Methods of obtaining information

Methods of Obtaining Information Name: Instructor: Institution: Date: Evidence-based practice (EBP) helps in the provision of quality, standard health care to a given portion of the population. Nurses, who form a significant part of what makes up medical practitioners, are the first focus of EBP. In collecting information from them on their respective attitudes towards EBP, the use of a questionnaire would be the most effective. This is because questionnaires, as a form of data collection, are broader, more discrete, and insightful. Questionnaires are discrete since they give the respondent some degree of privacy (Surrey, n.d.).In other terms, the nurse is at ease to vent out his or her opinions in details, without the fear of being marked on reproached. This is especially the case when it comes to some aspects that border on personal life. For example, a questionnaire will give a nurse the freedom to criticize EBP even while the general expectation is the opposite. This method of data collection is also cheaper and has the capability to cover more res...