Evidence-based Practice Paper

Topic: Pain Management

Credible sources are less than five years old and may include professional journals, research reports, professional websites, governmental reports, current text less than five years old and presentations from professional meetings
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Added on 20.02.2015 19:15
A.Process or Procedure
The candidate provides a reasonable description, with substantial detail, of an appropriate nursing admission/assessment or patient care/preparation process or procedure currently found in the candidates practice setting.
A1. Discussion of Process or Procedure
The candidate provides a logical discussion, with substantial support, of why the present process or procedure needs to be changed, based on evidence gathered.
A2a. Basis for Practice
The candidate provides a logical explanation, with substantial detail, of who determined the basis for the current process or procedure in the candidates practice setting.
A2b. Rationale
The candidate provides a logical explanation, with substantial detail, of the decision makers rationale instituting or supporting the current process or procedure.
A2c. Explanation
The candidate provides a logical explanation, with substantial detail, of why the decision makers decided to implement the current process or procedure.
A3. Recommendation of Practice Change
The candidate provides an appropriate recommendation, with substantial support, of a practice change for the process or procedure that was selected by the candidate.
A4. Clinical Implications
The candidate provides a logical explanation, with substantial detail, of the possible clinical implications that the candidates recommended changes might have on patients, based on the relevant and credible sources the candidate listed in part A3a.
A5. Practice Implications
The candidate provides a logical explanation, with substantial detail, of the implications that the candidates recommended change might have on the institution, based on the relevant and credible sources the candidate listed in part A3a.
A6. Stakeholders
The candidate provides a logical discussion, with substantial detail, of how to involve key stakeholders in the decision to change the process or procedure or to comply with the recommended change.
B1. Barriers in Applying Research to Practice
The candidate provides a logical discussion, with substantial detail, of the specific barriers that the candidate may encounter in applying research to processes and procedures in the practice setting.
B2. Strategies to Overcome Barriers
The candidate identifies 2 appropriate strategies to overcome barriers the candidate discussed in part B1
B3. Implementation of Findings
The candidate provides a logical explanation, with substantial detail, of how to implement the recommended process or procedure based on research findings.