Evidence Based Practice

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Research is the diligent, systematic inquiry or investigation to validate and refine existing knowledge and generate new knowledge (Gray, 2017). Webster states research is a studious inquiry or examination, especially, investigation or experimentation aimed at the discovery and interpretation of facts, revision of accepted theories or laws in the light of new facts or practical application of such new or revised theories or laws (Webster, n.d.) Research provides nurses with an understanding of a problem about which little is known. Assess the need for an intervention, identify factors that must be considered in the nursing care plan. (Gray, 2017). Evidence-based practice (EBP) evolves from the integration of the best research evidence with …show more content…

The purpose is to explain, predict and or control phenomena through a focused collection of numerical data. Answers the question what, when and where. Sampling is a large population that is random. The design is structured, inflexible, specified in detail (Quantitative, Qualitative Research, 2012). Data collection focus groups and interviews. Data interruptions are conclusions and generalizations at the end of the study, never one hundred percent sure of the outcome. Used to study individual cases and find out how people think or feel (Broader, 2010). Quantitative studies provide more in-depth information that is specific to an issue can often be used for comparison. Quantitative data offer inferential statics, a collection of data about millions of people and make inferences about a target population. The data include gender, height weight, cholesterol level, waist circumference and temperature, ages, geographical region or population and can be anonymous. It helps to measure trends over time such as frequency of outbreaks of communicable diseases in a community. Quantitative enables the ability to summarize allows for comparisons over time and across categories information sources. Quantitative has higher accuracy, eliminates bias, proves or disproves a hypothesis and narrows directions if further research is needed. Quantitative can assist nurses in determine which scientific method to determine which …show more content…

They improve our comprehension of a phenomenon from the viewpoint of the people experiencing it. It allows nurses to explore the depth, richness, and complexity inherent in the lives of human beings(Broader, 2010). All research includes data collection, analyzing results and outcomes. Describes the how and the why. Qualitative allows the nurses to have clinical insight and empathy. They learn what it feels like in a given situation, and the way patients see their illness. This cues the nurse to pay attention to new signals from the patient, make sense of specific behaviors and provide support and contributes to patient status or progress. Nurses can share qualitative findings directly with clients, with a research-based perspective on what the patient is experiencing and how others have described the experience. Nurses sharing qualitative results with clients and further advice on the steps they should consider is achieved (Miller,

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