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Final Eportfolio Reflection

Final Eportfolio Reflection

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I have learned an immense amount of knowledge throughout completing this semester long research project and can apply this new knowledge to my future nursing career. I have learned about the history of nursing and its evolution. Learning about Florence Nightingale’s impact on nursing and how just a few changes in patient care can create a ripple effect in the future of quality nursing made me realize how important evidence-based research really is. I explored several theoretical frameworks that have…

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Final Paper

Final Paper

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For the final paper in evidence-based practice, my group decided to research the question of whether or not the use of epidurals reduces the rates of postpartum depression in pregnant women. Through researching reliable databases and scholarly articles, we gathered conducted research to reach our conclusions about epidural use and postpartum depression. From all the conducted research analyzed, it is found that pain relief is associated with a reduced risk of postpartum depression, but specifically using an epidural analgesic does…

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Ethical Considerations for EBP

Ethical Considerations for EBP

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My understanding of the nurse’s contribution to ethical conduct of research and implementation of research findings has changed since completing the multiple ethics assignments. My understanding has changed since completing these assignments because when taking the courses on social and behavioral research, I learned an immense amount about different ways to perform unethical studies and what to do if I witnessed or was apart of an ethical dilemma. Knowing definitions and the difference between terms such as falsification, benefice, justice,…

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Appraisal and Synthesis

Appraisal and Synthesis

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            Through evidence appraisal and synthesis, I discovered many things about my topic of epidural use being associated with postpartum depression rates in pregnant women. Through my group’s research we were exploring multiple credible journal articles to try and answer the question of whether or not the use of epidural analgesic reduces or increases postpartum depression rates in pregnant women. While going through each journal article, almost all the findings of each article shows that there is not a strong/definite…

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From Inquiry Through Discovery

From Inquiry Through Discovery

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Since choosing the topic of post-partem depression regarding epidural use and obtaining peer-reviewed scholarly articles, my group has needed to revise our PICOT question. Our original question about whether or not epidural use increases or decreases post-partem depression rates in women, had no time frame in the question. My group decided to add a time frame of 1-year post-partem, what the rates would be. My group came across a few challenges while getting this far into our research assignment. Some…

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Planning the Journey

Planning the Journey

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Planning the Journey This research paper assigned in evidence-based practice should be completed in a timely and organized manner. Our topic chosen relates to postpartum depression and epidural use for mothers. My group and I chose this topic because we wanted something related to the specialty of labor and delivery in nursing. My group and I have created a time management plan to help navigate how the paper will get completed on time and with our best efforts put forward….

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