Training and onboarding new nurses.
Training and onboarding new nurses.
5-Evidence-based practice is something that is embedded into our minds. During my first quarter of nursing school we were required to write down interventions for all nursing diagnoses and were required to cite evidence as to why we do the nursing interventions that we do. As nurses it is important to know the WHY as to why we do what we do. Evidence-based practice changes everyday because science and studies are frequently changing.
As nurses, we practice numerous nursing interventions daily. For bedridden patients who cannot move on their own, we are required to turn them at least every 2 hours because research shows that by turning these patients, the chances of developing bed sores are greatly decreased. We had a patient on our unit for about 6 months who was not able to move on his own and he did not develop a single bed sore because frequent turning was practiced. Other common evidence-based practice interventions include scrubbing the IV and central line hubs with alcohol for 10-15 seconds to prevent CLABSI. Washing your hands with soap and water before and after entering a patient’s room is the number one method of preventing the transmission of disease. We practice evidence-based interventions numerous times a day and we probably do not even realize that we are doing it because it becomes second nature to us such as something as simple as raising the head of the bed, picking out the correct blood pressure cuff, or grabbing some ice to apply to our patient’s knee, etc.
Arkansas State University states that nurses have room for improvement when it comes to EBP. They state the follo wing are some areas where nurses could better adhere to EBP:
Communication involving changes in a patient’s status.
Soft skills that improve patient interaction.
Training and onboarding new nurses.
Shift scheduling and the effect on care.
References:
Arkansas States University. 2018. Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing. Retrieved from https://degree.astate.edu/articles/nursing/examples-of-
5-Evidence-based practice is something that is embedded into our minds. During my first quarter of nursing school we were required to write down interventions for all nursing diagnoses and were required to cite evidence as to why we do the nursing interventions that we do. As nurses it is important to know the WHY as to why we do what we do. Evidence-based practice changes everyday because science and studies are frequently changing.
As nurses, we practice numerous nursing interventions daily. For bedridden patients who cannot move on their own, we are required to turn them at least every 2 hours because research shows that by turning these patients, the chances of developing bed sores are greatly decreased. We had a patient on our unit for about 6 months who was not able to move on his own and he did not develop a single bed sore because frequent turning was practiced. Other common evidence-based practice interventions include scrubbing the IV and central line hubs with alcohol for 10-15 seconds to prevent CLABSI. Washing your hands with soap and water before and after entering a patient’s room is the number one method of preventing the transmission of disease. We practice evidence-based interventions numerous times a day and we probably do not even realize that we are doing it because it becomes second nature to us such as something as simple as raising the head of the bed, picking out the correct blood pressure cuff, or grabbing some ice to apply to our patient’s knee, etc.
Arkansas State University states that nurses have room for improvement when it comes to EBP. They state the follo wing are some areas where nurses could better adhere to EBP:
- Communication involving changes in a patient’s status.
- Soft skills that improve patient interaction.
- Training and onboarding new nurses.
- Shift scheduling and the effect on care.
References:
Arkansas States University. 2018. Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing. Retrieved from https://degree.astate.edu/articles/nursing/examples-of-evidence-based-practice-in-nursing.aspx
6-From the perspective of a nurse, research or
evidence based practices are of vital importance when it comes to determining
the best course of action to take with clients, and determining which route to
take with an intervention plan. For instance, when examining an individual’s
symptoms or ailment, using evidence based practices can show the best steps to
take in order to provide the patient with the most in depth and intensive
treatment options which can be afforded to them (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt,
2011).
When
treating a patient with a number of symptoms which do not have an immediately
known cause, using evidence based practices can assist in determining which
specific ailment the patient is suffering from. By using research that
highlights similar symptoms the specific condition can be examined in more
detail which could lead to new treatment methods being devised (Koehn &
Lehman, 2008).
6-From the perspective of a nurse, research or
evidence based practices are of vital importance when it comes to determining
the best course of action to take with clients, and determining which route to
take with an intervention plan. For instance, when examining an individual’s
symptoms or ailment, using evidence based practices can show the best steps to
take in order to provide the patient with the most in depth and intensive
treatment options which can be afforded to them (Melnyk & Fineout-Overholt,
2011).
When
treating a patient with a number of symptoms which do not have an immediately
known cause, using evidence based practices can assist in determining which
specific ailment the patient is suffering from. By using research that
highlights similar symptoms the specific condition can be examined in more
detail which could lead to new treatment methods being devised (Koehn &
Lehman, 2008).
