Gca Responsibilities And Skills

Four weeks into the observation period, the following has been determined: there are no training protocols for employees, unused job descriptions, an outdated procedure manual, little staff oversight, no formal collection of demographics and statistical patient data, no formal operating/marketing budget, no centralized tracking of monies coming and going, no client follow up, no client engagement, and no staff reviews. While this consulting project will take almost 2 years to complete and will be the focus project of my degree program, the purpose of this assignment at Alverno College, I will focus on the task assessment, addressing: job descriptions, oversight, training, and reviews. Due to the nature of the above tasks and the amount of time for development and testing of implemented tasks, some of the information presented will be theoretical and purely conjecture, at this

For this interview project on significance of nursing research and Evidence-based practice (EBP), I interviewed three subjects from three different nursing categories. My first subject was my clinical instructor ‘MJ’ who has been a nurse for 33 years, specialized in behavioral health and public health nursing. My second subject was clinical coordinator at my work ‘MK’, who has been nurse for 17 years and now specializing in Wound care nursing. My third subject was staff nurse ‘DP’ who has been Med-surge/tele nurse for 8 years.

It is a professional obligation that advances the professionalism of nursing and improves patient outcomes. According to the American Nurses Association, “the registered nurse participates, as appropriate to education level and position, in the formulation of evidence-based practice through research…the registered nurse utilizes current evidence-based nursing knowledge, including research findings, to guide practice.”

According to Burns, Gray, and Grove (2015), research can be defined as” an area of concern in which there is a gap in the knowledge needed for nursing practice “ (p. 41).

Finally, with the goal to develop infrastructure for future clinical research to be conducted in these countries, clinical research training is an essential component to increase research potential of local health

According to Houser, nursing research is the process that provides us with “unbiased, trustworthy answers to question about nursing practice.” (Houser, 2015). It is the evidence utilized in evaluating and implementing best practice and outcomes. “Research is one of the central tenets that defines a profession” (Houser, 2015). Nurses should incorporate research into their practice for many reasons. It provides the scientific evidence and knowledge that enables the nurse to effectively communicate and collaborate with physicians and members of the health care to provide the best possible outcome for the patients. Nurses are in a unique position to participate in research through data collection, implementation, and evaluation through

Nursing research is the foundation of evidence-based nursing practice and, therefore, is an essential component of nursing education. The College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) (2010) expects that all entry-level registered nurses (RN) are capable of informing their practice by finding and critiquing health-related research reports. The process of critiquing a qualitative and quantitative article has enabled us, as a group, to learn the importance of knowing how to find, recognize and understand reliable information within a research article. Furthermore, this learning has given us the confidence to integrate current research into our growing clinical knowledge when advocating for our patients.

This association is like the ACS in that it is dedicated to the application of clinical laboratory in healthcare, but the AACC focuses more on innovation and growth in membership, science, financial resources and global influence. The AACC does this through meetings, events, outreach, and exchange of practices between scholars conducted around the world. The AACC updates members and online visitor on health and science policies, global health outreach, education and careers and publication related to specific areas in the field on clinical science. Information is delivered through summaries followed by detailed explanation of how to gain in-depth knowledge about subjects or issues being discussed. This association is a credible resource where individuals can gain knowledge about the different area related to clinical science, but to get access to resources like scholars in the field of clinical science individuals need to be members and the process to become one can be lengthy and certain credentials are required. However, enough information is presented to non-member to gain information about different topics to decide on involvement of future membership. Most importantly, all the information presented is reliable because it is reviewed by a group of scholars with experience and credentials in their field of study, in addition to going through

Clinical research associates (CRA) essentially conduct the daily operations of the clinical trials, ensuring that all participants are taking their medications and doing what is prescribed for them(1). CRA may have to do lots of traveling to different sites should multiple locations be in use, as well as review any documentation that is necessary for the clinical trial, such as patient data, while visiting every site(1). A clinical research coordinator however will manage a patient sites involvement while working in cohorts with other clinical trial workers(4). They may gather study subjects for the clinical trial, ensure proper ethical code is being used, plan and coordinate with data collection of each subject, and may host orientation sessions for all staff to ensure all responsibilities are known(4). A subject may also meet with doctors and nurses within hospital and clinical settings should changes occur during the trial making sure that she is able to continue and that her bodily function is working as best as it

clinical errors in research. My hypothesis (state of affairs) could be: Clinical research nurses who

Grove, S. K., Burns, N., & Gray, J. (2012). The practice of nursing research: Appraisal,

The learning goals for this course incorporate a combination of personal fears and topics which are needed to improve my standing as a professional nurse. The first learning goal of this course is understanding the research process. This will be covered in module four of the course. The basic understanding of the framework of the research process is an important first step in deciphering the verbosity of research studies. Individuals attempting to research a problem and those reading and studying the research data must be able to determine the primary goal of the study to determine its relevance to the situation. Module four will provide the needed insight in the quest for achieving this learning goal.

“Research is a diligent, systematic inquiry or study that validates and refines existing knowledge and develops new knowledge” (Burns & Grove, 2011, p. 4). In nursing, we want to use evidence-based practice to further our knowledge and provide the most effective outcomes for everyone involved. To acquire evidence –based knowledge, nurses

Recently, there has been an increasing emphasis on evidence-based practice. The NHS information strategy, the development of the NHS net and the National Electronic Library for Health all testify to the NHS commitment of bringing research evidence closer to clinical decision makers (Thompson et al 2001). Journal based initiatives are also available such as Evidence Based Nursing (Cullum et al. 1997) and Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing (Newell 1997). Furthermore, guidance can be found in publications such as NICE (National Institute

High quality health care with beneficial outcomes is the goal of evidence based practice (Schmidt & Brown, 2015). Nurses must identify whether the research is accurate and relevant to clinical practice after the research studies are identified (Schmidt & Brown, 2015). When looking at evidence, identifying whether the sample and sampling method is appropriately selected should be kept in mind (Schmidt & Brown, 2015).