WK 4 BLOG THEO

 BLOG: OBSERVATION OF EBP 

As a DNP-prepared nurse, you will have a significant voice in your healthcare setting to advocate for evidence-based practice (EBP). Understanding how evidence can inform better nursing care and improve patient outcomes is fundamental to successful advocacy.

Blogs help facilitate a meaningful and more informal classroom environment—one that fosters dialogue, interaction, and the dissemination of ideas in a functional platform (Kuo et al., 2017). Blogs also promote community building and a collaborative learning approach through the sharing of ideas. Although this blog may function somewhat like a Discussion, its aim is to be more open ended and informal in terms of sharing perspectives, thoughts, and experiences on a given prompt.

For this Blog entry, you will observe a healthcare organization with which you work currently (or if that is not possible, an organization with which you worked previously) to identify examples of EBP, as well as examples for which EBP is needed.  

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources. 

WEEKLY RESOURCES

Learning Resources

Required Readings

· Dang, D., Dearholt, S. L., Bissett, K., Ascenzi, J., & Whalen, M. (2021). 
Johns Hopkins evidence-based practice for nurses and healthcare professionals: Model and guidelines (4th ed.). Sigma Theta Tau International.

· Chapter 5, “Searching for Evidence” (pp. 99–128)

Note: You previously purchased this text for NURS 8002.

· McEwen, M., & Wills, E. M. (2022). 
Theoretical basis for nursing (6th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.

· Chapter 12, “Evidence-Based Practice and Nursing Theory” (pp. 261–281)

· White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terhaar, M. F. (Eds.). (2024). 
Translation of evidence into nursing and healthcare (4th ed.). Springer. 

· Chapter 1, “Evidence-Based Practice” (pp. 1–25)

Note: Pay special attention to information about the PET model on pages 9–11.

· Chapter 2, “The Science of Translation and Major Frameworks” (pp. 25–53) 

· Chapter 8, “Methods for Translation” 

· “Quality Improvement and Rapid Cycle Performance Improvement” (pp. 174–176)

· Chapter 9, “Project Management for Translation” (pp. 191–220)

· Jones-Schenk, J., & Bleich, M. R. (2019). 
Implementation science as a leadership and doctor of nursing practice competencyLinks to an external site.. 
The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 50(11), 491–492.

· Rew, L., Cauvin, S., Cengiz, A., Pretorius, K., & Johnson, K. (2020). 
Application of project management tools and techniques to support nursing intervention researchLinks to an external site.. 
Nursing Outlook, 68(4), 396–405.

PowerPoint Resources

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Document: 
College of Nursing PowerPoint Template (PowerPoint presentation) 
Download College of Nursing PowerPoint Template (PowerPoint presentation) 

· Microsoft. (n.d.). 

Microsoft 365 for Mac quick startsLinks to an external site.
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Note: If you are a Mac user and have never experienced PowerPoint before, this source will guide you through the basics of how to use PowerPoint. The time estimate for this resource is approximately 20 minutes. 

· Microsoft. (n.d.). 

PowerPoint for Windows trainingLinks to an external site.
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Note: If you are a PC user and have never experienced PowerPoint before, this source will guide you through the basics of how to use PowerPoint. The time estimate for this resource is approximately 20 minutes.   

· Walden University Academic Skills Center. (n.d.). 

How do I create a strong PowerPoint presentation?Links to an external site.
 

· Walden University Academic Skills Center. (n.d.). 

MS PowerPoint resources: Getting startedLinks to an external site.
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Required Media

· IRL – Research and Science Course. (2019, August 30). 

What is implementation science?Links to an external site.
 [Video]. YouTube.

· IRL – Research and Science Course. (2019, August 30). 

Theories and frameworks in implementation scienceLinks to an external site.
 [Video]. YouTube.

· OASIS. (n.d.). 

Locate evidence-based practiceLinks to an external site.
 [Interactive media]. Walden University.

· Walden University. (2021). 

DNP glossaryLinks to an external site.
 [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas.

· Walden University, LLC. (2011). 
An evidence-based practice model [Video]. Walden University Canvas.

Note: In this video, Kathleen White discusses the PET model. 

Also Note: This resource is seminal to the field.

To Prepare

· Review the Learning Resources for this week related to EBP.

· Consider the conditions that support EBP within healthcare organizations. 

· Observe a healthcare organization with which you work currently (or if that is not possible, an organization with which you worked previously) to identify examples of EBP that have been successful.

· Observe a healthcare organization with which you work currently (or if that is not possible, an organization with which you worked previously) to identify examples of nursing practices that lack an evidence base and have been less than successful.

Note: Be sure to review the grading rubric for this Blog so you fully understand what is expected of you. To access the rubric, click on the 
three dots that appear at the upper right of the Blog Assignment page. Choose 
Show Rubric.

By Day 3 Of Week 4

Address the following in your Blog entry:

· Describe one example you observed in which evidence-based practice (EBP) has been utilized. Explain why it has been successful.

· Describe one example you observed in which EBP has not been utilized. Explain why it has not been successful. Then, explain how utilizing evidence could help make the nursing practice more successful.