The field of nursing has undergone an immense evolution in the sense that decisions regarding patient care are made based on evidence-based research and not personal opinions. The usage of evidence-based research requires that a practitioner searches numerous reputable published articles in journal databases for data, results and conclusions. The acquired data from these searches are analyzed together, then combined with the preferences or values of the patient, as well as the professional skills of a nurse also known as their accumulated education, skills, and experience (Lund et al., 2016). In my professional life, I have always preferred the adoption of evidence-based practice to solve issues related to patient conditions. Indeed, my current employment setting has suffered from increased patient falls for post-surgical patients. As a consequence, I have been forced to research for evidence-based interventions that can reduce these instances for patients under my jurisdiction.
As for my evidence-based project, there are two challenges that I have predominantly faced. One of them is a lack of a clarity concerning the most appropriate intervention and if it is possible to combine evidence-based interventions for the project. The existence of these challenges is precipitated by the fact that while the patient falls have increased at my current health care setting, efforts have not been made to provide an organizational policy to address the issues. Secondly, the existence of various open source materials regarding the issue has made it difficult to determine valid sources. Academically, such sources are not considered valid yet their proponents argue that they carry as valid information as peer-reviewed databases.
Lund, H., Brunnhuber, K., Juhl, C., Robinson, K., Leenaars, M., Dorch, B. F., … & Chalmers, I. (2016). Towards evidence based research. Bmj, 355, i5440.
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