HNN120 Lecture 4: EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH CARE
HNN120
EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH CARE
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Evidence-based practice is applying research evidence to practice when we are delivering patient care. It
involves taking into account the skills and expertise of the clinician, the evidence the resources we have
available to us, and most importantly the preferences of the patient.
This ensures a consistent approach to patient care.
There is…
- Qualitative research evidence (words)
- Quantitative research evidence (numbers)
Clinical effectiveness is getting the best evidence of what works and using it in practice, and evaluating its
effect o patiet care. It’s easurig the extet to hich the particular iteretio orks i that
particular contexts, as well as considering other things such as the cost etc., do the benefits outweigh the
cost?
What we can do…
- Reading the literature
- Reviewing any evidence
- Familiarising yourself with clinical guidelines.
Where to find eidence…
- Peer reviewed literature
- Clinical guidelines
- Cochrane collaboration
- Policies and procedures
What to take aay…
- Evidence guides clinical decisions (ask answerable questions and find literature)
- Appraise the literature (validity and generalisability)
- Decisions need to consider expertise of practitioner, availability of resources and patient
preferences
- Using evidence provided for patient
- Evaluating (reflection, clinical audit and peer review)
How do you know evidence is reliable?
- CRAAP TEST
- Current
- Relevant
- Accurate
- Authority (does the author have authority/expertise)
- Purpose
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Document Summary
Evidence-based practice is applying research evidence to practice when we are delivering patient care. It involves taking into account the skills and expertise of the clinician, the evidence the resources we have available to us, and most importantly the preferences of the patient. This ensures a consistent approach to patient care. Clinical effectiveness is getting the best evidence of what works and using it in practice, and evaluating its effect o(cid:374) patie(cid:374)t care. Evidence guides clinical decisions (ask answerable questions and find literature) Decisions need to consider expertise of practitioner, availability of resources and patient preferences. Evaluating (reflection, clinical audit and peer review)
