Abstract Sepsis remains one of the most deadly diseases in the country. According to the literature‚ a majority of sepsis cases filter though the Emergency department. The diagnosis and treatment of sepsis are complex and the barriers to improving these things are even more intricate but the fact remains that improvement of sepsis care begins in the ED. Early recognition of sepsis using the SIRS criteria followed by multidisciplinary rapid response diagnostic testing and treatment are the keys to
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Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice Shelly Wright Submitted to Sharon Mooney‚ RN‚ MSN in partial fulfillment of NR 460R Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Regis University April 9‚ 2010 Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice Throughout history‚ nursing practice has experienced change. Florence Nightingale initiated the greatest change in nursing in the mid-1800’s when she gathered data regarding the morbidity and mortality of soldiers (Chitty & Black‚ 2007). Nightingale recognized
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PICO Paper: Point of Care Testing in the Emergency Department America’s emergency departments (ED’s) are experiencing a crisis related to overcrowding and long wait times. Thus forcing these departments to function beyond their intended capacity and posing a threat to patient care safety and efficiency. One method of increasing patient flow and improving speed of diagnosis is the introduction of point-of-care technology (POCT). The first documented utilization of POCT is found in an Egyptian papyrus
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Emergency Department overuse Emergency Department overuse made the list because patient care has increased and not Decreased as expected when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed. The Overuse continues and leads to needless expense‚ crowding and concerns that put patients at risk who need immediate care. Health Care Providers/Physicians are not able to keep up. Appointments are weeks to months out to see your Dr and what ends up happening is these patients go to the Emergency Department. Patients
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Evidence-Based Decision Making and Discovery | Quantitative | Qualitative | Similarities | Collects and analyzes data | Collects and analyzes data | | Try to figure out why people act as they do | Try to figure out why people act as they do | | Intent: Unbiased and valid | Intent: Unbiased and valid | | Seek to find the richest data from the situation | Seek to find the richest data from the situation | | Starts with a question of interest | Starts with a question of interest
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Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Meta Anderson NURS 4000 5/ NURS-4001-5 Res/ Scholarship Evid-Based Practice April 21‚ 2013 Pressure Ulcers are very serious‚ but common occurrences in healthcare in our older patients today. Millions of dollars are spent daily to prevent this occurrence. The purpose of this paper is to educate on the evidence based nursing practice surrounding pressure ulcers. Practice Setting Problem Pressure Ulcer is a breakdown of
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Therapeutics of skin conditions: Evidence-based clinical decision making Dr Douglas Grindlay University of Nottingham 15th Oct 2014 What I am going to cover? • What does evidence-based dermatology mean? • How to find relevant‚ high-quality evidence • The role of the Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology (CEBD) • How to get involved / contribute What is Evidence Based Dermatology? • Linking the best quality evidence to the care of individual patients • Involves partnership between clinician‚ patient
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Team C Project NURS 6030 Section 5 The Practice of Population-Based Care August 16‚ 2009 Plan for Collaboration Healthcare is a profession in which nurses strive to advocate‚ guide‚ and protect those placed in our care. In this spirit‚ Team C will work together to investigate a healthcare problem to strengthen our collaborative abilities. The team’s systematic approach described below includes team identification‚ team vision‚ communication process‚ determination of roles‚ conflict resolution
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provides a foundation for professional practice. It is used to distinguish how science and the expansion of medical knowledge have impacted the advancement of nursing theories over the years. Florence Nightingale’s Notes on nursing (1859) is the first identifiable action taken to differentiate the field of nursing from other medical professions. After which nursing theory evolved into theories that are practical to the profession‚ grounded in the latest evidence-based research‚ and provide a meaningful
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nurse an opportunity for clinical learning (Tanner 2006). The practice of reflection and analysis of critical incidents is well observed as a valuable tools for learning in nursing. It bridges the gap between theory and practice as it involves exploring our actions and approaches and examine evidence based literature. It is the process of continuous monitoring and improvement of practice which helps us to change our way of thinking or practice by reflecting on an incident and learning what did and did
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