Expert Answer and Explanation
Prevention of Pressure Ulcers
| Full citation of selected article | Article #1 | Article #2 | ||
| Karimianfard, N., & Jaberi, A. (2022). The prevalence of using complementary and alternative medicine products among patients with pressure ulcer. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 22(1), 91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-022-03573-6 | Yilmazer, T., & Tuzer, H. (2022). The effect of a pressure ulcer prevention care bundle on nursing workload costs. Journal of Tissue Viability, 31(3), 459–464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2022.05.004 | |||
| Why you chose this article and/or how it relates to the clinical issue of interest (include a brief explanation of the ethics of research related to your clinical issue of interest) | This study gave an interesting perspective on the use of contemporary medicine in prevention of pressure ulcers which is a rarely discussed subject in the prevention of pressure ulcers that I have chosen as my clinical issue of interest. The research adhered to the guidelines stipulated under Helsinki Declaration which aims to protect research participants under the ethical principle of nonmaleficence. | The research aimed to scrutinize the effectiveness of a pressure ulcer preventive care bundle and its implications on nurse workloads and care costs. This to a great extent provides justification of conducting targeted approaches towards prevention of pressure ulcers in clinical settings.
One of the ethical considerations taken in this study is provision of informed consent to the patients before their participation, which is important in ensuring that the patients are aware and consent being under observation for research purposes and the nature of rights that guide the research process in protecting their safety and quality of care. |
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| Brief description of the aims of the research of each peer-reviewed article | The aim of this study was to assess how prevalent the use of CAM is among patients with pressure ulcers. | The research aimed to scrutinize the effectiveness of a pressure ulcer preventive care bundle on pressure ulcer incidents and its implications on nurse workloads and care costs.
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| Brief description of the research methodology used Be sure to identify if the methodology used was qualitative, quantitative, or a mixed-methods approach. Be specific. | The study employed a cross-sectional research design, which is a quantitative approach, consisting of 299 patients with PU. Questionnaires were used to collect the data which was then analyzed using SPSS. | The research employed a prospective pre-post interventional study that was conducted in an anesthesia and reanimation intensive care unit. The study sample consisted of 84 patients and 64 nurses, with different tools used to collect the data including the Branden scale that is used to measure pressure ulcers. | ||
| A brief description of the strengths of each of the research methodologies used, including reliability and validity of how the methodology was applied in each of the peer-reviewed articles you selected. | The research methodology used was quite appropriate in comparing the variables and simple to perform which allows easy interpretation of the research findings. The validity and reliability of the data collection instruments and analysis was confirmed by an independent entity, with the questionnaire being a standardized questionnaire developed, tested and used in other studies used on its validity to measure the use of CAM. | The research designed used in the study is quite ideal since it allows the collection of in-depth data that can be used to compare and measure the effects of an intervention before and after implementation. The data collection t
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