Design An Evidence-Based Practice Project Assessment Answer

These are the questions those were asked to the participants of the interview within the nursing home. The patients were clearly notified about the purpose of the research and it was assured to them that their identities would not be revealed and names would not be mentioned in the research process. Hence, the ethics of research study were observed in the process. The data collection was followed by the analysis of the results and making the logical interpretations.

Phase 4: Analyzing data and interpreting findings:

The data that have been collected have been analysed to arrive at the results and interpretations. 
Results:
The results of the interviews depicted that the majority of the participating patients those voiced their support in favour of self-neglect and thought that the patient should have the right to decide and agree to the line of treatment in a healthcare setting were mainly the elderly patients. Apart from this, the decision of whether to force intervention on such patients for their wellness depends on the ethical observation of the healthcare provider such as the nurse.

Phase 5: Reporting findings:

The findings from this research will contribute to understanding that the decision to intervene or not depends on a number of factors some of those depend on the nurse and the others on the capacities of the patients in decision-making.

Evidence-based practice in the Clinical Setting

Relevance and significance of project to evidence-based practices

The said project is expected to contribute effectively to EBP in clinical setting. The intervention decision by a nurse should be based on the patient’s capacity to decide his own wellness. The capacity of the patient in taking decisions for himself often influences ethical dilemma of the nurse. The ethical dilemma that the nurse faces in such a situation is further influenced by the decision-making capacity of the patient to understand the degree to which the patient can think about his own well. The responsibility is on the nurse to clearly determine the nature of the self-neglect through an effective and comprehensive assessment of the patient in terms of the medical and social history of the patient, a historical analysis of a similar situation, interviewing some of the family members and some of the healthcare professionals those have served the patient.

Ways of incorporating project findings into nursing practice

The findings from the project have revealed that a nurse might decide to intervene if he or she observed Deontology as it is their duty to do the best for the patient irrespective of the outcome. The nurse might also observe Utilitarian approach if he or she believes that the patient has the right to choose his own course of treatment so that the patient can receive the maximum satisfaction. It is difficult to suggest that a choice of intervention in a self-neglect case is ethically wrong for the nurse, because if the nurse believes in his or her duty then he or she would have to undertake the intervention procedure even if the patient does not approve of it. This might or might not be beneficial for the patient. On the other hand another nurse might believe that it is necessary to respect the choice of the patient in terms of whether he should receive a certain treatment or not. This outcome might also have positive or negative consequences on the final outcome of the treatment. These are major findings those have been possible to gather from this EBP Project. Future researches in nursing interventions can utilize the information contained in this report

Conclusion

On a concluding note to this Evidence-based Practice Project, it can be said that in course of the research process it was possible to understand the relevance of self-neglect, mainly by the elderly patients on the nursing interventions. The research has depicted that this situation of ethical dilemma may have various consequences in terms of the method of interventions chosen by the nurse. The decision to intervene in self-neglect cases depends on the ethical observations and beliefs of the nursing professionals. In some situations interventions have shown positive while in some others they have revealed negative outcomes on the patient. The choice of intervention rests with the healthcare professional.

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