When beginning the dissemination project for my EBP II class this year, I was not sure what to expect. Though I have done my fair share of research, I was still uncertain about my ability to complete this project. Luckily, I had an amazing group and both a helpful clinical instruction and professor to guide me during this process. In terms of choosing a topic, it came quite easily considering we were on a urology floor for clinical where 75%…
Since identifying the focus of our dissemination project, we have advanced forward in terms of solidifying research, establishing a method to distribute our research, as well as figuring out how to present our newfound information to our clinical floor. For this semester, we were on a Urology floor in which we made the focus of our dissemination project Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTIs). Though CAUTIs are common on all units, we figured it fit our unit especially since the…
Since the day we are born, our health records follow us. From doctor’s offices to specialty consults, our health information continues to be gathered and transferred between physicians to provide the best quality of care possible. Over the past few years, technology has advanced to allow easier access to medical records in any healthcare setting. Personally, I believe this is extremely useful especially in emergency situations where information is unable to be gathered directly from the patient. The HIE allows…
As a future healthcare provider, it is extremely important to be able to collaborate and work with other professionals on a day to day basis. Prior to graduating nursing school, one learns useful collaboration techniques through clinical, however, it does provide as much experience as we will need for the near future. For this reason, in order to work on collaboration and teamwork, one must complete group research projects to learn how to work together to achieve a common goal….
