Discussion Post: Reflection on Learning
• Integrate evidence-based and research to support advancement of holistic nursing care in diverse healthcare settings.
• Integrate knowledge related to evidence-based practice and person-centered care to improve health outcome.
• Demonstrate professional and personal growth through a spirit of inquiry, scholarship, and service in diverse healthcare settings.
• Develop knowledge related to research and evidence-based practice as a basis for designing and critiquing research studies.
• Analyze research findings and evidence-based practice to advance holistic care initiatives that promote positive healthcare outcomes.
Reflection
Write 1 to 2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.
a) What experiences have you had with EBP or QI in your practice area?
b) What factors in your practice area support EBP? What barriers to EBP do you see?
c) What do you think your role in research will be as an NP?
The response should include a reference list. Using double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.
Reference
Textbooks
• Gray, J. R., Grove, S. K., & Sutherland, S. (2017). Burns and Grove's the practice of nursing research: Appraisal, synthesis, and generation of evidence (8th ed.). Elsevier.
o Chapter 1: Discovering the World of Nursing Research
• Greenhalgh, T. (2019). How to read a paper: The basics of evidence-based medicine and healthcare (6th ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.
o Chapter 1: Why read papers at all?
o Chapter 2: Searching the literature
Article
• Hain, D. (2017). Focusing on the fundamentals: Comparing and contrasting nursing research and quality improvement. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 44(6), 541-543.