Evidence Based Practice Essay

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Introduction Each patient that has been under my care has been different in their own way. Their care is not all the same even if they have the same diagnosis that brought them into the hospital for care. The care given to the patient must be directed on the patient themselves and their situation. It cannot always be standardized across the board because the patient’s results will not always yield the same outcome. As I stated above, cares should differ based on the patients. I discovered an interesting way to look at patient care with evidence based care as a stool from a book about evidence based practice. It represents the triad of evidence based patient care and it is dependent on: the best scientific evidence, clinical experience and …show more content…

The other things that are usually implemented are compression stockings and sequential compression devices (SCDs) or some other mechanical means of increasing circulation. An article stated, “Intermittent pneumatic compression in some studies with hip joint arthroplasty shows good efficacy for prevention of all DVT” (Kinov, Tanchev, Ellis & Volpin). Evidence based practice is why this interventions are in place. It is also the reason why we try to get patient’s ambulating the same day of surgery and discharged after a couple of days instead of weeks and inpatient rehabilitation …show more content…

I think I would want to see what other countries are doing and the research they have done or studies that have been conducted. In other countries, they may doing studies that we haven’t had a chance to discover or to research. Also, keeping up with journals and articles of improving practices. Another means is using resources of where you work like continuing education. At Aspirus Wausau there are continuing education via computer modules with certification of completion after taking a quiz and classes that one can attend to increase knowledge. Being knowledgeable can enable better patient

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