Nursing Research Utilization Project: Section C NURS/598 January 28‚ 2013 Veta Massey Nursing Research Utilization Project: Section C Research supports that a ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention program can decrease the incidence of VAP in patients on mechanical ventilation. Educating health care workers about the several evidence-based interventions known to reduce the incidence of VAP will enhance accountability‚ reduce VAP‚ improve patient outcomes‚ and decrease patient care
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Abstract for Nursing Research Utilization Project Proposal Nanncie Constantin NUR 598 July 9‚ 2012 Dr. Colucceillo Abstract The issue of controlling and preventing hospital-acquired infections is a major problem in the Healthcare system. Most patients admitted to hospitals are at some risk of contracting a hospital-acquired infection (Paterson‚ 2012). Some patients are more vulnerable than others; these include the elderly‚ patients with defective immune systems‚ and premature babies. Hospital-acquired
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08‚ Research and Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice November 1‚ 2013 Overview of Article McCaffrey‚ Thomas and Kinzelman (2009) discussed in this study the effects of lavender and rosemary essential oils used for test taking anxiety among graduate nursing students. It used a quantitative quasi-experimental design with pre and post-test measures. Quasi-experimental designs involve manipulation of independent variables but lack randomization or a control group research design
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Breastfeeding has many advantages to the newborn but can sometimes be discouraging to new mothers who are disrupted from initiating breastfeeding. It’s a learning process between the mother and her newborn and should be strongly encouraged by healthcare providers. In the WHO (2011)‚ it recommends that women should exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of life. Breast milk not only provides antibodies for infection but also presents with less medical problems in the newborn. It was
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One of the most common and disabling psychological disorders encountered within mental health and general medical settings is that of an anxiety disorder (Dattilio & Kendall 2000). Research has indicated that people with learning disabilities are more prevalent to psychological disorders than the general population (Hassiotis et al 2000) consequently it could be hypothesised that prevalence rates of anxiety disorders are similar if not greater within the learning disabled population. Professional
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In healthcare‚ evidence-based practice provides patients with quality care while saving cost. The Iowa model of evidence-based practice ‘promote quality care in a systematic method that explains how organizations change practice” (Schmidt &Brown‚ 2015 p. 445). This model of EBP provides step-by-step on how to take clinical problems and put it into practice with the intervention based on research to bring change into an organization or a department (Brown‚ 2014). The Iowa model consists of two triggers
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According to Hamric‚ “evidence-based practice (EBP) is a problem-solving approach that incorporates best available scientific evidence‚ clinicians’ expertise‚ and patients’ preferences and values” (Hamric 2009) and is of high “importance to best practice and to the education of healthcare professionals” (Hamric 2009). EBP helps nurses to improve their clinical practice by evaluating what they do and how they do it‚ and what are the final outcomes on their patients. Research‚ in providing healthcare
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population (Koenemanet al. 2011). Thus‚ theory based intervention which is also known as evidence based interventions are widely recognised as the gold standard for the provision of safe and effective health care (Brown et al. 2009). Evidence-based practice in psychiatric nursing refers to a synthesis of clinical expertise‚ research of evidence‚ and client preference to create effective client care strategies (Underhill et al. 2015). Moreover‚ evidence based practice has been shown to have a capacity to improve
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2011) Nursing practice is changing. With access to a search engine‚ patients are taking their healthcare into their own hands and keeping us responsible for staying up to date on evidence based practice. As nurses‚ we must be at the forefront of research to provide the best patient care. After I have earned my degree‚ I plan on improving evidence based practice so that nurses can incorporate cutting-edge patient care principles into our daily routine. Understanding evidence based practice is difficult
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firm stakeholders‚ policy makers and individual in departments involved employs skills and research outcome to win out the approximations to achieve the set ends and aims. Through the use of newsletters‚ magazine‚ flyers‚ brochure‚ posters‚ presentation and interviews‚ the firm will pass along knowledge to the different individual in the organization. In the nursing field‚ information about Evidence Base Practice is of importance. It should be shared amongst the practicing nurses in order for it to be
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