1. (Mt) – Nursing practice
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anything.Thank you.Running head: NURSING PRACTICENursing PracticeStudent’s
NameInstitutionNURSING PRACTICE2Nursing PracticeResearch in Nursing
PracticeProfessional nursing practice is tremendously influenced by research both today
andin the future, nursing research is therefore rendered an important component of the
process ofcare provision (Tingen, Burnett, Murchison, & Zhu, 2009). Research is essential in
nursingsince it helps nurses know the most effective practices and thus use them in
improving patientcare, the fact that new information always comes to light explains how
crucial it is for nursesto be aware of the importance of research in practice. Patient
outcomes are highly improvedwhen new findings correct any misunderstandings, come up
with a new methodology, andbring about new protocols of treatment (Tingen et al, 2009).
Through research, nurses inpractice can adequately respond to changes in government
regulations, the health careenvironment, and patient populations. Discoveries made by
other researchers keep changingthe nursing practice, in addition, information learned in
schools can become outdated easily,and this necessitates the ability to keep up any new
development in nursing.Knowing why research is important in nursing practice is beneficial
to every nurse,nurses should also be aware of nursing research is conducted and how it
informs care forpatients (LoBiondo-Wood, & Haber, 2017). For nurses to employ evidence-
based practice,they are required to use research outcomes appropriately to drive care and
clinical decisions.It is vital for nursing practice to be based on research results; the main
aspect of evidencebased practice is the following evidence in practice. Given that standards
for good nursingresearch are high, nursing practice is well guided by quality research since
results areverifiable, unbiased, and can be reproduced under similar conditions of research
(LoBiondoWood & Haber, 2017). In practice, nurses make use of research studies that are
meaningfulfor their patients’ needs, concerns, questions and topics, there is a need for
careful evaluationNURSING PRACTICE3of every research considered by nurses. They need
to check for issues such as inconsistencies,biases, and weaknesses. Evidence-based practice
requires proficiency by nurses inperforming evaluations and drawing conclusions on the
information they choose to useinpatient care.Ethics in Nursing PracticeEthics refers to the
act of using consistent and logical communication, clinical skills,knowledge, values, and
emotions in nursing practice (Dehghani, Mosalanejad, & DehghanNayeri, 2015). Being
aware of professional ethics in nursing and its contributing factors iscrucial in helping
nurses provide bett…
