Essays on Evidence-based practice

Introduction Quantitative research critiquing is an essential process in the synthesis of knowledge for use in the nursing practice.  Hence it is fundamental to research utilization and evidence-based practice in nursing.  The process of quantitative nursing research critique is an intellectual activity which will help one decide as to what extent research maybe useful in…

Design for Change in Practice Evidenced based practice (EBP) is an empowering process for improvement in the health care professions. Rosswurm and Larrabee (1999) credit the research studies which used meta – analysis, randomized clinical trials and systematic studies of patient outcomes over the last few decades as having started this shift from the “tradition…

Question one             The society of today has become one where most problems are treated medically.  The people gaining from this are mostly the pharmaceutical companies.  Some of the doctors’ duties are slowly being replaced by the advertisements on the Internet on how one can know his/her medical condition.  The major reason to this is…

An Exploration of a Needs Orientated Approach to Care Planning The aim of this assignment is to explore a needs orientated approach to care, and use a model of nursing – Roper, Logan and Tierney (RLT) model – to formulate a care plan. The RLT model of nursing is based on 12 activities of daily…

Introduction Understanding the stages of nursing theory development is important in the education and training of nurses. Chinn &amp Kramer defined nursing theory as “a creative and rigorous structuring of ideas that project a tentative, purposeful, and systematic view of phenomena” (2015, p. 255). In the earlier years of nursing history, there was little information…