Evidence-Based Practice Written Assignment Outline
Paper will follow the rules of APA 7 format and style.
Title Page
Introduction (Note: the word introduction is
not a header) will address the following:
What is evidence-based practice (EBP)?
In student’s own words
, not copy/pasted from any source.
Final sentence of introduction will state: This paper will present three articles related to EBP and will address ways to improve the use of EBP in nursing. (Entire introduction should be 2-4 sentences long.)
Body of Paper: Using in-text citations, each paragraph will have a heading and address the following:
1. Clarification of the kind of source being summarized (statistic, RCT, observational study, case study, lit review, commentary, etc.)
2. Explanation of author credentials (Is the author a nurse, doctor, other?) Each author need not be listed individually. They can be referred to as a group (i.e., three of the authors are nurses, two are doctors).
3. Summary of the source (no more than 5 sentences long) What was the goal/purpose of the study? How was the study conducted? What were the results of the study (data)?
4. One-two sentence(s) explaining the outcome (lesson learned) of the study.
Note: Summaries should be written as paragraphs, not numbered lists. The prompts presented in these instructions should not be included in the summary. Each sentence should make sense to a reader who has not seen the prompts.
Conclusion: Conclusion will discuss how the use EBP can be improved in 3-4 sentences. What can
nurses do?
References: List 3 selected studies from the 5 provided references in APA7 format.
Question : How can the use of EBP by nurses be increased?
Evidence-Based Practice Written Assignment Overview
The purpose of writing research papers is to
solve a problem. The problem to be solved in this assignment is: How can the use of EBP by nurses be increased?
The student will summarize (and properly cite)
three of the five articles provided, one article per paragraph. The student is provided five possible sources and may select the
three sources deemed most appropriate for the assignment. The student should explain how the authors tried to solve the problem and what they learned through their study. The student will then recommend solutions to the problem from the new knowledge learned in the studies presented.
All sources provided adhere to the following guidelines:
· Found in CINAHL database
· Less than five years
· Peer Reviewed
· Nursing journal
Article links
Article 1:
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?hspart=imageadvan&hsimp=yhs-imageadvan_010&p=Evidence%E2%80%90Based+Practice+Competence+in+Nursing+Students%3A+An+Exploratory+Study+With+Important+Implications+for+Educators&type=194_nm.typedin.sb_dm0001
Evidence‐Based Practice Competence in Nursing Students: An Exploratory Study With Important Implications for Educators
2: Faculty and Students Find a Niche in Scholarship: Teaching Strategies to Disseminate Scholarly Evidence-Based Practice Projects
3: Article 3: Evidence-based practice beliefs and implementations: a cross-sectional study among undergraduate nursing students
4: Article 4: Readiness, Barriers and Potential Strenght of Nursing in Implementing Evidence-Based Practice
5: The Effects of an Intensive Evidence‐Based Practice Educational and Skills Building Program on EBP Competency and Attributes