Running Head: DATABASES AND RESEARCH

Databases and research

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As a baccalaureate-prepared nurse supervising clinical staff nurses, I would assist the nurse

in identifying evidence to assist in analyzing the patient’s diagnosis. The selected sources are

crucial as they will assist nurses in acquiring essential online information about hypertension

diagnosis. Likewise, these sources will enhance health promotion as the nurse will acquire more

details about hypertension causes, effects, treatment, and prevention. These sources are more

detailed and can help a newly hired nurse engage effectively in evidence based practices (EBP).

These sources of evidence will allow nurses to offer safe, patient-centered care, and enhance

patient outcomes. 

In the hospital facility, the essential places to complete research involve the Capella

University library, journals, and websites, which effectively offer pertinent information for

diagnosing a specific health care setting. In the clinical setting, one needs to go to the Capella

University library using the hospital website. Later, log in your details to access the library page.

On the library home page, select database, and then click databases A to Z. In all subjects, drop-

down menu, select nursing and health sciences. Choose a database from the list, including

healthcare administration database for health administration, best bets, and CINAHL complete

for nursing. Lastly, click on the database of your choice and read more about it. Likewise, you

can access other medical sources from any website or journal. 

For instance, in this scenario, the patient’s diagnosis is hypertension. Nurses can use useful

databases that are relevant to EBP and assist them in understanding this aspect. The online

databases that can be used to research evidence on hypertension disease include:

1. Spies, L. A., Bader, S. G., Opollo, J. G., & Gray, J. (2018). Nurse‐Led interventions for

hypertension: A scoping review with implications for Evidence‐Based

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practice. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 15(4), 247-256.

https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12297

2. Blackstone, S., Iwelunmor, J., Plange‐Rhule, J., Gyamfi, J., Quakyi, N. K., Ntim, M., &

Ogedegbe, G. (2017). Sustaining Nurse‐Led Task‐Shifting Strategies for Hypertension

Control: A Concept Mapping Study to Inform Evidence‐Based Practice. Worldviews on

Evidence‐Based Nursing, 14(5), 350-357. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12230

3. Ma, Y., Cheng, H. Y., Cheng, L., & Sit, J. W. (2019). The effectiveness of electronic

health interventions on blood pressure control, self-care behavioural outcomes and

psychosocial well-being in patients with hypertension: A systematic review and meta-

analysis. International journal of nursing studies, 92, 27-46.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.11.007

4. Nicholas, C. Utilizing a team-based approach to improve hypertension management in a

medical home practice. http://hdl.handle.net/10755/20986

5. Pereira, R. D. D. M., Alvim, N. A. T., Pereira, C. D., & Gomes Junior, S. C. (2017).

Acupuncture in hypertension and your contributions about nursing diagnoses. Escola

Anna Nery, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.5935/1414-8145.20170024 

Effective communication strategies such as verbal, visual, and non-verbal encourage nurses

to research the diagnosis and ways to access the resources. Nurses can use verbal communication

strategies of written and oral form to find the courage to research a diagnosis. Nurses can use

written strategies such as e-mail, chat, and text to inquire about a diagnosis. Likewise, they can

use oral means such as phone calls and face-to-face conversation to acquire a diagnosis. The

nurses can use non-verbal communication techniques such as body language access resources.
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Additionally, nurses can use social media, conferences, presentations, and nurse team gatherings

to encourage them to research a diagnosis.

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References

Blackstone, S., Iwelunmor, J., Plange‐Rhule, J., Gyamfi, J., Quakyi, N. K., Ntim, M., &

Ogedegbe, G. (2017). Sustaining Nurse‐Led Task‐Shifting Strategies for Hypertension

Control: A Concept Mapping Study to Inform Evidence‐Based Practice. Worldviews on

Evidence‐Based Nursing, 14(5), 350-357. https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12230

Ma, Y., Cheng, H. Y., Cheng, L., & Sit, J. W. (2019). The effectiveness of electronic health

interventions on blood pressure control, self-care behavioural outcomes and psychosocial

well-being in patients with hypertension: A systematic review and meta-

analysis. International journal of nursing studies, 92, 27-46.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2018.11.007

Nicholas, C. Utilizing a team-based approach to improve hypertension management in a medical

home practice. http://hdl.handle.net/10755/20986

Pereira, R. D. D. M., Alvim, N. A. T., Pereira, C. D., & Gomes Junior, S. C. (2017).

Acupuncture in hypertension and your contributions about nursing diagnoses. Escola

Anna Nery, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.5935/1414-8145.20170024 

Spies, L. A., Bader, S. G., Opollo, J. G., & Gray, J. (2018). Nurse‐Led interventions for

hypertension: A scoping review with implications for Evidence‐Based

practice. Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing, 15(4), 247-256.

https://doi.org/10.1111/wvn.12297