- The three concepts of evidence-based practice (EBP), quality improvement (QI) and research often overlap. Please describe these three concepts’ differences and similarities.
- Describe the philosophical beliefs that drive quantitative research (positivists paradigm). How do these philosophical beliefs shape quantitative research?
- Think of a clinical problem and try posting it here in the form of a Patient or Population (P), Intervention (I), Comparison (C) and Outcomes (O) (PICO) format. Remember, not every PICO question has to have a C or a comparison group.
- How do we establish scientific rigor in quantitative research? Why is this important?
- What are the philosophical beliefs that drive qualitative research? How do they differ from quantitative research? How do we establish rigor in qualitative research?
- There is much confusion on the meaning and interactions of theories, frameworks and models. What do each of these concepts mean and how do they provide a framework for nursing practice?
