evidence based nursing??

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For my med-surg course I am supposed to partner up with someone and do research on anything that is done in the hospital that is evidence based. Basically pick a topic that makes me think "hmm why do that do that or give that medication and what if any is the evidence to support that?" my conundrum is that I have little knowledge still as a student and don't know enough to question the way things are done. Any suggestions on things that I could research that anyone as a practicing nurse has questioned the research behind it? Just hoping for suggestions thanks!

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google "evidence based nursing practice" and you'll find a lot of good ideas! let us know what you think! :hrnsmlys:

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Why do we wash our hands? Why do we scrub the skin prior to invasive procedures?

Let me google that for you

I think this site may help......

Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses

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First you need to formulate a PICO question( please google it you do not know what it is). Then, you have to read a few articles and find one that answers your PICO question. Example:What is the duration of recovery (O) for patients with total hip replacement (P) who developed a post-operative infection (I) as opposed to those who did not © within the first six weeks of recovery (T)? Or formulate a PICO question about infections due to foley catheters, Use a time frame to compare it. Compare those who have it for less days to those who have it longer and find results about infection rate. I hope this helps. Good luck.

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Specializes in Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Flight.

ewww research

eww PICO

ick ick ick!!!

ok now that im done with that..

heres an EBP practice that i questioned a whole bunch last semester: not aspirating when giving IM injections.

a new one that they do at our hospital: cross hatch method with an alcohol wipe when cleaning skin versus the concentric circles.

just off the top of my head.

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Reflect back on your experience as a student. Have you seen nurses do the same procedures differently? Do some nurses insist that their way is better than what the textbook or hospital policy says? Have you ever wondered if there was a better way to do (fill in the blank)? I am sure you have. Doing research papers is tedious work. Might as well enjoy it and get the satisfaction of answering a question you are genuinely curious about.

I did my evidence-based practice paper on normal saline lavages prior to tracheal suctioning. Turns out the research does not support it. I do tracheal suctioning a lot and it is satisfying in a nerdy sort of way to be able to point to specific articles to support my decision not to squirt NS down trachs.

I feel very baller and G, quite frankly. Don't mess with me or Imma bust a citation up in yo A.

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