Abstract
To implement best practices through research utilization, nurses need to read, interpret, and understand literature formatted with evidence-based practice language and statistics. Hypothetical examples highlight 7 terms and their formulas. A scenario to personally calculate such evidence-based practice statistics can be used to enhance personal effectiveness and to teach others.
MeSH terms
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Comprehension
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Confidence Intervals
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Data Interpretation, Statistical
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Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / organization & administration
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Evidence-Based Medicine / education*
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Evidence-Based Medicine / organization & administration
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Humans
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Nursing Research / education*
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Nursing Research / organization & administration
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Odds Ratio
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Reading
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Research Design
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Risk
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Risk Reduction Behavior
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Statistics as Topic / education*