W1 DB1C
APA FORMAT
Discussion Forum Guidelines and Example
General Guidelines for Discussion Questions:
Responses to discussion questions should adhere to the following criteria:
Responses should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question, typically, 250 – 300 words in length.
Students are expected to support responses with appropriate evidence. Students may incorporate anecdotal evidence as well as research. In those cases where research is used, students should include parenthetical citations and references.
using APA formatting guidelines,
Example Discussion Question:
Discuss evidence-based tools you could implement to evaluate your future practice. Why is evaluating your practice important?
Example Learner Response:
Changes in current practices and skills should be evaluated frequently with the use of evaluation tools. One tool that can assist in evaluating those advancing from a novice level is the Fresno test (McCluskey & Bishop, 2009). It is a comprehensive test that has been verified as a reliable and valid assessment tool (Dragan, 2009). The tool has a wide range of application because it is also effective with lower levels of proficiency. Different tools may be more applicable at different times and at different levels of proficiency with evidence-based practice. Evaluation of competency in practice incorporates evaluation of the main elements of practice—the knowledge level; competency in practice; performance and tasks relating to directing medical care; and evaluation of actions, their effectiveness, and their situational appropriateness (Dragan, 2009). Tools that help evaluate evidence-based practice can help discover how adept the provider is with different aspects of practice. Without evaluation of practice, problems that could possibly have been brought to light may remain undiscovered and act as impediments to improvement in practice. The practitioner’s problem-solving and critical-thinking skills, as well as the ability to demonstrate sound clinical reasoning in practice, are other aspects that benefit from evaluation of progress (Dragan, 2009). Communication and ability to work as a team can also be evaluated. Tools can guide evaluation in a more structured way and promote self-evaluation regarding the effectiveness of practitioners’ thinking processes.
Objectives:
Present a PICOT for the evidence-based practice project proposal.
Examine the role of the advanced registered nursing in evidence-based practice.
Assessment Description
Explain the importance of a “spirit of inquiry” in an evidence-based culture and what you can do as an advanced registered nurse to encourage this within your practice or organization. In response to your peers, compare the role and implementation of EBP in your specialty area with another advanced registered nurse specialty.
RESOURCES
Evaluation of a Nurse Practitioner-Led Project to Improve Communication and Collaboration in the Acute Care Setting
Read “Evaluation of a Nurse Practitioner-Led Project to Improve Communication and Collaboration in the Acute Care Setting,” by Au
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https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&D=ovft&AN=01741002-900000000-99523&PDF=y
Evidence Based Medicine
Explore the Evidence Based Medicine page of the University of Illinois Library of the Health Sciences website. Use this website as a reso
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http://researchguides.uic.edu/ebm
Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare : A Guide to Best Practice
Read Chapters 1-3 in Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing and Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice.
View Resource
Implementation Science and Nursing Leadership: Improving the Adoption and Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practice
Read “Implementation Science and Nursing Leadership: Improving the Adoption and Sustainability of Evidence-Based Practice,” by Ne
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https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://ovidsp.ovid.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&CSC=Y&NEWS=N&PAGE=fulltext&AN=00005110-202105000-00003&LSLINK=80&D=ovft
Striving for Evidence-Based Practice Innovations Through a Hybrid Model Journal Club: A Pilot Study
Read “Striving for Evidence-Based Practice Innovations Through a Hybrid Model Journal Club: A Pilot Study,” by Wilson, Ice, Nakas
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http://www.sciencedirect.com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/science/article/pii/S0260691715000817
Evidence Based Medicine Toolkit
Explore the “Evidence Based Medicine Toolkit,” by Buckingham, Fisher, and Saunders (2012), located on the University of Alberta w
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http://www.ebm.med.ualberta.ca/
A Leader’s Guide to Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Lead the Way to Healthcare Quality and Safety
Read “A Leader’s Guide to Implementing Evidence-Based Practice: Lead the Way to Healthcare Quality and Safety,” by Tucker and Mel
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https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A616904277/AONE?u=canyonuniv&sid=AONE&xid=f2d66c7c
Evidence-Based Practice Tutorial
Read the Evidence-Based Practice tutorial, located on the Duke University website.
http://guides.mclibrary.duke.edu/c.php?g=158201&p=1036002
Advanced Nursing Research: From Theory to Practice
Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Advanced Nursing Research: From Theory to Practice.
View Resource
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine: About Us
Read “About Us” page of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM) website.
http://www.cebm.net/about
Centre for Evidence Based Medicine: Resources
Explore the Resources page of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine (CEBM) website.
http://www.cebm.net/c
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