Integration of Evidence-Based Practice Into Professional Nursing Practice

Hi Class, This week's discussion is a bit different and is meant to help you with your assignment due in Week 4. As the instructions state you are to choose an issue that reoccurs regularly in your particular area of nursing, please remember the question is not asking about a medical issue, but rather something you do as a nurse and see on a regular basis. After you've chosen an issue, describe how you would conduct a search of the nursing literature to resolve the issue? Describe the steps you would take to find evidence that discusses your issue and a remedy for the issue. I also want you to consider the questions below: 1. After you critically appraise the evidence that you have read, how will you determine if it applies to your care setting? 2. What is the first step towards implementation? 3. What if the evidence you find in current scholarly professional nursing journal articles conflicts with your facility's policy? What will you do? 4. What is the role of patient preference in EBP? The above questions are meant to help you take a step further and understand the value of conducted EBP research and implementing the evidence. If you have any questions, please be sure to either ask in the Q & A section or email me. Thank you!