10/14/24, 9:10 Robin 4030
PM Assessment 1
Assessment 1
Create a 2-4 page resource that will describe databases that are relevant to
EBP around one of the diagnoses found in the provided PDF supplement and
could be used to help a new hire nurse better engage in EBP.
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Introduction
Evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates the best evidence available to
guide optimal nursing care, with a goal to enhance safety and quality. EBP is
crucial to nursing practice because it incorporates the best evidence from
current literature, along with the expertise of the practicing nurse. The
concern for quality care that flows from EBP generates a desired outcome.
Without these factors, a nurse cannot be an effective leader. It is important
to lead not only from this position but from knowledge and expertise. To gain
the knowledge, you require a good understanding of how to search for
scholarly resources, as well as identify which databases and websites are
credible for the purposes of implementing evidence-based changes in
practice.
Your Online e-Portfolio
Creating an ePortfolio is not required in the BSN program, but you may find it
helpful to create one to attach to your professional resume while job hunting.
Online ePortfolios serve two key purposes: 1) to support learning and
reflection, and 2) to be used as a showcase tool. Your learning journey can
be documented, and ePortfolios contribute to lifelong learning and growth
through reflection and sharing. Online ePortfolios can also be shared with
employers and peers to present artifacts that demonstrate your
accomplishments at Capella.
Professional Context
As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will be responsible for providing
patient-centered, competent care based on current evidence-based best
practices. You will be required to do research, analysis, and dissemination of
best evidence to stay abreast of these best practices. Understanding where
to go to find credible sources and locate evidence, as well as which search
terms to use, is the foundation of incorporation of best practices.
Scenario
You are supervising three nurses working on the medical-surgical floor of a
local teaching hospital. This hospital is nationally recognized as a leader in
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PM Assessment 1
education and has a computer lab with an online library where staff has
access to medical research databases (that is, CINAHL, PubMed, Medline,
and Cochrane library) and online sources of all hospital policies, procedures,
and guidelines, and computers at nurse workstations that also have access
to these resources. (For this scenario, use the Capella University Library to
simulate the hospital's online library.) You have given the nurses their
patient assignments and you have all participated in shift report. A new
nurse who just completed orientation and training a week ago approaches
you and tells you that one of the assigned patients has a diagnosis he or she
is very unfamiliar with. Knowing that patient-centered care based on best
practices is imperative to positive patient outcomes, you want to assist this
nurse to find research that can be utilized to provide the best care for this
patient. Describe how you would communicate with this nurse to encourage
him or her to research the diagnosis. Assume you will assist in the quest to
locate evidence, then describe where you would go within the facility and
what resources you would look for. These resources may include websites,
journals, facility policies or guidelines, or any other sources of online
information.
• To select the diagnosis for the patient in this scenario, review the
three diagnoses presented in the Assessment 01 Supplement:
Locating Credible Databases and Research [PDF] Download
Assessment 01 Supplement: Locating Credible Databases and
Research [PDF]resource and select one. You will use this same
diagnosis to complete the next two assessments.
Create a list of at least five sources that could be used to find evidence, with
the best source listed first, and explain why the sources you chose are best
to find evidence for the diagnosis you chose and the clinical scenario. You
are only evaluating the sources of evidence (database, website, policy
database or website, journal article, et cetera). You are not actually
completing a search and selecting evidence. Consider the following
examples: a nursing journal in CINAHL may not be the best source of
evidence for information on how to administer medications through a
central-venous catheter, whereas a hospital policy database found on a
website may not be the best source of information on caring for a patient
with a rare chromosomal abnormality.
Preparation
To help ensure you are prepared to complete this assessment, review the
following resources related to the Capella library. These resources will
provide you an overview of the types of tools, resources, and guides
available in the library. This may be useful in forming a better understanding
of the library to apply to the hypothetical situation laid out in the scenario of
this assessment.
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PM Assessment 1
Assessment 1
Create a 2-4 page resource that will describe databases that are relevant to
EBP around one of the diagnoses found in the provided PDF supplement and
could be used to help a new hire nurse better engage in EBP.
Collapse All
Introduction
Evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates the best evidence available to
guide optimal nursing care, with a goal to enhance safety and quality. EBP is
crucial to nursing practice because it incorporates the best evidence from
current literature, along with the expertise of the practicing nurse. The
concern for quality care that flows from EBP generates a desired outcome.
Without these factors, a nurse cannot be an effective leader. It is important
to lead not only from this position but from knowledge and expertise. To gain
the knowledge, you require a good understanding of how to search for
scholarly resources, as well as identify which databases and websites are
credible for the purposes of implementing evidence-based changes in
practice.
Your Online e-Portfolio
Creating an ePortfolio is not required in the BSN program, but you may find it
helpful to create one to attach to your professional resume while job hunting.
Online ePortfolios serve two key purposes: 1) to support learning and
reflection, and 2) to be used as a showcase tool. Your learning journey can
be documented, and ePortfolios contribute to lifelong learning and growth
through reflection and sharing. Online ePortfolios can also be shared with
employers and peers to present artifacts that demonstrate your
accomplishments at Capella.
Professional Context
As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will be responsible for providing
patient-centered, competent care based on current evidence-based best
practices. You will be required to do research, analysis, and dissemination of
best evidence to stay abreast of these best practices. Understanding where
to go to find credible sources and locate evidence, as well as which search
terms to use, is the foundation of incorporation of best practices.
Scenario
You are supervising three nurses working on the medical-surgical floor of a
local teaching hospital. This hospital is nationally recognized as a leader in
about:blan 1/
k 9
, 10/14/24, 9:10 Robin 4030
PM Assessment 1
education and has a computer lab with an online library where staff has
access to medical research databases (that is, CINAHL, PubMed, Medline,
and Cochrane library) and online sources of all hospital policies, procedures,
and guidelines, and computers at nurse workstations that also have access
to these resources. (For this scenario, use the Capella University Library to
simulate the hospital's online library.) You have given the nurses their
patient assignments and you have all participated in shift report. A new
nurse who just completed orientation and training a week ago approaches
you and tells you that one of the assigned patients has a diagnosis he or she
is very unfamiliar with. Knowing that patient-centered care based on best
practices is imperative to positive patient outcomes, you want to assist this
nurse to find research that can be utilized to provide the best care for this
patient. Describe how you would communicate with this nurse to encourage
him or her to research the diagnosis. Assume you will assist in the quest to
locate evidence, then describe where you would go within the facility and
what resources you would look for. These resources may include websites,
journals, facility policies or guidelines, or any other sources of online
information.
• To select the diagnosis for the patient in this scenario, review the
three diagnoses presented in the Assessment 01 Supplement:
Locating Credible Databases and Research [PDF] Download
Assessment 01 Supplement: Locating Credible Databases and
Research [PDF]resource and select one. You will use this same
diagnosis to complete the next two assessments.
Create a list of at least five sources that could be used to find evidence, with
the best source listed first, and explain why the sources you chose are best
to find evidence for the diagnosis you chose and the clinical scenario. You
are only evaluating the sources of evidence (database, website, policy
database or website, journal article, et cetera). You are not actually
completing a search and selecting evidence. Consider the following
examples: a nursing journal in CINAHL may not be the best source of
evidence for information on how to administer medications through a
central-venous catheter, whereas a hospital policy database found on a
website may not be the best source of information on caring for a patient
with a rare chromosomal abnormality.
Preparation
To help ensure you are prepared to complete this assessment, review the
following resources related to the Capella library. These resources will
provide you an overview of the types of tools, resources, and guides
available in the library. This may be useful in forming a better understanding
of the library to apply to the hypothetical situation laid out in the scenario of
this assessment.
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