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.
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.
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.
Stetler Model
Description: The Stetler Model helps practitioners assess how research findings and other relevant evidence can be applied in clinical practice. It examines how to use evidence to create formal change within organizations and how individual practitioners can use research informally as part of critical thinking and reflective practice.
Application: The Stetler Model is useful for developing health messages, creating common standards, and implementing evidence-based changes. For example, it can guide nurses in incorporating research findings on breastfeeding into their practice.
FlipOttawa Model
Description: The Ottawa Model of Research Use focuses on transferring research into practice. It has two components: Knowledge Creation and an Action Cycle. The model helps integrate evidence into routine care.
Application: The Ottawa Model is adaptable to any healthcare setting. For instance, it can guide the implementation of smoking cessation treatment and support programs across multiple organizations.
FlipKTA (Knowledge-to-Action) Model
Description: The KTA Framework aims to move from research discovery to action by integrating evidence-based programs, practices, and policies. It includes knowledge synthesis, dissemination, exchange, and application.
Application: The KTA Model can be used to plan and implement evidence-based interventions. For example, it guides the process of translating research findings into practical healthcare solutions.
FlipACE (Academic Center for Evidence-Based Practice) Star Model
Description: The ACE Star Model systematically integrates best evidence into practice. It has five major stages: knowledge discovery, evidence summary, translation into practice recommendations, integration into practice, and evaluation.
Application: The ACE Star Model can be applied in any healthcare setting to optimize evidence-based nursing practices. For instance, it helps nurses deliver sustainable interventions by combining research evidence with other forms of knowledge.
FlipIowa Model
Description: The Iowa Model provides a systematic approach to incorporating research findings into clinical decision-making. It emphasizes critical thinking and promotes best evidence use.
Application: The Iowa Model guides nurses in assessing research findings and implementing evidence-based changes. For example, it can be used to improve postoperative care practices.
FlipMonash Partners Learning Health Systems Framework
Description: The Monash Partners Framework focuses on creating a learning health system where research, clinical practice, and education are seamlessly integrated. It emphasizes continuous learning, data-driven decision-making, and collaboration among stakeholders.
Application: This framework guides healthcare organizations in developing systems that promote research translation, quality improvement, and evidence-based care. For example, it can be used to implement personalized medicine approaches based on real-world data.
FlipARCC (Advancing Research and Clinical Practice Through Close Collaboration) Model
Description: The ARCC Model emphasizes collaboration between researchers and clinicians to bridge the gap between research evidence and clinical practice. It aims to accelerate the adoption of evidence-based interventions.
Application: The ARCC Model can guide interdisciplinary teams in implementing evidence-based practices. For instance, it can facilitate the adoption of new cancer treatment protocols in a hospital setting.
FlipThe Clinical Scholar Model
Description: The Clinical Scholar Model focuses on developing clinician-researchers who can effectively integrate research into their practice. It encourages lifelong learning, critical thinking, and scholarly activities.
Application: This model is relevant for nursing students and practicing nurses. For example, a nurse pursuing a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree can apply the Clinical Scholar Model to conduct research and improve patient outcomes.
FlipJBI (Joanna Briggs Institute)
Description: JBI is an international research organization that promotes evidence-based practice. It provides tools, resources, and systematic review methodologies to guide evidence synthesis and implementation.
Application: Nurses can use JBI resources to conduct systematic reviews, develop evidence-based guidelines, and implement best practices. For instance, JBI’s Evidence-Based Practice Database assists in finding relevant evidence for clinical decision-making.
FlipCETEP (Collaborative Evidenced Translation in Emergency Practice)
Description: CETEP focuses on translating evidence into emergency care practice. It aims to improve patient outcomes by integrating research findings into emergency department protocols and procedures.
Application: Emergency nurses and physicians can use CETEP principles to update triage protocols, pain management practices, and trauma care. For example, CETEP can guide the implementation of evidence-based pain assessment tools in the emergency department.
FlipJohns Hopkins
Description: Johns Hopkins University and its affiliated health system are renowned for their commitment to evidence-based practice. They emphasize rigorous research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuous quality improvement.
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 pages, not including the title page or reference page. The paper must be in APA format.
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.
- 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.
- Explain an issue associated with a chosen diagnosis that could benefit from an EBP approach.
- Describe each step of a chosen EBP model.
- 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.
- Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
- Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references, exhibiting adherence to most aspects of APA format.
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.Describe each step of a chosen EBP model, and why this model is appropriate for the issue in question.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.Analyzes the credibility and relevance of each resource as it relates to a diagnosis, including what makes it better suited than other evidence.Organizes content with a clear purpose. Content flows logically with smooth transitions using coherent paragraphs, correct grammar/punctuation, word choice, and is free of spelling errors.Exhibits adherence to most aspects of APA formatting of headings, in-text citations, and references. Correctly uses quotes and paraphrasing.