NURS 6052: Essentials Of Evidence Based Practice (NURS6052)

NURS 6052 Module 2 Quiz: Is it Quantitative, Qualitative, or Mixed Methods Description: An effective understanding and application of research requires an understanding of the underlying methodologies employed. This quiz will assess your understanding of the quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method research methodologies.

NURS 6052 Module 3 Discussion: Searching Databases Description: When you decide to purchase a new car, you first decide what is important to you. If mileage and dependability are the important factors, you will search for data focused more on these factors and less on color options and sound systems. The same holds true when searching for research evidence to guide your clinical inquiry and professional decisions. Developing a formula for an answerable, researchable question that addres...

NURS 6052 Module 3 Week 4-5 Assignment: Evidence-Based Project Part 2: Advanced Levels of Clinical Inquiry and Systematic Reviews Description: Your quest to purchase a new car begins with an identification of the factors important to you. As you conduct a search of cars that rate high on those factors, you collect evidence and try to understand the extent of that evidence. A report that suggests a certain make and model of automobile has high mileage is encouraging. But who produced that...

NURS 6052 Module 2 Week 2-3 Assignment: Evidence-Based Project Part 1: Identifying Research Methodologies Description: Is there a difference between “common practice” and “best practice”? When you first went to work for your current organization, experienced colleagues may have shared with you details about processes and procedures. Perhaps you even attended an orientation session to brief you on these matters. As a “rookie,” you likely kept the nature of your questions to ...

NURS 6052 Module 1 Week 1 Assignment: Evidence-Based Practice and the Quadruple Aim Description: Healthcare organizations continually seek to optimize healthcare performance. For years, this approach was a three-pronged one known as the Triple Aim, with efforts focused on improved population health, enhanced patient experience, and lower healthcare costs. More recently, this approach has evolved to a Quadruple Aim by including a focus on improving the work life of healthcare providers. Ea...

NURS 6052 Module 1 Discussion: Where In the World Is Evidence-Based Practice Description: March 21, 2010, was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “grew up” and left home to take on the world. When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it came with a requirement of empirical evidence. Research on EBP increased significantly. Application of EBP spread to allied health professions, education, healthcare technology, and more. Health organizations began to adopt ...