Evidence Based Research Studies

Ganz et al. (2009) and Roddy et al. (2009) both emphasize the importance of utilizing evidence-based research in health care services. Ganz et al. (2009) research study is a quantitative study which seeks to determine what is the best evidence-based research that relates to oral care practices for ICU nurses. The purpose of this study is to describe the oral-care practices of ICU Nurses, compare these practices to current evidence, and determine whether personal demographics or professional characteristics were related to evidence-based, oral-care practice (Ganz et al., 2009). The independent variable in this study is the ICU nurses personal demographics and profession while the dependent variable is the measure of the priority in oral care

The error in this study was controlled by the researchers reference back to similar research such as this study. The researchers utilized a barrier scale and factored in the nurses educational level, position, and skill level. Some studies on this subject resulted to nurses with higher degrees had higher confidence at experience as using evidence-based research as part of their nursing care practice (Ganz et al., 2009). The conclusion of this study states that although nurses upholds oral care as high priority, most of the critical care nurses in this study do not conduct this care skill with the most current evidence-based practices or even with the proper methods, even though the American Association of Critical Care Nurse (AACN) recommends an oral care hygiene program that that brushes the teeth, gums, and tongue at least twice a day (Ganz et al., 2009). In regards to the second part of the research question, the researchers concluded that evidence-based practices didn’t have an association with personal demographics or level of

(2006) and Ganz et al. (2009) are exemplary research studies that can potentially benefit a health care system in implementing a change. However, I do not hold either of these studies as a reliable source for reference. Roddy et al. (2006) possessed many contradictory information and inconclusive data. This research states that the VAS-SOR method cannot be assessed by external entities (Roddy et al., 2006), therefore, the researchers aren’t confident on this study having a universal function and being applicable in other instances of management recommendation. In addition, this study doesn’t factor in cost-effectiveness, safety, and professional input. The new SOR method doesn’t have enough credibility to be seriously utilized before a randomized control trial. Ganz et al. (2009) research study mentioned that in these nursing facilities there weren’t any writing protocols that emphasize evidence-based practices for oral-care. Therefore, this overturns the entire claim of the research question. This study also stated some contradictory findings when it came to