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Reflective Journal
Grand Canyon University: NRS 490-0500
August 31 st , 2019
Reflective Journal

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New practice approaches
The NRS 490 class was thought-provoking, engaging and a perfect learning
forum. The class focused on the professional capstone project and practicum. One of the
new practice approaches that I learned is the ways to effectively disseminate evidence
based research. Edwards (2015) explains that the most effective way to begin the
dissemination is to clarify and note down the end-users. This involves generating a list of
individuals who may present a specific interest in the evidence-based practice (EBP)
outcomes. Such a list is generated while considering the fact that clinicians, physicians
and other healthcare providers as part of the larger potential audience of the research
findings. Tripathy et al. (2017) posit that an additional strategy to enhance research
visibility is to widen the co-authorship base. In this regard, to influence changes in policy
formulation through research, there is a need to connect with policymakers preferably
from the beginning of the research question formulation. Tripathy et al. (2017) explain
that the strategy of involving policymakers at the beginning of the research process
creates a sense of research ownership which is pertinent in generating any change in
practice and policy. Studies by Scullion (2014), Schipper, Bakker, De Wit, Ket & Abma
(2015) and Derman & Jaeger (2018) add that other proficient methodologies that can
enhance the visibility of the research dissemination entail choosing keywords and
research title carefully. As such, keywords and titles have the impact of increasing the
likelihood of having an article picked when the article is searched, cited, read or its
contents used in a systematic review that integrate evidence on a given subject.
I further learned the pertinence of activism and advocacy in research generation
and dissemination and in other diverse areas in nursing science. As such, studies by

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Davoodvand, Abbaszadeh & Ahmadi (2016) posit that since most patients are aged, frail
or inflicted with long term infirmities, they are part of the vulnerable populations that
warrant nurses and other healthcare professionals to reinforce patient advocacy.
Goodman (2014) posits that via the correct and timely reinforcement of patient advocacy
role, the respect and the trust of the general community and healthcare will escalate. In
this regard, proficient advocacy advances the level of quality of patient care and improves
the perception and role of the nursing profession. Goodman (2014) adds that the failure to
effectively execute nursing advocacy can result to detraction from the fundamental
essence of nursing profession and increase the levels and rates of nurse turn over. Dadzie,
Aziato & Aikins (2017) and Eaton et al. (2017) posits that patient advocacy can take a
broad perspective such as shielding patients against illegal activities or unethical
practices. Such practices entail protecting patients taking part in clinical trials, supporting