NURS 6052 Module 2 Assignment: Evidence-Based Project, Part 2, Research Methodologies

(NURS 6052 Module 2 Assignment Part 2)

Is there a difference between “common practice” and “best practice”?

When you first … to work for your current organization, … colleagues may have … with you details about processes and procedures. Perhaps you even … an orientation session to brief you on these matters. As a “rookie,” you likely kept the nature of your questions to those with answers that would best help you perform your new role.

Over time and with experience, perhaps you recognized aspects of these processes and procedures that you wanted to question further. This is the realm of clinical inquiry.

Clinical inquiry is the practice of asking questions about clinical practice. To continuously improve patient care, all nurses should consistently use clinical inquiry to question why they are doing something the way they are doing it. Do they know why it is … this way, or is it just because we have always … it this way? Is it a common practice or a best practice?

In this Assignment, you will identify clinical areas of interest and inquiry and practice searching for research in support of maintaining or changing these practices. You will also analyze this research to compare research methodologies ….

NURS 6052 Module 2 Assignment Part 2