CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Evidence-based practice refers to the use of research and scientific studies as a base for determining the best practices in a field. In the medical field‚ this pertains to treatment and diagnostic options‚ while in education‚ it refers to teaching techniques‚ teacher training and evaluative assessments. 1.1 ORIGIN EBP EBP traces its use in medicine to the 11th century text‚ "The Canon of Medicine‚" but it was the Scottish epidemiologist Archie Cochrane in his 1972
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According to Hamric‚ “evidence-based practice (EBP) is a problem-solving approach that incorporates best available scientific evidence‚ clinicians’ expertise‚ and patients’ preferences and values” (Hamric 2009) and is of high “importance to best practice and to the education of healthcare professionals” (Hamric 2009). EBP helps nurses to improve their clinical practice by evaluating what they do and how they do it‚ and what are the final outcomes on their patients. Research‚ in providing healthcare
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During this roundtable discussion‚ it was very challenging for me to remain on one side of the debate. I think this was challenging because I remain more neutral on this topic; Meaning I understand both pros and cons of evidence-based treatment. Although‚ I can say this discussion encouraged me to think more about the importance of evidence-based treatment. There are many pros to using evidence-based treatment. First and foremost‚ I think the most beneficial part of using evidence based treatment
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Evidence based patient care becomes a life long approach to clinical decision making to improve clinical outcome‚ and includes use of best evidence clinical outcome values of patient and there families. The purpose is to help bedside nurses determine the strength of evidence on the bases of the research methods. Evidence based nursing care is informed by research finding use of research evidence in clinical practice is an expected standard of practice for nurses and healthcare organizations. It determines
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A systematic research review (SRR) is a research method that uses similar studies to answer a specific clinical question. The process is tedious and thorough using comprehensive search strategies to find an unbiased summary of research (O’Mathuna and Fineout-Overholt‚ 2015). The purpose of this paper is to critique a SRR related to patient participation in patient safety. First‚ this paper will describe the relevance of the research problem. Second‚ a critique of the rigor of the study‚ the level
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Critique of Systematic Review of intravenous acetaminophen Chamberlain College of Nursing NR505: Advance Research Methods: Evidence-Based Practice Fall Session A‚ 2013 Abstract According to the systematic review covered by Apfel‚ Turan‚ Souza‚ Pergolizzi & Hornuss‚ 2013 there is a significant reduction in postoperative nausea and vomiting and opioid use when using intravenous acetaminophen. The reviewers used Medline and Cochrane databases to conduct their search along with a hand search of
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A Systematic Review of Software Maintainability Prediction and Metrics ROLL NO 17 ROLL NO 20 OUTLINES 1. Introduction 2. Systematic review 2.1. Research questions 2.2. Search strategy used for primary studies 2.3. Inclusion and exclusion criteria for study Selection 3. Results 4. Discussion 5. Conclusion 6. References 1.Introduction • Software maintainability‚ the ease with which a software system can be modified ‚it is an important software quality attribute. • Intrinsically associated with
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learning zone CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Page 58 Systematic review: 2 multiple choice questionnaire Page 59 Read Amy Causey’s practice profile on total hip replacement Page 60 Guidelines on how to write a practice profile Learning how to undertake a systematic review: part 2 NS557 Bettany-Saltikov J (2010) Learning how to undertake a systematic review: part 2. Nursing Standard. 24‚ 51‚ 47-56. Date of acceptance: February 8 2010. Summary This article‚ the second in a two-part series
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Based on the article review the authors explained in clear manner information about how childhood obesity continues to increase especially affecting Mexican American children. According to the article‚ the author focused in three objectives in the article “ Mexican American Mothers’ Perceptions of Childhood Obesity: A theory-Guided Systematic Literature Review. The author focused first in evaluates the information regarding Mexican American mothers’ knowledge and their opinions about childhood
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global supply chains A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge Prepared by Dr. Stephen Brammer Dr. Stefan Hoejmose Dr. Andrew Millington Supply chain disruptions can be devastating for operations and share price. Managing Sustainable Global Supply Chains 2 How can companies better manage their global supply chains to leverage opportunities and mitigate risk? Managing Sustainable Global Supply Chains 3 managing sustainable global supply chains A Systematic Review of the Body of Knowledge
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