NR505 Week 2 Assignment ; Refinement of a Nursing Concern into an Evidence-based Practice Proposal

REFINEMENT OF A NURSING CONCERN INTO AN EVIDENCE 2 Refinement of a Nursing Concern into an Evidence-based Practice Proposal Nursing research has provided significant knowledge to the nursing practice. It has shaped health care and positively impacted the health of people all over the world by promoting health and healthy lifestyles and by advancing health care quality. Today’s complex health problems require a multiple discipline approach. One of these health problems is the use of opioids to manage chronic pain. Family nurse practitioners will frequently encounter patients who are experiencing acute and or chronic pain and will be required to address this issue. This paper will discuss research and evidence-based practice, identify a nursing concern, review PICOT/PICo questions, theoretical framework of evidence-based proposal, along with a conclusion. Overview of Selected Evidenced-Based Practice Project Zimmerman (2017) explains that evidence-based practice or EBP, is when clinical research is incorporated into the nursing practice to provide the best and most up to date nursing care possible. Evidence-based practices eliminates practices based on traditional and folklore approaches. It is a comprehensive process by which information is drawn from clinical experiences an