EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE AND APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH — C361

EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE AND APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH — C361

PRFA — XAP1

COMPETENCIES

724.8.5 : Foundations of Inquiry
The graduate differentiates between quality improvement processes, evidence based practice, and research.
724.8.6 : Literature Review and Analysis
The graduate demonstrates knowledge of the process and outcomes of conducting a literature review.
724.8.7 : Ethics and Research
The graduate demonstrates understanding of the ethics of nursing research, particularly human subjects’
protections, informed consent, and alignment with patient and family values and preferences.
724.8.8 : Patient Outcomes
The graduate discriminates between identified standards and practices that do not provide improvements in
patient outcomes utilizing relevant sources of evidence and the application of nursing theory.
724.8.9 : Data Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination
The graduate describes the process of data collection, analysis, and implementation of evidence that can
improve clinical practice from an interprofessional perspective.

INTRODUCTION

There are many sources of information available on the web and in journals relating to the nursing discipline.
Therefore, it is of pivotal importance to understand the basic tenets of critical appraisal of research for its
use in interprofessional healthcare practices. The aim of evidence-based practice (EBP) is to employ a threepronged
approach, blending the best available research evidence, patient values and preferences, and clinical
expertise.
In this task, you will critique two primary research evidence sources. You will select one quantitative and one
qualitative peer-reviewed journal article on a healthcare topic of interest.

REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no
more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from
sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used
as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that
will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric

TASK OVERVIEW SUBMISSIONS EVALUATION REPORT

aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
Note: Research evidence must not be more than five years old.
Note: Upload a copy of the full text of the articles with your submission.
Note: You may use the same topic and research articles on both Task 1: Analyzing Research Articles and Task
2: Evidence-Based Practice Change.

A. Evaluate a primary, quantitative research, peer-reviewed journal article (suggested length of 3–5 pages)
that has healthcare implications by doing the following:
Note: You may select an article focusing on a healthcare topic of your choice or an article focusing on one
of the following topics: falls and fall prevention, pain management in children, opioid abuse, hepatitis C,
catheter-associated urinary tract infections, or hand hygiene and infections in hospitals.

1. Describe how the researcher addresses the following four areas in the selected journal article:
background or introduction (e.g., the purpose of the study)
review of the literature (e.g., research used to support the study)
data analysis (e.g., how the researcher analyzed the data)
methodology (e.g., research type and sampling methods)
2. Evaluate whether the evidence presented in each of the four areas of the journal article from part A1
supports the outcome of the study and implications for future research.
3. Explain how the protection of human subjects and cultural considerations were addressed by the
researcher, using specific information from the journal article from part A.
4. Describe one strength and one limitation of the study.
5. Describe how the evidence from the article in part A informs current nursing practices.

B. Evaluate a primary, qualitative research, peer-reviewed journal article (suggested length of 3–5 pages)
that has healthcare implications by doing the following:

Note: You may select an article focusing on a healthcare topic of your choice or an article focusing on one
of the following topics: falls and fall prevention, pain management in children, opioid abuse, hepatitis C,
catheter associated urinary tract infections, or hand hygiene and infections in hospitals. You may use the
same topic that was used in part A.

1. Describe how the researcher addresses the following four areas in the selected journal article:
background or introduction (e.g., the purpose of the study)
review of the literature (e.g., research used to support the study)
data analysis (e.g., how the researcher analyzed the data)
methodology (e.g., research type and sampling methods)
2. Evaluate whether the evidence presented in each of the four areas of the journal article from part B1
supports the outcome of the study and implications for future research.
3. Explain how the protection of human subjects and cultural considerations were addressed by the
researcher, using specific information from the journal article from part B.
4. Identify one strength and one limitation of the study.
5. Describe how the evidence from the article in part B informs current nursing practices.

C. Acknowledge sources, using APA-formatted in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted,
paraphrased, or summarized.

D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.