NURS 510 Evidence-Based Practice Discussion
NURS 510 Evidence-Based Practice Discussion
DQ2 Evidence-based practice is extremely important in nursing. Throughout your master’s program, you will complete research on various topics. Knowing how to construct a strong problem statement and complete a critical analysis of the available information to write a literature review is essential.
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Exploring evidence-based practice research
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Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!: July/August 2014 – Volume 12 – Issue 4 – p 8-12
doi: 10.1097/01.NME.0000450295.93626.e7
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the process of collecting, processing, and implementing research findings to improve clinical practice, the work environment, or patient outcomes. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), nursing interventions should be practical, methodical decisions based on EBP research studies. Utilizing the EBP approach to nursing practice helps us provide the highest quality and most cost-efficient patient care possible. Here we’ll discuss the key characteristics of EBP relating to nursing research.
Involving all disciplines, EBP is an approach to clinical practice that’s been gaining ground since its formal introduction in 1992. Starting in medicine, it then spread to other fields, such as nursing, psychology, and education. Currently, 55% of all nursing practices are based on research findings. The ANA predicts that by 2020, 90% of all nursing practice will be based on EBP research findings.
When you incorporate up-to-date information from new EBP research, you’ll be able to question current practices. You may ask questions such as, “Are my current nursing interventions the most effective or safest for my patients?” or “Could we utilize these new EBP interventions in my work area?” Nurses committed to EBP will compare current professional and clinical practices with new research facts and outcomes as they emerge.
