Assessment 2
Applying an EBP Model
Develop a 3–5 page scholarly paper in which you explain the diagnosis you researched for Assessment 1, and then apply the steps of an EBP model to your search for evidence to address your diagnosis issue.
Introduction
The goal of using evidence-based research findings is to enhance safety and quality of patient care and ensure optimal outcomes are achieved. It is not uncommon to hear a nurse say, “why change it as we’ve always done it this way.” However, this is no longer acceptable in today’s practice environment. The profession of nursing has evolved, and the expectation is that the professional nurse has a scientific foundation to support the care that is provided. As the profession of nursing continues to evolve and engage in healthcare transformation, baccalaureate-prepared nurses are expanding, taking on leadership roles that include incorporating EBPs. To be able to do this, the nurse needs to understand the criteria that make a resource credible, as this is crucial when deciding if the research is valid and reliable for implementation into healthcare settings. The nurse will need to incorporate the use of EBP models.
EBP models are designed to assist the nurse in developing a plan to gather evidence to answer a practice problem or question. It is a systematic approach to direct the user to incorporate scholarly findings into current practice. These EBP models lead the nurse through the decision-making process of evaluating the literature to determine the best practice evidence for the practice issue or question.
Professional Context
As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will be responsible for locating and identifying credible and scholarly resources to incorporate the best available evidence for the purposes of enhancing clinical reasoning and judgement skills. When reliable and relevant evidence-based findings are utilized, patients, healthcare systems, and nursing practice outcomes are positively impacted.
Preparation
Review all resources for this assessment, as well as the scoring guide for details of how this assessment will be graded. You will use the specific diagnosis or health issue you selected for Assessment 1. You can refer to the overview of common EBP models in the Evidence-Based Practice Models media for help in choosing the most appropriate EBP model for your issue.
Instructions
Complete the following:
· Consider your diagnosis from Assessment 1.
· Explain an issue associated with this diagnosis that could benefit from an EBP approach.
· Choose the EBP model you wish to implement.
· Describe each step of the EBP model of your choice.
· Apply the steps of the model to your search for evidence for your diagnosis issue, and describe how you applied them.
· Locate at least three separate resources of evidence to assist with your diagnosis issue.
· Analyze the credibility and relevance of each resource as it relates to your diagnosis.
This is a paper and should be 3–5 pages, not including the title page or reference page. The paper must be in APA format.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
· Competency 2: Analyze the relevance and potential effectiveness of evidence when making a decision.
o Analyze the credibility and relevance of each resource as it relates to a diagnosis.
· Competency 3: Apply an evidence-based practice model to address a practice issue.
o Explain an issue associated with a chosen diagnosis that could benefit from an EBP approach.
o Describe each step of a chosen EBP model.
o Describe how the steps of a chosen EPB model were applied to search for evidence for a diagnosis issue.
· Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead practice changes based on evidence.
o Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
o Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references, exhibiting adherence to most aspects of APA format.
· Scoring Guide
· Use the scoring guide to understand how your assessment will be evaluated.
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· Criterion 1
· Explain an issue associated with a chosen diagnosis that could benefit from an EBP approach.
· Distinguished
· Explains an issue associated with a chosen diagnosis that could benefit from an EBP approach, and why the issue could benefit from such an approach.
· Criterion 2
· Describe each step of a chosen EBP model.
· Distinguished
· Describes each step of a chosen EBP model, and why this model is appropriate for the issue in question.
· Criterion 3
· Describe how the steps of a chosen EPB model were applied to search for evidence for a diagnosis issue.
· Distinguished
· Describes how the steps of a chosen EPB model were applied to search for evidence for a diagnosis issue, including questions or challenges that came up in applying the chosen model to the search process.
· Distinguished
· Analyzes the credibility and relevance of each resource as it relates to a diagnosis, including what makes it better suited than other evidence.
· Criterion 5
· Organize 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, correct grammar/punctuation, word choice, and free of spelling errors.
· Criterion 6
· Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references, exhibiting adherence to most aspects of APA format.
· Distinguished
· Exhibits adherence to most aspects of APA formatting of headings, in-text citations, and references. Correctly uses quotes and paraphrasing.