Evidence based practice (EBP) is the process by which nurses make clinical decisions using the best available research evidence.
The key steps in the EBP process are:
1. Framing the question
2. Finding the evidence
3. Assessing the evidence
4. Making the clinical decision
Understanding research concepts will assist you to develop the skills to integrate EBP into your own nursing practice.
Topic: Develop a Research Proposal
Sample research questions and hypotheses
"Navigating the maze of research: Enhancing nursing and midwifery practice".
Bringing it all together (pp. 217-219).
Qualitative research: The whole picture (pp.132-134).
Using research evidence (pp.196-198).
Using the PICO or PEO acronym, develop a research question from an identified problem in Nursing practice. The focus topic is provided below.
Focus Topic
The focus topic is: The impact of horizontal violence in nursing .....
Theareas to choose from which could be related to the above topic are:
• staff morale
• staff retention
• physical or psychological health of staff
• student nurse clinical experiences
• effects on patient care
• the organisation
Use the PICO or PEO method to start exploring your ideas about the area of the focus topic you would like to investigate (you do not need to include your notes here).
Choose a research question that will enable you to find information for a literature review. Do a quick search after you develop a question to check if there is enough journals that relate to your chosen topic area.
Write YOUR OWN Research Question or Statement here- it must be related to horizontal violence:
Review your research question then complete the section below related to yourresearch design. This activity must be written in essay format and referenced throughout using APA 6th edition referencing. A reference list is required.
1. Choose a research design/method that will support your chosen research question/statement AND give a rationale for your choice
2. In a short paragraph, write a definition of your chosen research method (min 50 words)
3. Provide a reference list for the citations you used above