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Evidence-Based Nursing and Research
In the field of nursing, understanding how to apply specific research can help everyone to provide more effective care to patients. This is because the techniques and ideas that are discussed will have an impact on how they are applied. To fully understand this we will examine two different articles that are discussing specific quantitative and qualitative techniques in the field. Once this occurs, is when we can see how these ideas could be utilized in a modern health care environment.
The two articles that we will be examining are Dance of the Call Bells (written by Deiterick) and The Effects of Nursing Rounds (written by Meade). What we will be focusing on are the different methodologies that are utilized and the impact that they are having on the way various techniques are continually applied in the field. This will be accomplished by comparing the methods and ideas that are presented in the form of two different tables that will be examined below. It is at this point that we can see how these ideas will help us to be able to understand the way to apply these techniques on a regular basis.
In the article that was written by Deiterick (2006), she is discussing specific techniques that can help hospitals to understand the challenges that they are facing when answering inpatient calls at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). What was determined is that staff and patients must comprehend the problems with calls bells. While...
This is important, because the ideas that are presented in the article are showing how nurses can play a vital role in addressing the problem. (Deiterick, 2006, pp. 316 -- 324)
Moreover, the article that was written by Meade (2006), she is talking about how the use of increased rounds and the patient call lights can help to improve the overall the quality of care. What was determined is that this approach can be effective in dealing with these challenges (based upon having someone conduct rounds every one to two hours). At the same time, the use of the call light gives patients more satisfaction and reduces the chances of medical errors taking place. This is significant, because it is showing how there are specific techniques that must be used when dealing with these kinds of issues in a health care environment. (Meade, 2006, pp. 58 -- 71)
Comparison of the Two Articles
To compare the methods in the different articles requires us contrasting the ideas and approaches that have been utilized. This will be accomplished by looking at both of them in the tables that are listed below. The qualitative article is The Effects of Nursing Rounds. While the quantitative method is used in Dance of the Call Bells
Planning and Design Analysis Grid
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Research question
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Bibliography
Deiterick, L. (2006). Dance of the Call Bells. Journal of Nurse Care Quality, 21, (4), 316 -- 324.
Meade, C. (2006). Effects of Nursing Rounds. AJN, 106, (9), 58 -- 71.
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