The scientist role was fulfilled in several courses looking at issues and finding a solution. The Evidence Based Practice Course I examined the issue of poor communication and the effects on patient care‚ proposed a solution example being implementation of bedside reporting and analyzed the results with the increase in patient satisfaction. The scientist role does just that finds a problem‚ looks for a solutions and examines the results‚ if the results are not positive or solve the problem the
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responsible for providing care that is efficient‚ competent and informed by current research (Sirkka‚ Larsson-Lund & Zingmark‚ 2014). Evidence based practice (EBP) has been correlated with improved client outcomes and a reduction in healthcare costs (Upton‚ Stephens‚ Williams & Scurlock-Evans‚ 2014). EBP has been defined as the synthesis of current research evidence‚ clinical reasoning‚ and client contribution (Thomas‚ Saroyan & Lajoie‚ 2012). The client is an integral part in EBP as he/she is an
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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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Theories as the Basis for Nursing Practice Seema R Sulemani Homeland University NURS 211 SF12 October 14‚ 2012 Abstract Theory development is the fundamental step for expansion of nursing knowledge. The knowledge has been borrowed from different disciplines to build the nursing theories. The categorization of theories is based on their scope of practice. The grand nursing theories are the most complex and abstract in their nature. Middle range theories are inducted mostly from grand nursing
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Nursing Theory in Professional Practice Nursing Theory in Professional Practice Nursing is the art and science of caring for individuals with potential or actual health problems. Nursing is the art of providing quality‚ compassionate care while evaluating the patients’ biopsychosocial and spiritual needs. Nursing as a science evaluates the patients’ health and response to disease. Nurses assist individuals and groups to maintain or attain optimal health. They implement care to accomplish
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population (Koenemanet al. 2011). Thus‚ theory based intervention which is also known as evidence based interventions are widely recognised as the gold standard for the provision of safe and effective health care (Brown et al. 2009). Evidence-based practice in psychiatric nursing refers to a synthesis of clinical expertise‚ research of evidence‚ and client preference to create effective client care strategies (Underhill et al. 2015). Moreover‚ evidence based practice has been shown to have a capacity to
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Explain what is meant by the term “community based nursing practice.” Community nurses work across various areas‚ providing health care to people of any age. They provide nursing to assist in all areas of health needs to people anywhere in the community from community health centres‚ health clinics‚ schools and universities and client’s homes. This essay will focus on three aspects of community nursing‚ firstly‚ aged care nursing; secondly‚ the organisation ‘Silver Chain’ and finally‚ Holyoake;
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Paradigms and Theories in Nursing Practice Over the course of the past century‚ the nursing profession has undergone multiple periods of transformation brought by the evolution of paradigms in nursing theory. The three major paradigms of empiricism‚ interpretive‚ and critical social theory now each provide a distinct set of principles to the discipline‚ while a pragmatic perspective serves to guide their application in practice. The intent of this paper is to discuss the contributions of each paradigm
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References: Creswell‚ J. (2013). Research design: Qualitative‚ quantitative‚ and mixed methods approaches (Laureate Education‚ Inc.‚ custom ed.). Thousand Oaks‚ CA: Sage Publications. Laureate Education‚ Inc. (Executive Producer). (2008). Research theory‚ design‚ and methods. Baltimore‚ MD. Mendenhall‚ T.‚ & Doherty‚ W. (2007). Partners in diabetes: Action research in a primary care setting. Action Research‚ 5(4)‚ 378–406. Patton‚ M.Q. (2002). Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods‚ Sage Publications
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Framework for Praxis Praxis is defined as a practical presentation of a philosophy/ theory (Merriam-Webster‚ n.d.). Also‚ praxis can be defined as an application or performing of an art‚ knowledge‚ or skill (Merriam-Webster‚ n.d.). Praxis is a method which entails a primarily reflective in a responsive to a multifaceted and complicated human phenomenon that is the heart of clinical analysis in nursing (Lutz‚ Jones‚ & Kendall‚ 1997). The purpose of this discuss is to provide the readers with information
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