Evidence Based Nursing Practice (EBNP) to Analyze Medical Care

EBNP

Nurses are the archeologists of the healthcare field. They research, examine, and resurrect the information needed to perform appropriate medical procedures on a daily basis. Refining that process helps utilize time to expedite sound knowledge into practice. Implementing this practice involves a community of nurses in order to keep the profession moving forward in a progressive, innovative, and improving manner. Imagine a ladder with all of its steps. Without each previous step we cannot climb any higher. If we choose to skip a step we may be missing valuable information that helped us get to that point. Every time we elevate to a new level of knowledge, we must consider the evidence that has built our foundation. It is an ongoing process. This is where evidence based nursing practices (EBNP) plays an intricate role. EBNP is a process nursing professionals use to evaluate medical evidence in order to provide quality patient care. It is an ongoing process that builds upon itself. EBNP occurs in five sequential steps that will be discussed further in this paper. The first step is the recognition of a problem and formulating a question that will result in a solution or improvement of that problem. The second step is to research evidence, based on that problem, that will guide in finding those supportive solutions. This can be the most intense and time consuming part of the process. In the third step, a collection and critique of all the evidence is completed for a qualitative approach to the appropriate solution. The fourth step involves implementation of the new solution into practice. Finally, a thorough evaluation is completed to find out if the solution worked, needs improvement, or raises new questions. This final step is...

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In the final stage, an evaluation occurs of the findings from the implementation of the new practice.In some cases, findings may indicate more research needs to be done, further education should be implemented, or new questions may arise resulting in the need for a new focused research to begin. In other cases, our findings show positive results and no further change is needed. If this is the result, documentation must still be gathered from hospital leaders, fellow staff, and patients to better assess the findings further. Once this evaluation is complete, we can report the findings to the appropriate chain outlets and even journal our finding appropriately. Seeking proper avenues to inform our findings is the best way to further the ongoing research that provides nurses with the appropriate tools to further execute evidenced bases nursing practices.

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