Evidence Based Care

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The following assignment will evaluate what evidence based care is and getting care right. The assignment aims to explain advantages and disadvantages of evidence based care. Moule and Hek (2011) suggest Evidence based care is a problem solving approach based on research evidence that it works, rather than traditional practices that may be outdated .in using a problem solving approach the staff are able to integrate clinician expertise and patient preferences to provide individualized care suitable for patients. Evidence based care is the conscientious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients or the delivery of health services. Current best evidence is up to date information from relevant valid…show more content…
Staff have a professional responsibility to practice evidence based care in order to empower an individual’s profession through the use of knowledge but there also exists a moral necessity as healthcare practitioners are accountable to society for the care that they deliver, sick people are vulnerable and trust those with expert knowledge to advocate on their behalf through the delivery of the best care possible. You can only deliver the best if you know what the best is. In order to determine the best you have to…show more content…
This is not only beneficial for the patient but also increases the satisfaction of the staff treating the patient. Protocols are the descriptions of the steps taken to care for and treat patients. Protocols are designed to determine care provisions by using the best available evidence if national standards are not available. Protocols are rigid statements allowing little or no flexibility or variation. Protocols are designed to implement national standards such as national services framework and guidelines and appraisals produced by (NICE) Protocols put a precise sequence of activities to be adhered to in the management of specific clinical conditions without these in place there could be legal implications. There are many organisations that provide information on research and guidance to how it should be implemented into clinical practice. Nice offer clinician’s guidelines and criteria to follow with the aim of developing care to the benefit of the client’s health. Their aim is to provide healthcare workers, clients and there carers with information on the most current reliable evidence used within health care
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