In the article Igniting a Spirit of Inquiry, the authors discuss and share examples of nursing practices based on tradition versus evidence. Think about your clinical practice and things that you frequently do as part of your routine nursing care. Identify 2 common nursing practices in your clinical setting. Address the questions: “Why do we do it this way? Are these practices based on tradition or are they research and evidenced based?”
1. Select one nursing practice that you are confident that there is evidence to support.
2. Select a second practice that you think might be more “tradition” based and discuss why.
