The Practice

Practice makes perfect, but what type of practice is best when it comes to learning? In a study conducted by Mackay, Morgan, Datta, Chang, & Darzi (2000), it is argued that distributed practice is better than massed practice. Mackay et al. tested the effects of distributed practice and massed practice on 41 participants, split up into three groups. The first group was massed practice, the second group was 20 minutes of distributed practice in five-minute blocks, and the last group was 15 minutes of practice in five-minute blocks. It was found that the second group had better retention scores than the first group, which was massed practice. It was concluded that, as far as retention is concerned, distributed practice has a greater benefit than…

Models of evidenced-based practice (EBP) need to be evaluated to fit the intended research practice arena. There are a variety of evidenced-based practice models. Some models are relevant for education purposes while others are appropriate for use in the clinical setting. Evidenced-based practice guides the researcher to break apart the intricacies’ and apply to clinical practice. The series of steps to determine the appropriateness of the EBP model lies in the utilization of research…

Scope of practice is essential for clinical and advanced nursing practice. Young (2011) suggests that professionally, advanced nurse practitioners are expected to perform exceptionally than non-specialist nurses as they have higher professional identity. Advanced nursing over the past 30 years has been an emerging aspect of professionalism. It was introduced in the USA in 1960 (Furlong & Smith, 2005), and recognised in UK in 1980's. Advanced nurse specialist are licensed nurses who have acquired…

As we are at the end of this class, I reflect on what I have learned and what I will take with me and use in my nursing practice, I came to a conclusion that this course has helped me to better myself. It has taught me very valuable skills that I will take not only to my professional life but also to my personal as well. Along with expanding my knowledge of nursing research, there were also topics throughout this course that I found not only to be exciting to learn about but also instrumentally…

own objectives to accomplish and new things to teach students. As an advanced practice nursing (APN) student, theory fundamentals play an important part in the future of an APN career because theories are what make nursing practice a profession (Cruz,2008). The graduate nursing theory course provided understanding about the purpose of nursing theories and application of theories into the advanced practice setting. The purpose of this paper is to further discuss how nursing theories can be…

developmental levels. Becoming a reflective practitioner is essential for a teacher to grow, expand and open up a wide range of possible choices and response to meet the needs of all students in a diverse classroom. A reflective practitioner refers to a teacher who actively engages in reflection practices with respect to daily teaching, pedagogy and personal beliefs (Larrivee, 2015). Through critical reflections on their behaviors and professional practices, teachers build confidence in dealing…

or professions I do not have to look very far. All of my life I have been surrounded by the people closest to me, that I love and respect, who share the same passion or the practice of law. I would say that law is our families business. In conducting research about the career or as I have been told by my grandfather, mother, and dad: the “profession” that I am interested in is the law. I am drawn to the law, but because of some of my learning difficulties, I have never had courage to pursue…

What does the term evidence based practice mean? In nursing evidence practice means that the nurse will incorporate in his/her practice knowledge and clinical judgment found trough nursing and other health professional research, which demonstrated higher and safety level of care. It also involves the patient preference in make health decision (Polit, & Beck, 2016). What is a systematic review? Systemic review entails continuous research of data with the goal to achieve the subject in research…

best practice. This paper explores three articles that relate to the issues of the evidence-based practice in nursing. The articles vary in purposes, but all relate to the topic of evidence-based practice integration in nursing. Debates over various professional topics continue, and there is no clear set of expectations for nurses on specific medical procedures and practices. By using evidence from conducted studies, three articles described in this paper examine the issues of evidence-based…

Evidence Based Practice Evidence-based practice (EBP) is best described by Hood (2014, p. 250) as “practice based on the best available evidence that also incorporates patient values and preferences and clinician judgement and expertise”. Nurses use evidence-based practice to improve and transform healthcare, by reforming care so that is more effective, safe, and efficient. The goal of most research utilization and evidence-based practice is to improve care delivery or client outcomes.…