Translating Evidence into Practice

Translating Evidence into Practice

Introduction

The advances in various fields of study have not only led to the development of advanced and modern methods but have also assisted various professionals in getting a better understanding of their relevant fields. It is eminent to mention here that the development in research techniques have played an essential part in the brining about advancements in the methods of presenting issues and their solutions, thus causing individuals to make sure that the problems are rightly analyzed and treated in the appropriate manner. The development of PICO also falls under the same category, and allows the researcher to get an exact idea about the issues that has to be resolved. PICO (Population/ patient, intervention/ indicator, comparator/ control, outcome) not only assist in presenting the question in the right manner but also helps in presenting the issue in the generalized manner. It should be taken into account that the PICO provides the overall scheme for presentation and solution to the issue, and the same also assist the concerned medical practitioner to come to the final outcome without getting into confusion. The following paragraphs would present the PICO question, combined with the findings of the literature and would also highlight the selected evidence based strategy for solving the issues mentioned in the PICO question:

PICO question

How does the usual treatment with mentally challenged individuals in the emergency unit affect their ability to cure and places negative impact on them?

Summary of literature review findings

Various researches and studies show that the mentally challenges individuals are more sensitive to their surroundings and special measures should be taken to ensure that they are properly treated in the emergency ward. It is eminent to mention here that the researches in psychology also support the same idea and it has been proved that any failure in dealing with these patients in the appropriate manner might result in deterioration of their situation and thus might cause them to face issues in recovering (Mason and Auerbach, 2009). This implies that, in order to make sure that the patients are treated in accordance with their medical situation and the health conditions, the doctors as well as other medical practitioners must be trained accordingly and they must make sure that their treatment is different from the usual dealing with normal individuals.

Thus, the studies suggest that in cases where the medical practitioners fail to cater to the needs to mentally challenged patients and also do not cater to their psychological needs effectively, there are chances that the patient might get offended and might even refuse to get treated from that particular set of doctors (Choi, et al, 2012). In addition, certain incidences suggest that any sign of dislike or detest from the doctors might also cause trigger same reaction and prevent the patients from getting treated normally. It is eminent to mention here that researchers as well as practice has shown that inability to deal with the mentally challenged patients in the right manner generally creates ...