CLASS NAME: PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS OF ADVANCED NURSING PRACTICE
LESSON: Evidence- Based Practice
ASSIGNMENT 4.1: Common Practice defense
Lesson Introduction
Welcome to the fifth week of Professional Aspects of Advanced Nursing Practice. This week, we will review the evolution of evidence-based practice and the APN’s implementation process of evidence-based practice. You will read selected content from your textbook, review selected articles chosen by your instructor, complete an assignment, and take an exam.
This week, we will review how evidence-based practice has developed and how that evidence-based practice implementation process has affected APNs.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
• Analyze evidence-based practice through the process of research use, evidence from clinical expertise, the products of reasoning, and patient preferences in advanced practice nursing
Before attempting to complete your learning activities for this week, review the following learning materials:
Learning Materials
Read the following in your Advanced Practice Nursing: Essentials for Role Development textbook:
• Chapter 13, “Evidence-Based Practice” (pp. 221-238)
This chapter provides context for this week’s topic.
Other readings/materials:
Bradley University Library Article DatabasesLinks to an external site.
You will utilize the databases for this week’s assignment.
Assignment Guidelines
Using the Bradley University Library Article DatabasesLinks to an external site. and Box 13–3 in your Joel text:
• Identify one of the AANP skills in the following list that you have either participated in or have seen your preceptor perform in practicum or would like to complete in practicum.
• Share an article from one of the databases that supports/validates this skill or procedure. Include an APA citation.
• Respond to the questions in Box 13–3 in your Joel text to help you complete this assignment.
NOTE TO WRITER: CERUMEN REMOVAL is what I did.
AANP Skills/Procedures List
1. Minor lesion removal
2. Microscopy
3. Pap tests
4. Joint aspirations and injections
5. Skin biopsy
6. Therapeutic injections
7. Wound closure
8. Splinting
9. Casting
10. Wound management
11. Incision and drainage
12. Diagnostic interpretation of ECG
13. Diagnostic interpretation of x-ray
14. Cerumen removal
15. Pulmonary function testing & office spirometry • Fluorescein dye
16. Long-term contraceptive management
17. Long-term hormonal implantation
18. Foreign body removal
19. Nail removal
Reference for required text book
Joel, L. A. (2022). Advanced practice nursing: Essentials for role development 5th ed.) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis
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Criteria Expectations
Content Follows directions, answers all questions thoroughly and appropriately; provides examples from personal experience where appropriate/ applicable.
Grasp of significance Projects knowledge and understanding of the significance of the assignment to professional development as an APN.
Evidence and documentation Provides thorough explanation of rationales and skillfully selects resources to substantiate conclusions.
Terminology Uses appropriate terminology correctly throughout.
Structure and mechanics Contains no spelling or grammatical errors No APA errors.
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