The nursing topic that I am going to base my final paper on is the use of hypothermia therapy following the successful resuscitation of adult patients. I want to further understand the positive or the negative outcomes for patients after we have using the hypothermia therapy protocol. hypothermia _1_.pdf This is one of the research studies that I plan on using in the research for my finial paper. The PICO question that I will be trying to answer in my research paper will be " In the resuscitated adult patient does the use of hypothermia therapy have a reduced mortality rate for adult patients after they have been discharged from the hospital?" By using the definition of PICOT from our book, the P in my research is resuscitated adult patients, …show more content…
I am going to say this article is a quantitative research study, because based on the definition by the textbook quantitative research uses measurement and the review of collected data (Fain, 2017). This research article was a study that is based on the study of a specific number of people and has reviewed the outcomes of those patients and the information collected from those patients to form the data they are reporting in the article. The design of this study I would say is observational as the research was gathered after studying the patients in the hospital setting, even though no on site studying was completed. After reading the article data was collected from the participants of the study such as risk for cardiac arrest, cardiac rhythm that lead to the arrest and vitals (Dankiewicz, Schmidbauer, & Nielsen 2014) . . After reading the chapter on data collection methods it seems to me that this study used biophysical measures in an after the fact method, because patient vital sign and other physiological data was collected from patient charts and EMS records (Fain, 2017). The sample size for this study was 663 patients from 46 different critical units from Europe and United States (Dankiewicz,Schmidbauer, & Nielsen 2014)
One of the biggest differences between quantitative and qualitative research is objectivity versus subjectivity. Quantitative research typically looks causal relationships and provides objective information, which is then interpreted by the researchers. Qualitative research on the other hand is more subjective and looks at a problem from the point of view of those within the condition. The type of research used is largely dependent on the purpose of the study. In a hospital setting, qualitative data can be used to determine a common challenge and then a quantitative study can be used to focus on the factors that affect the
The determination of the potential for cardiac arrest is readily apparent in some patients. Patients with the greatest potential for cardiac arrest require close scrutiny for the signs and symptoms of respiratory and hemodynamic instability. This investigation will attempt to determine the best methods of administering high quality chest compressions in CPR. The PICO(T) acronym represents a format that can be used to create an answerable research question. The PICO(T) formulated question for this investigation is: In adult cardiac arrest, will the utilization of automated chest compressions compared to physical chest compressions during cardiopulmonary resuscitation improve survival outcomes? PICO(T) components consist of patient population (P), intervention (I), comparison (C), outcome (O) and time (T). The PICO(T) components used to formulate the answerable research question are: Patient population: adults in cardiac
Authors Meeusen and Lievens preform these test in order to help give positive feedback about the process of cryotherapy and they also allows them the chance to get background information on the health benefits as well. For people who prefer not to submerge in the water, the author provides alternatives such as freezing gel pack. This is important because some people cannot handle being submerged in ice water in order to get the full benefit of the process.
Malignant Hyperthermia is primarily thought to be an autosomal dominant genetic disorder that causes a hypermetabolic state after administration of volatile anesthetics. When a patient is under anesthesia, the muscles are usually relaxed, but when a patient is experiencing Malignant Hyperthermia crisis, certain IV anesthesia causes the opposite effect. Most inhaled anesthetics other than nitrous oxide, cause or trigger Malignant Hyperthermia. More specifically, the anesthetic agents: Halothane, Chloroform, and Succinylcholine. The genic condition of Malignant Hyperthermia only becomes apparent when a patient is exposed to certain anesthetics such as halothane, which causes muscle rigidity.
Hypothermia is a common problem in surgical patients. Up to 70% of patients experience some degree of hypothermia that is undergoing anesthetic surgery. Complications include but are not limited to wound infections, myocardial ischemia, and greater oxygen demands. The formal definition of hypothermia is when the patient’s core body temperature drops below 36 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Thus, the purpose of the paper is to synthesize what studies reveal about the current state of knowledge on the effects of pre-operative warming of patient’s postoperative temperatures. I will discuss consistencies and contradictions in the literature, and offer possible explanations for the inconsistencies.
Malignant hypertension is an inherited condition. It occurs when the patient has a severe reaction caused by being exposed to certain drugs used as a part of the anesthesia for surgical procedures. It can be fatal if it is not treated quickly. In most cases, there are no signs or symptoms until the reaction occurs.
Perioperative hypothermia causes adverse effects in the recovery of a post-operative patient. These well known effects include delayed anaesthetic recovery, increased incidence and duration of postoperative ventilation, increased blood loss and transfusion requirements, increased cardiac events, increased surgical wound infection, pro-longed hospital length-of-stay (LOS) and higher hospital mortality.
The research method for the second article I chose is quantitative, “Findings From a Quantitative Approach of Nurses Possibly Related to the Nursing Shortage Before Policy Modification in Macao.” The specific research design for the study was a descriptive survey that had 57 items where it measured the participants’ agreement. They were given a 5-point scale, where if they strongly disagreed = 5, and if they strongly agreed =
It is essentially research based on numerical data, including collection and analysis. For example, asking questions with yes or no answers to be able to gather a number of statistics for the search. There are a number of methods used for data collection with the quantitative approach to research, these include, questionnaires, surveys, experiments observation schedules and measuring tools. With quantitative research there are two types of sampling methods, probability and non-probability. Probability is the likelihood of the population of the research will be included into the final sample, when every unit has more than zero chance of being selected.
Quantitative Research is using numerical data such as how many minutes, degrees, number of etc. Quantitative research is commonly used to research the number of thing for example there have been 5 members, 2 non-members and 10 monthly members attend a fitness class today.
The method used for the study was quantitative, this was chosen rather than a qualitative as this deals with facts and figures and is an investigatory type of study. This can be either experimental or non experiment. Experimental is the method used in this study which looks at cause and effect, and involves dependent and independent variables. (Balnaves and Caputi, 2001) A qualitative study can be described as interpretive which deals with personal thoughts and feelings (Flick, 2009).
Cryotherapy is a medical procedure that involves the utilization of extreme cold to destroy any abnormal growth on the skin. It is used to alleviate skin disease such as warts, moles, skin tags, and solar keratoses. Cryotherapy is considered one of the most effective treatments for genital warts. The said procedure can only be done at a doctor's office.
Cryotherapy is an interesting health procedure that utilizes freezing temperatures to provide a variety of potential health benefits, usually by having you sit in a tank or booth. Listed below are just three of the many reasons to consider cryotherapy treatments.
Cryotherapy, or cold therapy, is a treatment that uses cold temperatures to treat an injury or medical condition. It includes using cold packs or ice packs to reduce pain and swelling.
“Researchers who use quantitative research method seek objectivity through testable hypotheses and carefully designed studies, and gather date that can be reported in numbers and statistics” (Crawford, 2016, p. 66). According to Crawford (2016, p. 66) “conclusions from this study are drawn from statistics and generalized to populations of interest”. Unlike qualitative that helps to eliminate opinions and thoughts, quantitative quantify opinions and thoughts and they obtain results from a larger sampling population. As I had previously stated on my discussion board “Quantitative researcher’s collection methods include many different kinds of surveys for example; online surveys, paper surveys, online polls, face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews, and etc”(myself). “They use the surveys to measure attitudes, behaviors, and opinions” (myself).