N-NF-II-125 Chapter : EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE

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5 Nov 2022

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Kerala University of Health Sciences - KUHS

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Nursing

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N-NF-II-125

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Evidence-based practice: evidence-based practice (ebp), or evidence-based nursing, occurs when the nurse can. Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care : thus, as evidence changes, so must practice. One model for changing practice as a result of evidence uses the following steps: Nurses need to be curious and willing to investigate how various practices compare and which might be best for a specific client. For consistency and efficiency, nurses should state the question in a standard format such as picot. In the previous step, key terms are identified that facilitate identifying relevant evidence in the literature. Several toolkits or schema are available to assist the nurse in determining the most valid, reliable, and applicable evidence. In some cases, relevant studies may already have been synthesized. Integrate the evidence with clinical expertise and client/family preferences and values. Evidence must not be automatically applied to the care of individual clients.

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are more likely to develop problems related to immune function than are middle-
aged people. The focused immune assessment includes a systemic approach based

on age-related changes in immunologic function. (Learning Objective 4)
a. What changes in the immune system in the older adult increase the incidence of
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c. Why are older adults at increased risk of gastroenteritis and diarrhea secondary
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2. The nurse educator for an oncology unit is preparing an in-service presentation for
new nurses about the care of patients with immunodeficiencies. Patients with cancer
who are receiving chemotherapy, as well as those with bone marrow transplants, are
immunocompromised and require special attention to assess for signs of infection.
The nurse educator focuses on special care needs of this patient population.
a. What is the rationale for assessing the pulse and respiratory rates for 1 full
minute in a patient with immunodeficiency?
b. What special precautions about dietary restrictions and food preparation should
be included in the teaching for a patient with immunodeficiency?
c. What nursing actions should be implemented to decrease the risk of infection in
the patient with immunodeficiency?
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until the first frost in the fall. She states that she has a dry cough and voice
hoarseness. She complains of feeling extremely tired, unable to sleep at night, and
having difficulty concentrating on her collegiate course work.
a. What further assessment should the nurse provide?

Ellie Long, a 55-year-old patient, presents to the pain clinic with the diagnosis of
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a. On what areas should the nurse concentrate when interviewing the patient
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