Evidence base practice has been applied in all health care setting, every day nursing practice. Nursing and all professional are encourage to incorporate and utilized the available resource and guideline to their practice for quality patient outcomes. Evidence base practice is vital in nursing practice and it evident in quality care. For the following reasons, the process of EBP has to be monitored through ongoing quality monitoring and improvement. Another evidence-based practice currently…
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…
When imagining what the future may look like, for many the Bible is the last place they would look. Yet for many Christians it has always been the first and foremost source of vital information. Why is this still the case after more than two thousand years? After the age of enlightenment and the subsequent ages of Post Modernism, Post Christianity and Post Truth? Are we so far advanced that reading such an outdated piece of literature could be relegated to the library section of folktales and…
Research shows an improvement in patient outcomes when nurses practice in an evidence-based manner. Described by Black, Balneaves, Garossino, Puyat, and Qian (2015) as “a problem-solving approach to clinical care that incorporates the conscientious use of current best practice from well-designed studies, a clinician’s expertise, and patient values and preferences,” evidence-based practice (EBP) has been shown to increase patient safety, improve clinical outcomes, reduce healthcare costs, and…
EBP Project Development: Conclusion from the article # 1 Although the research article “Opioids, Substance Abuse & Addictions Section: Changes in Prevalence of Prescription Opioid Abuse after Introduction of an Abuse-Deterrent Opioid Formulation.” did not specifically pertain to the nursing practice. Never the less, the results of this observational, a cross-sectional study revealed very important data pertaining abuse-deterrent formulations (ADF) of opioids, including control-release (CR)…
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…
deemed as canon by the early church. The term canon comes from the Greek word kanṓn representing a carpenter’s rule. The current list of books first appeared in a festal letter from Athanasius, the bishop of Alexandria, in 367. Athanasius wrote this letter in an attempt to clarify the true writings that defined the true message to the Christians of his period. Other Christian schools and sects followed different ideas of what the teachings of Christ meant. Athanasius’ list defining biblical…
Essay: Interpretation of Text – Week Four Divine Presence Amid Violence Lynn Wilson Reading the Bible, especially the Old Testament, is very challenging due to stories that are deeply enmeshed in violence. This violence completely contradicts my modern day interpretation of the compassionate Christ that I learned about while singing, Jesus, Loves Me. The Hebrew Bible presents some extremely violent text and when taken out of context it becomes difficult to find a connection between the…
Introduction It is fundamentally important for nurses to develop and appreciate the process of integrating evidence and research conclusions into their clinical decision-making. Evidence-based practice (EBP) is one reliable process that assists in efficient clinical decision-making (Wong & Myers, 2015). This process has emerged as a means of improving clinical practice from a culture of nursing guidelines derived from authoritarian traditions, to practice developed upon the current…
In the article ‘Characteristics of Diabetic foot ulcers in western Sydney Australia’ diabetics have a 25% risk of a foot ulcer developing which can turn into a chronic non-healing ulcer. Ethical approval had been granted for this report and based on the PEDIS (Perfusion, Extent, Depth, Infection, Sensation) classification…