Running head: ADOPTING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: A CRITQUE Adopting Evidence-Based Practice: A Critique Kristy M. Chester Liberty University MSN Educator Track Research NURS 500 Dr. Tammy Jones June 09, 2012 ADOPTING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: A CRITQUE Adopting Evidence-Based Practice: A Critique Part I Comprehension Introduction The article that will be critiqued is titled “Adopting Evidence-Base Practice in Clinical Decision Making: Nurses’ Perceptions, Knowledge, And Barriers” (Majid et al., 2011, p. 229). The content of the research article does fit well with the title of the article. The title of the article is the basis for the questionnaires used to collect data for the study. The questionnaires ask in detail about perceptions,
RN, FANN Title of article: Practice-Based Evidence and Qualitative Inquiry Journal: Journal of Nursing Scholarship Year of Publication: 2012, Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 171-179. What is the resource document and page number or slide number? 2. In the above referenced article, on page 175, the authors state “Qualitative research can be used similarly to identify
It is the most essential elements of information to guide the clinician the necessary care for the patient. Collecting or gathering a patient’s health history is the most important to begin the patient’s medical intervention. According to Lloyd and Craig (2007), providing a comprehensive health history will enhance the care of a patient. The article discusses the process of taking a patient’s history to provide a beneficial guide to nurses and clinicians who can use this approach when performing an assessment. The authors were concise of explaining the process or rationales of taking a patient’s history.
A BSN trained nurse is prepared for leadership roles in the healthcare field, either as a clinical leader/manager or as a research assistant. Furthermore the BSN prepares the nurse for the challenges ahead with an aging population and changes in the healthcare industry as a whole. It is also statistically shown that nurses prepared at the BSN level have better patient outcomes and lower mortality rates The BSN serves to “create more highly educated nursing workforce in the interest of improving patient safety and providing enhanced nursing care” (Rosseter 2012.) The patients receive the best care possible when the nursing workforce is trained at a higher level. Human
What Nursing Means To Me According to Algase (2010), nursing is defined as “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through treatment, and diagnosis” (p.148). Many years ago being a nurse meant wearing a starched, pristine white uniform with a matching white cap and shoes. That immaculate white uniform was a symbol of purity. When you saw a nurse wearing it, you automatically associated them with having compassion, being charismatic and caring, and following orders. Fortunately, the nursing uniform has progressed over the years as well as the attitude about the nursing profession.
Do patient actually receive better care from a nurse who has a Bachelor’s degree Associate’s degree or from a nurse that has an Associate’s degree. Are BSN more competent than ADN nurses? According to Badz (2011), THE 11 CORE COMPETENCIES IN NURSING, which the nurse is responsible for demonstrating competence in are: 1) Safe and quality nursing care, 2) Management of resources and environment, 3) Health education, 4) Legal responsibility, 5) Ethical-moral responsibility, 6) Personal and professional development, 7) Quality improvement, 8) Research, 9) Record Management, 10) Communication 11) Collaboration and teamwork. This is the basis for great care of any patient if the nurse can master the competencies. There is no difference in an ADN and a BSN nurse when it comes to the basic competencies of nursing and caring for the patient.
Dr. Watson believes that caring is central to nursing and can be effective if practiced interpersonally. In her caring theory, Dr. Watson introduced ten carative factors that are essential to successful nursing care (Alligood, 2010). This paper will discuss the key concepts of Watson’s theory and it will describe how it applies to the nurse and patient relationship. The caring moment will be defined and the application of four carative factors will be described. According to Alligood (2010), “the formation of a humanistic-altruistic system of values, the instillation of faith-hope, the cultivation of sensitivity to one’s self and to others, and the development of a helping-trusting relationship” (p. 113) are the four carative factors.
Running head: IMPROVING QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY Improving Quality Patient Care and Safety Betty Miller Western Governors University RTT1 Task 1 Improving Quality Patient Care and Safety The American Nurses Association developed nursing-sensitive indicators for the purpose of improving quality patient care and safety. Nursing-sensitive indicators are the patient outcomes that have been clinically researched and proven to be directly linked to nursing care. Nursing-sensitive indicators are based upon the organization of care, nursing care process and results of patient focused outcomes. The organization or structure of nursing care is reflected by the quantity and quality of nursing staff. The structure indicators are related to nursing staff characteristics such as the skill mix, experience, certification and education of the nurses.
Patients deserve a well educated nurse. It is very important for a nurse to educate their patients upon discharge, treatment options, diet, hospital stay and medications. If a patient is well educated and informed by a nurse with a BSN degree, they will make a better health choice and prevent them from being readmitted into
Baccalaureate nurses due to their education and evidenced based approach on tackling patient’s issues, they do a better evaluation on patients than their counterpart, associate degree nurses. The article ,Conceptual and theoretical approaches to patient