NURS 3150 Assignment: Application: Drawing Conclusions About Research Findings and Their Implications for Clinical Practice
As a current or future nursing researcher and professional, your ability to draw reasonable conclusions from research findings will determine the effectiveness of proposed solutions for clinical nursing practice. As you continue to develop your skill set to become a nursing leader, your exposure to a multitude of research designs, research findings, and evidence-based practice will likely inform how you will absorb this knowledge into meaningful clinical practice. Throughout this course and program, your exposure to different research questions, research study designs, and approaches to addressing serious issues in both nursing and health care confirms the ever-changing landscape in which you have elected to practice. While this is in its own right challenging, it also offers several opportunities to create new knowledge, improve upon current nursing practice, and exercise research skills
for positive patient outcomes.
For this assignment, review the research methods and findings of the Kollstedt, Fowler, and Weissman (2019) study. The purpose of this descriptive, exploratory design is to identify distractions impacting patient-centered care. You should draw your own conclusions in how they directly impact patient care.
In a 2- to 3-page, double-spaced paper, describe three conclusions you have drawn from the findings in this study, taking into consideration the limitations of the study. Next describe three implications for clinical practice.
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Drawing Conclusions About Research Findings and Their Implications for Clinical Practice
The purpose of the study is to discuss three conclusions from the survey by Kollstedt et al. (2019) on hospital nurses’ perceptions of distractions to patient-centered care delivery. Distractions can be a significant challenge for hospital nurses, as they can interfere with their ability to provide high-quality patient care. Some common sources of distractions for nurses include alarms and alerts from medical devices, interruptions from other healthcare providers or staff, and administrative tasks that take them away from patient care activities. In order to provide patient-centered care, it is important for nurses to be able to focus on their patients and address their needs without being constantly interrupted or distracted. Some strategies that nurses can use to minimize distractions and improve patient-centered care delivery include prioritizing patient care tasks, using technology to streamline administrative tasks, and adopting time management techniques to help them stay focused and organized. The study used a descriptive, exploratory design with quantitative and qualitative questions. The researcher used Survey monkey to collect data from the respondents. The study finds that the majority of the nurses felt distracted at work. According to the nurses, the distractions significantly detriment the quality of care. The study shows that nurses experience diverse distractions that can alter the quality of care they provide to patients. The purpose of the paper is to discuss the research’s purpose, methods, and findings.
Conclusions
Nurses indicate that distractions can undermine the quality of care (Kollstedt et al., 2019). The study found that the majority of the nurses felt distracted at work. According to the nurses, different distractions can affect concentration while providing patient care.
The study finds that some distractions can be caused by poor management or staffing problems (Kollstedt et al., 2019). Staffing is an external problem since it is not the decision of the nurses to hire staff. A low patient-nurse ratio puts the nurses at risk of distractions due to the demand to complete diverse tasks.
The study shows that multitasking is a significant cause of distractions at work. Other distractions may include phone ringing, computer problems, and the demand to multitask (Kollstedt et al., 2019).
The study indicates that nurses should prioritize finishing assignments in the patient room compared to the nurse station (Kollstedt et al., 2019). A nurse station puts nurses at risk of distractions that can undermine the quality of care.
One of the limitations of the study is that it had few participants. While distractions at work remain a detriment to the provision of quality care, it is essential to study the topic widely. The study had only 12 percent positive responses from the participants. For instance, the study involved 600 nurses, but only 72 responded to the survey. In the future, it is essential to improve the number of participants. Another limitation is that the study only used survey monkey to collect data. It is vital to incorporate interviews to get the appropriate responses from the nurses. Survey monkey may not deliver accurate responses. It does not give room for researchers to further probe the responses from the participants. Incorporating different research methods is critical for improving the quality of the findings.
Implications for Practice
The study shows that healthcare institutions should eliminate various distractions that can undermine the quality of care. One of the distractions is multitasking. It is crucial for healthcare management teams to enhance the patient-nurse ratio.
The second implication is to ensure nurses attend to patients in the patient room compared to the nurse station. A nurse station is prone to diverse distractions that can undermine care.
The third implication is that nurses should avoid distractions such as phone ringing or external noise. Other forms of distractions include computer problems and the demand to multitask. It is vital to deliver care in a quiet and serene environment.
Conclusion
Nurses have a duty to deliver quality care to patients without distractions. Nurses should identify the sources of distractions and eliminate them. Stakeholders in the healthcare sector should collaborate to eliminate distractions at the workplace.
References
Kollstedt, K., Fowler, S. B., & Weissman, K. (2019). Hospital nurses’ perceptions about distractions to patient-centered care delivery. MedSurg Nursing, 28(4), 247-251.
