Vision for the future of nursing NUR 391 September 3, 2012 Vision for the future of nursing Today’s nurses focus on care for patients based on evidence based practice, which requires nurses to base their care on research based knowledge. It involves using the most credible and up to date research to guide the nurse through patient care. Evidence based practice (EBP) also stresses the use of known policies and protocols that are based on research rather than based on ‘that is how it has always been done attitudes.’ Evidence based practice also has many potential advantages including greater confidence in decision making and better patient outcomes. EBP has also helped with the nursing process which gears specific patient care to the individual based on that specific patients individual needs (Black, 2011). According to Black (2011), “nursing research enhances the status of nursing as a profession by expanding nursing’s scientific knowledge base.” (pg.
2) Examples from clinical practice are utilized in order to demonstrate that assessing the outcomes of APN practice can be incorporated into daily practice as part of ongoing initiatives and the value of APNs can be formally acknowledged. 3/4) APNs in the clinical setting play an important role in managing patient care in a variety of ways including direct patient care, education, research, and administration. The use of quality indicators to demonstrate the outcomes of APN practice represents a valuable way not only to highlight the impact of APN care, but also to work in tandem with institutional-based initiatives to promote best outcomes for patients. By delineating their outcomes of their care APNs can bring additional recognition to the value of their role. Meyer, S. 1) The purpose of this study was to examine patient and economic outcomes between 2 groups of adult patients for whom postoperative cardiovascular care was directed by either a cardiovascular surgeon (CV) alone or a CV surgeon in collaboration with an
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.
ASSIGNMENT TITLE: AN APPRAISAL OF A PIECE OF RESEARCH-BASED EVIDENCE Evidence based practice (EBP) is the term used to describe how healthcare professionals base their clinical approaches on reliable evidence, to ensure the best possible outcomes for patients. EBP encompasses significant and trustworthy research based evidence, patients own preferences to their care and the expertise of healthcare professionals involved, to determine the optimum care for the patient (Rees, 2012, p.9). It is extremely important to professional practice, as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (2010, p.6) states that nurses and midwives must: ‘deliver care based on the best available evidence…’. To find relevant evidence, a succinct question must be created using a standard framework to provide appropriate keywords for an efficient search (Davies, 2011, p.75). The topic under review is hand hygiene and face mask effectiveness in the spread of influenza-like illness.
Critical appraisal of a piece of research based evidence. For a well grounded, effective and up to date approach to practice, a health professional must understand key concepts to evidence based practice (EBP), this has been described as 'doing the right things right' (Muir Gray 1997, page 18). EBP is to ensure that all health care is correctly and efficiently treated, a widely cited definition of EBP 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). As our mind's deteriorate we forget what we learn from our initial training and EBP is in place for all medical professions alike to ensure healthcare is treated correctly.
In Epidemiology they save life and increase health status of a population. Communicable disease such as AIDS and Hepatitis is a big challenge for U.K government and it increase pressure on department of finance’s due it’s to very costly treatment. AIDS and Hepatitis transfer very quickly from one source (person) to another source (person).Dementia with disability on the other hand is a challenge as well for U.K government. That’s why Government open Nursing and care home for the individual who suffer with dementia. If every individual who suffer with dementia want to stay at his or her own home it is much more difficult for the government to afford their
The one thing they did realize is that it was extremely expensive to implement because of the expense of having to hire more Registered Nurses. ("Safe RN to Patient Ratio," 2012) There are three types of staffing regulations out there. Bill 394 is of state regulations pertaining to staffing regulations. The other two are reporting and public disclosure identified by the American Nursing Association. The reporting and public disclosure regulation
Principally, justice is defined by the Canadian Nursing Association’s Code of Ethics as including “respecting the rights of others, distributing resources fairly, and preserving and promoting the common good (the good of society)”. I believe strongly that without health we have nothing. As nurses, our moral framework helps support a delicate system. Therefore, it would stand to reason that upholding
The goals focus on the Institute of Medicine’s description of needed objectives. It outlines their plan to achieve quality within that facility. It further discusses steps needed to be taken in order to realize the objectives with good information describing why each step is crucial in the process. This article provides a great outline for why quality control is needed within any healthcare setting and a source of possible solutions in order to realize the goal. The authors have strong backgrounds in the medical field as directors in managing care as well as planning strategies (Anderson, Amarasingham, & Pickens, 2007).
Evidence based practice has predominantly been used in the field of Medicine , to discover a more effective approach of treatment for patients. In medical profession evidence based practice is of critical importance.The practitioners rely on the evidence provided by researchers and experienced doctors to come up with treatments that are reliable