Outcome #4: Scholarship for Practice
"Assimilate current evidence into the practice of nursing" (Ferris State University, 2011).
This outcome discusses the importance of seeking out and incorporating evidence-based practice into nursing practice. Healthcare is constantly changing and evolving, and this outcome discusses the need for the BSN nurse to stay current.
Throughout my course work I was continually challenged to demonstrate scholarship for practice. I learned to strive to support all work with scholarly references. I have selected three examples that demonstrate completion of outcome #4.
1. The first piece of work was an individual article discussion. This paper is an examination of a scholarly article. This is a particularly good example of this outcome because its focus on informatics is a fairly new area of nursing. I felt it was also important to note that in the discussion of this article 8 scholarly sources were cited.
2. The second example that I have chosen to support this outcome is a PICO presentation that I completed. This assignment involved formulating a PICO question and conducting a literature review based on the question. Two studies were selected and a discussion on contributions to evidence-based practice and relevance to practice was done. This presentation is a great example of scholarship for practice because it required researching and applying evidence-based practice.
3. The third example that I have included is a section critique assignment. This section critique was focused on the results section of a research study. This piece of work documents understanding of how to interpret the results of a research study.
Ferris State University. (2011). BSN Program Outcomes. Retrieved from http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/colleges/alliedhe /Nursing/BSN-program-outcomes.htm
"Assimilate current evidence into the practice of nursing" (Ferris State University, 2011).
This outcome discusses the importance of seeking out and incorporating evidence-based practice into nursing practice. Healthcare is constantly changing and evolving, and this outcome discusses the need for the BSN nurse to stay current.
Throughout my course work I was continually challenged to demonstrate scholarship for practice. I learned to strive to support all work with scholarly references. I have selected three examples that demonstrate completion of outcome #4.
1. The first piece of work was an individual article discussion. This paper is an examination of a scholarly article. This is a particularly good example of this outcome because its focus on informatics is a fairly new area of nursing. I felt it was also important to note that in the discussion of this article 8 scholarly sources were cited.
2. The second example that I have chosen to support this outcome is a PICO presentation that I completed. This assignment involved formulating a PICO question and conducting a literature review based on the question. Two studies were selected and a discussion on contributions to evidence-based practice and relevance to practice was done. This presentation is a great example of scholarship for practice because it required researching and applying evidence-based practice.
3. The third example that I have included is a section critique assignment. This section critique was focused on the results section of a research study. This piece of work documents understanding of how to interpret the results of a research study.
Ferris State University. (2011). BSN Program Outcomes. Retrieved from http://www.ferris.edu/htmls/colleges/alliedhe /Nursing/BSN-program-outcomes.htm