Evaluating Clinical Sources

Information sources found at the library do not guarantee good or accurate research. One should be able to critically evaluate the information in order to conduct quality research. The researcher must carefully evaluate the articles to determine their credibility and quality. The formulation of clinical guidelines is a possible means by which evidence can be assimilated into nursing practice. Reliable research is needed to identify the most effective ways of developing and disseminating clinical guidelines in nursing. This helps nurses to make informed decision to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes. Since guidelines are based on the best available research evidence, a meticulous literature search is needed to identify evidence from

A relevant and reliable research is needed to formulate clinical guidelines. But the next issue that needs to be addressed is which sources are reliable and which ones are not. There are many available research sources out there but one has to know that reliable researches must be relevant, verifiable, and unbiased. It can be difficult to know which information is up to date and most accurate, but choosing the right type of sources is crucial for the development of clinical guidelines. During a team project, the one who is assigned to weed out unacceptable research studies must come up with evaluating criteria. The criteria is a standard by which the relevance of research studies are decided or judged.
There are many evaluation criteria but some of them that are going to be discussed in this paper are authority, accuracy, relevance, objectivity, currency, and audience. Accuracy helps to determine how the source which is found on a website is reliable and error free. One has to remember to look at who hosts the site. It can be hosted a University, by professional association, a government, a publisher, a commercial host, and an advocacy group. A good website states reveals its purpose and the intended audience. The

Presentation can be done through power point, poster, and multimedia. Power point is the standard media for professional presentation and is appropriate for this specific topic and team. Poster presentations are effective way of disseminating the research findings of an evidence based practice initiative. Podium/audiovisual presentations in a conference are good ways of sharing knowledge to the audience with the chance of networking. Drury & Hart (2013) found out in their study that dissemination of results through posters bring about a climate of ownership and good behavioral change. It is very important to pick the right audience if a conference presentation is used (interactive lecture week 6, 2016). Publishing in an organization journal is a way of communicating the findings to a larger audience in healthcare field. Journal clubs and seminars may be informal but very appropriate for a smaller team members. The club/seminar leader selects articles of interest to the group and review why it can/cannot be used for the study by discussing the strengths and weaknesses of