4550- Evidence Based Nursing

[Simply Complicated]

From looking at the classes starting in fall, I'm guessing that Evidence Based nursing is replacing Research? Anyone have any idea if stats is still required prior to taking this, as it was with Research?

[rowdy-piper]

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[mtsteelhorse]

So done with this class!!! Good luck to those finishing up. Whew! A 4 day, much needed break!!! :)

[EmJeanRN, ASN, RN]

You do reference AHRQ per my TA. The articles we read we selected.

I believe that your TA said this. I just know that MY TA does not want those articles cited. She wants us to find our own ARTICLES, other than the ones assigned (even if there were a bunch to choose from) to support our statements. She has emphasized this to us more than once on our DB boards.

[EmJeanRN, ASN, RN]

Okay...was the quiz straightforward from the study guide?

[rninme]

Missed one on the quiz - DONE with EBP. Use the study guide - don't need to review anything else. Good luck!!

[chuckster, ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Okay...really you are misinterpreting this. I did not cite AHRQ or the articles within AHRQ. I only sited articles I FOUND to support non-evidenced based practice. This is based on my TA telling us through all these weeks that we do NOT cite the articles we are asked to read. So, in our DB boards we do not cite the articles you are asked to read. Therefore you do not cite the three articles OR the AHRQ web site. ONLY stuff that YOU go look up to make your points that you want to make in your responses! Hope that clarifies things.

Even though I completed my DB yesterday morning, I'm holding off on posting this until I get some clarity. The instructions we received told us to

Go to the AHRQ website & review completed evidence-based practice reports. Choose one of the topics & read summaries for three of the reports. Identify which reports you read & for each one, write a well-developed sentence that describes what you found.

There is no mention of going elsewhere for articles, and we are specifically asked to choose the reports and comment on them. We're also asked to name the report, which would require both a citation and a reference. I would hope that if we're supposed to read the reports, then go and read an article about the reports and cite that, rather than the report itself, we would be given different instructions.

This is very frustrating.

[EmJeanRN, ASN, RN]

I identified the reports I read by their category title only within my post. I did not name them specifically but, in a generalized way. I read the ones in the clinical section about mental health and substance abuse.

I then quickly summarized those three articles and what they were trying to study. Probably more like two sentences per article.

I then added my own thoughts....and was able to nicely segue into my work place which is mental health. I stated about what was non-evidenced based in my work and used articles supporting this non-evidenced based treatments.

So, to cover your bases....cite the articles assigned and find your own articles to back up whatever portion of your post you are elaborating on. The point is...they want us to do literature peer refereed research and include that in our references. Not just regurgitate back the articles they supplied us to read. That is why ONE of the TA's on this board said "don't cite the articles just the web site they came from" They still want you to find articles that back up your OWN statements.

Put SIMPLY: If you want to cite the articles...than you should also cite two other references besides those!!! Those assigned articles do not TECHNICALLY count as your peer-reviewed references.

[EmJeanRN, ASN, RN]

This is from my TA...she emphasized the bold part below in week 2,3,4.

• Be sure to address all assignment elements in your post. Remember that for all discussion boards, you need 2 peer-reviewed (refereed) resources for your original post (1 needs to be your textbook- the other should be from a journal). You also need 1 refereed resource for each reply (this can be your textbook or a journal). There is often confusion about what refereed means. This is different than what would be considered a "professional" resource. In some courses, you can use a professional resource as your required reference. A professional resource would be from a site such as the American Nurses Association, Centers for Disease Control, your hospital, etc. While it may reputable, it is NOT considered to be refereed (peer-reviewed). Journals are refereed. Sometimes you can tell this easily by the title "Journal of_____". Sometimes the word journal isn't in the title. You can check these by looking at the website. It will usually say that it is peer-reviewed. If not, look at the requirements for submitting articles for publication. It will tell you that articles are peer-reviewed.
  
• Do NOT use any required readings (other than your textbook) as a reference- these are required, rather than supportive documents. So, for example, in week 3, don't use the article on characteristics of uninsured patients as one of your references.
  
• You need to copy & paste your discussion board post into the board. Do NOT attach the Word document. This makes it harder for students to access your information & stifles discussion. The attachment feature has been disabled.
  

[EmJeanRN, ASN, RN]

I also missed one on the Quiz. Somehow I ended up with an A- in this class. Study guide is your friend

Yeah! I will see some of you in Excellence and some in Leadership. Have a restfull weekend.

[VinoLover2030]

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[VinoLover2030]

I just got my grade. I missed 3/15. I actually got them right but must have missed part of the directions (go figure!) because on each one it had the same feedback. I thought I did well, too. I guess I didn't "interpret" their directions properly ... again. Oh, well.

you know I was upset about my grade too on that. Why post directions in the announcements. I told mu TA that 1-2 paragraphs are not a short answer and with all of the changes to directions and clarifications; I have been confused. This will be the only class I have gotten a B in and Im kinda P.O. about it. This has been one of the worst classes I have taken. Jeez just post simple directions is all I ask.The ruberics were worthless.

[chuckster, ADN, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

This is from my TA...she emphasized the bold part below in week 2,3,4. . . .

• Do NOT use any required readings (other than your textbook) as a reference- these are required, rather than supportive documents. So, for example, in week 3, don't use the article on characteristics of uninsured patients as one of your references.
  

Thanks, but I think this refers to the regular DB postings, where our section is also required to use at least two refereed articles. We still need those for the first part of this week's posting but for second part relating to the AHRQ reports, it's not clear what's needed.

Perhaps this same rule applies in your section for the both parts of the DB but I don't think that's the case for mine. Of the dozen or so postings so far, about half don't cite or reference anything AHRQ-related, while the balance reference either the studies they read or the AHRQ website itself. I'm still waiting for clarification from the TA - I asked specifically what was wanted - citations/references of the three AHRQ studies we read OR citations/references from other peer-reviewed literature not from the AHRQ web page that support or refute the evidence presented in the AHRQ studies. Either way, it works out to more than the three reference maximum that applies in my section.

OU really needs to get their act together on stuff like this. It really is not oo difficult to provide clear instructions. And a rubric that actually outlined what's expected would also be nice . . .