Foundations of Evidence for Nursing Practice

Foundations of Evidence for
Nursing Practice

Table of Contents
1.INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................3
2.BACKGROUND..........................................................................................................................3
a. Evidence-based practice and importance................................................................................3
b. EBP rationale of infection control ..........................................................................................3
3.SEARCH STRATEGY.................................................................................................................4
a. Identify the searched sources..................................................................................................4
b. Give details of terms used to search for investigation. ..........................................................4
c. Exclusion and inclusion criteria and rationale for this criteria................................................4
4. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ARTICLE 1.........................................................................4
5. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ARTICLE 2.........................................................................5
6. CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................5
a. Summary.................................................................................................................................5
b. Recommendations...................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................7

1.INTRODUCTION
The foundation of evidence based practice is an approach to creating decisions of quality
as well as giving nursing care which is based upon personal clinical expertness. In this
assignment chosen theme is infection control in evidence based practice (Helmig, 2014). It will
discuss primary and secondary research as well as in quantitative research the infection is critical
for a well functioning health system in statistics and in qualitative research the prevention of
healthcare is first priority for patients safety in worldwide. The essay is structured on evidence
based practice in which it consider introduction, background, how search strategy will used and
annotated bibliography based on articles as well as summary and recommendations. The purpose
of this is putting procedures and policies at a place of infection control is to assure families,
clients and employees against infectious diseases by giving guidelines for prevention, control
and investigation.
2.BACKGROUND
a. Evidence-based practice and importance
EBP is the combination of better investigation evidence with their value of patients and
expertise. It is moral use of ongoing better evidence in decision making just about patient care
(Martyn, 2014).An organized study and critical appraisal of most applicable evidence to answer
a burning clinical question. The significance of EBP change nurses to access survey so that they
understand the effectiveness and hazards of diagnostic treatment or test, as well as it aims to
gives the most effectual care.
b. EBP rationale of infection control
The rationale is to increase their capability to create better care decisions based on
preferences and needs of patients. In infection control not all the care practitioner will understand
value of adopting new standard of care (Mill, 2016). EBP is the integration of research of
infection control to stopping and preventing transmission of infections. In infection control it is
important to communicate change or benefit to care of patient.