Week 8: Discussion Question – Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Welcome to Week 8
Week eight explores strategies for leaders to sustain EBP in academic, health care and other clinical settings. One discussion forum will focus on the differences between nursing research and evidence-based practice. The Signature Assignment, a formal evidence-based project proposal paper, is due the end of week eight.
Week 8: Discussion Question – Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Discussion Topic
Task: Reply to this topic
Points: 30 | Due Date: Week 8, Day 3 & 7 | CLO: 1 | Grade Category: Discussions
Discussion Prompt
Using supporting documentation from at least one nursing publication, describe how evidence-based practice is different from research. How would you identify a research project as being an evidence-based intervention project versus the creation of knowledge in a nursing research project?
Expectations
Initial Post:
Due: Thursday, 11:59 pm PT
Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references
Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA format from within the last 5 years
Peer Responses:
Due: Monday, 11:59 pm PT
Number: A Minimum of 2 to Peer Posts, at least one on a different day than the main post
Length: A minimum of 150 words per post, not including references
Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA per post from within the last 5 years
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Nursing research is often conducted with the aim s of either generating new knowledge or validating currently existing knowledge based on theory. The process of conducting research therefore involves an organized scientific inquiry to answer hypotheses or specific research questions using either qualitative or quantitative scientific methods or both. The research concludes by mentioning how the findings add to the existing body of knowledge, and provides recommendations for future research (Chien, 2019). In comparison, evidence based practice entails the translation of currently existing evidence into practice. Its aim is in utilizing the best and most current scientific evidence to make patient-centered decisions in the clinical setting. Therefore, most of the evidence utilized by providers in this case originates from research. However, its use goes beyond research to incorporate patient values and preferences and clinical expertise. Besides, even in instances where there exists no research evidence, evidence-based practice admits opinions and knowledge from experts and leaders which is transformed into practice.
A masters-prepared nurse can differentiate a research project that is part of an evidence-based intervention project from a nursing research that purposes to create knowledge by analyzing their specific components. For instance, the latter will be peer-reviewed, and have a hypothesis that a researcher purposes to test using scientific methods. The methods must describe the processes, participants, and instruments used, it must include the findings, conclusion, recommendations for further research, and implications for practice (Chien, 2019). In contrast, an evidence based project will primarily rely on extensive reviews and evaluation of currently existing evidence that perfectly address all elements of EBP identified in a PICOT (population, intervention, comparison, outcome, time) question meaningfully (Buccheri & Sharifi, 2017). The article will include a description of processes and strategies on how synthesized literature was used to translate research into practice and the outcomes thereafter.
References
Chien L. Y. (2019). Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Research. The journal of nursing research: JNR, 27(4), e29. https://doi.org/10.1097/jnr.0000000000000346
Buccheri, R. K., & Sharifi, C. (2017). Critical appraisal tools and reporting guidelines for evidence‐based practice. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 14(6), 463-472.
