What is the importance of evidence based practice in nursing?
What is the importance of evidence based practice in nursing?
Assessment Guideline
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
1. Discuss the concept of evidence based practice
2. Recognise the importance of evidence based practice in
nursing.
3. Choose a topic from the given list. Identify the MOST
important issue from the topic and develop a guiding/
clinical (answerable) question using the nursing PICO(T)
clinical questioning model.
4. Locate the evidence and document your process
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
EBP Topics list
Falls prevention
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Possible headings
• Introduction
• Problem and answerable question
• Locating the evidence
• Conclusion
• References
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Introduction
• Introduce topic – EBP
• Context/significance to nursing (definition/context will likely
be referenced)
• Purpose ‐ the purpose of this assignment
• Structure – briefly outline the steps of the process
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Problem and answerable question
• Justify the problem/topic that you had chosen and explained why is it important
to address.
• Give some background on why you choose this topic and include your
answerable question in a question format.
Example:
Pressure ulcers pose significant pain, discomfort to the patients. They can increase healthcare costs for patients as well as the health care system. Nurses spend additional time to treat PU in addition to their load of care (Cite reference, Year the research was done).
The above is only an example. There are many phrases/transition words you can use.
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Locating the evidence
• Explain/document your search strategy/your process to find the evidence/best
practice for your question
• Thread the process through your essay and reference where needed
• What is the strategy/plan for your search?
• Key concepts/word combinations etc.
• You can use Google Scholar to get an overview and help key words but you
must use the nursing databases – at least 2 or 3 databases (e.g. CINAHL, Medline,
Joanna Briggs, Cochrane library)
HS2235 Statistics and Evidence-based practice
Locating the evidence
• Indicate how you have refined your search limits (peer reviewed, guidelines, date
range, language, etc)
• Skim/scan search results for key word. At this stage you will not read in depth
every article.
• Explain how you have chosen what to keep/discard.
• Refine search results to eventually get a small pool of articles or guidelines
(no set number but around 2-5 will give you enough to appraise without going
too big.)
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Conclusion
• Restate the topic
• Summarise the key points/process covered.
• Introductions are general, conclusions are more specific
• Finish with a broader statement – where to from here?
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References
• Only use scholarly, credible sources from library databases
• Majority should be peer reviewed journal articles, systematic reviews or clinical
guidelines.
• Cite contemporary sources not older than 7 years
• Reference any ideas that are not your own
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Academic writing style
Write in third person – no “we”, “you”, “I”, “our”.
Example of third persons: “The writer”, “The author”, “The researcher”
This essay will discuss……………..
Academic writing is formal, objective, accurate
Your idea should be linking narrative, “academic voice” and the evidence.
Write in paragraphs with clear ideas sentences.
Reference any ideas that are not your own.
Paraphrase not direct quotes.
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