Assignments

Chapter 1, Evidence-Based Nursing: Using Research in Practice

Written Assignments / Learning Objective
1. Using the resources listed below, research the appropriate personal protective equipment that should be used when providing a bed bath for a patient diagnosed with tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Present your findings in a brief report, listing the evidence-based nursing practice used to determine your answer.
Resources should include:
a.  The card catalog in the library of your facility
b.  Abstract reviews
c.  World Wide Web / 1
2. Outline the steps a nurse should take to find evidence-based nursing practice to determine the best management of surgical drains in postoperative patients. / 1
Group Assignment / Learning Objective
1.  Divide your team into four groups. Each group is assigned one of the following databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, COCHRANE, and Joanna Briggs Collaboration) and will be given a printout from the database and citations from the first 10 articles. The topic will include pain relief for newborns during circumcision.
Each group must answer the following questions:
a. What search terms were used?
b. Describe the first 10 articles retrieved. Did any match what you are looking for? How could you revise the search terms used?
c. Did any systematic reviews appear in the list? / 1
Clinical Assignment / Learning Objective
1.  Visit a health care facility and interview a nurse on how she quickly obtains an answer to a clinical problem and then how she goes about obtaining evidence-based articles.
Prepare a report on the following and note the difference between both events:
  1. Step-by-step instructions that the nurse used to answer the clinical question or to obtain an article.
  2. Time it took the nurse to find the answer.
  3. Suggestions for improvement that could have made the process more efficient.
  4. Did the nurse use any resources such as databases, Web sites, and other nurses or authority figures?
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Web Assignments / Learning Objective
1.  Please visit the National Institute for Nursing Research Web site at http://www.ninr.nih.gov . Discuss the four top priorities for funding. / 1
2.  What are some organizations that provide baccalaureate nurses with grant money to conduct research?
Conduct a search on your favorite search engine site and create a list of at least three organizations. / 1