Essentials of Evidence Based Practice – Literature Searches
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Please respond to Monicas post in one of the following ways Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.
Validate an idea with your own experience and additional sources.
Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings, or after synthesizing multiple postings
This is what Monica responded too
COLLAPSE
Literature Searches
An important step in the EBP process is reviewing the current body of literature to better understand the subject or topic in which you are interested. By conducting a review of the literature, you are building foundational knowledge about the topic; later, you can use this background to build new insights. Developing a strong grasp of a topic can only be garnered by taking the time to thoroughly search for relevant information and resources.
For this Discussion, you will practice searching the literature to find evidence on a specific topic.
To prepare:
Choose a simple search term(s) relating to a topic of your PICOT question.
Review the information on the evidence hierarchy discussed in Chapter 2 of the course text, in the article, “Facilitating Access to Pre-Processed Research Evidence in Public Health,” and in the multimedia presentation “Hierarchy of Evidence Pyramid,” found in this week’s Learning Resources.
Review the information on the Walden Library’s website, “Levels of evidence.” Take a few minutes to explore the different types of databases available for each level of evidence and focus on the meaning of filtered and non-filtered resources.
Conduct a literature search in the Walden Library on your selected topic using the databases that you reviewed. Use at least one database for each of the three levels of filtered information and at least one unfiltered database. Record the number of hits that you find at each level of the hierarchy of evidence.
Select one article from the results at each level of the hierarchy. Compare the articles based on the quality and depth of information. What would be the value of each resource if you were determining an evidence-based practice
2 days ago Monica Hevron
RE: Discussion – Week 2
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Main Post
Summary of Search
The topic I want to research is the value of 12 hour shifts on patient safety. I am interested in finding out how longer shifts on nurses affect the safety of patients. The search term I used was “12-hour shifts” and “patient safety”.
While searching this topic in the Cochrane Database, I entered the search terms which provided 0 results. I changed up my terms to “nurse staffing” and “patient safety” and that yielded one article.
While searching for unfiltered information, I used the CINAHL and Medline databases with the same terms, “12-hour shifts” and “patient safety”. This search yielded a total of 65 articles.
In terms of background information, I did a search on my own to find out the views of the American Nurses Association (ANA). The ANA (2014) has offered up a position statement encouraging nurses and employers to consider work assignments to reduce risks and create a safe culture.
Types of Information
The filtered resources found in the Cochrane Database contains systematic reviews, critically-appraised topics, and critically-appraised individual articles (Walden University Library, 2012). Polit and Beck (2017) describe systematic reviews as a pivotal aspect of EBP with a “bottom line” summary of the best evidence to use.
The unfiltered resources found in the CINAHL and Medline databases yielded the most articles. Randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, and case-controlled studies are found in this kind of search (Walden University Library, 2012). Polit and Beck (2017) confirm that randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are effective for researching healthcare interventions.
Background information and expert opinions can come from several different resources such as textbooks and conferences (Walden University Library, 2012). These sources are not always backed by research studies.
Useful Tips
Some tips I found useful were to be flexible with the search terms. If you do not yield a good batch of articles, consider changing up your phrases. Make use of the connectors “AND” and “OR”.
References
American Nurses Association. (2014). Addressing nursing fatigue to promote safety and health:
Joint responsibility of registered nurses and employers to reduce risk. Retrieved from: http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Policy-Advocacy/Positions-and-
Resolutions/ANAPositionStatements/Position-Statements-Alphabetically/Addressing-Nurse-Fatigue
Polit, D.F., and Beck C.T. (2017). Nursing research: Generating and assessing evidence for nursing practice (10th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
Walden University Library. (2012). Levels of evidence. Retrieved from:
