Using the research article selected for DQ 1, identify three key questions you will ask and answer when reading the research study and why these questions are important.

Using the research article selected for DQ 1, identify three key questions you will ask and answer when reading the research study and why these questions are important.

While “local level” of nursing in the health care system regarding evidence-based practices (EBP) is often or usually focused on a hospital or in-patient setting, this shall be acknowledged for writing purposes and the focus of the capstone in the literal sense of local level. Realizing the benefits of evidence-based practices (EBP) is important of all levels of medical care including public health and urgent care settings. I have seen/experienced that EBP has the ability to put staff on the same page of provision of care and education. Lhachimi et al., wrote regarding public health that it “could potentially have numerous direct and indirect benefits, including access to more and higher-quality information on best practice, a higher-likelihood of successful prevention programs and policies, greater workforce productivity” (2016). Nursing assessments, interventions, treatments and overall patient care are a vital part of urgent care settings per Wagner (2019) and continues “it is important for each member of the team to understand and apply protocols and evidence-based standards of care” and do so via making the information and protocols known to all staff with education/re-education as needed (2019).

The need of all on the medical health team/professionals to have knowledge and understanding of the importance of providing patient-centered care is a key aspect of the Institute of Medicine’s focus (2003). This is clearly carried out in the setting of my capstone change project. Upon a positive Covid-19 test result, they utilize additional resources as needed or indicated including prescribed and/or OTC medications or supplements which have been around for decades, interventions and patient care, as well as use of monoclonal antibody infusions. The afore protocols and interventions, especially some of the medications may be considered complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) yet have had amazing recoveries of patients including lifesaving results. Alzahrani et al. informs us, over 2/3 of persons who utilize CAM do not inform their (general) healthcare providers (2021). It is the usage of the early interventions including medications which have been utilized for many years in other venues that the capstone change project shall focus upon.

Resources

Alzahrani, A.S., Price, M.J., Greenfield, S.M., and Paudyal, V. (2021). Global prevalence and types of complementary and alternative medicines use amongst adults with diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-021-03097-x.

Institute of Medicine. (2003) Committee on the health professions education summit; Health professions education: A Bridge to Quality. National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10681

Lhachimi, S. K., Bala, M. M., & Vanagas, G. (2016). Evidence-based public health. BioMed research international. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/5681409

Wagner, K. (2019). Evidence-Based Care in Urgent Care Centers. Waldon University. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations