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1、Runninghead:EVIDENCE-BASEDPRACTICE1Evidence-BasedPracticeJiyangWuWaldenUniversityEVIDENCE-BASEDPRACTICE2Evidence-basedPracticeResearchisasystematicprocessofinquiringinformationinordertoincreasetheunderstandingofthephenomenonofinterest(Sheperis&Sheperis,2010).Thebasiccomponentsofaresearchi
2、ncluderesearchquestion,hypothesis,variablesofthestudy,andthetypeofresearchdesign(Sheperis&Sheperis,2010).Thetypeofresearchfallsintotwomajorcategories,quantitativeapproachandqualitativeapproach.Quantitativeapproachcentersonthecollection,manipulationandanalysisofnumericaldata;anditnormallyr
3、equireslargesamplesizesandquantificationofconstructs(Chang,Hays,Gray,2010).Qualitativeapproachcentersontheviewoftheresearchparticipants,anditfocusesondescriptivepresentationofparticipants’experiences,feelings,andperception.Themaindifferencebetweenquantitativeandqualitativeresearchapproach
4、esisaboutthecollectionandprocessingoftheresearchvariables.Quantitativeapproachusesexactnumberstorepresentthenatureofthevariableswhereasqualitativeapproachusesnarrativestounderstandthephenomenonofinterest.Inaddition,quantitativeapproachnormalrequiresalargerandomsamplebaseinordertoprocessst
5、atisticcontrolsandgeneralizethefindings;however,qualitativeapproachcanuseafairlysmallsamplebasejusttodemonstratethephenomenon.Bothresearchtypesformthebaseofevidence-basedpractices.Inthisapplicationassignment,theauthorwillbrieflypresentacasefromNorcross,HoganandKoocher(2008),thecaseofFranc
6、esco.ClarificationandinterventionprioritydecisionwillbemadeforFrancescotohelphimalleviatehisprimaryandpresentingproblembasedonevidencesfromthescholarlysources.Ethical,legal,andculturalimplicationswillbeexploredforthedecision-makingprocess.EVIDENCE-BASEDPRACTICE3CaseStudyNorcross,HoganandK
7、oocher(2008)presentedintheirbookthecaseofFrancesco.Thecharacterisaquite,polite30-year-oldHispanicman.Francescowaspresentingatalow-incomeprimaryhealth-carecenterswithgeneralizedanxietyorderduetoworkstressandrelationalproblems.Hewasdivorcedandhisminimumwagejobdoesnotp