Service Improvement Evidence Based Practice



Service Improvement Evidence Based Practice

Part 1: Service Improvement: Relevance of Evidence Based Practice

Evidence Based Care or evidence based nursing is said to be a health care orientation, which is firmly rooted to the traditional evidence based medicine. The concept of evidence-based care involves intensive research findings and then implementation of those findings in the nursing practices. This is done to increase the quality of the patient care. The recommendations given to patients are also based on solid research grounds. The premise behind opting evidence-based care is the fact that it not just to boost quality it also makes nursing cost effective. It is a process based on data collection, data interpretation, and integration as well as applicability of research. Evidence based practice as a series of steps that results in having the best evidence to extend care to an individual.

Figure 1: Traditional Model of Evidence Based Practice

Figure 2: New Evidence Based Practice Model

The series of steps that are said to be involved and extending an effective an efficient care is:

High level of motivation for the application of evidence based practice

The needs of information is converted into best evidence via formation of answerable questions

The instance of tracking down with high efficiency evidence, which is said to be the best to answer the question. The question can be related to the diagnostic laboratory, clinical examination as well as the published literature along with the other sources.

The ability to critically appraise the applicability as well as the validity for appraising evidence to clinical oriented practice.

The ability to apply the results of the respective evidence appraisal to a practice

Performance evaluation

The act of enlightening others by teaching the same concepts

Figure 3: Cycle of Evidence Based Practice

Gambrills states that there is a feature, which is worth notable in the evidence based practice process that is meeting the expectations of the clients by ensuring that the perceived value is delivered. The level of participation that is extended by the client should also be appreciated and welcomed when it comes to making decisions.

Social work that is based on evidence includes that the clients should be informed participants when it comes to researching about the practice and when the information is shared when it comes to the decision making process. If there is no such evidence that is found suitable then it is the responsibility of the practitioner to describe the rationale that is the premise when it comes to recommending the clients

It also suggests the fact that evidence based approach when it comes to learning can enhance the practitioner's ability to aid the clients in providing the opportunities to have accessibility to the evidence that is newly generated, the opportunity to update the practitioners knowledge and have performance improvement. If such instance is not allowed then it is bound to be a subject to deterioration. If such instance is allowed then the deficiencies that is said to be present in the cliché educational programs will continue.

Hallmarks of Evidence Based Practice

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