Thuytien Bui Efficacy of AccuVein to Facilitate Peripheral Intravenous Insertion Introduction Undoubtedly‚ one of the most challenging procedures bedside nurses have to perform is peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter insertion. This procedure not only causes difficulty for nurses but it is also painful and uncomfortable for patients as well. During my clinical rotation‚ I was able to witness different methods being used for intravenous catheter placement. My clinical setting is a 39 bed medical-surgical
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Explain the difference between a reality orientation approach to interactions & a validation approach A reality orientation approach is about avoiding disorientation by keeping the individual grounded in the moment ie who and where they are‚ the date‚ and the time. This is done by making references such as "Good morning Mary"‚ "What a lovely warm summer day"‚ "Its almost time for lunch. Can you take me to the dining room?" etc. It brings them into our world. A validation approach respects
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Can Honey help alleviate cough symptoms in school age children? Summary and Appraisal of Evidence To answer this Pico question‚ two studies were reviewed. one systematic review and a clinical trial study. Four authors: Oduwole‚ Meremikwu‚ Oyo-Ita & Udoh (2014)‚ reviewed three small randomized control trial studies involving 568 children with diagnostic of acute cough aged one to eighteen years in an ambulatory setting. Participants were randomly chosen and sectioned into groups for the study. The
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Citations: and Ovid MEDLINE(R) 1948 to present‚ EBM Reviews - Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and EBM Reviews - Health Technology Assessment. Other database was PubMed‚ Cochrane Library‚ Australia & New Zealand Horizon Scanning Network (ANZHSN) and US Food & Drugs Administration (US FDA). The search terms used can be referred in Appendix
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Practice evidence to put evidence into practice.[Allergy. 2004] Evidence-based medicine: its effect on treatment recommendations as illustrated by the changing role of postmastectomy irradiation to treat breast cancer.[Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Large trials or meta-analysis? That is not the question.[Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2005] See reviews...See all... Off-Label Medicine Use in Pediatric Inpatients: A Prospective Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in India[International Journal
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Critically discuss the case for counselling to be evaluated through randomised controlled trials. In the following essay a critical discussion for the case for counselling to be evaluated through randomised controlled trails will be discussed. A randomised control trial requires firstly finding a collection of individuals who are all in search of help and who have a comparable problem. These can be identified through the use of a questionnaire for example‚ by comparing outcome scores. These
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BRINKHAUS ET AL (2006) BURLS‚ A (2009). What is critical appraisal? {online}. Last accessed on 01/05/2010 at http://www.whatisseries.co.uk/whatis/pdfs/What_is_crit_appr.pdf BURY‚ T‚ MEAD‚ J (1998) HARALD S‚ STOLBERG‚ G‚ TROP I (2004). Randomised control trials. {Online} Last accessed on 01/05/2010 at http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/content/full/183/6/1539 HAWKER‚ S (2002) HICKS‚ CJ (2009). Research Methods for Clinical Therapists-Applied Project Design and Analysis (3rd edition). Churchill‚ Livingstone JADAD
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This assignment will be set around evidence based practice (EBP) and the nursing part of EBP will be discussed throughout this essay. There will be two parts to this discussion‚ part 1 will be a clinical question chosen personally‚ and being researched through the internet using a variety of databases. The end result will then be discussed on how the question performed‚ and whether it was either easy to research or changes had to be made gain greater or less results. Below is the clinical research
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A systematic review of osteoarthritis and the procedure arthoplasty. Abstract: Objective: To systematically describe the surgical procedure of arthoplasty and the evaluated successes or failed procedures resulting in pain and functioning in patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: The MEDLINE Database was used as the primary search tool. Journals that was published after 2003 populated the initial search. Studies that contained knee osteoarthritis and arthroscopy in patients with hip or
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joint. Bleakly et al (2010) carried out a study investigating the early application of therapeutic exercises following an acute ankle sprain. 101 participants with grade 1 or 2 ankle sprains were split into two groups‚ using randomised control trial techniques. One group received an accelerated exercise programme and the other group received standard PRICE (Protection‚ Rest‚ Ice‚ Compression‚ Elevation) treatment – the popular method used in “most cases” by 70% of respondants (Cooke et al 2003)
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