COURSE:
NR505NP – Advanced Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice
Preparing the Assignment
Reflection: Write 1-2 paragraphs reflecting on your learning for the week. Guiding questions are provided or you may write about what you felt was most significant to you for the week.
Think about the following question related to your review of the literature associated with your PICOT question. You will be revisiting some of these topics in your week 7 presentation.
- Was it difficult to find evidence related to your selected area of interest?
- What types of evidence were easiest to find (quantitative, qualitative, reviews, practice guidelines)?
- How did you find the overall quality of the available evidence?
- In looking at the available evidence, did you see any gaps in the evidence? What additional research on the topic would you like to see conducted?
- Based on what you found, does the literature support a practice change?
Solution
It was difficult to locate research examining how telepsychiatry may reduce ED wait times. The several articles examining the use of telepsychiatry in the ED did not address boarding time or patient factors that contributed to boarding time.
It was simple to find both qualitative and quantitative sources. Several assessments of earlier studies have been published. I couldn’t find any guidelines for clinical practice that were…………………………..$3