Locating Credible Sources Discussion

The purpose of this assessment is to understand where to find evidence that can be applied to clinical scenarios and

to learn effective communication and collaboration with clinical staff during the process of evidence location. As a

baccalaureate-prepared nurse, you will not only use research for self-improvement in your clinical role, but you will

also serve as a mentor to supervised nursing staff. Therefore, you will need to be able to communicate and

collaborate effectively to guide them toward resources to find research, as well as support them through the initial

evidence location process. In doing so, nurses can gain access to evidence that can be analyzed and utilized to stay

current on best practices. This allows them to provide safe, patient-centered care and improve For this assessment: patient outcomes.

Describe your role as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse supervising clinical staff nurses with regard to

communication and collaboration in locating evidence for application to a nursing practice scenario.

Compile a list of five online databases or other online sources (that is, websites, journals, facility policies or

guidelines, et cetera) that can be used to research evidence to apply to this scenario and describe to which of

these you would direct a nurse colleague to search for evidence.

Describe where you might go in the clinical setting to complete this research and how you would access the

desired, relevant research within research databases or other online sources.

Be sure to address the following in this assessment, which correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring

guide. Please study the scoring guide carefully so that you will know what is needed for a distinguished score.

Describe communication strategies to encourage nurses to research the diagnosis, as well as strategies to

collaborate with the nurses to access resources.

Describe the best places to complete research and what types of resources you would want to access to find

pertinent information for the diagnosis within the context of a specific health care setting.

Identify five sources of online information (medical journal databases, websites, hospital policy databases, et

cetera) that could be used to locate evidence for a clinical diagnosis.

Explain why the sources of online information selected should provide the best evidence for the chosen

diagnosis.

Communicate using writing that is clear, logical, and professional with correct grammar and spelling using

current APA style.

Note: While you are not selecting and evaluating specific evidence to help with the clinical diagnosis, you should

still be citing the literature and best practices to support your description of your communication and collaboration

approach. Additionally, it is appropriate to cite best practices related to EBP and evaluating databases to support

your explanation as to why you selected the five sources of online information that you did.

Submission Requirements

Your assessment should meet the following requirements:

Length of submission: 1–2 pages (not including the reference page) description of communication,

collaboration, and evidence location process, including a list of databases or other sources with description of

why they are appropriate for clinical scenario diagnosis (that is, something that would be useable in

professional practice for other nurses). Be sure to include an APA-formatted reference page at the end of

your submission.

Number of references: Cite a minimum of three sources of scholarly or professional evidence that supports

your findings and considerations. Resources should be no more than five years old.

APA formatting: References and citations are formatted according to current APA style.