Introduction
The complexity of tasks modern nurses face in their functioning introduces a significant need for efficient tools that could help them to perform an in-depth investigation of a particular problem and choose the most appropriate model of care delivery. Therefore, the diversity of patients demands and cases stipulates the shift of priorities towards the implementation of innovative practices that combine best research evidence with particular experience and knowledge to enhance results (“What is evidence-based practice (EBP)?” n.d). In this regard, evidence-based research (EBR) that encompasses all these aspects and provides numerous opportunities for further investigation becomes central to the modern healthcare sector and nurses functioning.
Challenges for Nurses not Using EBR
Therefore, the majority of specialists who work in the healthcare sphere recognize the increased significance o EBR and the advantages it provides. However, there might be nurses who have not been exposed or who have not worked regarding this approach. It could become a critical problem for them because of the tendency towards the further reconsideration of approaches to care delivery and the further shift of priorities to EBR (Yonkaitis, 2017). The main challenge these specialists face is their inability to integrate the basic elements of the current healthcare sector and engage in the professional discourse between specialists’ discussion of innovative practices and ways they could be used to enhance outcomes and guarantee the further evolution of the given field of knowledge (Smith-Strom, Oterhals, Rustad, & Larsen, 2012). For this reason, the problem becomes significant for this category of nurses.
EBR and Nurse Staffing Patterns
Nevertheless, another apparent advantage of the EBR is that its application to different aspects of nursing practice with the main aim to improve them or solve a problem that could be observed. For instance, the investigation of the primary nurse staffing patterns is impossible without using this very approach to collect the needed data and process it regarding the existing pieces of evidence. For instance, regarding the best practices of EBR, data from hospitals that have numerous staff could be compared with those which are manned appropriately. The difference in showings and divergence in final results could help to determine the most important patterns that could be used regarding staff patterns.
Administrators Support
Unfortunately, despite multiple advantages provided by the exploration of EBR, administrators might still be unwilling to support nurses engaged in these processes as they demand time and resources. For this reason, appropriate reasons to assist nurses in their working on EBR should be provided. First, administrators should be explained that in such a way specialists improve the image of a particular health unit which means better cooperation with patients and the government (Yonkaitis, 2017). Ultimately, it will help the unit to evolve which is one of the primary aims of any administrator. The second strategy should emphasize a significant improvement of patients sates and approaches to the delivery of care stipulated by EBR and numerous research works along with investigations conducted in terms of this method (Yonkaitis, 2017). Under these conditions, administrators will have to promote the further development of the approach in the health unit.
Conclusion
Altogether, EBR remains one of the most efficient ways to research particular issues and choose the most appropriate approach to the delivery of care. It encompasses clinical expertise, data about patients preferences, and the newest research evidence to promote the gradual improvement of the functioning of different hospitals across the state and nurses performance. For this reason, EBR becomes the fundamental element of the modern healthcare sector.
References
Smith-Strom, H., Oterhals, K., Rustad, E., & Larsen, T. (2012). Culture crash regarding nursing students’ experience of implementation of EBP in clinical practice. Nordic Journal of Nursing Research, 32(4), 55-59. Web.
What is evidence-based practice (EBP)? (n.d.). Web.
Yonkaitis, C. (2017). Evidence-based practice and school nurse practice: A review of literature. The Journal of School Nursing. Web.