NURS 5052 - Week 1 Discussion

**THIS DISCUSSION IS DIVIDE IN TWO PARTS

–

1.

MAIN DISCUSSION POST BY TUESDAY 03/02/2021 BEFORE

8:00 PM EST

2.

TWO REPLIES BY FRIDAY 03/05/2021 BEFORE 8:00 PM EST

Discussion: Where in the World Is Evidence

-

Based Practice?

March 21, 2010,

was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “grew

up” and left home to take on the world.

When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it came with a requirement of empirical

evidence. Research on EBP increased significantly. Application

of EBP spread to allied

health professions, education, healthcare technology, and more. Health organizations

began to adopt and promote EBP.

In this Discussion, you will consider this adoption. You will examine healthcare

organization websites and analyze

to what extent these organizations use EBP.

To Prepare:

·

Review the Resources and reflect on the definition and goal of EBP.

·

Choose a professional healthcare organization’s website (e.g., a reimbursing

body, an accredited body, or a national

initiative).

Please use

a

Heal

thcare Organization in

South

Flori

da example: Jackson

Health

System or M

e

morial He

althcare Sys

t

em

·

Explore the website to determine where and to what extent EBP is evident.

Instructions:

1.

Post a description of the healthcare organization website you reviewed.

2.

Describe where, if at all, EBP appears (e.g., the mission, vision, philosophy,

and/or goals of the healthcare organization, or in other locations on the website).

3.

Then, explain whether this healthcare organization’s work is grounded in EBP

and why or why

not.

4.

Finally, explain whether the information you discovered on the healthcare

organization’s website has changed your perception of the healthcare

organization. Be specific and provide examples.

** At least 3 References**

**THIS DISCUSSION IS DIVIDE IN TWO PARTS –

1. MAIN DISCUSSION POST BY TUESDAY 03/02/2021 BEFORE

8:00 PM EST

2. TWO REPLIES BY FRIDAY 03/05/2021 BEFORE 8:00 PM EST

Discussion: Where in the World Is Evidence-Based Practice?

March 21, 2010, was not EBP’s date of birth, but it may be the date the approach “grew

up” and left home to take on the world.

When the Affordable Care Act was passed, it came with a requirement of empirical

evidence. Research on EBP increased significantly. Application of EBP spread to allied

health professions, education, healthcare technology, and more. Health organizations

began to adopt and promote EBP.

In this Discussion, you will consider this adoption. You will examine healthcare

organization websites and analyze to what extent these organizations use EBP.

To Prepare:

 Review the Resources and reflect on the definition and goal of EBP.

 Choose a professional healthcare organization’s website (e.g., a reimbursing

body, an accredited body, or a national initiative).

Please use a Healthcare Organization in South Florida example: Jackson Health

System or Memorial Healthcare System

 Explore the website to determine where and to what extent EBP is evident.

Instructions:

1. Post a description of the healthcare organization website you reviewed.

2. Describe where, if at all, EBP appears (e.g., the mission, vision, philosophy,

and/or goals of the healthcare organization, or in other locations on the website).

3. Then, explain whether this healthcare organization’s work is grounded in EBP

and why or why not.

4. Finally, explain whether the information you discovered on the healthcare

organization’s website has changed your perception of the healthcare

organization. Be specific and provide examples.

** At least 3 References**