Please see instruction.
Develop a 3 page scholarly paper in which you describe the diagnosis you researched
for the previous assessment, and then identify and analyze credible evidence that could
be used as the basis for applying EBP to the issue.
The goal of using evidence-based research findings is to enhance safety and quality of
patient care and ensure optimal outcomes are achieved. It is not uncommon to hear a
nurse say, “why change it as we’ve always done it this way.” However, this is no longer
acceptable in today’s practice environment. The profession of nursing has evolved, and
the expectation is that the professional nurse has a scientific foundation to support the
care that is provided. As the profession of nursing continues to evolve and engage in
health care transformation, baccalaureate-prepared nurses are expanding taking on
leadership roles that include incorporating EBPs. To be able to do this, the nurse needs
to understand the criteria and makes a resource credible, as this is crucial when
deciding if the research is valid and reliable for implementation into health care settings.
The nurse will need to incorporate the use of evidence-based practice models. EBP
models are designed to assist the nurse in developing a plan to gather evidence to
answer a practice problem or question. It is a systematic approach to direct the user to
incorporate scholarly findings into current practice. These EBP models lead the nurse
through the decision-making process of evaluating the literature to determine the best
practice evidence for the practice issue or question.
It would be an excellent choice to complete the Vila Health Determining the Credibility of
Evidence activity prior to developing the report. The activity is a media simulation that
offers an opportunity to review a scenario and work on determining the credibility of
presented evidence. These skills will be necessary to complete Assessment 2
successfully. This media simulation is one potential source of context on which to base
your assessment submission. This will take just a few minutes of your time and is not
graded.
Instruction:
The purpose of this analysis is to better understand what constitutes credibility of journal
articles as well as websites. The role of the baccalaureate-prepared nurse in
incorporating evidence-based research continues to growth in clinical practice. As
quality improvement (QI) measures to reduce safety risks continue to be emphasized,
the need for evidence-based models and evidence-based templates is growing. This
type of systematic approach to incorporating evidence-based findings allows nurses to
make clinical and operational decisions based upon the best available evidence. When
the most up-to-date evidence-based findings are utilized, patient-centered care
improves outcomes and enhances the patient experience.
Below is a quick review table of several well-known Evidence-Based Practice Models
used to guide exploration:
Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice
Stetler Model
Ottawa Model
PARiHS (Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services)
Model
ACE (Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice) Star Model
ARCC (Advancing Research and Clinical Practice Through Close
Collaboration) Mode
John Hopkins Model
KTA (Knowledge-to-Action) Model
For this assessment:
● Explain the criteria that should be used when determining the credibility of
journal articles as well as websites.
● Support your explanations with references to the literature or research
articles that describe criteria that should be used to determine credibility.
○ Your identification and determination of credibility should be
done within the context of your chosen diagnosis for this
assessment. Your initial identification of resources should be of
resources that will best help address the presented diagnosis
you selected. Since you are locating resources to help provide
evidence-based care for the diagnosis/health care issue you
identified in the first assessment, you may want to begin your
literature and evidence search from the databases that were
identified.
Be sure to address the following in this assessment, which correspond to the grading
criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so that you will
know what is needed for a distinguished score.
● Describe a chosen diagnosis that could benefit from an evidence-based
approach.
● Explain criteria that should be considered when determining credibility of
resources such as journal articles and websites.
● Analyze the credibility and relevance of evidence and resources within the
context of a chosen diagnosis.
○ This is where you are selecting the specific resources to help
address the diagnosis you selected for the first assessment.
● Identify the Evidence-Based Practice model and explain the importance of
incorporating credible evidence into the EBP model used to address a
chosen diagnosis. Review the literature below and choose the appropriate
model for your diagnosis.
○ Selecting a model for evidence-based practice changes. [PDF]
and Evidence-Based Practice Models help explain the various
evidence-based nursing models.
● Communicate using writing that is clear, logical, and professional with
correct grammar and spelling using current APA style.
● Number of references: Cite 3-5 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that
support your findings and considerations. Resources should be no more than five
years old.
● APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA
style.
scoring guide criteria:
● Competency 2: Analyze the relevance and potential effectiveness of
evidence when making a decision.
○ Explain criteria that should be considered when determining
credibility of resources such as journal articles and websites.
○ Analyze the credibility and relevance of evidence and
resources within the context of a quality or safety issue, or a
chosen diagnosis.
● Competency 3: Apply an evidence-based practice model to address a
practice issue.
○ Identify an evidence-based practice model (such as Iowa,
Stetler, John Hopkins, etc.) and explain the importance of
incorporating credible evidence into an EBP model used to
address a quality or safety issue, or a chosen diagnosis/health
care issue.
● Competency 4: Plan care based on the best available evidence.
○ Describe a quality or safety issue, or a chosen diagnosis, that
could benefit from an evidence-based approach.
● Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to
lead practice changes based on evidence.
○ Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth
transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word
choice, and spelling.
○ Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references
exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.
