NR701 Application of Analytic Methods
Week 8 discussion
You are almost finished with your second course on your DNP
journey ~ congratulations!
One professional responsibility of doctoral-prepared nurses
is sharing knowledge with their nursing colleagues. This type of sharing can
occur in many ways, including both internal and external dissemination. It can
also occur in more casual manners such as conversations you have within your
workplace, at professional conferences, etc.
For the purpose of
this discussion, let’s say you are approached by a BSN-prepared colleague. She
has made it well known to you (and others) that advanced education is not
something she is interested in. In fact, she goes on to say, “What is the deal
with this evidence-based practice stuff I keep hearing about? It isn’t like I
can ever do anything or make a change. I can’t stand research anyway, so why do
I have to even bother with learning anything about it?”
From a DNP scholar perspective, what would you say to your
colleague to not only help her understand what EBP is, but also promote its
use, as well as explain the benefits it can provide to her practice?