HS5310 Statistics And Evidence Based Practice

Justify a clinical problem, look for evidence and translate evidence into practice.

1. Briefly explain the concept and importance of evidence-based practice in nursing within the context of the chosen clinical problem.

2. Discuss the background of the chosen clinical problem which your group has encountered within one among the subsequent six evidence-based practice (EBP) topics. Please state the timeframe of your chosen clinical problem.

a. Fall prevention

b. Medication error

c. Pain management

d. Prevention of pressure ulcer

3. Form an answerable clinical question supported the chosen clinical problem using the PICO or PICO format

4. look for evidence-based sources within the accepted academic databases that potentially answers the clinical question. Search widely across the databases and document the search strategy used (You might need to use a flow chart for instance the performed search and its outcome).

5. Select a minimum of TWO research articles (*can be articles on quantitative or qualitative studies) from the accepted academic databases [Examples of accepted academic databases: CINAHL, Medline, Joanna Briggs Institution (JBI), or Cochrane Library]. samples of NOT accepted search engines: PowerSearch, Google Scholar.

6. Using the chosen appraisal checklist, appraise the research articles by discussing the key components of the chosen articles and comparing their reliability and applicability to the clinical question.

7. Select ONE evidence-based recommendation supported the appraisal. State the evidencebased recommendation and briefly outline how this evidence-based recommendation are often implemented to deal with the clinical problem. Discuss the impact of this evidence-based recommendation on improving patient care.

8. Briefly discuss the barriers in implementing this evidence-based recommendation to deal with the clinical problem and therefore the strategies to beat these barriers.