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Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Conceptualize and Critique: Applying Research in Practice
Tammy Whiting, RN, BSN, Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA
One of the most common barriers or challenges expressed by staff nurses in applying research to practice is the ability to read and critique a published research article. Within the first step of the Clinical Scholar model, once a researchable clinical issue has been identified and the significance of the issue has been delineated, the nurse completes an online search of the relevant published research. When an article has been selected as appropriate to the clinical problem, a suggested format is used to reduce the "mystique" of the article and determine its scientific merit, level of evidence, and applicability to practice. At least two nurses critique each article and complete the Schultz Critique Table that is then used to prepare integrated tables. Nurses in the Children's Hospital were interested in using music as a distracter during unit-based procedures. Music therapy for reducing the pain of short painful procedures in children will be used as the context for this presentation. The presenter will explain the steps within the Clinical Scholar model for identifying and conceptualizing a researchable clinical problem and critiquing an article.
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July 21, 2004