Systematic reviews reduce which of the following deficiencies of non systematic reviews?

Authors' bias in collection and interpretation of studies

Which one of the following is NOT one of the four steps of evidence-based medicine?

Apply the results in making hospital formulary decisions

Which best describes a meta-analysis?

A lit review which includes statistics on probability.

Which of the following statements best describes a systematic review (SR)?

A SR uses rigorous methodology to search the literature

What best describes a meta-synthesis?

A review of qualitative research articles.

Which of the following statements best describes evidence-based health care?

EBHC gives best evidence with good decision making

The acronym PICO stands for

Patient, intervention, comparator, and outcome

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Systematic reviews reduce which of the following deficiencies of non systematic reviews?
Elimination of the authors' own works from review
Technical writing
Authors' bias in collection and interpretation of studies
Excessive cost needed to retrieve literature
2
Which one of the following is NOT one of the four steps of evidence-based medicine?
Apply the results in making hospital formulary decisions
Select the most appropriate and best evidence
Critically appraise the evidence for its validity
Convert information needs into an answerable questions
3
Which best describes a meta-analysis?
A lit review which includes statistics on probability.
A RCT that focuses on larger theories.
A collection of qualitative articles.
A scientific formula for designing.
4
Which of the following statements best describes a systematic review (SR)?
Most systematic reviews cannot be replicated
A systematic review always includes a quantitative analysis
Often systematic reviews are subjective and are biased
A SR uses rigorous methodology to search the literature
5
What best describes a meta-synthesis?
A review of qualitative research articles.
The development of new nursing theory.
A historical study design.
Research on synthetic ideas.
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Which studies are easier to get published and therefore may cause publication bias?
Studies sponsored by pharmaceutical companies
Studies with positive results
Studies with results supporting a journal associated journal
Studies from large, research universities
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Which of the following statements best describes evidence-based health care?
EBHC reduces the use of cost-effective interventions
EBHC gives best evidence with good decision making
EBHC encourages “cookbook” medicine
EBHC tracks down RCTs to answer all clinical questions
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What is the first step in applying EBM concepts to answer a clinical question?
Gathering the evidence
Applying the evidence
Defining the question
Critically appraising the evidence
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Why is evidence based practice so important?
Patient preferences are taken into account.
It improves quality.
All of the above.
Costs are reduced.
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The acronym PICO stands for
Polish, institute, clinical, and outcome
Practice, integrates, clinical, and outcome
Patient, intervention, comparator, and outcome
Pediatric, intervention, clinical, and outcome
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This figure is best described as:
Irrelevant to researchers.
A forest plot.
A results table.
A blobbogram.

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