NURS 8410 Week 3: Translating Science in Advanced Nursing Practice

NURS 8410 Week 3: Translating Science in Advanced Nursing Practice

NURS 8410 Week 3: Translating Science in Advanced Nursing Practice

Health care is an increasingly complex field fuelled by the explosion of information available at one’s fingertips. As technology, medical research, and information systems continue to evolve, more emphasis is being placed on incorporating science and effective practices into health care. Nurses are increasingly called upon to implement best practices based on scientifically sound evidence.

This week, you examine the current state of science in your specialty area. This is an essential step for being able to assess and promote evidence-based practice, whether or not you are directly involved in the delivery of patient care. For instance, you may investigate the latest research in leadership, economics, management, education, and so on, and apply that research in your specialty practice area.

Also this week, you submit your time log and a journal entry for your practicum experience.

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Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Evaluate the state of the current context of science in your specialty area in nursing and health care
• Assess the practicum experience
• Evaluate current literature pertaining to an issue in a specialty area NURS 8410 Week 3: Translating Science in Advanced Nursing Practice

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Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

White, K. M., Dudley-Brown, S., & Terharr, M. F. (2016). Translation of evidence into nursing and health care practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Springer.

• Chapter 1, “Evidence-Based Practice”
• Chapter 2, “The Science of Translation and Major Frameworks”

Terry, A. J. (2018). Clinical research for the doctor of nursing practice (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• Pages 15-18, “The Process of Translating Evidence Into Clinical Practice”
• Chapter 3, “Conducting a Literature Review”

Djulbergovic, B. (2014). A framework to bridge the gaps between evidence-based medicine, health outcomes, and improvement and implementation science. Journal of Oncology Practice, 10(3), 200-202.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Fineout-Overhold, E., Melnyk, B.M., Stillwell, S.B., & Williamson, K.M. (2010). Evidence-based practice step-by-step: Critical appraisal of the evidence: Part 1. American Journal of Nursing, 110(7), 47-52.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Fineout-Overhold, E., Melnyk, B.M., Stillwell, S.B., & Williamson, K.M. (2010). Evidence-based practice step-by-step: Critical appraisal of the evidence: Part II. American Journal of Nursing, 110(9), 41-48.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Fineout-Overhold, E., Melnyk, B.M., Stillwell, S.B., & Williamson, K.M. (2010). Evidence-based practice step-by-step: Critical appraisal of the evidence: Part III. American Journal of Nursing, 110(11), 43-51

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Guyatt, G., Oxman, A. D., Akl, E. A., Kunz, R., Vist, G., Brozek, J., Schünemann, H. J. (2011). GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction-GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 64 (4), 383-394.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Jeffs, L., Beswick, S., Lo, J., Campbell, H., Ferris, E., & Sidani, S. (2013). Defining what evidence is, linking it to patient outcomes, and making it relevant to practice: Insight from clinical nurses. Applied Nursing Research, 26, 105-109. NURS 8410 Week 3: Translating Science in Advanced Nursing Practice

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Leung, K., Trevena, L., & Waters, D. (2014). Systematic review of instruments for measuring nurses’ knowledge, skills and attitudes for evidence-based practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 70(10), 2181–2195.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Rosswurm, M. A., & Larrabee, J. H. (1999). A model for change to evidence-based practice. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 31(4), 317-322.

Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.

Additional Research

Conduct your own research on translational science and how it is utilized in your specialty area. Review your specialty area websites and search for articles on evidence-based practice that address the translation of research into practice. This information will inform the Discussion.

Optional Resources

Terry, A. J. (2018). Clinical research for the doctor of nursing practice (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• Chapter 14, “Reducing 30-Day Hospital Readmission of the Patient with Heart Failure: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project”
• Chapter 15, “Reducing 30-Day Hospital Readmission of the Patient with Heart Failure: An Evidence-Based Quality Improvement Project”
• Chapter 16, “The Impact of Evidence-Based Design”
• Chapter 17, “The Lived Experience of Chronic Pain in Nurse Educators”

As you develop sections of your Project Premise, you may wish to review these examples of completed EBP project.

Discussion: The State of the Science in Practice

The phrase evidence-based practice may be most often thought of as a clinical reference; however, research evidence is applicable in every specialty area. What types of research evidence support your work environment? How does research evidence inform your practice?

Now, how current do you think the science is that underlies your practice? How current is the evidence that supports your specialty practice guidelines?

To prepare:

• Bring to mind an issue related to your practice. You may use the issue you are exploring for your EBP Project, or another current issue in your specialty area.
• If possible, examine practices and/or practice guidelines established to address your selected issue and determine how current the evidence is that supports them. NURS 8410 Week 3: Translating Science in Advanced Nursing Practice
• Using the Walden Library, locate recently published articles that discuss research translated into evidence that applies to your selected practice issue. If you are unable to locate current articles (within the last five years), use the Internet to find evidence-based practice articles on this topic.
• Consider the following questions:
  • How current is the science that supported the practice or practice guidelines?
  • What new evidence has emerged since the practice guidelines were crafted and adopted?

By Day 3

Post a cohesive scholarly response that addresses the following:

• Discuss the state of the scientific underpinnings that relate to your selected issue.
• How current is the science that supported the practice or practice guidelines?
• What new evidence has emerged since the practice guidelines were crafted and adopted? Provide one or two examples that support your assessment.

Read a selection of your colleagues’ responses.

By Day 6

Respond to two of your colleagues in one or more of the following ways:

• Ask a probing question, substantiated with additional background information, evidence, or research.
• Share an insight from having read your colleagues’ postings, synthesizing the information to provide new perspectives.
• Offer and support an alternative perspective using readings from the classroom and/or from your own research in the Walden Library.
• Validate an idea with your own experience and additional research.
• Make a suggestion based on additional evidence drawn from readings or after synthesizing multiple postings.
• Expand on your colleagues’ postings by providing additional insights or contrasting perspectives based on readings and evidence.

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your initial posting. Note what you learned and/or any insights you gained as a result of the comments made by your colleagues.

Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this week’s Learning Resources and any additional sources.

Submission and Grading Information

Grading Criteria

To access your rubric:

Week 3 Discussion Rubric

Post by Day 3 and Respond by Day 6

To participate in this Discussion:

Week 3 Discussion – Practicum: Journal and Time Log

By Day 7

You will submit a journal entry (along with your time log) for Weeks 1-3. Journal entries need to connect your previous professional experience with your practice, competencies/concepts in the program, and the literature. Your journal entry should be week-based and sequential so that all journal entries are contained in one file.

• Describe the observed activity.
• Using an evidence-based approach, analyze the problem, issue, or situation. Address questions posed in the weekly practicum pages if appropriate. NURS 8410 Week 3: Translating Science in Advanced Nursing Practice
• Reveal how the real-world might mirror or diverge from program-related evidence, concepts, and/or theories.
• Time Log submission.

Submission and Grading Information

To submit your completed Practicum for review and grading, do the following:

• Please save your Assignment using the naming convention “WK3Practicum+last name+first initial.(extension)” as the name.
• Click the Week 3 Practicum 
• Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My Computer Find the document you saved as “WK3Practicum+last name+first initial.(extension)” and click Open.
• If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.
• Click on the Submitbutton to complete your submission.

Check Your Practicum Draft for Authenticity

To check your Practicum draft for authenticity:

Submit your Week 3 Practicum draft and review the originality report.

Submit Your Practicum by Day 7

To submit your Practicum:

Week 3 Practicum

Week in Review

This week, you assessed the practicum experience and evaluated current literature and the state of the current context of science in your specialty area in nursing and health care.

Next week, you will explore the interrelationships of nursing practice and how it influences evidence-based practice.

To go to the next week:

Week 4