Analyzing Nursing Research Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice

¶ … Amy) Research is based on evidence and I agree that implementation of a program requires a lot of data collection and evidence-based research. A researcher also has to take decisions along with the research he is doing and base his decisions on the evidence he finds. For example, nurses make clinical decisions based on information and practice and there are certain knowledge and evidences that are superior as compared to the others; so the sources of information vary accordingly (Polit & Beck, 2008).

More practice and study creates opportunities for the researcher to capture information and that requires follow-ups. A follow-up of a certain study would open new directions as well as let the researcher know if the study is still successful a decade later. Qualitative research is mostly based on the naturalist evidence of the topic and quantitative research is linked with a positivist ritual (Polit & Beck, 2008). These two techniques are completely different from each other but also include similarities that help in utilizing the evidence collected by the researcher.

Both qualitative and quantitative research requires evidence rather than the researcher's own beliefs or views. It is important to ascertain that the information collected is valuable and relates to your article; that requires a critical eye (Polit & Beck, 2008). A researcher gathers information through different evidence-based methods and answers to a research question may vary in content and format. It is also important that the research is studied in a critical manner so as to evaluate the quality of the evidence (Polit & Beck, 2008).

Furthermore, plagiarizing is strictly not allowed in research work. In effect, you have to grasp the central idea and base your work on that while also mentioning evidences that you have collected about the topic; it will help you to write in your own words with complete flow and put forward how you have complete understanding of the information and the evidence collected. Discussion (Kelly) In order to link the topics to your research, it is important that you find a relevant topic and include it in your research.

CAT (critically appraised topics) is a tool available in nursing research, which helps the researcher to select an article by simply reading its summary (which includes a clinical question and the best evidence along with recommendation) (Polit & Beck, 2008). This is learning and teaching tool for the researchers that can be used to solve the problem that you are facing. Journal articles are the main part of research that provides ample number of studies to be addressed in the literature review.

In order to overcome the problem that you are facing, you can also go through the discussion part of the journal articles which includes the implications and meanings of the findings as well as the evaluation of results and how they could be used in practice (Polit & Beck, 2008). To get used to this, you have to read the journal articles frequently so that you get used to the style. Furthermore, you can also print the article and highlight the important points as.