Five Sources of Online Information used to locate Evidence-Based Practice for the Nursing Practice Scenario.

Best Places to complete the Research and the Type of Resources to access to find Pertinent Information

Besides being a teaching hospital, the facility also takes pride in having the most modern computer laboratory, where staff can access medical databases whenever they want. Aside from the computer laboratory, each department has its computer and a stable internet connection to assist staff in accessing evidence-based practice data.

The medical-surgical floor, nurses and physician workstations, research department, patient monitoring room, theatre, IT/health informatics room, and imaging department are among the departments with computers and a stable internet that the nurses can use.

While having access to a computer is necessary, the real deal is being able to obtain relevant medical sources and literature from the internet. According to Kim et al. (2020), the search for evidence-based practice information begins with being aware of credible medical databases.

Some online reputable medical databases that will be very useful during this practicum are PubMed, CINAHL, Medline, Google Scholar, ProQuest, and the Cochrane Library.

Assuming the patient has diabetes, the search for evidence-based practice information begins by entering relevant search details into medical databases. The search strategy is important because it determines the types of sources obtained.

Typing the words “diabetes mellitus,” “diagnosis of diabetes mellitus,” “management of diabetes mellitus,” “diabetes mellitus guidelines,” and many other specific word combinations can assist in locating the sources.

Article journals, guidelines from national ministries of health or professional bodies, hospital guidelines and guidebooks, and recommendations or fact sheets from federal agencies like the CDC, as well as information from non-profit health organizations like the American Diabetes Association (ADA), are all resources I would like to find.

Even though the information in the various medical databases has been peer reviewed and is credible, it is up to the searcher to determine the most reliable data.

Five Sources of Online Information used to locate Evidence-Based Practice for the Nursing Practice Scenario.

The five online resources listed below can be used to provide evidence-based valuable information in the management of the assigned patient. Guidelines from the ADA, the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), and the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) are among the sources.

An article journal containing information on insights into diabetes management, as well as an ADA consensus report, are also included. The links to the articles are provided and attached to the reference section, as are the documents. The order in which the sources are arranged below is determined by the relevance and superiority of the information.

1. American Diabetes Association. (2020). 8. Obesity management for the treatment of type 2 diabetes: Standards of Medical Care in diabetes-2020. Diabetes Care, 43(Suppl 1), S89–S97. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc20-S008
2. Danne, T., Phillip, M., Buckingham, B. A., Jarosz-Chobot, P., Saboo, B., Urakami, T., Battelino, T., Hanas, R., & Codner, E. (2018). ISPAD Clinical Practice Consensus Guidelines 2018: Insulin treatment in children and adolescents with diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes, 19 Suppl 27, 115–135. https://doi.org/10.1111/pedi.12718
3. Lipsky, B. A., Senneville, É., Abbas, Z. G., Aragón-Sánchez, J., Diggle, M., Embil, J. M., Kono, S., Lavery, L. A., Malone, M., van Asten, S. A., Urbančič-Rovan, V., Peters, E. J. G., & International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF). (2020). Guidelines on diagnosing and treating foot infection in persons with diabetes (IWGDF 2019 update). Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews, 36 Suppl 1(S1), e3280. https://doi.org/10.1002/dmrr.3280
4. Davies, M. J., D’Alessio, D. A., Fradkin, J., Kernan, W. N., Mathieu, C., Mingrone, G., Rossing, P., Tsapas, A., Wexler, D. J., & Buse, J. B. (2018). Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes, 2018. A consensus report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD).