- 28 Sep, 2020
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Research / evidence-based practice paper
Task description;
This task will require you to explore in detail an aspect of nursing practice based on a provided case study. The nursing practice will be explored from an organisational, nursing staff, and client perspective. As part of this task, you will be required to use research and evidence commonly used to evaluate healthcare practice and suggest ways to improve patient outcomes based on the research findings.
Assessment Criteria;
1. Demonstrates an understanding of how data is used to evaluate our practice;
2. Shows an understanding of the link between evidence and quality patient outcomes;
3. Demonstrates an ability to search for research evidence to answer a clinical question
4. Demonstrates an understanding of the different types of evidence underpinning nursing practice and healthcare service delivery;
5. Demonstrates the ability to use (integrate) research findings to answer a clinical question
6. Writes clearly and succinctly, with correct grammar, terminology and referencing (Harvard style)
Part 1
You are working as a registered nurse in a large metropolitan hospital. In the ward in which you
work, nurses often express frustration with the handover process, which takes up a lot of time and
does not always provide full or appropriate information. To address this, the Nurse Unit Manager
has recently introduced a new handover tool to standardise the process of handover.
To evaluate the success of the tool, baseline data on nurse satisfaction with the handover process
was collected via survey prior to the introduction of the tool, and again three months afterwards.
Some of the results of this survey can be seen in the graph below.
1. Based on the data presented, do you think the standardised handover tool has been effective in
improving the quality of handover in your ward? Why/ why not?
2. How might the data obtained pre and post the introduction of this tool be used by the hospital
when reporting against National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standard 6:
Communicating for Safety?
Part 2
The hospital is considering introducing bedside handover, to involve patients and their families in
the planning of care. Based on current evidence, do you think this practice is beneficial? Why, or
why not? Please refer to the highest possible levels of research evidence available to justify your
answer