Problem Statement & Hypothesis
White (2012) states “nurses can no longer rely on their clinical experience to provide quality care. Nurses routinely need to question their practice and look for alternative methods to improve the process of care” (p. 4). Evidence supports that modifications in nursing practice cultivated by research improves patient outcomes. There is no one better than the bedside nurse to question and identify patient care problems. Once a problem is identified the nurse has the duty to question if the care being provided is supported by evidence. When evidence is lacking to support best practice a topic for research has been identified (Siedlecki, 2008).
Once the topic has been identifies, the next step is to develop a problem statement. The problem statement tells the reader why the subject being presented is important. For this author’s project on reducing alarm fatigue, the problem statement is as follows: Alarm fatigue continues to be a national health care concern. The problem has made the top 10 list of health care concerns by the ECRI Institute for the past five years and as the number one in 2015 and 2014 …show more content…
There are also numerous publications on evidence-based interventions to reduce the problem. A meta-analysis was conducted on this subject. The search of PubMed and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) for articles relating to alarm desensitization, alarm management, and patient harm in resulted in 177 articles, with 72 being used for this particular study (Cvach, 2012). Although there are numerous studies on the subject, there is little evidence comparing how staff are educated to the evidence-based bundles and how the method of educating staff changed the attitudes and behavior of the nurse. It is for this reason this author feels more studies need to be conducted on how nurses are trained to manage
White (2012) states “nurses can no longer rely on their clinical experience to provide quality care. Nurses routinely need to question their practice and look for alternative methods to improve the process of care” (p. 4). Evidence supports that modifications in nursing practice cultivated by research improves patient outcomes. There is no one better than the bedside nurse to question and identify patient care problems. Once a problem is identified the nurse has the duty to question if the care being provided is supported by evidence. When evidence is lacking to support best practice a topic for research has been identified (Siedlecki, 2008).
Once the topic has been identifies, the next step is to develop a problem statement. The problem statement tells the reader why the subject being presented is important. For this author’s project on reducing alarm fatigue, the problem statement is as follows: Alarm fatigue continues to be a national health care concern. The problem has made the top 10 list of health care concerns by the ECRI Institute for the past five years and as the number one in 2015 and 2014 …show more content…
There are also numerous publications on evidence-based interventions to reduce the problem. A meta-analysis was conducted on this subject. The search of PubMed and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) for articles relating to alarm desensitization, alarm management, and patient harm in resulted in 177 articles, with 72 being used for this particular study (Cvach, 2012). Although there are numerous studies on the subject, there is little evidence comparing how staff are educated to the evidence-based bundles and how the method of educating staff changed the attitudes and behavior of the nurse. It is for this reason this author feels more studies need to be conducted on how nurses are trained to manage