NURS FPX 4030 Determining the Credibility of Evidence and Resources Rationale for applying an evidence-based approach

 


By applying the approach on different research articles and comparing their interventions aid in determining, which interventions are beneficial in preventing, managing, and treating CAUTI (Gray et al., 2016). The approach also includes extracting evidence and transforming the evidence into practice by using transformational leadership, change culture, and Iowa evidence-based practice model to implement and evaluate outcome of implemented intervention (Buckwalter et al., 2017). Further, it helps in systematic decision-making along with selecting best EBP based on parameters (Skela-Savi? et al., 2020).

Criteria to evaluate credibility of evidence
The very first criteria to evaluate credibility of evidence is to determine the relevance of the study to the particular issue (Enam et al., 2018). For example, only articles and research papers on CAUTI and UTIs contribute in finding the effectiveness of studies. The second key criterion is to analyze timeliness of the research as it aids in identifying recent problems and challenges associated with the CAUTI and effectiveness of previous interventions along with new or updated interventions and their effectiveness.

The third criterion is to evaluate authenticity of the source as it highlights whether the authors have knowledge and tools to conduct the study, whether the research belongs to organization, which has authority in the field, and whether the journal the article it is published is peer-reviewed or not (Gray et al., 2016). As peer reviewed journals include credits, quotations, citations, and other documentation, it reduces chances of misinformation. The fourth criterion is to analyze if the source and article is secondary or primary research so that primary research can be evaluated along with secondary research (Enam et al., 2018).