Even though this paper is an individual assignment, the topic that is being researched is the same for all team members. My group was assigned with the topic Nurse Reports- Bedside vs Hand-off. I was able to be present during nurse to nurse hand overs on numerous occasions during clinical time at the hospitals and they do differ from nurse to nurse greatly. Being just nursing student, I was able to notice the difference between a good vs a bad hand over. Receiving complete and precise information about the patient we as nurses will take care of, plays a huge role in the outcome of patient condition. With that being said, it is my opinion that nurse reports are the key for sufficient patient care.
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The reason I chose qualitative and mixed methods is because they focus around the patient. According to our textbook "Qualitative and mixed methods are primarily useful in determining the preferences and values of the patient", also, "Qualitative methods are appropriate for addressing questions in which the meaning of the patient’s experience is central to understanding the best therapeutic approach" (Houser, pg. 41, 2015). Secondly, a mixed method of research would be the best because, "A mixed method may be indicated for evaluation research, where effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction are important elements" (Houser, pg. 134, 2015). In the research conducted on this topic, our team’s goal will be to understand which method of report is better for all roles involved and all aspects of the patients care. This will include the effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction of nursing report and nursing care (Bowers et al., …show more content…
One of the gaps that I have found while researching articles group project is finding relevant articles about our topic and then finding out that the article was not written within the last 5 years. I have found a few perfect articles that included everything that I need for my topic research, but when I looked at the date, I saw that it was written 6-7 years ago. It was frustrating at first, but this topic is popular enough that it wasn’t impossible to find articles containing the information I needed. The reason for having up to date research in the healthcare field is due to the increasing amount of scientific advances. Researching and putting the most current studies into practice is vital to efficient patient care and it sets a pattern of life-long learning from the most current of sources ("Identifying and evaluating," 2011) . As to databases used for the topic search, for some reason I had trouble finding full text articles on Google Scholar so I decided to go with CINAHL by using keywords and advanced search strategies. I made sure to limit my search to full text, peer reviewed articles that were not older than five years. My first article is called “Impact of SBAR on Nurse Shift Reports and Staff Rounding” by Paul Cornell, Mary Townsend Gervis, Lauren Yates and James M. Vardaman. The article describes how observation of the SBAR technique were conducted at a Medical Surgical
Clinical Question Our group decided to focus …show more content…
The reason I chose qualitative and mixed methods is because they focus around the patient. According to our textbook "Qualitative and mixed methods are primarily useful in determining the preferences and values of the patient", also, "Qualitative methods are appropriate for addressing questions in which the meaning of the patient’s experience is central to understanding the best therapeutic approach" (Houser, pg. 41, 2015). Secondly, a mixed method of research would be the best because, "A mixed method may be indicated for evaluation research, where effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction are important elements" (Houser, pg. 134, 2015). In the research conducted on this topic, our team’s goal will be to understand which method of report is better for all roles involved and all aspects of the patients care. This will include the effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction of nursing report and nursing care (Bowers et al., …show more content…
One of the gaps that I have found while researching articles group project is finding relevant articles about our topic and then finding out that the article was not written within the last 5 years. I have found a few perfect articles that included everything that I need for my topic research, but when I looked at the date, I saw that it was written 6-7 years ago. It was frustrating at first, but this topic is popular enough that it wasn’t impossible to find articles containing the information I needed. The reason for having up to date research in the healthcare field is due to the increasing amount of scientific advances. Researching and putting the most current studies into practice is vital to efficient patient care and it sets a pattern of life-long learning from the most current of sources ("Identifying and evaluating," 2011) . As to databases used for the topic search, for some reason I had trouble finding full text articles on Google Scholar so I decided to go with CINAHL by using keywords and advanced search strategies. I made sure to limit my search to full text, peer reviewed articles that were not older than five years. My first article is called “Impact of SBAR on Nurse Shift Reports and Staff Rounding” by Paul Cornell, Mary Townsend Gervis, Lauren Yates and James M. Vardaman. The article describes how observation of the SBAR technique were conducted at a Medical Surgical