Introduction Mortality related to opioid overdose has gradually increased over the past decade. To put an end to this fatal epidemic, drug treatment centers are distributing naloxone in combination with administration training and resuscitation education (World Health Organization [WHO], 2018). These innovative practices have been proven to be effective in decreasing the number of opioid-related…
Issue of Surgical Smoke Inhalation in the Operating Room
Surgical Plume PICOT While smoking in and around most hospitals and medical facilities is prohibited, surgical smoke from electrical cautery units remains to be an inhalation health peril in the operating room. The surgical smoke, or plume, is associated with chemical, respiratory, viral, carcinogenic, particulate, mutagenic, cytotoxic, and bacterial hazards harming all surgical team members….
Analysis of PICOT Intervention in Nursing Practice
NEW IMPLEMENTATION INTO PRACTICE Introducing new ideas or systems of doing things is one of the most common aspects of healthcare yet some of the most of the difficult ones. Generally, people do not accept change readily especially in an organization where they have a particular ideology and laid out policies. However, in improving healthcare,…
Evidenced-based Practice Proposal Using the Research Process
Evidenced-based Practice Proposal Using the Research Process Research is a systematic review of an issue using different approaches. It collects and evaluates data to support problem solving. It provides new data and information in solving problems. Evidenced-based practice combines clinical expertise with research. In this paper, we will discuss an overview of my selected EBP…
Problem Identification and Description Using PICOT Format
Problem Identification and Description Using PICOT Format Introduction Since I’ve been a nurse in hospital settings for the past 20 years, either in acute care or long-term acute, I have always noticed that my patients both young and old, all enjoyed and appreciated that I play music for them when I’m in the room longer…
Project to Develop a Positive Lifestyle and Behaviour Change for Hypertension Patients
EBP Proposal Graduate Project in Nursing Introduction Using the best available evidence is the surest way of improving patient care outcomes including augmenting the quality of care dispensed, improving patient safety, enhancing patient satisfaction, and providing culturally congruent care. Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a problem-solving approach to care delivery that integrates patient care data and…
Interventions to Develop Education for Diabetic Patients
Research literature design and implications of young diabetic adults aged 18 to 40 years of patient education is a vital healthcare needs in the contemporary generation. This is a growing concern in many countries. The impact of diabetes is profoundly affected by morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs in the USA. According to The Centers for…
Refinement of a Nursing Concern into an Evidence-based Practice Proposal Concern
Introduction The following paper will discuss the relationship and differences between evidence-based practice and research, identify a nursing concern for improvement, address a PICOT/PICo question for evidence-based practice, and conclude with a theoretical framework for the given project proposal. Overview of Selected Evidence-based Practice Project Evidence-based practice and research are two concepts that are interrelated…
Examining Qualitative and Quantitative studies with CASP
Critical Appraisal Skills Programme/CASP (Public Health Resource Unit, 2007) a reader should equip with in order to make sense of scientific research. The CASP is to help a reader develops critical skills so as to be sensitive of scientific research and, therefore, to think reasonably about any research encountered (Public Health Resource Unit, 2007). Both…
Research Methodology: Effect of Smoking Cessation Education on Smoking Cessation
Data Collection, Analysis, Evaluation, Dissemination of Results and Conclusion There are two types of research methods that can be used for an Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) project, qualitative and quantitative. A quantitative research method is used when the researcher prefers to have numerical data as the basis of making an analysis which can be statistical. A…