I will be most likely to incorporate online research databases into my personal life. I find that the information in PubMed is reliable, and many of the articles that are found there have been peer reviewed. Also, I like the fact that I can save a search and can receive e-mails when new articles are published on a certain topic. This technology will help me keep abreast of the latest findings on a given topic, and this will help me to better implement evidence-based practice.
Online research databases may cause ethical concerns in a couple of ways. First, if I find an article that indicates that a certain practice is the most effective, yet my workplace encourages doing it a different way, I would have to decide between doing the best practice and pleasing my superiors or complying with the hospital policy. To address this concern, it may be best to talk to my manager pr nurse educator and show her the article. This ay lead to the newer practice being adopted later on. Another ethical concern would be with researching topics for my patients. If a patient wants to learn about a certain topic, I would be in a position that would allow me to help her. However, because research must be analyzed for its credibility, and patients might just believe every article they read, I would need to carefully sift through information in order not to misinform my patients.
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