Locating Credible Databases and Research

EBP stands for Evidence-Based Practice, and it is defined as the utilization of the best available evidence in order to perform better problem-solving and decision-making while imparting medical care and treatment. EBP improves the way scientific research evidence is obtained and transformed into the best possible decision for providing health care (Steglitz et al., 2015). Diabetes is one of the most common diseases found today, and owing to its variety of types, it can become hard for nurses and new healthcare personnel to efficiently identify it. If left unchecked and untreated, diabetes can pose extreme danger to the well-being of the patient, and it can even culminate in treatments such as amputation. EBP research can play the part of educating nurses and fresh medical personnel on how to identify the diagnosis, which in turn can mean quicker attention being given to the patient.

The scenario in this assessment revolves around a nurse fresh out of orientation. The nurse finds himself in a conundrum over a certain diagnosis of a patient, and due to not being familiar with it, he does not resort to the utilization of EBP. Hence, the main purpose of this assessment is to propose different types of communication strategies that a nurse with a supervisory role can employ in order to impart the necessary knowledge needed by new nurses for the utilization and proper implementation of EBP for the addressing of various diagnoses. 

NURS FPX 4030 Assessment 1 Locating Credible Databases and Research

Communication Strategies to Encourage Diagnosis-Based Research

Among the most useful and the most effective communication strategies that can be implemented at any sort of workplace, mentoring/shadowing is one outstanding approach. When a mentor takes a newer employee under his wing, the latter perceives the various situations and dynamics of the workplace with clarity as the stress and discomfort of feeling alienated are extinguished. Similar is the case with nurses and healthcare professionals. For nurses that are not comfortable with conducting EBP as a practical tool, the best way that can be adopted by the existing senior nurse is mentorship. Mentoring owes its efficacy to four attributes: relevance, applicability, structure, and workability (Hairon et al., 2019). Having discussions and informal interactions can help improve familiarity and ‘break the ice’ more quickly.

The Best Places to Complete the Research

In the above-mentioned scenario, the hospital has a computer lab that gives nurses access to computer systems. Subsequently, the use of computer systems and the internet must be employed for conducting the research. The best places where that can be done is by the perusal and consultation of online viz. journals, articles, and books etcetera. However, owing to the plethora of content on the net, the suitable and reliable must be sieved out. That is done by the CRAAP test (Ahmad, 2018); a process designed to separate proper research sources from the bogus on the basis of Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose.

NURS FPX 4030 Assessment 1 Locating Credible Databases and Research

Identification of Five Sources for Evidence of Clinical Diagnosis

For conducting research on credible and stable grounds, the CRAAP test is used as a criterion for selecting sources. The five sources that can be used for research on diabetes and its diagnosis include Clinical Diabetology in the Via Medica Journals, the BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research and Cardiovascular Diabetology by the PMC Journal, and the Advances in Diabetes and Metabolism by the Horizon Research Publishing Corporation. 

These sources give details about diabetes that are useful and essential for new nurses in order to acquaint themselves with the various diagnoses and intricacies.

Explanation of Why the Sources Give the Best Information

The above-mentioned sources are suitable for research purposes owing to their reliability and scientific backing. These sources can be used for obtaining information to be used in EBP-based research. Based on various volumes, the sizable amount of some of the sources listed above is another reason for their efficiency and convenience.

These sources provide the best evidence for the diagnosis since the diagnosis at hand viz. the diabetes diagnosis revolves around the understanding of symptoms and ostensible effects on the patient. By understanding these, the diagnosis can be understood much better. The range of different sources aims to provide different outlooks and evidence, which then can be judged by the nurse in order to select the best one out of the lot. That, in essence, is the crux of EBP.

NURS FPX 4030 Assessment 1 Locating Credible Databases and Research

Conclusion

The best form of communication that can be employed by senior nurses is to provide proper mentorship. The aid of a senior can help nurses to properly grasp concepts and implement them when the need arises. 

When it comes to deciding upon the sources for the research, the employment of the CRAAP test can sieve the unreliable and shaky sources from the actual, rock-solid pools of information.

NURS FPX 4030 Assessment 1 Locating Credible Databases and Research

References

Ahmad, S. (2018). CRAAP TEST Introduction. 1st World Islamic Economics and Finance Conference (WIEFC – 2018 ). Published. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326881447_CRAAP_TEST_Introduction

Hairon, S., Loh, S. H., Lim, S. P., Govindani, S. N., Tan, J. K. T., & Tay, E. C. J. (2019). Structured mentoring: Principles for effective mentoring. Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 19(2), 105–123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10671-019-09251-8

Steglitz, J., Warnick, J. L., Hoffman, S. A., Johnston, W., & Spring, B. (2015). Evidence-Based Practice. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 332–338. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-097086-8.10540-9