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    Evidence-based practice has not been a topic that interested me personally and was initially somewhat over-whelming. This class has changed my perception. Several years ago‚ I was the Director of Nursing for the Women’s Center in a small rural hospital. I was asked to take this position based on my experience as a nurse and report with the physicians and my co-workers; I had no experience as a director or manager. I had no idea that policies and procedures should be based on evidence-based practice

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    The field of nursing is always improving and evolving. It is progressively moving forward as new information and research fuel our ability to provide proper patient care. In fact‚ I have seen the field change and develop in more ways than I can shake a stick. One of the most profound differences came with the inundation of technology and the connectivity of the internet. Never before has the patient been able to access so much information at their fingertips‚ or have medical professionals had such

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    In many hospitals‚ these days many different new nursing practices are being used to improve patient outcomes. In the hospital that I work for many new evidence-based practices are being used to see if it improves or does not improve the patient’s physical and mental health. I have worked in different units in my hospital‚ as of right now I am posted in Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) we use an SBAR (situation‚ background‚ assessment‚ recommendation) to try to ensure a quality exchange of information

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    Reflection The incident that I am going to reflect had happed during my nursing studies. I was posted in a busy emergency care (EC). My role was to observe and assist a RN. Ms. X came to EC with severe abdominal pain. After the initial assessment Doctor ordered a list of blood tests. I accompanied RN to observe blood sampling procedure. Ms. X was clearly not cooperating for the procedure and was screaming. I helped to position the patient with the help of family members so that the RN could carry

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    Masters (2017‚ p. 255)‚ “evidence-based practice (EBP) is a mechanism that allows nurses to provide safe‚ high-quality patient care based on evidence grounded in research and professional expertise rather than tradition‚ myths‚ hunches‚ advice from peers‚ outdated textbooks‚ or even what the nurse learned in school 5‚ 10‚ 15 years ago”. EBP allows nurses to apply current evidence using advanced technology and expert knowledge appropriately. It also allows nurses to practice safely and efficiently while

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    Introduction Evidence-based practice is essential in nursing. It serves as the basis of nursing care being used today. To enable nurses further to improve such care‚ research becomes a necessity. One way of ensuring research study is useable and effective is by critically appraising it. This paper aims to correctly and systematically critique a chosen qualitative research article by scrutinizing its part one by one and providing a concluding comments at the end. Title and abstract A qualitative

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    Jones‚ I had to take into account the evidence-based approach. Webber and Nathan (2010‚ p.36) state that “evidence based is not a substitute for professional judgement‚ evidence-based practice gives due weight to outcome research which can provide pointers to what can work best in different circumstances”. Reading the electronic notes evidenced that Mr Jones had previously been detained on s136 of MHA five years ago‚ but no further actions were taken. On reflection of this event‚ I wondered if Mr Jones’

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    One aspect that I believe to have been a successful part of my practice over these past few weeks is my increased confidence and ability to recognize assessment results that stray from the norm‚ such as a blood pressure of 90/60. This was particularly made apparent a few times within these past few weeks‚ but more particularly when working with a patient whose temperature averaged around 34.5 degrees Celsius. As that is well below what one’s average temperature could be and could be a warning sign

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    Evidence-base design has become a well-known strategy in health and social care as a useful tool for improving patient and staff well-being‚ patient healing process‚ stress reduction and safety. The growth of a thorough and responsive architectural evidence base has always aims to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in evidence-based design. The Department of Health in 1999 started a database with funding from the old NHS Estates (Lawson & Phiri 2000). The Database was updated every year until

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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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