BY CONNI E L .

L OWRY
CORE COMPETENCY #6
CORE COMPETENCY #6
Engage in research-
informed practice and
practice-informed
research

6.1 USE PRACTICE EXPERIENCE TO INFORM
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY
Use skills I have learned to find
research to help patients I
encounter that have various issues



6.2 USE RESEARCH EVIDENCE TO INFORM
PRACTICE
Use research to encourage patients;
e.g., we have a patient to whom I
have been assigned and she was an
accomplished pianist. I have asked
her to play a song for me. Her
daughter says she can still play;
however, she always makes excuses. I
have looked for research on ways to
encourage her to play.