Evidenced based practice

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Evidence-based Research in Nursing

1. What is meant by an “attitude of inquiry”?

An attitude of inquiry is a quality that researchers possess that enables them to be cognizant of and comprehend the complex processes of reflection, interpretation, and action. The culture of inquiry in nursing is an integral facet that determines the quality of care offered to patients. Before administering care to patients, nurses are required to inquire more about the patient’s conditions (Hopp, Rittenmeyer & ebrary, 2012). This can be informed by asking questions or reviewing the patient’s health records. After obtaining enough information, nurses will determine the root of the assumed issue and then disseminate specific interventions. Similarly, an attitude of inquiry suggests that nurses should constantly question things related to practice to enhance care delivery as well as patient outcomes (Hopp, Rittenmeyer & ebrary, 2012). Nurses have to remain open to different methods of knowing the answer. Currently, nurses predominantly depend on evidence-based practice and peer-reviewed research and have an obligation to uncover and distribute the acquired knowledge incorporated in practice.

1. Where do questions about nursing practice come from?

Clinical questions related to nursing arise from different perspectives such as nursing practices, observations from patient/client care, and wider changes in clinical knowledge as well as delivery. The most necessary procedure in Evidence-Based Nursing (EBN) is to precisely identify what the problem entails and what the nurse needs to solve via practice assessment or patient assessment, a health care process that requires contemplation by the nurse on an identified clinical practice, together with knowledge of the patient/client’s current situation (Hopp, Rittenmeyer & ebrary, 2012). The ability to determine the boundaries of issues is the basis of evidence, whereby if a medical practitioner fails to identify an issue correctly, then the entire evidence he/she chose and the formulated approaches that can justifiably tackle the issue at hand will be irrelevant.

1. What is the purpose of asking questions in a specific format before proceeding with the evidence-based practice process?

The purpose of asking questions in specific formats is to clarify and encourage respondents to offer more information on a subject matter. In broader prospects, these questions are in the form of abstractions. Such questions tend to dig deeper and offer a clear picture of the inquiry (Hopp, Rittenmeyer & ebrary, 2012). Alternatively, these questions are designed to obtain a fundamental truth that would hardly be disclosed.  Questions are also asked to narrow down on a specific issue. In many cases, certain situations could have different causative agents, and it is paramount for the inquirer to determine the specific root cause (Hopp, Rittenmeyer & ebrary, 2012). From a wider perspective, these questions assume the form of functions as they determine a specific task that should be completed. Irrespective of asking questions in specific formats, each question should express a clear purpose. Also, the questions should illuminate the tinge of existing knowledge.

1. What do PICO and PICo represent?

PICO (Patient or Population, Intervention or exposure, Comparison, Outcome) is a model commonly used to introduce focused clinical inquiries for systematic quantitative review. On the other hand, PICo (Patient or Population, Interest, Context) is an advanced function of PICO which solely focuses on qualitative questions (Hopp, Rittenmeyer & ebrary, 2012). PICO questions are used to attain the effectiveness of inquiries, and PICo questions are used to help the inquired build more in the essence of the questions.