Integration of Evidence-Based Practice into Professional Nursing Practice Sandra Sparks Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 351: Transitions to Professional Nursing Fall 2010 Introduction During the 1980’s‚ the term “evidence-based” medicine surfaced to describe the approach that used scientific evidence to determine the best practice. Evidence-based practice is a process that entails reviewing and instilling the most reliable
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Sour taste in Sweetness Diabetes mellitus or simply diabetes is a disease characterized by high blood glucose levels that result from defect in the body ability’s to produce insulin. At least 16 million Americans suffer from diabetes‚ and the number has been increasing rapidly‚ according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Between 1990 and 1999‚ the prevalence of the disease jumped 41 percent nationwide. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes. Millions of Americans
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Generally speaking diabetes is not an uncommon disorder. In fact‚ Whiting et al (2011) states that diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in nearly all countries. There are two main types of diabetes mellitus: type 1 and type 2. Fonseca (2006) defines type 2 diabetes mellitus as a disorder characterised by an insulin resistance followed by a progressive decline in β-cell function. Type 2 diabetics produce insulin but the target cells for insulin fail to respond‚ therefore blood glucose
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#1- Diabetes Diabetes is a disease the body undergoes when it is unable to produce any or enough insulin‚ due to a high level of glucose in the blood. According to the website diabetes.org‚ statistics show that‚ “diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2010 based on the 69‚071 death certificates in which diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death.” Diabetes was discovered in 1889‚ later on various types of diabetes were identified and classified based on
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assignment our group discussed the upcoming presentation for class. The task for the group was to come up with three theorists‚ or theories that our group could use for the presentation. Prior to our Wednesday night meeting the group members were asked to come with at least three possible ideas that they could each present to the group. Group members A‚ B‚ C‚ and D came prepared to the discussion with some great thoughts and ideas on what the presentation should be about. Some of the ideas that
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REVIEW ARTICLE A New‚ Evidence-based Estimate of Patient Harms Associated with Hospital Care John T. James‚ PhD Objectives: Based on 1984 data developed from reviews of medical records of patients treated in New York hospitals‚ the Institute of Medicine estimated that up to 98‚000 Americans die each year from medical errors. The basis of this estimate is nearly 3 decades old; herein‚ an updated estimate is developed from modern studies published from 2008 to 2011. Methods: A literature
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organization‚ SAMHSA‚ promotes and implements prevention and early intervention strategies to reduce the impact of mental and substance use disorders in America’s communities. Essentially‚ SAMHSA focuses on the prevention aspect of substance abuse and mental illness by steering people clear of drugs and promoting monitoring of mental illness as well as early treatment. Experts attest that an optimal mix of prevention interventions is required to address substance use issues in communities‚ because
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The first priority intervention that I would have implemented is for the couple I had during week two of clinical when I had the newborn assessment. The couple was worried about the amount of weight their baby was losing since she was born. For my intervention‚ I would provide the parents with support and education when learning infant caretaking skills and encourage good habits. According to the National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care‚ women who received social support from a nurse or counselor
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) resulting from defects in insulin production and secretion‚ decreased cellular response to insulin‚ or both. This leads to hyperglycemia‚ which may lead to acute metabolic complications‚ such as diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome (HHNS). Longterm hyperglycemia may contribute to chronic microvascular complications (kidney and eye disease)
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Social-communication and Play (ASAP) intervention on preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder What’s the big idea: A studied completed by Dykstra‚ Boyd‚ Watson‚ Crais‚ and Baranek evaluated social communication and play skills in young children. The study took place in a public preschool with children who were on the spectrum. Dykstra et al.‚ examined the outcomes of the ASAP intervention (Advancing Social-communication and Play). They used the intervention in two different situations: a group
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