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Create a 1-2-page resource that will describe databases that are relevant to EBP around a diagnosis you chose and could be used to help a new hire nurse better engage in EBP. 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 evidencebased 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 patientcentered, 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 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 patientcentered 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. You may choose the diagnosis for the patient in this scenario. Choose something you would find interesting to research or that applies to a clinical problem you would be interested in addressing. 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, 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. • • • • BSN Program Library Research Guide. Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Health Sciences. Databases A-Z: Nursing & Health Sciences. Get Critical Search Skills. Remember, it is also appropriate to look toward databases and resources outside of the Capella library, such as organizational policies, professional organizations, and government health care resources. You are encouraged to complete the Evaluating the Credibility of Evidence activity. This activity offers an opportunity to practice evaluating the credibility of evidence. These skills will be necessary to complete Assessment 1 successfully and is for your own practice and self-assessment. Completing this activity is also a way to demonstrate course engagement. Instructions The purpose of this assessment is to understand where to find evidence that can be applied to clinical scenarios and to learn effective communication and collaboration with clinical staff during the process of evidence location. As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will not only use research for selfimprovement in your clinical role, but you will also serve as a mentor to supervised nursing staff. Therefore, you will need to be able to communicate and collaborate effectively to guide them toward resources to find research, as well as support them through the initial evidence location process. In doing so, nurses can gain access to evidence that can be analyzed and utilized to stay current on best practices. This allows them to provide safe, patient-centered care and improve patient outcomes. For this assessment: • • • o Describe your role as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse supervising clinical staff nurses with regard to communication and collaboration in locating evidence for application to a nursing practice scenario. Compile a list of five online databases or other online sources (that is, websites, journals, facility policies or guidelines, et cetera) that can be used to research evidence to apply to this scenario and describe to which of these you would direct a nurse colleague to search for evidence. Describe where you might go in the clinical setting to complete this research and how you would access the desired, relevant research within research databases or other online sources. Be sure to address the following in this assessment, which correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so that you will know what is needed for a distinguished score. Describe communication strategies to encourage nurses to research the diagnosis, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources. o o o o • Describe the best places to complete research and what types of resources you would want to access to find pertinent information for the diagnosis within the context of a specific health care setting. Identify five sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a clinical diagnosis. Explain why the sources of online information selected should provide the best evidence for the chosen diagnosis. Communicate using writing that is clear, logical, and professional with correct grammar and spelling using current APA style. Note: While you are not selecting and evaluating specific evidence to help with the clinical diagnosis, you should still be citing the literature and best practices to support your description of your communication and collaboration approach. Additionally, it is appropriate to cite best practices related to EBP and evaluating databases to support your explanation as to why you selected the five sources of online information that you did. Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like: Assessment 1 Example [PDF]. Additional Requirements Your assessment should meet the following requirements: • • • Length of submission: 1–2 pages (not including the reference page) description of communication, collaboration, and evidence location process, including a list of databases or other sources with description of why they are appropriate for clinical scenario diagnosis (that is, something that would be useable in professional practice for other nurses). Be sure to include an APA-formatted reference page at the end of your submission. Number of references: Cite a minimum of three sources of scholarly or professional evidence that supports your findings and considerations. Resources should be no more than five years old. APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA style. Portfolio Prompt: Remember to save the final assessment to your ePortfolio so that you may refer to it as you complete the final Capstone course. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria: • • • • • • • • • • Competency 1: Interpret findings from scholarly quantitative, qualitative, and outcomes research articles and studies. Explain why the sources selected should provide the best evidence for the chosen diagnosis. Competency 2: Analyze the relevance and potential effectiveness of evidence when making a decision. Describe the best places to complete research and what types of resources one would want to access to find pertinent information for a diagnosis within the context of a specific health care setting. Competency 4: Plan care based on the best available evidence. Identify five sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a clinical diagnosis, and ensure three out of five are specific to the diagnosis. Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead practice changes based on evidence. Describe communication strategies to encourage nurses to research a diagnosis, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources. Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling. Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format. 9/22/21, 2:57 PM Capella University Scoring Guide Tool NURS-FPX4030 u01a1 - Locating Credible Databases and Research Learner: Jose , Valdes Muguercia OVERALL COMMENTS Hi, Jose. Thank you for your hard work on this attempt. Please review my additional comments below. Each of the scoring guide criteria needs to be addressed at a more in-depth level, ensuring that all of the required elements are discussed. You writing/APA formatting abilities are developing. Continue to grow your skills in that area as well. I would encourage you to reach out to the SmartThinking tutor as you work on your next attempt. https://campus.capella.edu/web/tutoring -Amanda Zemmer RUBRICS https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 1/12 9/22/21, 2:57 PM Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 1 Describe communication strategies to encourage nurses to research a diagnosis, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources. COMPETENCY Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead practice changes based on evidence. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not identify communication strategies to encourage nurses to research a diagnosis, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources. BASIC: Identifies communication strategies to encourage nurses to research a diagnosis, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources. PROFICIENT: Describes communication strategies to encourage nurses to research a diagnosis, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources. DISTINGUISHED: Describes communication strategies to encourage nurses to research a diagnosis, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources. Additionally, notes specific benefits of strategies in helping to build professional competence or a positive professional relationship. Comments: I appreciated your discussion here, but there was no identification of communication strategies to encourage nurses to research an unfamiliar diagnosis as well as to collaborate with the nurses to access resources. You only briefly cited that you would ensure that novice nurses know how to 'properly research articles'. The next step is to go back to the literature to find sources/authors who have written about communication strategies pertaining to encouraging nurse(s) to research diagnosis and ways to collaborate with the nurse(s) to obtain resources and discuss those. Visit resources listed for this assessment, and consider focusing on communication strategies, and explore ideas such as mentoring and collaboration. What strategies would enable you to communicate information clearly and assess understanding when speaking to novice nurses? What benefits would these strategies provide to the novice nurse, and how would they positively impact professional relationships and increase research skills? https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 2/12 9/22/21, 2:57 PM Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 2 Describe the best places to complete research and what types of resources one would want to access to find pertinent information for a diagnosis within the context of a specific health care setting. COMPETENCY Analyze the relevance and potential effectiveness of evidence when making a decision. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not identify where the best places to complete research and access resources to find pertinent information for a diagnosis. BASIC: Identifies where the best places to complete research and access resources to find pertinent information for a diagnosis. PROFICIENT: Describes the best places to complete research and what types of resources one would want to access to find pertinent information for a diagnosis within the context of a specific health care setting. DISTINGUISHED: Describes the best places to complete research and what types of resources one would want to access to find pertinent information for a diagnosis within the context of a specific health care setting. Notes one or more reasons for utilizing the places within the health care setting. Comments: You discussed databases as a tool to information about a specific issue/diagnosis, but a specific discussion to address the scoring guide was not provided. Where would you access the databases? What are the best places in your hospital setting where nurses could find access to that information? Why is it beneficial for nurses to use this location to conduct their research? https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 3/12 9/22/21, 2:57 PM Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 3 Identify five sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a clinical diagnosis, and ensure three out of five are specific to the diagnosis. COMPETENCY Plan care based on the best available evidence. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not identify sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a clinical diagnosis. BASIC: Identifies less than five sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a clinical diagnosis, or one or more of the identified sources of online information is inappropriate for professional nursing practice. PROFICIENT: Identifies five sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a clinical diagnosis, and ensures three out of five are specific to the diagnosis. DISTINGUISHED: Identifies five sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a clinical diagnosis, and ensures three out of five are specific to the diagnosis. Ranks the sources from most useful for nurses to least. Comments: I appreciated your identification of 5 online sources, but there was no connection made to how three of the 5 sources are specific to your diagnosis of mental health concerns. Please specify how these specifically relate to your diagnosis and provide a ranking of the sources from most useful to least. You may also expand your list beyond a list of databases to include professional organizations, research article, hospital policies, or other resources which highlight the mental health connection https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 4/12 9/22/21, 2:57 PM Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 4 Explain why the sources selected should provide the best evidence for the chosen diagnosis. COMPETENCY Interpret findings from scholarly quantitative, qualitative, and outcomes research articles and studies. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not describe the sources selected. BASIC: Describes the sources selected, but does not provide a full or clear explanation as to the relevance or usefulness of the sources selected within the context of the chosen diagnosis. PROFICIENT: Explains why the sources selected should provide the best evidence for the chosen diagnosis. DISTINGUISHED: Explains why the sources selected should provide the best evidence for the chosen diagnosis. Notes criteria used to determine the relevance and usefulness of the sources. Comments: Because no connection was made between the resources and your chosen issue of pain management, an adequate description of the sources providing the best evidence for your chosen issue was not addressed. Please explain why the sources you selected would provide the best evidence for a diagnosis and explore criteria used to determine their relevance/usefulness. Reach out to me if you have any questions. I am happy to help https://scoringguide.capella.edu/grading-web/gradingdetails 5/12 9/22/21, 2:57 PM Capella University Scoring Guide Tool CRITERIA 5 Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling. COMPETENCY Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead practice changes based on evidence. NON_PERFORMANCE: Does not organize content for ideas. Lacks logical flow and smooth transitions. BASIC: Organizes content with some logical flow and smooth transitions. Contains errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling. PROFICIENT: Organizes content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling. DISTINGUISHED: Organizes content with a clear purpose. Content flows logically with smooth transitions using coherent paragraphs, correc...
Locating Credible Databases and Research
The role of a nurse in inpatient care administration extends from professional to personal levels. The patients need someone they can directly communicate to and open up to whenever there is an issue to be attended to fast. Patient-centered care responds to needs and ensures that the clinical guides have been followed and that the patients are treated to their problems. Additionally, some patients are diagnosed with conditions that require specific measures to be taken on them. This article's main purpose is to show the knowledge on the understanding of the paths to be taken in searching for credible information concerning evidence that we can apply in the clinical scenarios as nurses.
As a nurse, one has to consider that there are specific databases to get information concerning the various ways they can provide help to the patients. The MEDLINE database is most important and easily accessible by nurses, medical doctors, and other health practitioners. Health and psychological instruments database is also a major source where nurses can fetch information about various issues that they are expected to solve in the lives of the patients they take care of, as discussed by Horton, Tschudin & Forget (2007). SAGE Research methods and Web of Science are also useful databases that contain plenty of information that nurses can use as they better their services on their patients. Another credible source and database that can be used for the research are books and research reports. They might have been taken down earlier, but the information contained can be used as credible information in the medical field in issues concerning patient-based care.
A newly graduated nurse needs to be aware that they can access all the information about any condition of their patients on the websites. The website gives an insight into what the patient is going through, highlighting the need for the patient. After they get the name of a certain diagnosis, they can then plan for specific tests that rhyme to what they have found out might be the issue with their patients. PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane library can provide credible sources that can assist the nurse in being sure of the results they give. Additionally, using different databases can also help in assuring one of what to expect in all the results.
The databases have specific channels where one can filter the information concerning the information they are seeking for. Therefore, further searching will lead one to the exact channel that they need to attain the information they are in search of as a way to help their patients through a certain problem. The databases are also trusted because they have been assessed to have credible information that cannot mislead the nurses and make poor decisions.
The main reason for the nurses to embrace the research diagnosis and communication strategies, as mentioned by Polgar & Thomas (2011), is to ensure teamwork. Furthermore, they will have exhausted the choices they have to make concerning the help that patients expect to find from the nurses. Therefore, the process allows them to have enough information on who to find when they need information concerning certain issues. The research databases they find the information they need are also important in familiarizing the nurses to ensure that they know where to fetch information about patients concerning certain issues.
Haidet et al. (2012) also added that the best places to find patient information and diagnosis are the web health-related databases. The main reason for this is that the databases are verified and assessed to be credible and provide information that we can rely on and trust. Medical journals such as medical and health sciences journals can be among the medical journals trusted for the information providence concerning patients diagnosed with different conditions. The sources can seek credible sources because they also contain information about some past research done. The biomedical and life sciences is also another database that can be used as a credible source to fetch information concerning patients' diagnoses. The measure used to credit the sources and figure out their credibility is the fact that healthcare administrators can assess them.
Additionally, the sources must be pointing the nurses in the correct direction by ensuring that they do not use wrong information and treatments on the patients. The patient's treatments determine the fate of their lives.
Locating Credible Databases and Research Outline
Thesis: The best patient-centered care responds to their needs and ensures that the clinical guides have been followed and the patients are attended to their problem.
