NURS 8410 Week 1 Discussion: Developing an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Project Question

Consider issues related to your nursing practice. What stands out to you about your specialty area? What questions or concerns do you think are especially in need of attention? Why? How would you most like to contribute to the knowledge base of your profession?

 

The EBP Project provides a significant opportunity for furthering the nursing profession. Formulating a specific, applicable question is a necessary first step for developing your project. The question defines the focus of the EBP Project and guides your selection of research methods and tools. NURS 8410 – Best Practices In Nursing Specialties weekly discussion essay assignments Think about aspects of your specialty area, and begin to formulate a question that relates to your nursing practice.

 

The primary purpose of this Discussion is to provide a forum in which you and your colleagues can support each other in cultivating a practice-related question.

 

To prepare:

 

Develop your EBP Project question using the PICO (patient group, issue or intervention, comparison, outcome) method as described in Chapter 2 of Clinical Research for the Doctor of Nursing Practice(p. 29) and other resources. Depending on your specialty area, you may modify the PICO method as necessary to be appropriate for your target population.

Begin to complete the “Literature Review Matrix,” reviewing at least four to six research articles relevant to your specialty area and your EBP Project question. Note any areas of difficulty that you encounter, as well as any strategies or insights that might be beneficial to others.

Reflect on the information presented in the McCurry, Revell, and Roy article listed in the Learning Resources.

What questions or concerns, if any, do you have about how to develop your project question and/or expand your expertise in your specialty area?

By Day 3

 

Post a cohesive scholarly response that addresses the following:

 

Share your project question, as you have developed it thus far.

Discuss salient elements that inform your project question: theory, current research, nursing practice, and specialty knowledge.

Pose any questions or concerns you may have related to developing your project question or literature review. You may also include any other issues related to expanding your expertise within your specialty area.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.

 

By Day 6

 

Respond to two of your colleagues by providing feedback on their project question:

 

Consider the following when providing feedback:

Is the project question easily understood?

Is the answer to the project question not immediately obvious?

Can the project question be answered in the time available to the researcher?

NURS 8410 – Best Practices In Nursing Specialties weekly discussion essay assignments

You may also respond to your colleagues in the following ways:

 

Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence, or research.

Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.

Offer and support an alternative perspective, using readings from the classroom and/or from your own research in the Walden Library. NURS 8410 – Best Practices In Nursing Specialties weekly discussion essay assignments.

Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.

Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings.

Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you learned and/or any insights you gained as a result of the comments made by your colleagues.

 

Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and any additional sources.

 

Submission and Grading Information

 

Grading Criteria

 

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Week 1 Discussion Rubric