How do you approach a problem or issue within your organization? How often do you need credible information to solve a personal or professional problem? Credible information is information that is trustworthy. One of the best sources for credible information is the professional literature of the field you are studying; in your case, health care. Professional literature is research that has been written and reviewed by other people in your field.
The following resources can help you as you complete your research and seek out professional literature on a health care topic.
Gennaro, S. (2016). Why write? Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 48(2), 117.
U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. (n.d.). Evidence-based practice and health technology assessment. https://hsric.nlm.nih.gov/hsric_public/topic/evidence_based_practice/
Rollins, J. A. (2017). Healthcare: It’s “So complicated.” Pediatric Nursing, 43(2), 58, 102.
Each of the following research guides is written with a specific program in mind. The one for your program can provide insights about researching topics related to your field.
BSN Program Library Research Guide.
Public Health Undergraduate Library Research Guide.
Health Care Administration Undergraduate Library Research Guide.
The following resources provide specific information about annotated bibliographies.
What Not to Do: Source Material for the Annotated Bibliography.
Sample Annotated Bibliography [PDF].
Analyzing a Current Health Care Problem or Issue Scoring Guide
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Use scholarly information to describe and explain a health care problem or issue and identify possible causes for it.
Does not use scholarly information to describe or explain a health care problem or issue or identify possible causes for it.
Describes a health care problem or issue but does not explain it, or identifies possible causes for a problem or issues but the identification is incomplete or inaccurate.
Uses scholarly information to describe and explain a health care problem or issue and identify possible causes for it.
Uses scholarly information to describe and explain a health care problem or issue and identify possible causes for it, and indicates which causes are the most likely.
Analyze a health care problem or issue by describing the context, explaining why it is important and identifying populations affected by it.
Does not analyze a health care problem or issue by describing the context, explaining why it is important and identifying populations affected by it.
Identifies a health care problem or issue but does not analyze it.
Analyzes a health care problem or issue by describing the context, explaining why it is important and identifying populations affected by it.
Analyzes a health care problem or issue by describing the context, explaining why it is important and identifying populations affected by it, and provides examples that support the analysis.
Discuss potential solutions for a health care problem or issue and describe what would be required to implement a solution.
Does not discuss potential solutions for a health care problem or issue and describe what would be required to implement a solution.
Incompletely or inaccurately discusses potential solutions for a health care problem or issue and what would be required to implement a solution.
Discusses potential solutions for a health care problem or issue and describes what would be required to implement a solution.
Discusses potential solutions for a health care problem or issue, describes what would be required to implement a solution, and describes potential consequences of ignoring the problem or issue.
Analyze the ethical implications if a potential solution to a health care problem or issue was implemented.
Does not analyze the ethical implications if a potential solution to a health care problem or issue was implemented.
Identifies ethical implications if a potential solution to a health care problem or issue was implemented but does not analyze the implications.
Analyzes the ethical implications if a potential solution to a health care problem or issue was implemented.
Analyzes the ethical implications if a potential solution to a health care problem or issue was implemented and uses examples from the literature to support the analysis.
Write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Does not write clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Writes clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics with some errors and lapses.
Writes clearly and logically, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
Writes clearly and logically, using evidence to support a central idea, with correct use of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics; and ensures the paper contains supporting examples for the main points.
Write following APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.
Does not write following APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.
Writes following APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references with some errors and lapses.
Writes following APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references.
Writes following APA style for in-text citations, quotes, and references without errors, and uses current reference sources.
Resources: Evidence-Based Practice
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In health care, research is important. It helps you see what has worked and what has not worked effectively for wellness and patient care. It is important for you to explore research about evidenced-based practices in your areas of interest. This research will help you develop and demonstrate a professional health care perspective and expand your organizational, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Following resources provide information about evidence-based practice.
Macias, C. G., Loveless, J. N., Jackson, A. N., & Srinivasan, S. (2017). Delivering value through evidence-based practice. Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 18(2), 89–97.
Thomas, S. J. (2016). Does evidence-based health care have room for the self? Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 22(4), 502–508.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (n.d.). EPC evidence-based reports. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/evidence-based-reports/index.html
Resources: Critical Thinking
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How do you approach a situation within your organization and apply critical thinking skills to analyze it? What are the important skills you need for critical thinking?
The following resources provide insights into critical thinking:
Arli, S. K., Bakan, A. B., Ozturk, S., Erisik, E., & Yildirim, Z. (2017). Critical thinking and caring in nursing students. International Journal of Caring Sciences, 10(1), 471–478.
Building Skills for Critical Thinking.
Critical Thinking.