Beyond the Algorithm: Implementing Critical Online Reasoning to Strengthen Evidence Evaluation in New Nurses Using a Three-step Fact Checking Process.
As digital information and artificial intelligence change how nurses find clinical answers, critically evaluating online sources is vital. An evidence-based practice project at a Midwest pediatric health system implemented Critical Online Reasoning (COR), a structured three-step fact-checking proces...
| Published in: | Journal for Nurses in Professional Development Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 247 - 251 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Sep2026
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | As digital information and artificial intelligence change how nurses find clinical answers, critically evaluating online sources is vital. An evidence-based practice project at a Midwest pediatric health system implemented Critical Online Reasoning (COR), a structured three-step fact-checking process among new nurses (n =39) after witnessing nurses using the internet for clinical answers. Preintervention and postintervention assessments demonstrated improved source verification, authorship checking, and cross-referencing. Findings support integrating COR into professional development to strengthen evidence-based clinical decision-making. |
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