Improved Practices for CAUTI Prevention Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) has been documented at approximately 54‚500 occurrences in 2012 due to the increase use of urinary catheters in hospitals. Urinary catheter use without a suitable clinical indication is the leading culpability for the push towards improving practices and implementing preventions for CAUTI. To improve these health care-associated infection (HAI) rates‚ the medical field relies on an evidence-based approach
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Problem statement: The prevalence of CAUTI in the hospital is linked with unnecessary use of indwelling urinary catheters (IUC). The rate of patients that do not meet the appropriate indications for the catheter is approximately 50%. In addition‚ 40% of clinicians remain unaware of the presence of the IUC on their patients. For the patient with the IUC‚ the daily rate of developing a CAUTI is about 3%-7% (Mori‚ 2014). Research question: There is a gap in knowledge regarding the potential benefit
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INTRODUCTIONThe objective of the following assignment is to analyse and critique a chosen research article‚ using a particular critical framework as guidance the student will critique and justify the article’s relevance and current nursing pratice. Nursing research will briefly be defined and its importance and how it plays an essential part in nursing pratice will be explained. In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council‚ (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct (NMC‚ 2005) regarding safeguarding
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the critiquing process. This framework can be applied to both qualitative and quantitative research. However the framework will not be used as a definitive checklist. In this assignment the first article that will be discussed is a qualitative piece of research by Simons J.‚ Franck L. &Roberson E (2001). Titled : Parent involvement in children’s pain care: views of parents and nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing‚ 36(4)‚ 591-599. This study looks at the views of parents and nurses about the involvement
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Research Article Critique Research Article Strengths & Weaknesses Health care is a dynamic and forever changing field‚ and the professionals working within the health care field are not any different. Initial and continuing education is necessary to provide relevant and current nursing care. Critiquing research is one way to expand understanding of a subject‚ and ultimately make changes in practice in response to the current research knowledge obtained from studies. Additionally‚ nurses
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Critique Essay 1 MSF Winston-Salem State University Critique Essay 1 The purpose of the essay is to critique the research article “Mixed-Methods Exploration of Parents ’ Health Information Understanding” by Carlee Lehna and Jack McNeil. Gaining knowledge and methods of critiquing an article through the contents and resources provided in this course. The function of literature review‚ problem statement‚ purpose statement and target population differences will be explored. According to Burns
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Critique a Research Study Critique a Research Study The nursing research study I chose at the beginning of the semester was Impact of health literacy and patient trust on glycemic control in an urban USA population. The research article begins with a description of Diabetes‚ its consequences of the disease process‚ complications‚ economic cost‚ and the public health crisis that is foreseen over the next few decades. Research has shown that improvement of glycosylated hemoglobin concentration
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A Qualitative Research Critique The purpose of this paper is to critique the research article‚ “Gulper. Et. Al’s Preventing belt restraint use in newly admitted residents in nursing homes: A quasi-experimental study. The incident I am going to discuss in this paper is of Mr. P.‚ an 85-year-old man‚ admitted to this facility about a year ago. His history includes coronary heart disease‚ cataract‚ dementia‚ hypertension‚ macular degeneration and Alzheimer’s. Mr P. scored 28 of 30 on the Folstein
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constructive critique of the research into women’s experiences of becoming a mother after prolonged labour. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) state in their code of conduct state that nursing and midwifery care must be evidence or best practise based. Therefore it is essential that students are able to analyse and critique research papers in order to determine the validity of the study and to apply theories to practise. This essay intends to critique and analyse the research paper‚ in order
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Quantitative Research Critique Cathleen Atkins Grand Canyon University NRS 433V Linda Permoda March 24‚ 2013 Quantitative Research Critique Title of Article The title of the article being critiqued is “The impact of workload on hygiene compliance in nursing”‚ which was published in the British Journal of Nursing (Knoll‚ Lautenschlaeger‚ & Borneff-Lipp‚ 2010). Authors There are three authors for this quantitative research study. Martin Knoll is the HTW of Saarland‚ Clinical Nursing Research
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