and insights in small groups.
The Hierarchy of Evidence timeline outlines levels of research reliability in evidence-based practice, starting with Level 1 Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses as the highest, which synthesize multiple high-quality studies for robust conclusions. It progresses to Level 2 Randomized Controlled Trials for strong causal evidence, skips to Level 4 Cohort and Case-Control Studies for observational insights, and ends at Level 7 Expert Opinions as the lowest, relying on personal experience without empirical backing.
Level 1: Systematic Reviews/Meta-Analyses Highest evidence level; synthesizes multiple high-quality studies for robust conclusions. Level 2: Randomized Controlled Trials Strong experimental studies with randomization to minimize bias and establish causality. Level 4: Cohort and Case-Control Studies Observational research tracking groups over time or comparing cases to controls. Level 7: Expert Opinions Lowest level; based on individual experience, lacking empirical support and prone to bias.
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This slide outlines a practical activity focused on ranking evidence in nursing, starting with reviewing the evidence hierarchy where randomized controlled trials (RCTs) rank highest and case studies lowest, followed by ranking provided studies accordingly. Participants then discuss implications for practice decisions, explain the preference for higher-level evidence, and share rankings and insights with the group.
The slide summarizes key takeaways from evidence-based practice, emphasizing acquiring evidence from reliable databases and appraising it using an evidence hierarchy, with a subtitle urging to apply evidence wisely. It includes a reflection prompt on how this enhances one's role, followed by sections for Q&A and next steps in EBP.
Key Takeaways:
Reflection: How will this enhance your role?
Q&A and Next Steps for EBP
Apply evidence wisely.
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