Document Type
White Paper
Original Publication Date
2020
Date of Submission
August 2020
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.
An updated version (Version 4) of this diagram is now available at https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/libraries_pubs/78/
This is an update of the VCU Health Nursing Inquiry Process Diagram (version 2) that was created in 2018. This is the third version of the diagram and provides more details about the steps involved in research, performance improvement and evidence-based practice. The intention of this diagram is to clarify the steps involved in clinical inquiry and to provide some context regarding similarities and differences between the three.
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
Clinical Inquiry Process Diagram (black and white version)
Comments
An updated version (Version 4) of this diagram is now available at https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/libraries_pubs/78/
This is an update of the VCU Health Nursing Inquiry Process Diagram (version 2) that was created in 2018. This is the third version of the diagram and provides more details about the steps involved in research, performance improvement and evidence-based practice. The intention of this diagram is to clarify the steps involved in clinical inquiry and to provide some context regarding similarities and differences between the three.
Acknowledgment: Want to thank Dr. Alison Montpetit and Dr. Beth Torres for their input when updating this diagram.