Course description

NURS-FPX4030 – Making Evidence-Based Decisions

            The competency of evidence-based practice in nursing is the area of a nursing practice that means making the best decisions based on the evidence available to guiding patients’ care. Nurses must be able to appraise the clinical research, skillfully expose evidence to their practice, and constantly give a nod to the outcomes of their decisions in order to deliver the best level of care. The crucial attribute of such decisions necessitates an ability that involves critical evaluation of studies. The nurses must be competent in the art of critically reviewing research studies, determining their applicability in their practice, and implement the findings in their clinical decision-making. This means that one should have a good knowledge of research methodology and be able to carefully read and analyze results of research studies.

Another factor contributing to the making of evidence-based choices is the communication skills about cooperation with other healthcare professionals. Nurses sometimes work with other team members as they combine to form interdisciplinary teams, and they must be able to communicate effectively by sharing information and making decisions that are based on evidence. One of the basic foundations of nursing is making decisions based on evidence. This can be achieved by developing critical appraisal abilities, liaising with other health care professionals and continuously reviewing the outcomes of nursing interventions to provide quality nursing informed by scientific knowledge base at all times.

NURS-FPX4030 – Making Evidence-Based Decisions

Baccalaureate-prepared nurses use the best available evidence in the processes of clinical reasoning and judgement, which lead to interventions that result in desired patient, systems, and population outcomes. This course focuses on the development of generalist nursing practice competencies for evidence-based decision making. In this course, you will access a variety of databases and other sources of evidence. By analyzing the credibility of evidence, you will work toward defining evidence-based solutions and plans to improve outcomes in care.

What will i learn?

• Assessment 1: Locating Credible Databases And Research
• Assessment 2: Determining The Credibility Of Evidence And Resources
• Assessment 3: PICO(T) Questions And An Evidence-Based Approach
• Assessment 4: Remote Collaboration And Evidence-Based Care

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