IMPLEMENTING EVIDENCE
discussion 2.6
Create an original posting with a minimum of 250-300 words.
- Implementing evidence into practice requires nurses to identify, critically appraise and synthesize research. this may require a comprehensive literature review. Please respond to the following questions:
- In you own words, discuss what “evidence” means to you.
- What are “journal articles” and “Peer Review”?
- In your own words, describe in detail what a literature review is and how it is useful when making clinical decisions?
- Discuss in detail the major purposes of doing a literature review.
- Discuss the various criteria that a good literature review will have.
- What does the acronym IMRaD stand for?
Answer preview
- Meaning of Evidence
From my point of view, evidence means presenting factual and accurate information. In nursing, the evidence must be supported by scientific facts.
- “Journal articles” and “Peer Review.”
Journal articles usually applied in the researching context. They are article focuses on a specific topic. In normal sense, journals are…
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