Main Question Post: Discussion Week 11 -- Creating a Culture of Evidence-Based Practice
Introduction
Evidence-based practice is the utilization of the superlative scientific evidence incorporated with clinical experience and amalgamated patient principles and penchants in the practice of professional patient care (Polit & Beck, 2017). Evidence-based practice (EBP) amplifies the quality of patient care while advancing patient outcomes (Estrada, 2009). The healthcare workforce nurses has the obligation to ensure that patient receive quality superlative care whilst utilizing evidence-based practice (Estrada, 2009). Indeed, there are arrays of barriers related to the embracement of EPB in the organization’s, which makes it impossible to the healthcare …show more content…
Prior to joining my present healthcare organization, I labored with one of the largest public hospital in Atlanta for five years, while working at the surgical intensive care unit; we had a critical ill, unstable patient with intra-aortic balloon pump unfortunately developed a stage II pressure ulcer due to the inability to mobilize her. The patient was treated with arrays of skin care to heal the wound to no avail, finally underwent surgical debridement and grafts, which made me wonder what could have been done to avert the added agony the patient encountered, this is how evidence-based practice came into existence for me, to ensure this agonizing event do not occur again. My inquisitive took me to a mentor and the clinical nurse specialist on the medical intensive unit; she was an advocate for EBP and with further investigation on arrays of research analysis and incorporating the leadership team and the wound care department. This event led to the development of best practice, guideline and policies created for skin and wound care that immensely have profited arrays of …show more content…
The workforce, nurses have the responsibility to avert errors in decision-making related to patient care practice, the utilization of evidence-based research lessens the need for trial and error that is counter productive, costly and time-consuming. The workforce, nurses have an obligation to patient safety and with the understanding that evidence-based practice is practically related to all aspects of care processes as assessment, diagnosis, planning and implementation to avert
Introduction
Evidence-based practice is the utilization of the superlative scientific evidence incorporated with clinical experience and amalgamated patient principles and penchants in the practice of professional patient care (Polit & Beck, 2017). Evidence-based practice (EBP) amplifies the quality of patient care while advancing patient outcomes (Estrada, 2009). The healthcare workforce nurses has the obligation to ensure that patient receive quality superlative care whilst utilizing evidence-based practice (Estrada, 2009). Indeed, there are arrays of barriers related to the embracement of EPB in the organization’s, which makes it impossible to the healthcare …show more content…
Prior to joining my present healthcare organization, I labored with one of the largest public hospital in Atlanta for five years, while working at the surgical intensive care unit; we had a critical ill, unstable patient with intra-aortic balloon pump unfortunately developed a stage II pressure ulcer due to the inability to mobilize her. The patient was treated with arrays of skin care to heal the wound to no avail, finally underwent surgical debridement and grafts, which made me wonder what could have been done to avert the added agony the patient encountered, this is how evidence-based practice came into existence for me, to ensure this agonizing event do not occur again. My inquisitive took me to a mentor and the clinical nurse specialist on the medical intensive unit; she was an advocate for EBP and with further investigation on arrays of research analysis and incorporating the leadership team and the wound care department. This event led to the development of best practice, guideline and policies created for skin and wound care that immensely have profited arrays of …show more content…
The workforce, nurses have the responsibility to avert errors in decision-making related to patient care practice, the utilization of evidence-based research lessens the need for trial and error that is counter productive, costly and time-consuming. The workforce, nurses have an obligation to patient safety and with the understanding that evidence-based practice is practically related to all aspects of care processes as assessment, diagnosis, planning and implementation to avert