Appraisal 1 Critical Appraisal by Gemekia C. Parker A Paper Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for NU 608 EBP & Quality Improvement in Health Care Systems University of South Alabama College of Nursing Fall 2010 Appraisal 2 Introduction Critical appraisal is the process of systematically examining research evidence to assess its validity, results, and relevance. (Hill, 2001) Critical appraisal of research
the efficacy of the VAP bundle by comparing the before and the after density at SICUs. A multidisciplinary teamwork was set up including administrator (vice superintendent), quality improvement and infection control professionals, SICU doctors, and nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and general affairs and information technology specialists.”(Lim, et al., 2015) The National Taiwan University Hospital’s Infection control department led the education of all disciplines and a revised compliance
A critical appraisal was completed to assess the value of the research study conducted by Batch & Windsor (2014). This was completed through the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP), which is a tool used to evaluate different research articles (CASP, 2014). I assessed that this article has significance, particularly for the nursing profession. Nevertheless, sections of this article could have been further developed by expanding the topic through using a greater variety of hospital settings
recording and reporting are veritable tools on the hands of nurses and other health workers because they show a compilation of well rounded record of their patients’ trip through services and encourages the continuation of care for the patients within and between services. Nurses should be careful, precise, reliable while carrying out this particular duty because any step in wrong direction can bring death, shame, conflict between the doctor or nurse and the clients. They are to be kept secret according
Clinical Operational Management – Assignment 2 (Critical Review Essay) Article Reviewed Clarke, C., Harcourt, M., & Flynn, M. (2013). Clinical Governance, Performance Appraisal and Interactional and Procedural Fairness at a New Zealand Public Hospital. Journal of Business Ethics, 117(3), 667-678. http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1550-9 Introduction This is a review of article titled, “Clinical Governance, Performance Appraisal and Interactional and Procedural Fairness
saving medications. These medications can range from TPA for strokes, Heparin for acute myocardial infarctions and even just regular intravenous fluids to treat severe septic shock. In order to administer these medications safely and adequately, a nurse is required to know his/her patient weight. Having an accurate weight will ensure that the patient is receiving the adequate amount of medication necessary to save their life. An inaccurate weight can either result in inadequate medication or maybe
models has had a great impact on the nursing process. From this theory alone, has stemmed non-pharmaceutical approaches for
various disciplines within the team. Nurses as neonatal care providers and advocates, benefit from good teamwork and coordination of care with common goals which relies on good communication as the foundation. Medically complex infants need all of the specialists and disciplines on their healthcare team to work together with the same goals as understood and agreed on by the patient/family. When the NICU team works together, with good communication, nurses benefit and have a positive perception
This critique covers the first article in the assessment document; the article is entitled ‘How does it really feel to be in my shoes? Patients’ experience of compassion within nursing care and their perceptions of developing compassionate nurses’ (Bramley, Matiti, 2014). It has been chosen primarily as the article sets out to explore the experiences of compassion from the perspective of the patient during a period of inpatient care. Secondly It has been chosen because qualitative research is becoming
End-of-life care in the intensive care setting: A descriptive exploratory qualitative study of nurses’ beliefs and practice, is a research article chosen for this essay. This critical review will include an appraisal of the designated sections of the research paper, provide a realistic and practical explanation linking findings to clinical practice, as well as a personal reflection on how the process of appraisal of evidence from the article has increased my knowledge. The title and abstract of the article