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What is the primary focus of evidence-based practice?
What is the primary focus of evidence-based practice?
What is the main difference between research utilization and evidence-based practice?
What is the main difference between research utilization and evidence-based practice?
What is the primary benefit of using computer-generated nursing care plans?
What is the primary benefit of using computer-generated nursing care plans?
What is a potential challenge of using computer-generated nursing care plans?
What is a potential challenge of using computer-generated nursing care plans?
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What is the purpose of clinical guidelines in nursing informatics?
What is the purpose of clinical guidelines in nursing informatics?
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What is the primary component of a nursing care plan?
What is the primary component of a nursing care plan?
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What is the primary advantage of using eJournals in nursing informatics?
What is the primary advantage of using eJournals in nursing informatics?
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What is the primary benefit of using technology in nursing informatics?
What is the primary benefit of using technology in nursing informatics?
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What is the primary purpose of clinical practice guidelines?
What is the primary purpose of clinical practice guidelines?
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Which of the following organizations develops clinical practice guidelines?
Which of the following organizations develops clinical practice guidelines?
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What is a key factor in the successful implementation of clinical practice guidelines?
What is a key factor in the successful implementation of clinical practice guidelines?
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What is the benefit of using clinical practice guidelines?
What is the benefit of using clinical practice guidelines?
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What is the primary goal of critical/clinical pathways?
What is the primary goal of critical/clinical pathways?
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What is essential in the development of critical/clinical pathways?
What is essential in the development of critical/clinical pathways?
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What is a benefit of using critical/clinical pathways?
What is a benefit of using critical/clinical pathways?
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What is a challenge in implementing clinical practice guidelines?
What is a challenge in implementing clinical practice guidelines?
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Study Notes
Evidence-Based Practice
- Evidence-based practice is a shared decision-making process between healthcare practitioners, patients, and their families, informed by research evidence, patient preferences, clinical expertise, and other robust sources of information.
- It integrates research findings with other factors, making it a broader concept than research utilization.
Nursing Informatics
- Nursing informatics involves the use of four technologies:
- Computer-generated nursing care plans
- Clinical guidelines
- Critical/clinical pathways
- eJournals
Nursing Care Plan
- A nursing care plan consists of:
- Nursing assessment
- Nursing diagnosis
- Plan of care (goal)
- Interventions (independent, dependent, collaborative)
- Evaluation plan
- It is a dynamic document that requires updates as new data and information emerge.
Computer-Generated Nursing Care Plan
- Benefits:
- Pre-defined template and protocol
- Care accuracy and consistency
- Patient care standardization
- Centralized, easily accessible repository of patient data and care plans
- Improved collaboration/communication
- Integration of the latest research and guidelines
- Advances EBP
- More time for direct patient relationship
- Provides consistent and up-to-date information
- Accessible to healthcare team members
- Improves continuity of care
- Challenges:
- Resistance to technology
- Providing comprehensive training and support
- Diagnoses may be outdated
- Sole reliance may reduce personalized patient care
Clinical Guidelines
- Clinical guidelines are evidence-based documents that serve as decision-making guidelines, focused on diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring.
- Developed by governing bodies of a specific field with deputized authority (e.g., American Heart Association, World Health Organization).
- Uses visual algorithms and flow charts.
- Purpose: To provide evidence-based recommendations for care.
- Benefits:
- Standardization of care based on latest practices
- Improves consistency and quality of care
- Impact on patient outcomes: Improves consistency and quality of care
- Key factor in implementation success: Ensuring regular updates and staff training
- Challenges: Potential for reduced clinical autonomy
- Supports EBP: By offering evidence-based recommendations that standardize care and improve patient outcomes
- Strategy for successful implementation: Providing regular training, updates, and involving multi-disciplinary teams in the adaptation process
- Impact on healthcare cost: May reduce costs by standardizing care
- Patient autonomous and shared decision-making: Provides a framework for discussing evidence-based options with patients, enhancing shared decision-making
Critical/Clinical Pathways
- Critical/clinical pathways are structured multidisciplinary plans of care devised to augment or support the implementation of a clinical guideline or protocol.
- Goal: Reduction in treatment delays.
- Essential in development: Multidisciplinary team input.
- Benefits:
- Assistance in managing healthcare costs by reducing unnecessary variations in care
- Reduction of variations in patient care provides structured evidence-based guidelines for specific patient conditions
- Challenges: Resistance to change among healthcare staff
- Benefits of managing complex patients: Provides a clear evidence-based roadmap that helps coordinate multidisciplinary care
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This quiz covers the application of informatics in evidence-based nursing practice, including the process of shared decision-making and the difference between evidence-based practice and research utilization.
