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Month: February 2022

From Inquiry to Discovery

From Inquiry to Discovery

My team has faced some challenges since the beginning of this project. We began the project by designing a PICOT formed, evidenced based-practice (EBP) question regarding whether handwashing or gel washing is more efficient. We hit some roadblocks by first realizing that there are not many studies that directly investigated our topic. We later found out that the article that we could find on the topic were out of the timeline that we were looking for. In other words, all…

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Ostomy Bag Reflection

Ostomy Bag Reflection

Modern day medicine has allowed the creation of artificial elimination pathways in patients that have gastrointestinal tract (GI) complications. An ostomy is a diversion of the GI tract towards the outside of the body that does not enter the colon and rectum. Most artificial ostomies are in the abdominal area. Therefore, waste is moving directly from the intestines to the outside of the abdomen. The patient will no longer be able to control the amount of waste that comes out…

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Planning The Journey

Planning The Journey

In the course “Evidence-Based Practice (EBP),” we are working on designing a final paper that represents all forms of EBP research. I expect this team project to include consistent communication and performance for the planning process of the final product. What I am referring to by this is that I will hold myself accountable for providing my full effort in including all members of the team in our work. I also expect the same from my peers. All members of…

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