Reviewing the Literature NURS6125‚ section 23‚ Integrating Theory and Research for Evidence-Based Practice February 12‚ 2011 Reviewing the Literature Patient handoffs are an integral part of taking care of people in all patient care settings. Patient handoffs occur at many different times throughout a facility including shift changes‚ provider break times‚ inter-departmental transfers‚ when a patient may travel for testing. Patient handoff definitions vary widely‚ but the most simplified version
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nurse is following The code: Standards of conduct‚ performance and ethics for nurses and midwives (NMC 2008) they must recognise how crucial the value of evidence in practice is. They must be able to understand‚ judge and apply relevant research and theories to their work and so highlighting areas where further research could be undertaken. Evidence based practice is commonly described as the combination of the most up to date research and clinical expertise as well as patient values (Sackett‚ et al
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Evidence-informed Decision-making Evidence-based practice‚ evidence-based medicine‚ evidence-based nursing and evidence-informed decision-making began with Florence Nightingale in the 1850s during the Crimean War. She noted a connection between poor sanitary conditions in the hospital and rising death rates among wounded soldiers (Bite-Sized History of Mathematical Resources‚ n.d.). “It is Nightingale who developed the coxcomb‚ a visual display to demonstrate how military deaths could be prevented”
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EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE QUALITATIVE RESEARCH INTRODUCTION This essay aims to explore the importance of utilising evidence based care while working with clients and other health care providers to form a professional and reliable nursing team. This essay also aims to focus and evaluate a qualitative article entitled “Patient experiences of bladder problems following stroke” selected from the Nursing Standard. The assignment will adopt a systematic approach to expose the strengths and weaknesses of
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scene. Present days CSIs typical “tools of the trade” range from flat out boring every day devices to the technologically astonishing‚ but overall they have all greatly impacted how evidence is collected‚ documented‚ and evaluated. Modern technological advancements such as DNA analysis or image enhancement have made forensic investigations much easier.
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Responders Crime scenes contain the forensic evidence required to apprehend criminals. The proper collection and processing of physical evidence is of primary importance to most police investigations. Evidence can not only establish the fact of the offense and identify the perpetrator; it may even lead to a conviction. In collecting this evidence we must be conscious of the public’s Fourth Amendment rights and not violate them in this collection of evidence. Unfortunately‚ poorly conducted crime
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examine the crime scene and search for physical evidence‚ collect and document the evidence. The scene must be searched thoroughly and methodically to discover as much evidence as possible related to the crime and to connect the suspect to the crime. The apartment is best searched one room at a time‚ being sure to search from the doorway‚ onward. Once the pyshical evidence is collected‚ a chain of custody is established. Every one who then handeles the evidence is to sign their name on it‚ the reasoning
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outward from underside of corpse. When describing a crime scene‚ a CSI makes factual observations without drawing any conclusions. A crime scene sketch is a permanent record of the size and distance relationship of the crime scene and the physical evidence within it. The sketch serves to clarify the special information present within the photo-graphs and video documentation‚ because the other methods do not allow the viewer to
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Crime Scene Investigation Abstract Documentation of the crime scene starts with the first responder and does not conclude until the scene is released and the evidence has been impounded. Physical evidence comes in all shapes and sizes‚ and there are multiple search patterns that are used to identify evidence. These patterns include line/strip search (used by one or two investigators who walk in straight lines across the crime scene) this method is best used in scenes where the boundaries are
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contain the physical evidence that links the victim to the offender and can often be used to recreate the crime. Numerous investigations have been ruined due to the lackadaisical handling of the crime scenes‚ all while the perpetrators to go unpunished. Following some basic principles of establishing and maintaining a crime scene can ensure that does not continue to happen. First responders and investigators must be diligent in collecting‚ preserving‚ transporting‚ and storing evidence. The chain of
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