Evidence based practice is extensive research done in order to incorporate it into practice. Supporting evidence from research helps Occupational Therapists along with other medical field professionals find the best approach to treating patients. While conducting evidence based practice the well-being of the patient is taken into account, creating a positive environment for treatment. This becomes increasingly important due to the fact that the members of the facility and patients should not be harmed…
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Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Yvette Riviere Western Governor’s University Evidence-Based Practice and Applied Nursing Research Article critique Sayre, M.M., McNeese-Smith, D., Leach, L.S., & Phillips, L.R. (2012). An educational intervention to increase “speaking-up” behaviors in nurses and improve patient safety. Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 27(2), 154-160. AREA|METHOD OF REPORT (HOW IT WAS ADDRESSED)| 1. Background information2. Review…
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1 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH ARTICLE CRITIQUE Qualitative Critique: Opinions of Nursing Students on the Art of Nursing Evidence Based Nursing Research and Practice NU-431-8A April 2, 2017 This paper is a nursing critique of a qualitative research article written by Emel Duran and Esin Uslusoy (2015) entitled: Opinions of Nursing Students on the Art of Nursing. Throughout the period of May 2012 through June 2012 male and female nursing students from the Nursing Department in Turkey…
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through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library: Evidence-based practice in psychology: Implications for research and research training. Practice-based evidence: Back to the future. Psychological treatments: Putting evidence into practice and practice into evidence. Write a three- to four-page article review in which you discuss methodological issues unique to psychological research and analyze basic…
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accountability and evidence-based practice requires not only scientific knowledge, but also a deep knowledge of the practice of one’s profession and of what it means to be human in the world of combined strength and vulnerability that is health care. Every clinician must understand the importance of applying best research evidence to client care, the essence of evidence–based practice, to improve the overall quality of healthcare. Research continues to find that using evidence-based guidelines in…
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Despite the importance of Evidence Based Practice, which can result in improved patient outcomes, there is a variety of barriers that can prevent evidence utilization. As discussed by Houser (2015) there are numerous roadblocks that can act as barriers to Evidence Based Practice. Among these can be lack of time to conduct research, lack of knowledge about research techniques, lack of administrative support, and lack of journal access. Conducting a gap analysis to identify and address barriers…
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Evidence-based practice is a problem solving approach used for clinical decision-making. It is the conscientious use of current evidence when making patient care decisions. Evidence-based practice requires moving away from patient care based on intuition and opinion to care based on research and evidence. 1.Describe the RN’s role in the research process. A) Identify and question the problem. In institutions the nurse should always have the ability to communicate their concerns, questions or ideas…
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effectively reflect on their practice. Secondly this essay identifies and discusses the sources that nurses might use to obtain evidence on which to base practice. Lastly this essay discusses the role of critical reflection in assisting nurses to base their care on evidence base practice. Nurses who are able to reflect-in-action, will…
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Evidence-based practice is a long-standing concept that was informally established by Florence Nightingale in mid-1800’s (Brown & Nemer, 2017). Despite the limitations in knowledge, Nightingale made changes to practice to improve outcomes forming the first notion of evidence-based medicine (Brown & Nemer, 2017). Since that time, many scholars such as Archie Cochrane have contributed to the formal development of what is now called evidence-based practice (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt, 2015). Cochran…
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“Evidence based medicine is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. The practice of evidence based medicine means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systematic research.” (Sackett et al, 1996) Evidence-based practice (EBP) means using the best, research-proven assessments and treatments in our day-to-day client care and service delivery. This…
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