Contents 2
1Introduction 3
2 Evidence Based Practice 3
2.1 Importance of Evidence Based Practice 4
2.2 Locating Evidences 4
3 Social Exclusion and People with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) 4
3.1 Substance Use and Misuse 5
3.2 Independence / Choice 6
4 Family Involvement in Care 6
5 Conclusion 7
References 9
Word Count: 1914
1Introduction
This paper will explore four key pieces of evidence with regards to experiences of people with intellectual disabilities through appreciating evidence for practice. The research cuts across social exclusion in people with intellectual disabilities, substance misuse, personal independence and family involvement. It also looks at the …show more content…
This definition drives across three components which are research evidence, Clinical expertise as well as “patient involvement”.
Barker, 2013 indicated that nurses should base their practice on evidence in order to improve patient’s safety and the quality of care and be able to make clear and reasonable link between theory and practice. Jolley (2009) article shows that evidence may be limited and may contradict each other and as a result, informed decision and judgment must be made.
Quantitative research evidence is a method of inquiry that makes use of post positive claims towards acquiring knowledge for practice (Creswell, 2003). It is said to be objective as it is used to gain understanding into underlying thoughts, it is also used to quantify evidential problems by way of numerically generating data or data types that are transformed into useable statistics (Bruce, Pope and Stanistreet,