Category: Evidence-Based Practice

Introduction The value of qualitative research in evidence-based practice includes cases when the results cannot be measured using qualitative research but observations, assessment, interviews, and reports can be processed to find out how some actions influence the patients. For example, qualitative research in evidence-based practice can help to find out whether elderly patients demonstrate higher…

Table of Contents Introduction Research methodology and the critical evaluation of the study Conclusion Reference Introduction Sedwick, Lance-Smith, Reeder, and Nardi’s (2012) main apprehension was the increasing rate of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in critical care patients. Ventilator-associated pneumonia is currently becoming one of the common complications among the Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) not only within the…

The research methodology that would be most suitable for the evidence-based practice project is quantitative quasi-experimental. Quasi-experimental designs characteristically enable the researcher to align the project with the treatment situation while employing another criterion apart from the random assignment (Heinen, Mackett, van Wee, Ogilvie, & Panter, 2018). Because the project will be carried out in…

Table of Contents CBT and IPT EBP Interventions: Description PTSD Before the Trauma: Changes Military Personnel: Changes References CBT and IPT EBP Interventions: Description To address the needs of crisis survivors, one will have to consider not only the events that led to the development of PTSD but also the factors that trigger the immediate…

Nursing research gained momentum within the last half of the 20th century. Currently, there is too much emphasis on evidence-based practice; hence, nursing research is imperative. Research can either be quantitative or qualitative, but critics of qualitative research associate it with epistemological issues. This paper aims at reviewing one part of a research article that…

It is not a secret that many universally recognized methods in medicine did not receive yet scientific study. It means that many approaches were not scientifically proved, although they were quite effective. In order to change the situation in the medical sphere the evidence based practice was introduced into the healthcare system on its every…

It is not a secret that many universally recognized methods in medicine did not receive yet scientific study. It means that many approaches were not scientifically proved, although they were quite effective. In order to change the situation in the medical sphere the evidence based practice was introduced into the healthcare system on its every…

Table of Contents Introduction Main text Literature review Clinical implications Alternative methods Involvement of stakeholders The inception of the improvements Conclusion Reference list Introduction The dynamic nature of the nursing practice has occasioned the integration of sophisticated and better interventions in offering patient care regardless of the medical department. Evidence-based nursing endeavors to utilize the…

Today, evidence-based nursing practice is a rapidly developing area of training that aims to improve the effectiveness and quality of health care professionals. Such a practice helps nurses operate with scientific information skillfully and independently, finding and evaluating up-to-date, relevant data and evaluating it critically and objectively (Mackey & Bassendowski, 2017). Therefore, I agree with…

Evidence-Based Practice Strategies to Reduce the Door-to-Balloon Time in STEMI (ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) Patients: A Needs Assessment Adams, J., Wong, B., & Wijeysundera, H. C. (2015). Root causes for delayed hospital discharge in patients with ST-segment Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): a qualitative analysis. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 15, 107.  It was noted that most STEMI patients…