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Evidence based practice used in clinical settings
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Evidence based practice in a clinical setting
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Justin is the registered nurse that has been given the handover for Kelly Malone’s postoperative care in the surgical unit. Kelly Malone is a 49 female patient who has had a septoplasty and a right ethmoidectomy. Justin is working with Kelly to identify Kelly’s needs in order for Kelly to be discharged from the hospital. Kelly’s postoperative observations were a temperature of 36.2 degrees celsius; heart rate of 68 beats per minute; respiratory rate of 18 breaths per minute, blood pressure of 111 systolic over 73 diastolic millimetres of mercury; oxygen saturation at 93 percent of room air and a self-rated pain score of two out of ten. Kelly has a history of ‘not being able to breathe well through her nose’ and a history of disturbed sleep.
d) Setting out procedures When setting out for procedure its done in two stages in our practice. First is initial setting of the instruments and materials before patient enter room. All (chair, spittoon, work tops...) is wipe down with disinfectant wipes and then set up instrument tray with some cotton wool rolls, articulation paper and 3 in 1 tip on little table on the side the chair handy for clinician. This table is moveable and can be set in desirable position. Hand pieces and local anaesthetic syringe with needle are place on the stationary table in the reach of clinical in the case she may need them.
It was a privilege to work with Laura on a team rehabilitating a severely impaired brainstem CVA patient. She uses evidence based practice to modify treatment approaches to promote positive outcomes for both her patients physical needs as well as cognitive-communicative needs. A perfect example of this was scheduling her PT session prior to an SLP comm/cog session with increasing cardiovascular effort to promote improved cognitive
The poem, “Guidelines,” by Lisa Suhair Majaj, was written in 2009: during the War on Iraq. While vital details such as the identity of the speaker and the setting of the poem are omitted, one key feature is included; the speaker, or at least the person being spoken to, is Arab. This is noted in the initial stanza and is an essential detail in the remainder of the poem. The tone of the poem is set from an early stanza; while an important topic is being discussed, sarcasm and humor, mixed with ubiquitous ambiguity, are sure to be present. This poem is an attempt to portray a sense of peace and subsequent comfort during times of hate directly related to the idea that everyone who resembles the appearance of a Middle Eastern individual is a terrorist.
Annette’s reason for admittance at the hospital is an overall weakness, flu-like symptoms, and difficulty with breathing (Prizio, n.d.). She is diagnosed with diabetic acidosis, left upper lobe pneumonia, and a bacterial infection (Prizio, n.d.). Unfortunately, her condition becomes worse. Annette’s right lung collapses, her heart rate is irregular, and she has an episode of unresponsiveness that leads to mechanical ventilation (Prizio, n.d.). Annette has challenges weaning off the mechanical ventilation, which resulted in the placement of a tracheostomy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (Prizio, n.d.).
Module title: Principles of assessment and management of the acutely ill adult Module Leader: Briege King word limit: 500 student 's name: Hema Elizabeth Philip This particular case study shows the assessment and management of an acutely ill adult who presented to the emergency department. This will explain pathophysiological cause of the illness, the assessment and the treatment given to the patient consent received from the patient and my manager as I am discussing the patients information. I am using mrs.Smith as patients name as I do not want to reveal the patients original name due to the confidentiality(an bord altranais 2012). Mrs.Smith 80 years old female brought by ambulance with complaints of increased shortness of
Evidence based practice (EBP) is to demonstrate the best practice, which has been supported, with a clear rationale to back it up, while acknowledging the patient/clients best interest. In this professional outline it will be discussed why EBP is so important to start with student nurses career and continuing throughout the nursing career and the second main point will be on the impact it has on patient outcomes regardless of discipline. I believe if this mind set is instilled early in the nurses career the practice will evolve it a more proactive
These protocols are to be met to provide patient comfort and avoid disaster. The Death
Briefly summarize your final project to share with classmates. My concept of concern is safety of the intubated patients in intensive care units (ICU's). On all the three ICU's where I work, we are asked not to use restraints. My PICO question is stated below. The use of restraints is overused.
If their level of consciousness changes it should be considered an emergency. If they notice swelling in the patient that is increasing it is a sign that the patient is not recovering properly. The care giver of the patient should also know that a regular diet is generally permitted in patients without complications but sodium should be restricted due to the chance of excess fluid retention. Those patients that are experiencing hypertension and edema will be placed on
Before performing any procedure, I would explain what I am going to do and ask for their permission every time. 5. If you were planning the care of this patient write one priority nursing diagnosis, with a patient goal, and interventions, that would address the safety needs of
In clinical trials, efficacy and safety are measured by means of certain predetermined endpoints, or outcomes. The main objective of a Phase 3 trial is to demonstrate the efficacy of a drug in the actual target population that is proven in a statistically and clinically significant manner. A Phase 3 trial has a clearly defined primary endpoint(s), pre-specified even before study initiation, because they will determine the power of the study and ensure that the research question is specific. Clinical pharmacology, safety and immunogenicity data from early trials provide the framework for the statistical analysis plan, scientific rationale, and selection of endpoints for the Phase 3 study. In clinical trials, it is essential to be very specific when choosing and defining endpoints.
The documentary “Chasing Zero” reflects on the importance of quality care and patient safety. From the video, a child presents with jaundice, but the hospital fails to recognize immediate treatment. As a result, the child develops further complications such Kernicterus, which results in brain damage from jaundice (Quality and Safety Education for Nurses, 2014). Unfortunately, there were many devastating instances such as this, which could have been greatly prevented.
There were six key recommendations for clinician treating adults and 5 major recommendation of treating children and adolescent. One of the first recommendations in adult case was to Measure waist circumference (WC) in addition to calculating body mass index (BMI). BMI is the most widely used method for the measurement where the weight and height is used to calculate if the adult if within healthy, obese or underweight classification. This type of measurement helps to know the overall weight of the body but excess adiposity in the adult is unknown. On the other hand WC gives better estimate of the visceral fat in the body.
Working in the field the author as witnessed a number of unprofessional conduct, ranging from the hospitals, to the ambulance services, the author would like to think she has seen it all. In one particular instance, the author was booked on shift with an emergency service provider. As one of the author’s first call for the day we responded to a 5year old boy that fell from a height and sustained a concussion. After loading the patient on route to the hospital the patient’s Glasgow coma scale (GCS) dropped to from 14/15 to 12/15 and the patient became very sleepy, the author decided to give oxygen asking help from the on-duty practitioner to connect the oxygen mask top the oxygen supply, however, the practitioner was unable to connect the oxygen