Question

A nurse on the research and practice committee is preparing for an update on evidence-based practice (EBP). There is a need to address the potential changes with several EBP policies. This presentation will examine the EBP policies as well as reasoning and rationale as to why changes may be needed.

Choose an EBP topic and two scholarly peer-reviewed journal articles

Compare the difference between theory, research, and practice in nursing

Choose a theory that best correlates with the EBP practice change that you would like to make

Compare and contrast the quantitative and qualitative research article that you choose for the EBP topic

What technology did you use to locate the articles? Databases? Search terms?

What are the philosophical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives in the research articles that were chosen?

What are the ethical and scientific integrity issues related to the research?

How did your nursing knowledge advance through the utilization of research?

Answer 1

1.EBP TOPIC-Infection control
journal articles on infection control
1)Reconsidering evidence based policy:key issues and challenges
2)Nurses perceptios of barriers and facilitators to implement EBP in maldives
2.comparision of differences between theory,research and practice
theory-explains the infection control measures helps to prevent the transmission of micro organisms from one source to another.
research-above 2 articles also given the results that ,following the hand hygiene and disinfection measures prevented the disease transmission and controlled the infection with evidence based results.
practice-while working in the hospital set up also,it is clear that having hand wash before and after each procedure will protect the patient and prevents the contamination.
theory correlates with EBP practice change

4.Qualitative research methods,which use pen ended techniques,such as interview,to collect data and non statistical data techniques to analyze it,diverse insights to individuals ,useful quotes that bring realism to applied research.
Quantitative studies ,often they cannot help us explian why certain factors affect the use of infection control practices and identify underlying mechanisms through which they do so.