Yu et al., 2014 Non-targeted research, quantitative 996 males Kruskal-Wallis H Test Obstructive sleep apnea correlated with males (but not females) with hypertension None stated Scheers-Anderson et al., 2015 Secondary Research/Literature Revi Continue Reading...
ICU Delirium -- Type Of Study Clinical Question The PICOT question that will be evaluated in this study is, "Does the use of a validated delirium assessment instrument (intervention) improve delirium detection (outcome) among adults in the ICU (pop Continue Reading...
ICU Delirium Search of Literature for Evidence One of the most crucial elements towards conducting a high-quality research is conducting an effective and valid search of literature for evidence. The search of literature for evidence is defined as a Continue Reading...
statistics statistics and inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics are used for different types of designs. For example, correlational studies will utilize descriptive statistics to measure a set of data's central t Continue Reading...
Ethnography, case study, narrative, phenomenology, grounded theory Ethnography The qualitative research format of the ethnography began in the discipline of anthropology. Ethnography "is a long-term investigation of a group (often a culture) that Continue Reading...
Evidence Synthesis Diabetes is regarded as one of the most problematic and major health concerns that has become prevalent across the globe. According to Kam et al. (2016), in 2012, diabetes resulted in the deaths of 1.5 million people throughout t Continue Reading...
PICOT As Karnik and Kanekar (2012) show, there are many interventions available to health care providers for childhood obesity, which has fast become a "global public health crisis" in the world (p. 1). These interventions include the promotion of f Continue Reading...
Another group demonstrated that when insulin infusion was initiated in patients in the operating room before sternotomy and continued until the third postoperative day that there was improved glucose control. There was a 57% decrease in mortality ra Continue Reading...
Diabetes Patients putting patients on a diet consisting of all-natural, all-organic, locally grown or locally produced foods plus exercise insulin injections O - reduction in body's challenge to create/absorb insulin nnonth trials PICOT Questio Continue Reading...
Sustainability in Pharmaceuticals Industry Ethical Pricing in the Pharmaceutical Industry The reality of medicine if the modern era is that resources must be allocated to help support the development of new pharmaceutical and in turn, there must al Continue Reading...
academic research on this topic, present a causal argument, identify key variables, operationalize these variables, identify between 2 and 3 research hypotheses, specify and justify the relevant research method to test the given hypotheses, address Continue Reading...
Quantitative research uses survey, and questionnaires to collect data. Through quantitative analysis, a researcher is able to correlate mass data to the research findings. Despite the benefits identified in both quantitative and qualitative research Continue Reading...
Nurses expressed empathy when I complained of pain or discomfort and promptly advocated for me when the need arose. While hospitalized in an acute care setting, I feel that because I am a nurse, I did not receive the same degree of scrutiny a non- Continue Reading...
Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention through in-Service Training for Nurses NR451 RN Capstone Course Design for Change Proposal: Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention through in-Service Training for Nurses This is a position paper recommending the implementa Continue Reading...
Demographic Perception Survey of Patients with Atypical CP Who Present to Cardiac Care Doctors and Patient Outcomes This study intends to examine gender differences in individuals who present to cardiac doctors with chest pain and specifically, atyp Continue Reading...
Development of a Nursing Peer Review Process at Cypress Fairbanks Medical CenterTask 1: Project ProposalClinical/Organizational ProblemThe need for establishing a nursing peer review (NPR) process has been identified by researchers in the healthcare Continue Reading...
Epidemiology-Descriptive Method DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY IN NURSING PRACTICE Descriptive Epidemiology in Nursing Science The genesis for the disease control involves summarizing the different conditions using the variables such as place, time, and Continue Reading...
Benner, P. (1982). From Novice to Expert. The American Journal of Nursing, 82(3), 402. doi:10.2307/3462928 This article is the original article from the author that wrote it. Written in 1982, she starts it off with the salvo-like statement that says Continue Reading...
EBP Nursing Promoting EBP The goal of evidence-based practice (EBP) implementation, according to Purdy and Melwak (2009), is to exploit research findings so ". . . that every patient receives the right care every time" (p. 263). The recommended ste Continue Reading...
PICOT Question: Is the use of SMS reminders and notifications more effective than standard therapy in reducing the occurrence of medication non-adherence among patients with schizophrenia?Similarities and Differences of the Reviewed StudiesThis secti Continue Reading...
Evidenced-Based Practice According to research, evidence-based practice (EBP) results to greater quality care, enhanced patient outcomes, minimized costs, and more nurse satisfaction when compared to conventional approaches to care. Evidence-based p Continue Reading...
Quality of Work Life for Health Care Providers The commitment of health professionals, nurses included, has been found to be profoundly influenced by their Quality of Work Life. Yet, there is limited information on QWL and intention of the turnover Continue Reading...
photo novellas to test the creative aptitude of nurses working in oncology and palliative care. Researchers asked how they defined spirituality and were told to select between four to six photographs out of a photo novella they captured from their w Continue Reading...
Ethical Issue of Assisted Suicide The American Society of Registered Nurses [ASRN] ( 2010) defines "physician-assisted suicide" as the facility to a patient by a medical health professional of the means of ending his or her own life. Assisted suicid Continue Reading...
The penalties for being out of compliance when OSHA comes knocking should be enough to motivate any healthcare facility to devise a plan to make sure that they are in compliance with OSHA's regulations. The startling thing is that it took an initia Continue Reading...
Critical Analysis of a Research Article Health beliefs about lifestyle habits differ between patients and spouses 1 year after a cardiac event – a qualitative analysis based on the Health Belief Model Statement of the Phenomenon of Interest The Continue Reading...
Background The individual is a 26 year-old female living in Bethesda, Maryland. For the purposes of retaining anonymity and privacy, only the person’s initials (MA) will be used to describe her responses to interview questions related to cultur Continue Reading...
Clinical Practice Guideline - Surgical Infection Issue Surgical Infection Issue Clinical Practice Summary: National Collaborating Centere for Women's and Children's Health. (2008, October; reaffirmed in 2011). Surgical site infection: prevention a Continue Reading...
PICOT -- Arthritis & Obesity The Healthy People 2020 objectives for people who suffer from arthritis are focused on reducing the number of individuals who experience pain, limited activity in general, limited capacity to attend to daily affairs, Continue Reading...
Adolescent Suicide: An Overview of Nursing Interventions Despite the idea that adolescents are in the prime of life, adolescence is one of the most fraught periods of development, at least within the context of contemporary Western culture. Adolescen Continue Reading...
BULL VS. GREEBRIER Bull vs. Greenbrier The author of this report has been asked to assess the case of Bell vs. Greenbrier. In that case, there apparently was a directive from a doctor to move a patient to an emergency room due to the experiencing o Continue Reading...
Policy Change The Center for Disease Control (CDC) endorsed the policy of replacing peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVC) within 48 hours following insertion in order to prevent and decrease local catheter infections. The institution that this aut Continue Reading...
