Thinking Critically About Quality Improvement, Safety and Evidence-Based Practice
Introduction
What does evidence- based practice (EBP) mean? Why is it important to nursing? How does your own work environment use EPB and what strategies you can use to implement EBP into nursing practice? This week you will need to think about and analyze a specific situation that has occurred in your work setting and the impact critical thinking had on that specific situation.
Module Learning Outcomes
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Compare and contrast creative strategies to implement research evidence into nursing practice.
- Analyze a critical incident in the workplace using a critical thinking tool or model of your choice.
Reading & Resources
- Chapter 11 &14 in Black, B.P. (2024). Professional nursing: Concepts & challenges.
Articles:
- Kirby, K. F., Earle, M., Calahan, C. A., & Karagory, P. (2021). Preparing nursing students for diverse populations. Nurse Education in Practice, 55, 103140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103140
- Dashash, M., Almasri, B., Takaleh, E., Halawah, A. A., & Sahyouni, A. (2020). Educational perspective for the identification of essential competencies required for approaching patients with COVID-19. [Perspective pédagogique concernant l’identification des compétences essentielles requises pour aborder les patients atteints de COVID-19] Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 26(9), 1011-1017. https://doi.org/10.26719/emhj.20.111
- Using Critical Incident Assessments to Understand Nursing Students’ Perceptions that Impact Learning. Nursing Education Perspectives January/February 2022, Volume 43 (1), p 44–46. DOI: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000749. ISSN: 1536-5026. eISSN: 1943-4685
- Whiteman, K., Yaglowski, J., & Stephens, K. (2021). Critical thinking tools for quality improvement projects. Critical Care Nurse, 41(2), e1–e9. https://doi-org.americansentinel.idm.oclc.org/10.4037/ccn2021914
Learning Activities
- Engage: Module Four: Thinking Critically About Quality Improvement, Safety, and Evidence-Based Practice
- Assignment: Complete and submit Assignment 2. Please click on the Assignment Submission link below to access the assignment instructions, grading rubric, and submission area.