Evidence Based Nursing Practices(ANSWERED)

QUESTION

Purpose

The purpose of this discussion is for learners to demonstrate their ability to search for evidence in the scholarly nursing literature and share with colleagues.

Course Outcome

This discussion enables the student to meet the following course outcome:

CO 5: Discuss theories and evidence-based practice in the planning of patient-centered care. (POs 1, 8)

Discussion

Evidence is necessary to improve our nursing practice. Using the CINAHL database in the Chamberlain Library, search for and locate a scholarly professional nursing journal article that meets these criteria:

Full-text
English language
Peer-reviewed
NOT an Evidence-Based Care Sheet or CINAHL Guide
Published in the past five years
Contains evidence to support a nursing practice in your practice area

Summarize this article in one paragraph. Explain why you selected this article. Provide an APA reference for this article.

Reply to a peer who has selected a different article. Provide feedback on that peer’s article choice and APA reference format. Your peers will also provide feedback on your article choice and APA reference format.

ANSWER

Article Summary

The article Oxygen for breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who do not qualify for home oxygen therapy by Ekström et al. (2016) compares the efficacy and safety of using oxygen and air to improve the quality of life in patients with COPD. The authors sought to determine the effectiveness and safety of oxygen use in terms of oxygen-related adverse events, health-related quality of life (HRQL), breathlessness, and patient satisfaction. They analyzed data from 44 randomized controlled trials and studies with a total of 1195 participants. They found that oxygen relieves breathlessness in people with COPD during exercise and does not affect HRQL (Ekström et al., 2016). I chose this article because COPD is common in my practice, and there are controversies about the efficacy and safety of use in patients with the disease. The study’s findings support the use of oxygen during exercise in patients with COPD and dispel the notion that it affects HRQL.

Reference

Ekström, M., Ahmadi, Z., Bornefalk-Hermansson, A., Abernethy, A., & Currow, D. (2016). Oxygen for breathlessness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who do not qualify for home oxygen therapy. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2017(8). https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd006429.pub3