Evidence-based Practice Proposal

Evidence-basedPractice Proposal

Competency

Propose an evidence-based solution aligned with anevidence-based practice question.

Scenario

You are practicing on an acute care unit in a localhospital. During your recent shifts, you identified a practice problem that youwould like to see changed. After discussing the issue with your directsupervisor and the Director of Nursing, they have asked that you research thecurrent literature and propose an evidence-based practice solution to theidentified practice problem.

Instructions

From your work or clinical experience, identify apotential practice problem and formulate an evidence-based practice question.Prepare a proposal for an evidence-based practice solution that includes thefollowing.

• Describe a potential practice problem
• Formulate an evidence-based practice question
• Locate and review two current, peer-reviewed, research articles that address the identified clinical problem
• Appraise research findings
• Propose an evidence-based practice solution