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Determining the strength of a nursing research study is a critical process that enhances the implementation of evidence-based practice. Determining the strength of a nursing research study ensures that the empirical knowledge developed through nursing research is useful in improving nursing care, the system of healthcare delivery, and patient outcomes. Additionally, nurses should use research findings when making clinical decisions on the best practice to use in order to deliver healthcare…

monthly summary of our outcomes measurements. Champions will be responsible for delivering a verbal feedback to other clinicians. In addition, written version of the feedback will be posted to the board in the nursing station. According to a review by Cochrane collaboration (2012) indicated that the effectiveness of audit and feedback on health care professional behaviors and health outcomes is widely variable, ranging from no or little effect to a substantial effect.(4) According to the…

he first Cochrane Review on this subject, published 17 December in the Cochrane Library, gives some early insights into electronic cigarettes as an aid to stopping smoking and reducing consumption. The review draws on two randomised trials and found that while nicotine containing electronic cigarettes were more effective than electronic cigarettes without nicotine (placebo) in helping smokers kick the habit, the results need to be confirmed by more studies. Smoking is a major global health…

Systematic searches of PubMed, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL were completed by three reviewers (K.G., A.L., K.M.) using the keywords progestin AND oral contraceptives and combined birth control. The first reviewer (K.M.) performed a search using the designated keywords selected by the research group. Using Cochrane Library, the first researcher used the words oral contraceptive AND progestin AND combined. This search yielded…

As age advances, subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is known to rapidly advance touching more on women as compared to men as the elderly being rated more vulnerable. SCH also known as mild hypothyroidism has been defined by scientists as a superior case of the thyroid stimulating hormone TSH levels with free thyroxine concentrations with the reference range (Baumgartner, 2014). The condition; SCH, can be successfully identified through comprehensive thyroid tests for nonspecific indicators some of…

STANDARD SEVEN: LIBRARY AND OTHER INFORMATION RESOURCES Resources and Access Library services and resources are tailored to fulfill the needs of the University’s curriculum across all modalities. In 2012, the Rose Traurig Library aligned its strategic plan with the Academic Affairs and University plans, wherein the main goal of the library is to better serve our student population by becoming 80-90% electronic by FY15. To meet this objective, 14 new databases were procured, including 3 e-book…

connection between posttraumatic stress disorder with strokes and transient ischemic attacks from the onset of symptoms until January 31, 2013. The articles examined were published by databases such as: Ovid MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PILOTS Database, The Cochrane Library and Scopus. Factors such as onset of posttraumatic symptoms and evaluation, range and country of…

thus has a major socioeconomic impact. The manuscript’s aim was to comprehensively review the pathophysiological factors of DLBP. Additionally, it also addressed its diagnostic methods and management. Methods: A search through PubMed and Cochrane Library…

research shows that there is not enough data or evidence to recommend a certain multivitamin to the average non-pregnant female (Sfakianaki, 2013). However, high evidence was found with recommendations for folic acid intake while pregnant in the Cochrane review of randomized and quasirandomized clinical trials (Sfakianaki, 2013). The gap in research is the general population’s vitamin recommendations because for most vitamins the results are shown as biased due to cofounding variables…

Motivational Interviewing: Annotated Bibliography Barnett, E., Sussman, S., Smith, C., Rohrbach, L. A., & Spruijt-Metz, D. (2012). Motivational Interviewing for adolescent substance use: a review of the literature. Addictive behaviors, 37(12), 1325-1334. Retrieved November 19, 2016, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3496394/ Summary of the article The author has used Motivational Interviewing (MI) as a research support to address on substance abuse among the adolescents. The key…