QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ARE BOTH USED IN NURSING

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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ARE BOTH USED IN NURSING.

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Quantitative and qualitative research methods are both used in nursing research. Both methodologies complement each other because they are based on different ideologies that are useful in nursing practice.Quantitative research is a formal objective rigorous systematic process for generating numerical information about the world. Quantitative research is conducted to describe new situations events or concepts; examine relationships among variables; and determine the effectiveness of treatments or interventions on selected health outcomes in the world. (Grove Gray & Burns 2015).AdvantagesDisadvantagesExample is a quantitative assessment of patient and nurse outcomes of bedside nursing report implementation (Sand-Jecklin & Sherman 2014)Qualitative research is a systematic subjective approach used to describe life experiences andSituations and give them meaning this research methodology evolved from the behavioral and social sciences as a method of understanding the unique dynamic holistic nature of humans (Grove Gray & Burns 2015).AdvantagesDisadvantagesExample is a qualitative study of nursing student experiences of clinical practice(Sharif & Masoumi 2005)I NEED YOU TO COMMENT FROM THIS [POST 150 WORDS NEEDED AND A REFERENCE PLEASE

NURSING JOURNALS ONLY

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NURSING JOURNALS ONLY.

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Respeonse to nursing DB (Peer). 150 words. 1 reference within 5 years. NURSING JOURNALS ONLY.Change tends to bother many people both inside and outside the medical profession it can be an issue. At the CVICU I work in at Memorial Regional there is no exception from changing the equipment like the IV pumps to updating insulin protocols to remain current with new therapies there always seems to be resistance and trouble unifying the team at first.Guo Hao Liu and Zhou (2016) conducted a study on Nurses in several different specialties with varying levels of education and noticed a trend of increased compliance with evidence based practice in those nurses with higher levels of education experience with research and job satisfaction. I think this supports the trend of our nursing boards to increase the levels of education required to practice examples including their promotion of BSN only programs and as you discussed in class this week the transition of the MSN programs to the Doctorate level. The more educated one is and the more experience they have in the viewing the process behind what puts these new treatment modalities in effect then the more respect they have for the research itself and the information it provides.In my unit specifically there had been an issue one of our respiratory therapist had seen in administering breathing treatments such as albuterol to patients without a significant respiratory history. This protocol was formed by the surgeons and intensivists through their experience and research. The problem was addressed by involving these decision makers to educate the staff on their reasons in a non-confrontational and educational manner which allowed the respiratory therapists a chance to understand and buy into the programThis article and experience illustrates that this method of providing education instead of simply implementing new protocols may promote a positive outlook on evidence based decision making. Education and research should be presented to employees and the process explained so it can aid its acceptance and compliance.

RESISTANCE FROM NURSING LEADERS AND OTHER BARRIERS PREVENT NURSES FROM IMPLEMENTING EBP THAT IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES

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RESISTANCE FROM NURSING LEADERS AND OTHER BARRIERS PREVENT NURSES FROM IMPLEMENTING EBP THAT IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES.

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Evidence-based practice (EBP) refers to making decisions about patient care that are based on the best evidence produced by well-designed clinical research. Numerous studies have suggested evidence-based care of patients can reduce patient complications and decrease healthcare costs by as much as 30%. Obstacles to incorporating changes such as those consistent with EBP are present within every organization. Resistance from nursing leaders and other barriers prevent nurses from implementing EBP that improve patient outcomes. Please consider an institution where you are currently employed or one that you have worked with in the past. What obstacles are present? What can you do to confront and overcome these obstacles? Please provide an article about evidence-based practice to support your perspectives.1 Reference within 5 years-nursing journals only. 1/2 page discussion board on EBP.IN-TEXT citations required

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HAPPY VALLEY’S DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, ALONG WITH THE DIRECTOR OF NURSING FOR THAT DEPARTMENT, ARE CONSIDERING ESTABLISHING A NEW HEMODIALYSIS SERVICE.

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Program Development Case StudyHappy Valley Hospital is a community-based facility with 288 acute care beds, a twelve suite family-oriented birthing center, a forty four bed long-term care inpatient facility, and a fourteen bed inpatient rehabilitation unit. Happy Valley has a major competitor, GH, which has two hundred beds, a small cancer center, and a kidney dialysis unit.Happy Valley’s director of internal medicine, along with the director of nursing for that department, are considering establishing a new hemodialysis service. GH has a small hemodialysis unit, but they do not have enough beds to properly accommodate the needs of this community.The Happy Valley medical director has surveyed the six nephrologists with staff privileges at the hospital and has determined that all six agree that there is a need for more hemodialysis beds in the community. Moreover, these nephrologists all have staff privileges at both Happy Valley and GH and would prefer that the new beds be added to the GH unit. GH, however, has no plans to expand their unit for at least the next five years, and presently, new patients are being referred to a dialysis unit in another community thirty minutes south of Happy Valley Hospital. Those patients as well as their families find this alternative site and location to be unacceptable.Based on your understanding of the above case, express your views on the following:How should the medical director at Happy Valley try to convince patients now being referred to the dialysis unit thirty minutes to the south to switch their care to Happy Valley Hospital?What steps should the Happy Valley medical director take to ensure that patients will get the proper care and facilities at the Happy Valley Hospital hemodialysis unit, when it is established?Is the approach of GH for not having any expansion plans for the next five years for their unit justified, keeping in mind the interest of the community? Why or why not?APA format