For an advanced practice nurse (APN), being able to observe the specifics of nurse-patient relationships and identify the problems in meeting patients’ needs is vital. In turn, research-based evidence (RBE) introduces a nurse to a framework for structuring the complex world of interactions within the clinical setting and helps to understand the intricate impact of a combination of factors on a patient’s well-being. As a result, RBE helps broaden the scope of a nurse’s perspective and introduces the tools that will guide an APN toward a more patient-centered and original approach guided by the need to meet the patient’s particular needs.
Thus, the use of RBE serves as a bridge between evidence-based practice (EBP) and the academic analysis of the results obtained with the help of observations made during EBP. RBE helps to link the theoretical premises on which the further search for treatment options and therapy opportunities will be based to case-specific details (Ding et al., 2017). As a result, a strategy that meets the patient’s needs while also being grounded in the generic model supported by research is developed.
Moreover, the RBE technique can assist an APN in accepting the role of an educator in the clinical context to promote knowledge among nurses. Thus, the actions taken by the nursing staff will become more coordinated and joined by a single academic premise (Yurumezoglu & Isbir, 2020). Finally, the RBE framework invites a nurse to introduce a structured approach to managing patients’ needs (Nandaprakash et al., 2019). Namely, the inclusion of the recommendations provided as a result of academic research will help to follow the tested paradigm, thus, increasing the chances for successful treatment and positive patient outcomes.
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