articles‚ Alan Kamhi and Kenn Apel discuss evidence-based practice‚ clinical practice‚ and science. While Kamhi feels that clinical practice cannot be scientific‚ Apel believes the contrary. Though they each note several differences between scientists and clinicians‚ I believe it is possible for clinicians to be scientists. Clinicians may not conduct science in the same regimented way as full-time researchers‚ but they are equally capable of researching practices‚ testing hypotheses‚ collecting data‚
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Medication Storage: safe practice for storing medication is to always keep it in a secure safe place‚ make sure the key is held by an authorised people only. Always keep the medication in the correct temperature‚ light and humidity. The medication MUST be kept in the container in which it was dispensed from the pharmacy in. Use: staff giving the medication needs to be trained in relation to administration‚ infection control and non-touch technique. Disposal: safe practice in disposal of medication
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withholding any type of supplementation unless it has been indicated medically. The policy also confirms that the newborn should be fed between 8 – 12 times within 24 hours or when any feeding cues are noted such as rooting‚ mouthing or sucking at the hand. Mothers should be strongly encouraged to Room in with their newborn to enhance these cues. Another standard expressed was for health care providers to assess‚ observe and evaluate new mothers for correct positioning‚ latching‚ and sucking. Elimination
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Validity of Evidence-Based Practice in the Philippines Maria Carmela L. Domocmat Ecological Validity of EBP in the Philippines 2 Introduction Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been observed in developed countries since the 90’s. Two decades had past and it is barely being established in the Philippine health care system. The purpose of this paper is to define EBP or evidence-based nursing (EBN) and explore its ecological validity in a developing country such as the Philippines. Evidence-based
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The Seven Steps of Evidence-Based Practice Summary In the article “The Seven Steps of Evidence-Based Practice”‚ Bernadette M. Melnyk‚ distinguished foundation professor of nursing at the University of Arizona outlines the argument that despite of proven positive outcomes such as “improved patient outcome‚ reduced cost‚ and greater nurse satisfaction” of implementing the evidence-based practice‚ majority of nurses still remain reluctant in using EBP or use it in the irregular manner. The author suggests
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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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Introduction The dirtiest thing you own maybe your cell phone. Imagine what touches your phone the most‚ probably your hands and face. Since cell phones are everywhere and have become one of the most helpful tools of our generation‚ they have their drawbacks. The use of cell phones happens everywhere today‚ one place being the hospital. From a study of phones and spreading of bacteria associated with health care associated infections‚ Karabay states‚ “Our study reveals that mobile phones may
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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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Introduction Evidence-based practice is a patient/client-focused approach‚ and it is an essential part of the physical therapy profession. It enables the physical therapist practitioner to use current best evidence in making a decision that will impact patient care. Formulating a clinical question is an important first step in evidence-based research and with the advancement of technology‚ the physical therapist can use multiple electronic medical databases simultaneously to search for
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disability nurse wishing to ascertain the effectiveness of CBT as a practical intervention when presented with the dual-diagnosis of anxiety disorder and learning disability‚ is through the use of ’evidence-based practice’. When deciding on the best possible clinical intervention for an identified practice problem it seams logical to convert the issue into a single answerable question
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