Evidence-based Nursing Practice
- For this Application, identify a clinical practice guideline developed by governmental source or professional association and write a 4-5 page paper. For example, you may select a problem from the National Guideline Clearinghouse as long as it is under nursing control.
- I will be writing about pressure ulcers
- Write a 4-5-page paper in which you:
- Write an introduction and purpose statement;
- Identify a practice setting problem;
- Describe the importance of the clinical problem and why it is significant to nursing practice;
- Describe the added expectations for BSN-prepared nurses in terms of implementing evidence based practice;
- Describe the clinical practice guideline developed by governmental source or professional association;
- Describe the impact on patient and/or a community;
- State the costs of this problem to the health care system;
- Describe evidence based practice changes in nursing care that have occurred due to research.
o An example: National Guidelines Clearinghouse guidelines
