Building on Experience
As a registered nurse you are skilled at gathering and recording detailed information about
your patient's status or about a situation that impacts on your client. Think of your problem
or another situation where your documentation was incomplete.
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List the types of evidence you gathered in this situation.
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Identify the evidence that was not useful in this example. Why wasn't it useful?
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List the skills you used to gather this evidence.
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List the skills you used to record the data about the situation.
- How sharp are your skills?
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observation
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analysis
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assessment
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critical thinking
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recording
By analyzing previous documentation you will have a clearer picture of what aspect you wish
to improve in proceeding to document your current problem.
Understanding Evidence-based Nursing Practice
Evidence-informed nursing practice forms a foundation for clinical practice and can be understood as a process of:
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identifying a problem based on analysis of nursing knowledge and practice.
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reviewing the literature for relevant research.
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validating the evidence against a CRNBC Standard.
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choosing an intervention based on the evidence.