Doctor of nursing practice's role in evidence-based practice

Evidence-based practice(EBP) plays a critical role in making informed decisions regarding patient- care as nurses’ review, analyze and integrate the scientific evidence into practice. For instance, doctors of nursing practice (DNP) face various challenges that could be addressed through the evidence-based practice(EBP) model in dealing with mental health issues. For example, some problems include predicting the patient's behavior and exposure to aggression and violence. However, the psychiatric nurses' challenges could be addressed through the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-based practice (JHNEBP) model by obtaining first-hand information from bedside nurses, finding evidence, and implementing it to mitigate the challenges.

JHNEBP model involves three basic steps, including formulating a practice question, collecting internal and external evidence, and translating the acquired evidence into practice to improve care. For instance, in the case of mental health disorders, the DNP could improve patient care by utilizing the steps in the JHNEBP model. The first step involves the development of a practice question. This involves establishing an inter-professional team, mainly the front-line staff, to define the psychiatric issues and the main stakeholders (Dang & Dearholt, 2018). Secondly, the DNP should find evidence of the Nursing challenges in dealing with mental health disorders. This could involve both external and internal searches to establish all the possible clinical problems and the possible solutions to enhance practice. In addition, the evidence should illustrate mental health patient behavior and areas that need improvement (Dang & Dearholt, 2018). Finally, the DNP should consider the quality of the collected evidence and offer recommendations for improvement. Upon approval of the evidence collected, the DPN should establish a strategy for incorporating the recommendations into nursing practice to prevent cases of patient aggression, violence, and unpredictable behavior (Joubert & Bhagwan, 2018). The DNP should also monitor and evaluate the outcomes to determine their effectiveness. Therefore, the DNP in psychiatric care could address the major issues with mental health disorders by utilizing the JHNEBP model to improve practice and determine the causes of poor health outcomes and possible recommendations for improvement.

JHNEBP model involves obtaining first-hand information from bedside nurses, finding evidence, and implementing it to mitigate the challenges. For instance, the DNP could use evidence-based practice to address problems such as aggression, violence, and unpredictable behavior in dealing with mental health disorders. Therefore, most nursing challenges could be mitigated using an evidence-based practice model.

References

Dang, D., & Dearholt, S. (2018). Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-based practice: Model and Guidelines. Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International.

Joubert, P. D., & Bhagwan, R. (2018). An empirical study of the challenging roles of psychiatric nurses at in-patient psychiatric facilities and its implications for nursing education. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences, 9, 49-56. doi:10.1016/j.ijans.2018.08.001