NR701 Application of Analytic Methods
Week 3 discussion
DQ1 Search for Evidence
In the lesson this week you learned there are at least four
databases that should always be used when you are looking for evidence to make
a change in practice. These are CINAHL, MEDLINE, Cochrane and the Joanna Briggs
Institute.
For this discussion, use the quantitative PICOT question you
based on the Organizational Needs Assessment you have been working
on/completed.
Perform a search for quantitative research within all four
of these databases. Identify the search terms, as well as the type of filters
you used in your search (dates of publication, peer-reviewed sources, etc.).
Summarize the type of quantitative evidence you found within
each database. How many articles within each database were found to be
evidence-based? What type of strategies will you use to determine which of the
articles will best support your proposed project idea?
Please feel free to use a table to provide your response(s)
for ease of use and reading.
DQ2 Quantitative Evidence to Support Your Practice Change
Share the quantitative PICOT question you have been working
on and refining thus far associated with the change in practice you want to
make based on your Organizational Needs Assessment assignment, which is due
this week.
Next, upload/share 2 contemporary (no more than 5 years old)
primary quantitative research articles you found as part of your search for
evidence on the first threaded discussion this week. Please attach these
articles as PDF files in your primary response post.
Identify the model of appraisal you used and explain how you
graded each article as it pertains to its level of evidence. How will you use
this evidence as part of the support you need to make a change in practice?