Identifying Research Methodologies for Evidence-Based Clinical Inquiry Practice
Overview
This assignment guides nursing students to identify clinical issues of interest and conduct database searches to locate peer-reviewed research articles. Students analyze and compare research methodologies across four selected articles using a matrix worksheet, distinguishing between common practice and best practice through evidence-based inquiry.
What this coursework covers
- Introduction to clinical inquiry and distinction between common and best practice
- Preparation guidelines for database searching and article selection across multiple sources
- Analysis requirements using matrix worksheet including APA citations, research aims, methodology descriptions, and methodology strengths
Preview
Assignment: Evidence-Based Project, Part 1: Identifying Research Methodologies
Is there a difference between “common practice” and “best practice”?
When you first went to work for your current organization, experienced colleagues may have shared with you details about processes and procedures. Perhaps you even attended an orientation session to brief you on these matters. As a “rookie,” you likely kept the nature of your questions to those with answers that would best help you perform your new role.
Over time and with experience, perhaps you recognized aspects of these processes and procedures that you wanted to question further. This is the realm of clinical inquiry.
Clinical inquiry is the practice of asking questions about clinical practice. To continuously improve patient care, all nurses should consistently use clinical inquiry to question why they are doing something the way they are doing it. Do they know why it is done this way, or is it just because we have always done it this way? Is it a common practice or a best practice?
In this Assignment, you will identify clinical areas of interest and inquiry and practice searching for research in support of maintaining or changing these practices. You will also analyze this research to compare research methodologies employed.
To Prepare:
- Review the Resources and identify a clinical issue of interest that can form the basis of a clinical inquiry. Keep in mind that the clinical issue you identify for your research will stay the same for the entire course.