Evidence-Based Practice in High Acuity Nursing Paper

The purpose of this paper is to apply what the student has learned about the evidence-based practice to a clinical practice observed in the clinical setting during the NUR4150 clinical rotation.

 

To complete this assignment, the student will choose a nursing practice observed during the clinical rotation this semester. Once the topic has been chosen, the student will check to see if the agency has a policy/procedure for the practice observed. If the agency has a policy/procedure this will need to be cited in the paper. If there is not a policy/procedure for the observed practice the need for policy will be discussed in the paper. The student will then review the literature to determine whether there is evidence to support the observed practice.

 

The following are required elements for this paper. Please organize the paper using the following headings (items in bold). Under each heading are suggestions that will help the student when writing each section. This list not a comprehensive but will provide guidance to the student.

 

 

Chosen topic: Oxygen use in patients with COPD

 

●       Nursing Practice Observed (5pts)

○        Clearly identify and describe the nursing practice observed.

●       Agency Policy/Procedure (10pts)

○        Does the agency have a policy and procedure in place for the practice observed?

■       If yes, identify how the actual practice does or does not reflect the agency policy/procedure?

■        If not, should a policy/procedure be developed for this practice? Student should support position with evidence from the literature.

●       Literature Review (15 points)

○        Summarize what the literature states about the practice observed.

○     A minimum of 3 Medical/Nursing Journal articles less than 5 years old should be discussed in this section.

●       Comparison of Practice to Literature (20 points)

○        Is the observed practice supported by the literature?

○        Discuss the support (or lack of support) from the literature for the observed practice.

○        If the evidence does not support the practice, discuss possible reasons for the practice being performed this way at the agency.

●       Barriers to Implementation (10pts)

○        If the policy is supported by the literature, discuss potential barriers to successfully following the Policy/Procedure.

○        If the policy/procedure is not supported by the literature, discuss specific areas of the policy/procedure that are not evidenced based and the barriers to implementing evidence-based practice as identified in the literature.

○        If no policy/procedure exists, discuss barriers to implementing evidence based practice as identified in the literature

●       Recommendations for Change in Practice (10 pts)

○        Discuss changes that could be made to help nurses follow evidenced based practice as identified in the literature.

○        Discuss how the agency Policy/Procedure could be revised to support evidence-based practice.

 

Point Distribution:

·         Content: 70

·         Organization: 10

·         Mechanics: 10

·         APA/ References: 10

 

Criteria:

●     Length 5-6 pages (does not include title or reference page)

●     Must use headings identified above.

●     Include an abstract (the following website has instructions for completing an abstract and is an excellent resource for APA format):

●     Refer to APA 7^th Edition requirements found in Module 1

●     Avoid use of abbreviations and jargon

●     Resources:

o     Required to use 3 Medical/Nursing Journal articles less than 5 years old

o     Additional resources must be reputable.

o     All sources whether paraphrased or directly quoted MUST be cited in text and on the reference page

o     No long quotes

o     Only one short quote allowed within text of paper– the rest the information must be paraphrased and cited

o     MAY not use Wikipedia and any non-professional.com websites

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