Research Utilization and Evidence-Based Practice

Research Utilization and Evidence-Based Practice
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Research Utilization and Evidence-Based Practice
An example of research evidence includes clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and evidence summaries of a topic. Clinical guidelines help support and improve decisions made in evidence-based (EB) patient care as they practice recommendations on the best evidence available. Usually, the guidelines are written by healthcare organizations like Women’s Health Association. The guidelines support care by guiding clinical staff, social services professionals or individuals living with EB while they participate in care. In complex conditions where various approaches to care seem to differ, CPGs become a useful framework to help make decisions. On the other hand, summaries on clinical topics are usually conducted by a board of experts for care use. The summaries on the topic contain appraised evidence which is recommended by the experts at the point of care.
In the development of an EBP intervention, there are safeguards requirements that tend to follow the six steps of the evidence-based practice process. The steps include asking, gathering, appraising, acting and evaluating information. The six-step process enables healthcare providers to clarify topics as they ask, gathers or appraise and then incorporate the best recommendations. Practicing the culture of inquiry is essential as it allows nurses to question the current practices. The first step of information asking applies a strategic format known as PICOT- problem, intervention, comparison, outcome and time.

Also, there are ethical standards that need to be followed during the integration of evidence-based practice, for instance, practicing truth, fairness and doing the right things as moral principles. Health providers are expected to avoid causing harm and respect the autonomy as a way of observing ethical concerns. According to Heale & Shorten (2017), health service providers are responsible for practicing EB in a manner that puts the interests of patients first and achieve the best outcomes while avoiding harm in the process.
Reference
Heale, R., & Shorten, A. (2017). Ethical context of nursing research. Evidence-based nursing, 20(1), 7-7.