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When nurses use evidence-based practice when caring for a patient, it allows the patient to receive the best quality care that they need. Every procedure that a nurse does should be based off evidence-based practice. At the facility that I am currently working at, it is easy to find resources about evidence based practice. However, one thing that obstructs the facility ability to implement evidence-based practice is that the facility has two educators that work with our department but they are…

based practice cannot be underestimated enough due to the fact that evidence based practice helps improve patient outcomes and save lives. Positive Aspects of Evidence Based Practice Nurses who research and review different literature such as systematic reviews of experimental studies, and meta-analyses of randomized controlled studies can help improve their nursing practice by keeping up to date with the latest and most effective way to care for patients. One such example on how nurses have…

Why Bother with Evidence? The authors’ purpose for writing this article is to grasp better understanding on why evidence-based practice and research still has a lot of reforming and updating to do. There was a noticeable lack in proper evidence-based practice and research by medical professionals which appears to be the primary reason that the authors of this article felt guided to provide reasoning and practice techniques to correct this problem. These authors also wanted to display how…

Best Practices in Presenting Evidence According to Wikipedia, “Evidence, broadly construed, is anything presented in support of an assertion”. In every area, unless we are stating our own opinion, evidence is the fundamental building block for making an argument. Any audience, requires an appropriate amount of evidence to believe in the veracity of a presenter’s argument. In the following writing, I will be going through my recent experience in presenting the topic, “Australia SHOULD NOT cull…

of evidence has become a valuable skill to clinicians. Evidence is ranked in a hierarchy system. The highest level of evidence include systematic reviews, which are a compilation of studies that address a particular clinical question (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2015, p. 11). This essay will present a critique of a systematic review and meta-analysis. The systematic review used for this critique discusses the risk factors associated with intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment…

purpose of this paper is to analyze a current clinical practice guideline (CPG) on breast cancer screenings by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). A CPG is a statement that compiles the highest level of evidence-based research from systematic research reviews (SRR) and other research to direct practitioners with appropriate health care interventions (Sriganesh, Shanthanna, & Busse, 2016). This breast cancer CPG’s scope, purpose, stakeholder involvement, rigor of development,…

There are eight evidence based practices (EBP), however some would argue as few as six (Bond, 2002) and possibly more than ten (Dixon et al., 2010). They all have their place and vary in amount of evidence and have certain circumstances in which they can provide the best results. The eight EBP discussed are: cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), weight management, skills training, token economies, family psychoeducation, assertive community treatment (ACT), supportive employment (SE), and…

Evidence based practice is the foundation for growth in clinical practice. Any procedure cannot be deemed effective unless it has undergone objective studying. Health care providers may complete tasks that are a part of clinical tradition, rather than helpful for patients. In some cases, certain procedures, such as rectal tubes and urinary tract catheters, can cause harm to patients. Determining if a procedure is harmful or beneficial comes from the findings of studies done in clinical…

while both are in landline and cellphone frames. Gallup uses its weight to final its samples and to match the national geographic's of each country. The margin of error for each sample influences the data weighting. Along with the sampling error, questioning the wording and practical difficulties in conducting these surveys can introduce error, or bias into the findings of opinion polls. In the Gallup World Poll they use multiple things to make sure that their surveys are the most accurate. They…

the average weight difference is identical to that of the weight difference caused the glucose solution. Low levels of precision can be accounted for by random errors. Random errors are errors caused my unpredictable factors such as wind change or a mistake in the method. In this experiment, there are many possible sources of random errors that may have influenced the results and these may have…