Discuss the Sources of Evidence for Public Health Nurses
Evidence-based practice in public health involves integrating science-based interventions with community preferences for population health improvement. There are numerous sources of evidence, such as the Guide to Community Preventive Services, also referred to as “The Community Guide.” The community guide contains evidence-based recommendations for services, policy, and community health programs from the Community Preventive Services Task Force. It helps the nurses to identify evidence-based interventions, their implications on the population and also assists nurses in identifying evidence gaps in policies and practice. Other sources include reports from community and health organizations and scientific and other academic journals that provide findings following interventions. Organization reports provide insight on the current status of issues in the community and the expected future trends. They may also provide recommendations for future interventions/actions based on the current trends. The reports also compare different Scientific databases, for example, PubMed, Medline, CINAHL, among others, also act as sources of evidence. From such databases, public health nurses can access recently published scientific materials, including randomized controlled trials and systematic review studies, which they can use as evidence (Brownson et al., 2018).
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