NURS-FPX4030 Locating Credible Databases and Research
NURS-FPX4030 Locating Credible Databases and Research
Locating Credible Databases and Research on COPD SAMPLE SOLUTION
In this assessment the goal is to help a new nurse locate credible databases for research on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD. The databases available through the Capella Library will be explored and listed from the most helpful to least helpful in research in locating evidence based practice regarding COPD. As a preceptor educating a new nurse the best way to help them learn is to encourage them to research the diagnosis in question. Providing the tools necessary to do this would be the job of the preceptor. Use verbal and interpersonal communication methods to ensure the best understanding of instruction. According to Huber (2015, p.112) verbal communication is best described as both spoken and written communication; interpersonal communication is described as face to face interaction between two or more people who are always aware of each other and both sending and receiving information. Direct the new nurse to the facility’s resources for information such as policies, internal search databases, and facility guidelines. Have them check back in, teach back, and talk through what they have learned and ask any questions they might have. “Clinicians are encouraged to question clinical practices to ensure they are based on evidence and do not cause harm to the patient”, (Bourgault, 2018, p.10).
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Credo
: This database contains the top definitions of COPD from a collection of medical The filters that can be used for a search includes narrowing down a specific subject, date range, length, type of media, and collection. It also provides links to related topics and other search databases. This would be a helpful resource to simply learn more about the disease and its process before beginning evidence based practice research. This would be most useful for a new nurse exploring a diagnosis they are not familiar with. NURS-FPX4030 Locating Credible Databases and Research
Summon
: This is the most often used to search the library databases. Type in the subject matter and once the results populate you can filter results. On the main search page you can do an advanced search but the site is just as friendly to search first and check filters It provides information about the Summon features on the search page. With all the filters you need you can find evidence based practice easily with peer reviewed, scholarly journals within the last 5 years of publication easily and all results are ranked by relevancy. “When you incorporate up-to-date information from new EBP research, you’ll be able to question current practices”, (Chrisman, Jordan, Davis, & Williams, 2014, p.8). This search engine provides results from a large range of databases. This is the most user friendly and helpful resource to find evidence-based practice for medical diagnosis.
Cinahl Complete/EBSCO host
: This search engine is similar to summon and provides advance searching right away. You can narrow down your search from the start. The search bar choices include the main point and two more options to include broadening the search. There are also many search options to check off. Some options include: full text, date range for published date, language, evidence based practice, peer reviewed, as well publication type and many more. With all the filter options the search can be narrowed down to evidence based practice within the last 5 years in peer reviewed scholarly journals will populate with all of those choices checked it is possible to get the most relevant results fast. This would be the next most useful database in finding evidence-based practice related to medical
Health and Medical Collection by ProQuest
: This database also includes all filters on the search page. The filters for evidence-based practice, scholarly reviewed, date range to narrow down timeframe all allow for the most specific and relevant items to be listed first for evidence based This site also includes two different thesauruses for use during research. This database has the most extensive language selection for research and may be helpful if education may need to be provided in different languages. This database would be the next most helpful source that provides evidence-based practice results related to medical diagnosis.
Ovid Nursing Full Text PLUS
: Provides a multi-field search. The filters allow limiting what is shown just as other databases have. However this database has less filter options to choose from compared to previous listed databases. It still allows for the last five years, scholarly reviewed and full text journal options. It is the least user friendly and last choice however it is still possible to find evidence based practice results for medical diagnosis during research related to medical
Conclusion
Five databases were evaluated and listed to most useful to least useful. All of these databases were chosen from Capella’s extensive database collection because they were directly related to finding information and evidence based practice for nursing, medical diagnosis, or medical field specifically. The most important thing for the new nurse is to help them find evidence based information effectively. “Currently, evidence suggest the more nurses perceive research as difficult to find and understand, the lower they perceive their own knowledge and skills related to EBP”, (Keib, Cailor, Kiersma, & Chen, 2017, p.37). It is important for the new nurse to be able to learn more as they practice patient care by helping them find the best evidence based information along the way.
References
Bourgault, A. M. (2018, December). Bridging evidence-based practice and research.
Critical Care Nurse, 38
(6), 10-12. doi:
http://dx.doi.org.library.capella.edu/10.4037/ccn2018278
Chrisman, J., Jordan, R., Davis, C., & Williams, W. (2014, July/August). Exploring evidence-based practice research.
Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, 12
(4), 8-12. doi:10.1097/01.NME.0000450295.93626.e7
Huber, D. L. (2015).
Leadership and Nursing Care Management
(5 ed.). Philedelphia: Saunders. NURS-FPX4030 Locating Credible Databases and Research
Retrieved June 2019, from https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781455740710
Keib, C., Cailor, S. M., Kiersma, M. E., & Chen, A. M. (2017, July). Changes in nursing students’ perceptions of research and evidence-based practice after completing a research course.
Nurse Education Today
, 37-43. doi:https://doi.org/10.1
Assessment 1 Instructions: Locating Credible Databases and Research
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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.
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.
Demonstration of Proficiency
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
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- Competency 1: Interpret findings from scholarly quantitative, qualitative, and outcomes research articles and studies.
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- 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.
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- Describe the best places to complete research and what types of resources one would want to access to find pertinent information for the diagnosis within the context of a specific health care setting.
- Competency 4: Plan care based on the best available evidence.
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- 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.
- Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead practice changes based on evidence.
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- Describe communication strategies to encourage nurses to research the diagnosis, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources.
- Communicate using writing that is clear, logical, and professional with correct grammar and spelling using current APA style.
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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 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. NURS-FPX4030 Locating Credible Databases and Research
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
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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.
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 self-improvement 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:
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- 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.
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- Describe communication strategies to encourage nurses to research the diagnosis, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources.
- 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:
Submission Requirements
Your assessment should meet the following requirements:
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- 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. NURS-FPX4030 Locating Credible Databases and Research
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.
- SCORING GUIDE
Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.
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