Week 1

W

eek

1

Nurses make clinical decisions multiple times throughout the course of a shift. Evidence

-

based

practice is the incorporation of valid, credible research findings into clinical practice and decision

making. Nurses must have access to current evidence when f

aced with clinical questions or the

need to make clinical decisions (Houser, 2018).

Describe a clinical situation where you were concerned (e.g., a higher incidence of falls,

infections, errors, etc.) and where decisions were made to improve the situation

. What sources

of evidence were utilized to make the decision (e.g., personal experience, expert advice, etc.)? I

look forward to your contributions

!

Can you please add this

References

Houser, J. (2018).

Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence, 4th

ed.

Jones & B

artlett Learning.

APA

format

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Week 1

Nurses make clinical decisions multiple times throughout the course of a shift. Evidence-based

practice is the incorporation of valid, credible research findings into clinical practice and decision

making. Nurses must have access to current evidence when faced with clinical questions or the

need to make clinical decisions (Houser, 2018).

Describe a clinical situation where you were concerned (e.g., a higher incidence of falls,

infections, errors, etc.) and where decisions were made to improve the situation. What sources

of evidence were utilized to make the decision (e.g., personal experience, expert advice, etc.)? I

look forward to your contributions!

Can you please add this References

Houser, J. (2018). Nursing research: Reading, using, and creating evidence, 4th

ed. Jones & Bartlett Learning.

APA format 7