Nurses are expected to deliver high quality care with the latest techniques and information available. In order to do this nurses are required to actively participate to nursing research and critique them. Nursing research has increased greatly in the past three decades exposing nurses to latest knowledge, to provide quality care to the patients (Polit & Beck, 2004). Further more, to provide evidence based practice, nurses must be able to assess and critique research to evaluate and to judge whether the research is useful, good quality, current and safe to apply in their practice (Fink,2005). This…
People join gymnasium to enhance their muscle mass or to improve their fitness level. Many times it happens that after a couple of months they realized they are unable to achieve what they desire before joining the fitness Centre. In order to achieve a well sculpted physique, you are supposed to workout properly in the gymnasium. But on the contrary there are many people do some mistakes and take their own route to fitness and bodybuilding. You may have noticed many people doing crazy things at the gymnasium and many times you may have indulged yourself in the same. For bodybuilding one injection each week can be sufficient, you need to discuss it with your physician.…
References: Berry, P, PhD, RN, CRNH, CS, & Dahl, J, PhD. (2000). The new JCAHO pain standards: Implications for pain management nurses. Pain Management Nursing, Vol 1(Issue 1), 3-12. Retrieved from http://www.painmanagementnursing.org/article/S1524-9042(00)04110-2/abstract…
The nursing practice heavily relies on the evidence based clinical information to determine current standards of practice within the nursing scope of practice. A multitude of informational journals and peer reviewed articles are readily available to help guide…
A number of studies reveal that the advantages of implementing evidence-based practice by nurses and other health professional’s results in the advancement quality of care that leads to enhanced patient outcomes. Furthermore, the current use of evidence-based in the clinical setting would result in increased patient outcome since the evidence-based practice includes multidisciplinary recommendations that could facilitate all nurses in addressing questions related to the best patient care.…
Barker, 2013 indicated that nurses should base their practice on evidence in order to improve patient’s safety and the quality of care and be able to make clear and reasonable link between theory and practice. Jolley (2009) article shows that evidence may be limited and may contradict each other and as a result, informed decision and judgment must be made.…
Chang, A., Ip, W., T.H. Cheung, T. (2004), ‘Patient - controlled analgesia versus conventional intramuscular injection: a cost effectiveness analysis’ Journal of Advanced Nursing 46(5) pp. 531 – 541.…
Evidence based practice is an important aspect of nursing and many other disciplines. It is needed to build upon and/or modify current practices. Evidence based practice has made hospitals and medical facilities nationwide use policies and procedures that closely match the guidelines suggested by certain research. For example, the use of foley catheters and the regulations for the use has been greatly modified due to research based data. The guidelines are used to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infections. Evidence based practice also has influenced the use of certain treatments for premature babies and how nursing orientation is done. This article will touch upon many aspects that research and evidence based data has changed and/or improved, so patient care is maintained safely and effectively.…
Evidence based practice helps us to ensure that we are providing the best possible care to our patients. By basing our care on practices that have outcomes based on evidence just makes since. They have been tested and proven to be effective on patients. We don’t have to do trial and error to find out what works the best for our patients, the work has been done for us. This gives our patients the best care possible. Many changes have been made over the past 10 years based on evidence based practices. There are many resources available to nurses, nurse managers, administrators and others that provide research that has been completed. These resources include different kinds of studies that have been performed. They include cohort studies, case…
Evidence based practice refers to making decisions about patient care based on well supported evidence through clinical research. “Identification of evidence and best practices results in the development of clinical guidelines to provide the best care to patients” (CCN, 2013). According to Hood; evidence-based medicine, evidence-based nutrition and evidence-based nursing provide a mechanism for the delivery of best practices for healthcare (Hood, 2010). In my workplace, implementing evidence-based practice on pain management is necessary. I work with mostly elderly patients; most of them are unable to voice any discomfort or pain. It is crucial that we assess them as frequently as possible, evaluate their pain medications, making sure they are effective. I teach my CNAs on a regular basis about the non-verbal pain indicators and the importance of reporting in a timely manner, teaching is also provided about non-pharmacological intervention for pain relief.…
Excellent post, with taking the poster example from your direct practice in recognizing how evidence based practice has different ways of presenting information outside of nursing journals another form of dissemination. Nursing is a creative cultivating career with a variety of specialties to practice in. Which allows for many opportunities to grown and transition when the time is right. With all departments evidence base practice is recognized, supported, and demonstrated. In the future, I hope evidence based practice is more apparent and noticed rather than hidden in policy’s as references. It would be nice to see more dissemination for patient’s to even be aware or included in posters represented among hospital organization’s identifying…
Nowadays for all health care professional including nurses Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) is an expected core competency irrespective of discipline. EBP is necessary to integrate the best research with clinical expertise and patient value to establish best health outcomes (Winters & Echeverri, 2012). This essay will describe concise outline of Evidence based practice. Further it will discuss necessity of EBP into nursing practice and how EBP will helpful to improve the quality of care. The possible role of EBP in nursing will be explored. In addition it will identify some barriers of EBP which a nurse has to take in consideration during practice which need to be explored. However, there is still need to further research and evaluation of new…
Melnyk,B. M. & Fineout-Overholt, E. (2005). Evidence-base practice in nursing and healthcare: a guide to best practice. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.…
The use of evidence based practice in healthcare assist with providing the best and current practice and improving patient outcome (Boswell.c., & Cannob, S. 2012). According to Hopp and Rittenmeyer (2012), evidence based practice is define as the continuous and current use if the best evidence in decision making about the care of each patients. This involves the commbination of each clinical expertise, as well as considering patient choices with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research. Evidence based practice has enhance and continue to improve the care given to patients in each healthcare, particularly within nursing. The purpose of this study is to outlined and find ways to include evidence based…
Nurses are responsible in providing holistic, quality care to their clients. In order to effectively provide such care Boswell and Cannon (2009, p. 2 & 7) states that nurses must base their provision of care on the most current, up-to-date health information available and sound nursing knowledge. This is where evidence-based practice (EBP) comes in. Polit and Beck (2010, p. 4) defined EBP as "the use of the best clinical evidence in making patient care desicions". This usually comes from research conducted by nurses and other healthcare professionals. Thus it is pertinent that research reports are critically analyzed.…