Evidence-based practice (EBP) refers to making decisions about patient care that are based on the best evidence produced by well-designed clinical research. Numerous studies have suggested evidence-based care of patients can reduce patient complications and decrease healthcare costs by as much as 30%. Obstacles to incorporating changes, such as those consistent with EBP, are present within every organization. Resistance from nursing leaders and other barriers prevent nurses from implementing EBP that improve patient outcomes. Please consider an institution where you are currently employed or one that you have worked with in the past. What obstacles are present? What can you do to confront and overcome these obstacles? Please provide an article about evidence-based practice to support your perspectives.

1 Reference within 5 years-nursing journals only. 1/2 page discussion board on EBP.

IN-TEXT citations required

DISCUSSION

Specialty Nursing versus Advanced Nursing

Differentiate between specialty nursing practice and advanced practice nursing by comparing and contrasting these levels of practice in the following dimensions: knowledge base, scope of practice, credentialing, and regulation.

Textbook Readings

Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach

•Chapter 4: “Role Development of the Advanced Practice Nurse”

•Chapter 5: “Evolving and Innovative Opportunities for Advanced Practice Nursing”

This paper of NR 361 Week 1 DQ 1 Moving Data to Wisdom encompasses:

Reflect on the content from your readings and this weeks lesson. Then, think of a recent experience and describe how you mentally moved data through the stages of information and knowledge to wisdom. What information system(s) helped you move from data to wisdom?Keep this short like assessing a patient for congestive heart failure. How did you evaluate and combine the various pieces of data? What was the outcome of this process?