Document Type
White Paper
Original Publication Date
2018
Date of Submission
August 2018
Abstract
This diagram outlines the nursing inquiry process to help answer questions that arise in the clinical setting. The diagram further helps a nurse understand how to distinguish whether a situation calls for evidence-based practice, performance improvement or research. It also guides a nurse through clarifying the initial question, gathering the evidence, and through each step in the subsequent process.
Rights
This diagram is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Is Part Of
VCU Libraries Faculty and Staff Publications
Black and white version of the diagram.
Comments
A new version of this diagram has been created and a link to it is below. The update of this diagram provides more details in each step in the process.
The Clinical Inquiry Process Diagram (version 3):
https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/libraries_pubs/62/
This is an update of the VCU Health System inquiry Process Diagram that was created in 2015. This updated version provides more details in each step in the process. The intent is to make the process when it comes to either evidence-based practice, performance improvement or research questions more clear.
Original Version: https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/libraries_pubs/31/