artifacts in my portfolio are the evidence that my program of study has prepared me to be proficient in such areas of professional nursing as‚ patient safety‚ nursing research‚ evidence-base practice‚ quality of care‚ effective leadership‚ and community health. My Leadership Practicum enabled me to discover a healthcare concern on the unit that I work on. In collaboration with team members‚ we were able to come up with successful solutions that were supported by evidence based research. My Community Health
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Critique of a Cochrane Review Meta-Analysis Study Educational and Skills-based Interventions for Preventing Relationship and Dating Violence in Adolescents and Young Adults Critique of a Cochrane Review Meta-Analysis Study There is a high rate of violence between young adults in relationships. As this is becoming more prevalent it is important to strengthenone’s knowledge base to help prevent this form of violence. A meta-analysis is a process to combine the findings from several
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Results: Eight studies‚ of which two were of high quality‚ were included and involved hip and knee patients. There was strong evidence that arthroplasty had an even probability of successful or unsuccessful events. Reported findings of the effectiveness were studied in the review based on the advantages and disadvantages of the sample populate identified. Conflicting evidence was established for the treatment and pain functionality in patients with knee OA. Conclusion: Patients with OA do experience
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to the researcher‚ original‚ relevant and ethically sound (Sim and Wright 2000). Evidence based health care involves the conscientious‚ explicit and judicious use of current best evidence about care of individual patients (Sackett et all 1996). In order to approach evidence based care in an evidenced based way the evidence available needs to be reviewed. A health care professional which practices in an evidence based way continues to improve their knowledge base and increase confidence and clinical
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In my years as a nurse‚ and even my very little clinical experience as a DNP student‚ I have seen many patients suffer from migraines. Personally‚ I also suffer from severe migraines. There are many different treatments available for migraines right now. Medications from the triptan class of medication such as sumatriptan and rizatriptan are very common medications prescribed to help alleviate the symptoms of a migraine (Epocrates‚ 2017). In 2009‚ triptans accounted for just about 80% of antimigraine
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Search Technique questions. Step 1: Identify the Problem. What have you noticed in your work or school environment that isn’t achieving the desired patient or learning outcomes? What needs to change in nursing‚ what can you change with the support of evidence in the literature? Determine the focus of the research question – Assessment‚ Diagnosis‚ Etiology‚ Prevention‚ Prognosis‚ or Therapy. Step 2: Identify a potential solution. Do you have an idea of what could be done to solve the problem? Step 3:
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for Change in Practice Evidenced based practice (EBP) is an empowering process for improvement in the health care professions. Rosswurm and Larrabee (1999) credit the research studies which used meta - analysis‚ randomized clinical trials and systematic studies of patient outcomes over the last few decades as having started this shift from the “tradition of intuition – driven practice…to the new paradigm of evidenced based practice” (p.318). However‚ evidence has encountered a certain amount of
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2 Nurses make clinical decisions using the best available evidence by a process called evidenced based practice. This process is combined with their clinical knowledge and patient preference. The goal of that process will hopefully result in an achievable outcome for the patient and improved practice for the nurse in the healthcare field. Evidence based practice was the focus on educating people with diabetes about foot care in order to help reduce the
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This paper introduces‚ evaluates and advocates mental health wellness along with recovery methods aided by others within the evidence-based practice called Wellness Recovery Action Planning‚ also known as WRAP. WRAP was introduced by Mary Ellen Copeland in 1997 and is now one of the most widely used recovery programs for those suffering from mental health issues. The paper will discuss the overall elements of WRAP and will give a better understanding of this wellness program that promotes independence
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life chances by reducing the impact of inequalities. Founded in 1963 by Mia Kelmer Pringle‚ the National Bureau for Cooperation in Childcare brought together all professions concerned with improving services for children. The focus on research‚ evidence‚ policy and practice‚ continues to underpin our work. They work with children‚ and for children‚ to reduce the devastating impact of childhood inequalities by; •being a strong independent advocate for children and young people •ensuring that government
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