Week 6 Knowledge Check

A  Enter the topic in the search box, then sort through the citations retrieved to identify evidence-based guidelines

B  In one search box enter the topic and in another enter in quotes the name of a professional association that might have produced a guideline on that topic, then combine the two searches

C  Under Options, use the Publication Type or Type of Article limit

D  In the search box enter both the topic and “guideline”

A  Using a CINAHL Heading retrieves all articles about the heading topic, not just those with the exact word or phrase

B  Using a CINAHL Heading allows you to use a Boolean operator

C  You can use it when you don’t know how to correctly spelling something

D  Using a CINAHL Heading limits the retrieval to research articles

A  Similarity between patients in the studies and patients in your setting

B  Feasibility of implementing a change based on the findings

C  Setting’s ability to replicate the study

D  Safety of using the change suggested by the study

A  In experimental studies, the size of the treatment effect is an important determinant of clinical significance

B  Clinical significance of the study findings is always addressed in research reports

C  Clinical significance is a way of portraying the practical meaning of the study findings

D  Clinical significance is a judgment based on finding information and clinical knowledge

A  Setting’s ability to replicate the study

B  Safety of using the change suggested by the study

C  Feasibility of implementing a change based on the findings

D  Similarity between patients in the studies and patients in your setting

A  The profile of the sample

B  The size of the difference in the outcomes of the treatment groups

C  The research design

D  The p value

A  A healthcare librarian

B  Structured appraisal questions appropriate to the type of evidence

C  Online opinions regarding the study

D  A statistical calculator

A  A credible and clinically significant finding can with confidence be used as a basis for care.

B  A credible and clinically significant finding of a study can be used as a basis for care after deliberation about its applicability

C  A study produced by a reputable organization can with confidence be used as a basis for care.

D  A finding produced by a study done in a setting similar to the one in which the findings may be used can be used as a basis for care with confidence.

A  The credibility of a finding mainly rests on whether it has undergone peer review

B  The credibility of a finding mainly rests on the funding source and the credentials of the researchers.

C  The credibility of a finding mainly rests on the methodological soundness of the study that produced it.

D  The credibility of a finding mainly rests on whether the result is statistically significant.

A  Appraisal is the opinion of an expert in the field regarding the methodological soundness of a clinical practice guideline, systematic review, or study

B  Appraisal is a set of judgments using an objective set of criteria regarding the credibility, clinical significance, and applicability of the recommendations of clinical practice guidelines, conclusions of systematic reviews, or study findings.

C  Appraisal is a critique of the weaknesses of a clinical practice guideline, systematic review, or study.

D  Appraisal is a careful, personal judgment regarding the generalizability of the recommendations of clinical practice guidelines, conclusions of systematic reviews, or study findings.