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Nurses are expected to deliver high quality care with the latest techniques and information available. In order to do this nurses are required to actively participate to nursing research and critique them. Nursing research has increased greatly in the past three decades exposing nurses to latest knowledge, to provide quality care to the patients (Polit & Beck, 2004). Further more, to provide evidence based practice, nurses must be able to assess and critique research to evaluate and to judge whether the research is useful, good quality, current and safe to apply in their practice (Fink,2005). This…
The importance of research in nursing is nurses are accepting the need to base specific nursing actions and decisions on research evidence indicating that the actions are clinically appropriate (Polit & Beck, 2012). Nursing theorist has paved the way for the nursing profession. Nursing theorists has guided and open the door for research. Some of the earliest theorist has helped evolved and molded the research from the past to the present and will continue to do so in the future. Research has guided the way nurses incorporate and implement nursing care and practice. One of the first pioneers of nursing was Florence Nightingale.…
The health care organizations should provide nurses mandatory evidence-based practice (EBP) programs annually to develop and ensure competencies that enable staff nurses to use evidence in their practice. Moreover, nurse managers and leaders need to create a supportive environment for EBP, such as providing resources for searching for evidence. In order to have the administrative support, managers and leaders need to communicate with policymakers and set out related policies with evidence-based research to make the EBP as the daily basis of nursing care. Consequently, it should be…
Nursing research is essential for the development of new knowledge and mostly it enables nurses to provide evidence based health care. Evidence based nursing (EBP) is defined as clinical…
Even with all the advancement the nursing profession has made, there is growing evidence from a number of studies from different countries that a significant gap remains between the rhetoric of evidenced based practice (EBP) and the reality…
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This week the discussion focuses on why research and evidenced-based practice are important to the nursing profession.…
Research is defined by Parahoo (2006, p. 472) as “the study of phenomena by the rigorous and systematic collection and analysis of data”. Nursing research is necessary as up-to-date knowledge is vital for appropriate nursing and midwifery decision making. In order to improve upon health outcomes and provide effective care, research should inform best practice and provide an evidence base with which to underpin nursing care.…
The trend towards chronic disease management provided by nurses utilizing evidence based practice (EBP) has increased, however barrier for acceptance for nurses as a care team member continues. A pilot study reported by Laughlin and Beisel (2010) reported the evolution, acceptance and barriers of nurses in a primary care setting as a member of the treatment team providing chronic disease management. In addition the study focused attention on the skill sets nurses utilizes to provide care of chronic conditions, emphasized the nurse being uniquely qualified to assess the needs of patients with chronic illness, the nurses ability to formulate a plan of care and facilitate coordination of care (p. 414). Although nurses have the experience and…
According to Masters (2017, p. 255), “evidence-based practice (EBP) is a mechanism that allows nurses to provide safe, high-quality patient care based on evidence grounded in research and professional expertise rather than tradition, myths, hunches, advice from peers, outdated textbooks, or even what the nurse learned in school 5, 10, 15 years ago”. EBP allows nurses to apply current evidence using advanced technology and expert knowledge appropriately. It also allows nurses to practice safely and efficiently while making sound decisions based on relevant research. I believe as a nurse EBP gives me a sense of confidence that allows me improve the quality of care delivered by utilizing my advanced education and knowledge of the nursing…
The field of nursing is always improving and evolving. It is progressively moving forward as new information and research fuel our ability to provide proper patient care. In fact, I have seen the field change and develop in more ways than I can shake a stick. One of the most profound differences came with the inundation of technology and the connectivity of the internet. Never before has the patient been able to access so much information at their fingertips, or have medical professionals had such unprecedented access to patient records and global resources along with cutting edge techniques.…
The progression of the nursing profession since the WWII era can be attributed to the influx of research studies produce in the mid-1940’s. The distinct analysis of data collected by nurses working during the WWII era promoted the advancement of nursing education and supported further research to improve patient care (Pilot and Beck, 2008). Consequently, the American Nurses Foundation was founded by the ANA, to promote the nursing profession by providing nurses with “nursing research grants, extramural projects/grants, and fundraising” for research (Blackledge, 2005). The foundation primarily sponsors nursing research through holding fundraisers and advocating for state and federal grants, to increase positive health outcomes for patients.…
One significant event in nursing research which created greater awareness for the need of utilizing research in clinical practice was the establishment in 1986 of the National Center for Nursing Research by congressional mandate. A primary function of the Center for Nursing Research was promotion of research projects that related to patient care. In this period nurses began formal projects to help with research utilization in clinical practice to enhance patient outcomes. During this time factors outside of nursing helped shape nursing research also. A clinical learning strategy designed by McMaster Medical School in Canada called evidence-based medicine had a major effect on all health care professions and how physicians and nurses made clinical decisions. This learning strategy paved the way for nursing research to incorporate evidence-based practice into the daily clinical practices and enhance patient outcomes. Nursing research focused on improved patient-nurse relationships and improved patient outcomes, strategies that nurses could utilize at the bedside to enhance patient care. With use of this learning strategy nursing developed nursing strategies that were centered around nursing diagnosis and not on medical diagnosis to effect patient outcomes. Interventions that nursing could use that were nursing related and did not require a physician’s order to implement.…
The history of nursing research begins with Florence Nightingale. In fact, it is nursing research that governs and determines the elements of the nursing practice in general. Great care, detail, and educational study comprises nursing research. When a nurse makes a medical decision, it is believed that he or she will make judgments that are supported by and characteristic of the current trends in nursing research. If a nurse does not act in harmony with nursing research, he or she may be held liable of medical neglect. Therefore, it is imperative that all who are in the nursing profession stay current with the latest developments in nursing education as well as research.…