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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LEARN Reflective Based on Previous Nursing Practice Look Back During a night shift in ICU‚ a 65 years old unconscious patient had massive bleeding from his IV catheter because I did not fix the end cap properly after starting the IV line. Elaborate Objective Recall Direct supervisor‚ resident physician and I were involved in this event. I fixed an 18 gauge IV catheter on the brachial vein of the patient’s right hand but I did not do the procedure properly. I put the end cap on the Luer lock but
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To gather in-depth information regarding Mr 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.
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significant roles of advanced practice that perform and provide a great amount of care to the population beyond the status of Registered Nurse (RN). The four Advanced Practice Registered Nurses are Nurse Practitioners (NP)‚ Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS)‚ Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA)‚ and Certified Nurse-Midwives (CNM). “Advanced practice RNs represent about 8 percent of the nursing workforce‚” (Kurtzman & Naylor‚ 2010) and about 70 to 80 percent of advanced practice RNs work in primary
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non-nursing individuals‚ specialty nursing and advanced practice nursing may be similar. However‚ for the nursing professionals there is a huge difference between the two practices. Advanced practice nursing is more than a specialty nursing practice because of the incorporation of the different competencies‚ such as higher education/knowledge‚ autonomy‚ and expertise (Hamric‚ Hanson‚ Tracy‚ and O’Grady‚ 2014). Beitz (2000) has stated that "specialty nursing practice is the application of a range of theoretic
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Present or Most Recent Employment Post Held Speciality Speciality Clinical Nurse Specialist Personal/Work Email Address m.boyle@stjh.org.uk Palliative Care NMC PIN (if registered nurse‚ midwife or health visitor) 83k0528s Name of Hospital/Practice St Joseph’s Hospice NMC PIN Expiry Date D D/M2011 Y Y Y 01 01 M/Y
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The Advanced Practice Nurse will play a crucial role in advancement of the healthcare system in the United States. There are several factors affecting today’s healthcare system which will influenced the future development of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) role. Some of the major factors include the evolving federal and states laws‚ rapidly growing and aging population‚ increasing rates of chronic diseases in children and adults‚ and the cost of healthcare. These challenges require
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SThe advanced practice nurse’s role as a researcher is to work along scientist and doctors‚ to help build the clinical and scientific foundation of information to improve overall patient care. By using gathered data‚ the nurse is able to assist in the prevention of disability‚ disease‚ eliminate symptoms caused by an illness and enhance end-of-life and palliative care. The research nurse will recruit and interview patients‚ to find appropriate candidates for study‚ they will compile and review data
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As an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)‚ we must be able to screen and diagnose appropriately. Understanding the difference and the purposes they serve are imperative. According to PubMed Health (2016)‚ screening should be done prior to the patient being ill to detect the disease process at an early stage. Diagnostic test determines the exact cause of the symptoms. I believe as an APRN there are many factors to consider prior to screening a patient for a particular disease. These factors
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organism on hands with rings‚ despite the method of hand hygiene used; hands with rings were 1.6- fold more likely to be contaminated after hand washing with plain soap and water and 2.3- fold more likely to be contaminated after use of the alcohol- based hand rub.” (Trick et al.‚ 2003‚ p. 4). Thus‚ there is a greater amount of pathogens being carried around
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