Determining the Credibility of Evidence and Resources
Develop a 2-4-page scholarly paper in which you describe a quality or safety issue, or a chosen diagnosis, and then identify and analyze credible evidence that could be used as the basis for applying EBP to the issue. Determining the Credibility of Evidence and Resources
Scenario
- A personal practice experience in which a sentinel event occurred.
Sentinel Event: a patient safety event that results in death, permanent harm, or severe temporary harm.
Instructions
- Explain the criteria that should be used when determining the credibility of journal articles as well as websites.
- Support your explanations with references to the literature or research articles that describe criteria that should be used to determine credibility.
Be sure to address the following in this assessment, which correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide:
- Describe a quality or safety issue, or a chosen diagnosis, that could benefit from an evidence-based approach.
- Explain criteria that should be considered when determining credibility of resources such as journal articles and websites.
- Analyze the credibility and relevance of evidence and resources within the context of a quality or safety issue, or a chosen diagnosis.
- This is where you are selecting the specific resources to help address the issue in your chosen scenario.
- Identify the Evidence-Based Practice model and explain the importance of incorporating credible evidence into the EBP model used to address a quality or safety issue, or a chosen diagnosis/health care issue. Review the literature below and choose the appropriate model for your diagnosis/health care issue.
- APA 7
Additional Requirements
- Length of submission: 2–4-page scholarly paper, this does not include the APA-formatted title page and reference list.
- Number of references: Cite 3–5 sources of scholarly or professional evidence that support your findings and considerations. Resources should be no more than five years old.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the course competencies through the following assessment scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 2: Analyze the relevance and potential effectiveness of evidence when making a decision.
- Explain criteria that should be considered when determining credibility of resources such as journal articles and websites.
- Analyze the credibility and relevance of evidence and resources within the context of a quality or safety issue, or a chosen diagnosis. Determining the Credibility of Evidence and Resources
- Competency 3: Apply an evidence-based practice model to address a practice issue.
- Identify an evidence-based practice model (such as Iowa, Stetler, John Hopkins, etc.) and explain the importance of incorporating credible evidence into an EBP model used to address a quality or safety issue, or a chosen diagnosis/health care issue.
- Competency 4: Plan care based on the best available evidence.
- Describe a quality or safety issue, or a chosen diagnosis, that could benefit from an evidence-based approach.
- Competency 5: Apply professional, scholarly communication strategies to lead practice changes based on evidence.
- Organize content so ideas flow logically with smooth transitions; contains few errors in grammar/punctuation, word choice, and spelling.
- Apply APA formatting to in-text citations and references exhibiting nearly flawless adherence to APA format. Determining the Credibility of Evidence and Resources
