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Evidence-Based Practice
The incorporation of evidenced–based practice (EBP) into nursing practice is supported by research
to positively improve the quality of care and improve patient outcomes. EBP is important to the
nursing profession because it also leads to increased job satisfaction, teamwork, and levels of
engagement in clinicians (Melnyk, et al., 2017). Miniature research projects such as quality
improvement projects, surveys, and clinical research studies are frameworks used to get feedback
and data from patients during their time spent in health care systems. EBP is not the standard of care
in many health care systems (Melnyk, et al., 2017). This due to many factors, including lack of EBP
mentors, nursing programs that do not incorporate EBP into the curriculum,...show more content...
The research process includes an intent, design, timeline, setting, measurable outcomes, and a plan
for dissemination of the finding. The purpose of the research is to generate knowledge or validate
existing knowledge. Being able to identify the significance of these factors in different
evidence–based practices will help the practitioner evaluate whether that information is relevant to
that population of care or individual. Understanding the research process will help the clinician
understand the purpose of the investigation, if the results are valid, why the results are important,
and if the results will improve patient outcomes (Arndt & Netsch, 2012). A quality improvement (QI)
project involves data–guided activities with short timelines to improve health care delivery systems
(Arndt & Netsch, 2012). The setting of QI projects take place in a single setting and are monitored in
the institution where the QI project is conducted. The purpose of a QI project is to change practice
outcomes and apply known solutions to a known problem in that institution (Arndt & Netsch, 2012).
Data obtained from the activities is disseminated through newsletters, flyers, through staff meetings,
or submitted for publication and presented in
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Evidence-Based Practice

  • 1. Evidence-Based Practice The incorporation of evidenced–based practice (EBP) into nursing practice is supported by research to positively improve the quality of care and improve patient outcomes. EBP is important to the nursing profession because it also leads to increased job satisfaction, teamwork, and levels of engagement in clinicians (Melnyk, et al., 2017). Miniature research projects such as quality improvement projects, surveys, and clinical research studies are frameworks used to get feedback and data from patients during their time spent in health care systems. EBP is not the standard of care in many health care systems (Melnyk, et al., 2017). This due to many factors, including lack of EBP mentors, nursing programs that do not incorporate EBP into the curriculum,...show more content... The research process includes an intent, design, timeline, setting, measurable outcomes, and a plan for dissemination of the finding. The purpose of the research is to generate knowledge or validate existing knowledge. Being able to identify the significance of these factors in different evidence–based practices will help the practitioner evaluate whether that information is relevant to that population of care or individual. Understanding the research process will help the clinician understand the purpose of the investigation, if the results are valid, why the results are important, and if the results will improve patient outcomes (Arndt & Netsch, 2012). A quality improvement (QI) project involves data–guided activities with short timelines to improve health care delivery systems (Arndt & Netsch, 2012). The setting of QI projects take place in a single setting and are monitored in the institution where the QI project is conducted. The purpose of a QI project is to change practice outcomes and apply known solutions to a known problem in that institution (Arndt & Netsch, 2012). Data obtained from the activities is disseminated through newsletters, flyers, through staff meetings, or submitted for publication and presented in Get more content on HelpWriting.net