Week 5 Discussion: Using Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Patient Care

Week 5 Discussion: Using Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Patient Care

Week 5 Discussion: Using Evidence-Based Practice to Improve Patient Care (Graded)

Purpose
This week’s graded topics relate to the following Course Outcomes (COs).

CO1: Propose individualized comprehensive care by integrating theories and principles of nursing and related disciplines when planning comprehensive patient-centered care. (PO1)
CO8: Discuss the role of evidence-based practice in the provision of professional nursing care. (PO8)
Discussion
Select a challenging nursing care issue (examples include falls, medication errors, pressure ulcers, and other clinical issues that can be improved by evidence in nursing). Do not select a medical issue (disease, medical treatment). Do not select a workforce issue (staffing, call-offs, nurse to patient ratios). Explain the following for the selected clinical issue.

State the issue.
Explain the process you would use to search CINAHL for evidence. Include your search terms.
Grading
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Solution Preview

An error is something that happens when one conducts a procedure incorrectly, and in health care, medical errors result because of a failure in treatment, which often leads to harm. Medical errors occur during drug administration, selecting medications, recommending drugs,

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