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A descriptive analysis of teachers' use of evidence-based practices across ethnicity, gender, and disability risk /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
The purpose of this study was to determine to what extent teachers use evidence-based practices during classroom instruction and if those practices were applied differentially across demographic groups (i.e., ethnicity, gender, and disability risk...
Nursing bedside shift report
(2024)
PICOT: For nurse-to-nurse report on inpatient units, will a strategic implementation of nurse bedside report, compared to current report practices, support nurse satisfaction, improve patient experience, and increase safety of care, after 6 months...
Evaluation of health literacy on family engagement in the adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) setting
(2024)
compared to current practice influence family engagement? This inquiry aims to find evidence to support providing health care related information through a web-based platform increases family engagement of patients in the ICU setting....
Leadership at the bedside with dual role nursing positions
(2024)
PICOT: Population: Staff Nurses. Intervention: Dual roles for bedside staff. Comparison: Strictly bedside position. Outcome: Nurse satisfaction. Timeframe (optional): N/A. How do dual or hybrid nurse roles versus strictly ...
Perceptions, barriers, and methods for the early detection and intervention of clinical deterioration in hospitalized adults
(2023)
) event (Buist et al., 2004). Components of detection tools are founded on evidence that is overwhelmingly retrospective. A common limitation of CD detection is that these tools are often accurate at predicting decline but are not as successful...
Safe-T expanding services and improving patient outcomes
(2023)
"Sexual assault is a serious public health issue affecting men, women and children statewide. In 2021 there were 3,262 reports of sexual assault in Missouri (Missouri State Highway Patrol, 2023). 12% of reported sexual ...
What is the best duration of steroid therapy for contact dermatitis (rhus)?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
to plants (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, based on review articles). The primary reason given for the duration of 2 to 3 weeks is to prevent rebound dermatitis....
What's the best secondary treatment for patients who fail initial triple therapy for H pylori?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2018)
Q: What's the best secondary treatment for patients who fail initial triple therapy for H pylori? Evidence-based answer: treating patients with Helicobacter pylori infection who have failed clarithromycin-based triple therapy with either...
How effective is spironolactone for treating resistant hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2019)
Q: How effective is spironolactone for treating resistant hypertension? EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: VERY EFFECTIVE. Spironolactone reduces systolic blood pressure (SPB) by 11 to 17 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure (DPB) by up to 6 mm Hg in patients...
Counseling or Antidepressants for Treating Depression?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
, based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews] There is limited evidence that antidepressant medications and cognitive behavioral therapy are similarly effective for patients with severe depression [Strength of recommendation: B...
What behavioral interventions are safe and effective for treating obesity?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
with appropriate use (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on multiple randomized controlled trials). Hypnosis can be used as an adjunct to behavioral therapy for weight loss (SOR: A, based on systematic reviews)....
What are appropriate screening tests for adolescents?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
Screen all women of childbearing age, including adolescents, for rubella susceptibility (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B). Screen all sexually active adolescent females for chlamydia (SOR: A), gonorrhea (SOR: B), and ...
Evaluation of positive reflections in critical care nursing huddles to reduce nursing burnout
(2024)
"Nursing burnout occurs when demands of a nurse exceed capabilities & resources, leading to emotional & physical exhaustion (Saravane et al., 2023). Critical care nursing burnout may lead to decreased empathy, morale, & ...
Do oral decongestants have a clinically significant effect on BP in patients with hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2017)
Q: Do oral decongestants have a clinically significant effect on BP in patients with hypertension? Evidence-based answer: It is unclear. Pseudoephedrine causes an average increase of 1.2 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure (BP) in patients...
What causes a low TSH level with a normal free T4 level?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
cardiovascular outcomes and evidence is insufficient that it improves neuropsychiatric outcomes (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C). Bone mineral density may be increased with treatment of SCH (SOR: B, based on one randomized clinical trial)....
Statin Therapy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2005)
Based on current evidence, statin therapy should be offered to all patients with type 2 diabetes who are known to have coronary artery disease. [Strength of recommendation: A] For patients older than 40 years with type 2 diabetes who are not known...
What are appropriate screening tests for infants and children?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
There is adequate evidence for screening neonates for hemoglobinopathies, congenital hypothyroidism, phenylketonuria (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A), and cystic fibrosis (SOR: B). Vision screening should be done for those younger than age 5...
Are any oral iron formulations better tolerated than ferrous sulfate?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2002)
pain than conventional ferrous sulfate (grade of recommendation: A, based on randomized controlled trials), although the discontinuation rates between the 2 iron formulations were similar. Ferrous sulfate remains the standard first-line treatment...
What is the best way to manage GERD symptoms in the elderly?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2006)
relapses than with placebo (SOR: B, double-blind RCT). Limited evidence suggests that such maintenance therapy for prior esophagitis with either H2RAs or PPIs, at half- and full-dose strength, decreases the frequency of relapse (SOR: B, extrapolation from...
Are antibiotics helpful for acute maxillary sinusitis?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2003)
). However, this benefit does not persist in trials that better reflect general practice by using clinical diagnostic criteria (SOR: C, inconsistent studies). In trials showing improvement with antibiotics, symptoms decrease, at best, 2 to 3 days sooner than...