Locating Credible Databases and Research
Communication Strategies to Encourage Research and Collaboration in Research
Effective communication and collaboration are critical for guiding new nurses in evidence-based practice (EBP). To assist a new nurse researching chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), structured communication strategies can foster confidence and engagement. Firstly, open-ended questions such as, “What do you already know about COPD, and what aspects would you like to learn more about?” encourage reflection and help identify knowledge gaps: Locating Credible Databases and Research.
Active listening reinforces a supportive environment, making the nurse feel valued and motivated to pursue research. Providing supportive feedback, such as, “Learning evidence-based strategies ensures your care aligns with the best practices and improves outcomes,” links research efforts to patient benefits and professional development (ElSaygh et al., 2021).
Collaboration enhances the learning process. Teaching how to use databases such as CINAHL or PubMed helps to develop a practical general nursing skill. Based on the results, increasing interdisciplinary interaction with respiratory therapists or pulmonologists enhances their scope of knowledge regarding COPD care.
It also provides a solid basis for timely follow-up discussions that enable the effective use of findings for practice development. These strategies support the processes through which nurses apply evidence into their practice and generate professional experience and confidence.
Best Places to Complete Research and Types of Resources to Access
Finding reliable resources is essential for high-quality research in clinical settings. The hospital’s online library allows for accessing the basic databases, such as CINAHL, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library necessary for searching the current peer-reviewed articles, establishing clinical guidelines, and systematic reviews concerning the management of COPD. Each nurse workstation can also be used to conveniently reference hospital-specific policies and procedures, such as the oxygen therapy protocols, so that evidence-based practice reflects hospital policy.
External resources complement onsite tools. The American Lung Association (ALA) offers COPD information aimed at helping patients bring more focus to patient education. More so, another rich source of public health information may be accessed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide better epidemiological grounds through which a nurse may find the location of COPD care (ElSaygh et al., 2021).
Using a combination of these resources ensures nurses can conduct comprehensive research to inform clinical decisions. Onsite tools provide in-depth information for interventions like pulmonary rehabilitation, while external resources enhance patient education and broaden the scope of care.
Five Sources of Online Information for Evidence-Based Research
Access to high-quality, credible sources is crucial for evidence-based nursing practice. The following five resources provide valuable evidence for managing COPD effectively. To begin with, CINAHL is a subset of many reliable articles and guidelines that give precise information about the usage of bronchodilators, corticosteroids, and pulmonary rehabilitation.
PubMed is also beneficial; it has a comprehensive list of medical literature, such as clinical trials and systematic reviews. The open access and the options for enhanced search results make it useful in researching the use of items such as inhalers and oxygen (Kwame & Petrucka, 2021).
Comprehensive and critically systematic reviews of the Cochrane Library guarantee systematic, accurate information on the efficiency or inefficiency of some treatments, such as smoking and corticosteroids. Moreover, the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Guidelines provide practical and proof-based guidance for COPD treatment, integrating the theoretical and the applied. Lastly, MedlinePlus assists patient engagement by providing COPD-related symptoms and treatment information that is easy for a patient to understand.
Justification for Selected Sources of Online Information
The selected sources were chosen for their credibility, relevance, and accessibility. CINAHL, PubMed, and Cochrane Library are considered peer-reviewed and offer the best evidence for meeting clinical requirements. They provide certain accurate information on intercessions, such as pulmonary rehabilitation and bronchodilator therapy. For instance, PubMed has concentrated and vast sources of systematic reviews that may help nurses in making assessments about the effectiveness of different COPD treatments (Fossum et al., 2022).
The ATS guidelines constitute an application of research findings to clinical practice interventions, which are immediately relevant to be integrated into decision-making processes. Its free availability is helpful because different guidelines make it possible for nurses to be aware of recent developments without compensation from the institution (Gusenbauer & Haddaway, 2020). MedlinePlus is not a primary research database but it supplements these professional resources for patients since they contain information that is comprehensible to them but may not be easily comprehensible to the researchers themselves on their first instance.
Combined, these tools offer a consolidated reference for pulmonary literature relevant to COPD from which evidence-based practice can be established. They meet the clinical decision-making requirement while at the same time improving patient care focus, guaranteeing that nurses provide knowledgeable resident care.
Conclusion
To facilitate the process of promoting GR, the following outline of communication elements is needed: through the use of indexing databases in the areas such as CINAHL and PubMed and external sources like CDC and MedlinePlus, the nurse can use COPD and management-based evidence in confidence. This approach to care delivery transcends enhanced patient outcomes to incorporate inquiry-based professional development.
References
ElSaygh, J., Zaher, A., Nathani, P., & Omballi, M. (2021). A review of clinical trials that contributed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatment protocols. Cureus, 67(89). https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.14618
Fossum, M., Opsal, A., & Ehrenberg, A. (2022). Nurses’ sources of information to inform clinical practice: An integrative review to guide evidence‐based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 19(5), 372–379. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12569
Gusenbauer, M., & Haddaway, N. R. (2020). Which academic search systems are suitable for systematic reviews or meta‐analyses? Evaluating retrieval qualities of Google Scholar, PubMed, and 26 other resources. Research Synthesis Methods, 11(2), 181–217. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1378
Kwame, A., & Petrucka, P. (2021). A literature-based study of patient-centered care and communication in nurse-patient interactions: Barriers, facilitators, and the way forward. BMC Nursing, 20(158), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00684-2
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Question 
Create a 2-4 page resource that will describe databases that are relevant to EBP around one of the diagnoses found in the provided PDF supplement and could be used to help a new hire nurse better engage in EBP.
Introduction
Evidence-based practice (EBP) integrates the best evidence available to guide optimal nursing care, with a goal to enhance safety and quality. EBP is crucial to nursing practice because it incorporates the best evidence from current literature, along with the expertise of the practicing nurse. The concern for quality care that flows from EBP generates a desired outcome.
Without these factors, a nurse cannot be an effective leader. It is important to lead not only from this position but from knowledge and expertise. To gain the knowledge, you require a good understanding of how to search for scholarly resources, as well as identify which databases and websites are credible for the purposes of implementing evidence-based changes in practice.
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Creating an ePortfolio is not required in the BSN program, but you may find it helpful to create one to attach to your professional resume while job hunting. Online ePortfolios serve two key purposes: 1) to support learning and reflection, and 2) to be used as a showcase tool. Your learning journey can be documented, and ePortfolios contribute to lifelong learning and growth through reflection and sharing. Online ePortfolios can also be shared with employers and peers to present artifacts that demonstrate your accomplishments at Capella.
Professional Context
As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will be responsible for providing patient-centered, competent care based on current evidence-based best practices. You will be required to do research, analysis, and dissemination of best evidence to stay abreast of these best practices. Understanding where to go to find credible sources and locate evidence, as well as which search terms to use, is the foundation of incorporation of best practices.
Scenario
You are supervising three nurses working on the medical-surgical floor of a local teaching hospital. This hospital is nationally recognized as a leader in education and has a computer lab with an online library where staff has access to medical research databases (that is, CINAHL, PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane library) and online sources of all hospital policies, procedures, and guidelines, and computers at nurse workstations that also have access to these resources. (For this scenario, use the Capella University Library to simulate the hospital’s online library.)
Describe how you would communicate with this nurse to encourage him or her to research the diagnosis. Assume you will assist in the quest to locate evidence, then describe where you would go within the facility and what resources you would look for. These resources may include websites, journals, facility policies or guidelines, or any other sources of online information.
To select the diagnosis for the patient in this scenario, review the three diagnoses presented in the Assessment 01 Supplement: Locating Credible Databases and Research [PDF] resource and select one. You will use this same diagnosis to complete the next two assessments.
Consider the following examples: a nursing journal in CINAHL may not be the best source of evidence for information on how to administer medications through a central-venous catheter, whereas a hospital policy database found on a website may not be the best source of information on caring for a patient with a rare chromosomal abnormality.
Preparation
To help ensure you are prepared to complete this assessment, review the following resources related to the Capella library. These resources will provide you an overview of the types of tools, resources, and guides available in the library. This may be useful in forming a better understanding of the library to apply to the hypothetical situation laid out in the scenario of this assessment.
- BSN Program Library Research Guide.
- Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Health Sciences.
- Databases A-Z: Nursing & Health Sciences.
- Get Critical Search Skills.
Remember, it is also appropriate to look toward databases and resources outside of the Capella library, such as organizational policies, professional organizations, and government health care resources.
You are encouraged to complete the Evaluating the Credibility of Evidence activity. This activity offers an opportunity to practice evaluating the credibility of evidence. These skills will be necessary to complete Assessment 1 successfully and is for your own practice and self-assessment. Completing this activity is also a way to demonstrate course engagement.
Instructions
The purpose of this assessment is to understand where to find evidence that can be applied to clinical scenarios and to learn effective communication and collaboration with clinical staff during the process of evidence location. As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will not only use research for self-improvement in your clinical role, but you will also serve as a mentor to supervised nursing staff.
Therefore, you will need to be able to communicate and collaborate effectively to guide them toward resources to find research, as well as support them through the initial evidence location process. In doing so, nurses can gain access to evidence that can be analyzed and utilized to stay current on best practices. This allows them to provide safe, patient-centered care and improve patient outcomes.
For this assessment:
- Describe your role as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse supervising clinical staff nurses with regard to communication and collaboration in locating evidence for application to a nursing practice scenario.
- Compile a list of five online databases or other online sources (that is, websites, journals, facility policies or guidelines, et cetera) that can be used to research evidence to apply to the diagnosis in this scenario and describe to which of these you would direct a nurse colleague to search for evidence.
- Describe where you might go in the work place to complete this research and how you would access the desired, relevant research within research databases or other online sources.
Be sure to address the following in this assessment, which correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so that you will know what is needed for a distinguished score.
Locating Credible Databases and Research
- Describe communication strategies to encourage nurses to research the diagnosis/practice issue, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources.
- Describe the best places to complete research and what types of resources you would want to access to find pertinent information for the diagnosis/health care issue within the context of a specific health care setting.
- Identify five sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a clinical diagnosis/practice issue.
- Explain why the sources of online information selected should provide the best evidence for the chosen diagnosis/health care issue.
- Communicate using writing that is clear, logical, and professional with correct grammar and spelling using current APA style.
Note: While you are not selecting and evaluating specific evidence to help with the clinical diagnosis/practice issue, you should still be citing the literature and best practices to support your description of your communication and collaboration approach. Additionally, it is appropriate to cite best practices related to EBP and evaluating databases to support your explanation as to why you selected the five sources of online information that you did.
Example Assessment: You may use the following to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like:
- Assessment 1 Example [PDF]
Additional Requirements
Your assessment should meet the following requirements:
- Length of submission: 2-4 pages (not including the title page or the reference page) description of communication, collaboration, and evidence location process, including a list of databases or other sources with description of why they are appropriate for clinical scenario diagnosis/health care issue (that is, something that would be useable in professional practice for other nurses). Be sure to include an APA-formatted reference page at the end of your submission.
- Number of references: Cite a minimum of three sources of scholarly or professional evidence that supports your findings and considerations. Resources should be no more than five years old.
- APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA style.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 1: Interpret findings from scholarly quantitative, qualitative, and outcomes research articles and studies.
- Explain why the sources selected should provide the best evidence for the chosen diagnosis/health care issue.
- Competency 2: Analyze the relevance and potential effectiveness of evidence when making a decision within the context of a specific health care setting.
- Describe the best places to complete research within the workplace environment and what types of resources one would want to access to find pertinent information for the diagnosis/health care issue.
- Competency 4: Plan care based on the best available evidence.
- Identify five sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a diagnosis/health care issue and three out of five should be specific to the diagnosis/health care issue.
- Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead practice changes based on evidence.
- Describe communication strategies to encourage nurses to research a diagnosis/health care issue, as well as strategies to collaborate with the nurses to access resources.
- Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
- Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format.