Benchmark-research critique

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Subject Area:Nursing

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It also links the nursing practice problems, PICOT statement, and research while attempting to produce an evidence-based practice. The overall purpose of this project is to relate the PICOT statement to both the qualitative and quantitative research critiques and the overall problem statements, whereby all the three address the concerns arising from opioid use in preoperative surgical settings amongst young adolescents. The research studies add up to the problem statement by making it clear that nurses need to conduct effective monitoring and follow up on patients with whom are prescribed opioids. The PICOT statement emphasizes on the effectiveness of nurse led intervention in ensuring reduced opioid use, all which are supported by the research studies. The PICOT statement described is below: In Preoperative surgical patients (p), how does the prescription of postoperative opioids with nurse-led education (I), compared to the prescription of postoperative opioids without-nurse led education (c), affect the the patient’s risks of opioid addiction (o).

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Results of the Study The study findings indicate a high use of opioids in surgical settings with one in every four-patient agreeing to it. The study to nursing implies that it enlightens the nurses on the need to educate clients on how to regulate the use of opioids (Hilliard, 2018). The study greatly contributes to nursing in knowledge in that they can predict the possibility of and level of using the opioids and thus stay more alert in the course of their management and education. An institutional review board approved the study, and patient privacy was exclusively protected during the process. Ethical Consideration Some of the ethical considerations involved in the study included the confidentiality and privacy of the participants (Hilliard, 2018). Some of the research question inferred from the answers include; Why do adolescents report increased use of opioids after surgery? Do non-surgical patients record a greater chance for opioid use similar to surgical patients.

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The purpose and research questions were related to the problem in that they both addressed the risks for increased opioid use amongst adolescents in surgical settings. Method of the Study The author does not mention the risks or benefits of the participants involved in the study. Informed consent was obtained from the participants, and any participants had the right to withdraw from the study, this is part of ethical requirements (Felt, 2012). Participation in the study was voluntary. The research findings were valid and had a direct connection to reality drawing my confidence. Some limitation identified by the study is that it does not identify evidence-based strategies to reduce the risk for opioid use (Harbaugh et al. The presentation of the findings was coherent and entailed logic.

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The study to nursing practice implies that it enlightens the nurses on the need to monitor the patients during preoperative surgical care. Suggestions for further studies indicate the need to establish evidence-based techniques to reduce the instance of opioid misuse. The PICOT statement states that; in Preoperative surgical patients (p), how does the prescription of postoperative opioids with nurse-led education (I), compared to the prescription of postoperative opioids without-nurse led education (c), affect the effect the patient’s risks of opioid addiction (o). The qualitative research analyses the pattern and prevalence of opioid use in preoperative settings across different surgical units, the quantitative research on the other hand attempts to discover why adolescents and young adults who undergo surgery develop instances of opioid use following prescription.

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The three have a greater connection in that while they all discuss postoperative opioid use amongst surgical patients (May, 2011). The research studies complement the nursing practice problem by analyzing the pattern of preoperative use and also analyzing the reason for the high prevalence of opioid use amongst adolescents. The PICOT statement is supported by the two research studies that emphasize the need for nurse-based interventions in an attempt to reduce risks for opioid use. Book Review: Ethics Protocols and Research Ethics Committees: Ethics Protocols and Research Ethics Committees: Successfully Obtaining Approval for Your Academic Research. Journal Of Empirical Research On Human Research Ethics, 7(3), 91-92. doi: 10. 1525/jer. 91 Gary A. (2018), “Prevalence of Preoperative Opioid Use and Characteristics Associated with opioid use amongst patients presenting for surgery.

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