Research can help reduce the length of stay in hospitals and costs as well as improve patient outcomes. It also helps maintain normalcy for the patient. For example, for patients experiencing delirium, nursing research led to a survey tool to assess patients and inform our practice. How has research improved […]
Nurses can look to professional associations, journals, blogs, social media, videos, podcasts, continuous education courses, events and colleagues to stay up-to-date. Professional associations support the interest of a particular field and its members. How can nurses improve research? Information literacy skills can help nurses use information more effectively to develop […]
In clinical care, best practice can be defined as “the ‘best way’ to identify, collect, evaluate, disseminate, and implement information about as well as to monitor the outcomes of health care interventions for patients/population groups and defined indications or conditions”. What is good practice in health care? A best practice […]
The purpose of a literature review is to gain an understanding of the existing research and debates relevant to a particular topic or area of study, and to present that knowledge in the form of a written report. Conducting a literature review helps you build your knowledge in your field. […]
Hospital Culture: 4 Best Practices for Evidence-based Medicine Adoption Patient safety initiatives. Make patient safety initiatives a top priority for your hospital. Open visitation policy. Interdisciplinary bedside rounding. OpenNotes. What are best practices in healthcare? A best practice is more than practice based on evidence. It represents quality care which […]
Principles of Good Practice Introduction. Respect for privacy and dignity. Maintenance of self-esteem. Fostering of independence. Choice and control. Recognition of diversity and individuality. Expression of beliefs. Safety. What is principles of care and good practice? Empowerment, safety a, confidentiality, social justice are all principles that apply to providing health […]
Focusing Clinical Questions A clinical question needs to be directly relevant to the patient or problem at hand and phrased in such a way as to facilitate the search for an answer. PICO makes this process easier. It is a mnemonic for the important parts of a well-built clinical question. […]
The nursing process provides that individual-centered care is given in accordance to a plan and that time is used in a more effective way while promoting communication between team members and increasing the quality of nursing care by providing written resources and evidence for nursing education and research. How does […]
ONCC’s Definition of Nursing Practice Nursing practice may be work experience that is direct and/or indirect patient care in clinical practice, nursing administration, education, research, or consultation in the specialty represented by the credential. The position must be one that may be filled by a Registered Nurse. What are examples […]
What is the difference between a medical diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis? A medical diagnosis deals with disease or medical condition. A nursing diagnosis deals with human response to actual or potential health problems and life processes. What are nursing practice problems? A nursing practice problem is an issue encountered […]
Problem-solving skill means acquiring knowledge to reach a solution, and a person’s ability to use this knowledge to find a solution requires critical thinking. The promotion of these skills is considered a necessary condition for nurses’ performance in the nursing profession [5, 6]. What is a clinical problem in nursing? […]
“The question needs to identify the patient or population we intend to study, the intervention or treatment we plan to use, the comparison of one intervention to another (if applicable) and the outcome we anticipate,” Kathy A. What is a good Picot question? A good PICO will investigate something new […]
Examples of problems include health, psychiatric, nursing, dental, social, and preventive care. In addition, important events are often listed in the problem list, such as procedures, allergic reaction, complications from treatment and so on. What does a problem list include? A problem list is a document that states the most […]
What are Examples of Quality Improvement Initiatives in Healthcare? Reduction in medication-related adverse events. Optimization of sepsis care. Decreased number of urinary catheter infections. Reduced hospital readmissions. Decreased medication administration errors. Improved electronic medical record documentation. What are examples of quality improvement? Examples of Quality Improvement Projects in Reducing Unnecessary […]
Evidence-Based Practice Exemplars Stop the Stigma: Human Trafficking. Safe and Efficient Vital Signs- is it Time to Change our Methods? Combating Compassion Fatigue Among Emergency Department Nurses. Preventing 30 Day Readmission for Patients with Heart Failure. Reducing Delirium in the ICU: Implementing a Sleep Protocol. What are good topics for […]