Chapter 11: Systematic Reviews and Clinical Practice Guidelines

The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists include questions that focus on what? (Select all that apply.) A. Are the study's results valid? B. What are the results? C. Are findings applicable to your practice? D. How will the findings be reported? E. The extend of the literature search

A, B, C The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists include questions that focus on validity of the results. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists include questions that focus on the results of the research. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists include questions that focus on applicability of the findings to practice. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists do not include questions that focus on how findings will be reported. Questions about the extent of the literature search are not assessed with The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists.

The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists consist of tools that are used to assess a study's what? (Select all that apply.) A. Reliability B. Methodology C. Consistency D. Validity E. Limitations

A, B, D The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists consist of tools that are used to assess a study's reliability, methodology, and validity. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists are not used to assess the consistency of a study. Limitations are not assessed with the Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists.

The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists provide an evidence-based approach for assessing what? (Select all that apply.) A. Consistency B. Quality C. Correlation D. Quantity E. Data

A, B, D The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Checklists provide an evidence-based approach for assessing consistency, quality, and quantity. Data is not on the checklist to provide and evidence-based approach for assessing consistency, quality, and quantity.

What does Phase II of a meta-analysis include? (Select all that apply.) A. Pooled average result B. Outcome data C. Sample sizes D. Decision regarding calculation E. Pooling of populations from the same study

A, D The pooled average result is included in Phase II of a meta-analysis. A decision regarding whether or not it is appropriate to calculate is made in Phase II. Phase I of a meta-analysis includes data extraction such as outcome data, sample sizes, and measures of variability from the identified studies. Pooling of populations from different studies occurs in Phase II.

The nurse researcher is utilizing a summary of a search of quantitative studies that used similar designs based on a focused clinical question. The researcher is most likely to be utilizing a(n): A. systematic review. B. meta-analysis. C. integrative review. D.clinical practice guideline.

A. A systematic review is a summary of a search of quantitative studies that used similar designs based on a focused clinical question.

What does Phase I of a meta-analysis include? (Select all that apply.) A. Pooled average result B. Outcome data C. Sample sizes D. Decision regarding calculation E. Pooling of populations from the same study

B, C Phase I of a meta-analysis includes data extraction such as outcome data, sample sizes, and measures of variability from the identified studies. The pooled average result is included in Phase II of a meta-analysis. A decision regarding whether or not it is appropriate to calculate is made in Phase II. A meta-analysis pools together the populations from different studies.

A forest plot graphically depicts the results of a(n): A. systematic review. B. meta-analysis. C. integrative review. D.clinical practice guideline.

B. The forest plot is a means of graphically depicting the results of analyzing a number of studies as part of a meta-analysis.

The nurse researcher is using statistical techniques to assess and combine studies of the same design to obtain a precise estimate of effect. The researcher is most likely to be using a(n): A. systematic review. B. meta-analysis. C. integrative review. D.clinical practice guideline.

B. The meta-analysis is the only one out of the various review repositories that must include statistical analyses.

PRISMA and MOOSE are considered to be: A. clinical practice guidelines. B. integrative reviews. C. guidelines for reporting systematic reviews. D. tools for appraising quality of clinical practice guidelines.

C. PRISMA and MOOSE are considered to be guidelines available for the reporting of systematic reviews.

The AGREE II is considered to be an example of a(n): A. clinical practice guideline. B. integrative review. C. guideline for reporting systematic reviews. D. tool for appraising quality of clinical practice guidelines.

C. The AGREE II is one of the most widely used tools to evaluate the applicability of a guideline to practice.